1.You talk about firing mesana, the main dev for uo for years, as if she is responsible for ALL wrongs in uo the way we perceive them. How do you know that the incoming main dev will be any better if not worse?
2.If mesana pops in game to resolve an issue..we call it favoritism..
3. If she is bound by EA regulations and long term goals, and does not blurt out quick pleasing answers and short answers..she is unprofessional.
4. If she pops in game to make sure EM's are doing what they are supposed to do..she is too strict with EM's.
5. If she does not please one segment of the players, crafters etc, she is negligent.
6. Could the reality be that she is dealing with a very complex system with old code that is not easy to modify on the spot, dealing with thousands of people's needs, complaints, ideas, concerns etc, and an old game evolution, and not the least, contractual agreements with EA/BS?
7. Also offensive aggressive comments like "fire mesana" etc. are one of the reasons for the "uo message board", in addition for the need for company message center.
8. I think you need to have a heart a little bit, and continue to make constructive criticisms and comments, and stop advocating to nuke the main developer and team..?
Took the liberty of labeling your arguments for clarity sake.
1. We dont know, hell for all I know the game shuts down when she steps down. You never know how something will work out until you try. I just know the past 4 years the decline in my personal friends list has been much more significant that the previous 4 years. I know she has never released anything that worked out of the box. I know she has made countless decisions proving her in adequacy. I think kyronix or bleak would have a much better shot at running than her.
2. Because she is the lead producer for the game. she should and does have people to resolve these issues. it just shows how bad she is at managing/delegating things.
3. When you ask the same question for over 3 years and you get the same response its not exactly progress. Case in point there was a date for the new account management site set. Yet nothing has happened. New players for EJ? lol not if they cant get through the convoluted system that has existed for way to long.
4. I happen to think she should monitor the EMs and any of her staff. that is exactly her job. I hope she does more of it.
5. Its a hard job, there are so many areas of the game to keep up with. Why a lot of vet players dont understand why she keeps releasing new things to keep up with instead of fixing the old ones first. She just keeps adding to her own plate.
6. I understand the magnitude of what she is dealing with. I respond that she isnt qualified to be dealing with it. Nor has she proven to be great at it. Barely afloat is by no means sailing the ocean.
7. This harsh reality is that most of us have tried to reason with her, show her why what she does is failing in a polite way. However over time, over constant fail over fail you lose faith in what she is doing. The constructive criticism goes away and you end up with posts like this. I too used to be in your shoes and didnt understand why so many were so harsh towards her. But like so many I have become bitter about her role in the game.
9. I have plenty of heart towards the players of this game. There are even certain staff members I think are great. I would never recommend the staff be fired for mesannas inadequacy. I believe they are really great, they just lack the proper direction.
To be fair. She has done some good. I really love the new gold system. Although i still dont understand why they cant add commas to both sides of the trade window. Its not perfect but it was a step in the right direction. I like the auction safes, though i dont like that certain people have exploited them and the exploit still hasnt been fixed. I think the roof was a great addition to the game as far as new content. Though im not a fan of the exploit that still hasnt been fixed there as well. I like that tamers finally got a new system for their pets. Though im not a fan of the exploit that hasnt been fixed there either. VvV was a great idea that never got anymore attention after the release.
As you can see I think she has some decent ideas, but she cant seem to release them very well. You would be hard pressed to find a single release of hers that went flawlessly. You would also be hard pressed to find a single release that actually got fixed. So many things she has released have gone to the back burner after their release so she can move on to new things. Ultimately she is the queen of piling up more issues for herself to never resolve.
I do think she has heart, she has passion for the game, I think she cares deeply for it. She is the "Rudy" of game producers.
