Transcript of Live Chat with Frank|Mindark

[Nirfu]

I'm not pleased with the Vista answer at all. Think it's really bad that they don't put more resources in to solving the problems. It looks like its just when youdie you get the real problems, and when checking logs it's pointing in the direction of bad returning of values... Just some few lines of bad programming, how hard could that be to fix? Oooops, sorry forgot that it was MA that was in the chat and it's EU we are talikingabout...

[mackbrich]

"EntropiaForum was very honored to host a Live Chat session with Mindark Community representative Frank Campbell."

Very honored.
It feels like people think the MA guys are some kind of untouchable gods or something

[EmmaDrofwarc]

Well, not much info in Franks answers - as others have said.

I appreciated that they can't really give out a detailed roadmap (or it might start affecting the prices etc. in game atm) - but, well, if you can't say what great features your game is going to have then it's a hard sell. On the otherhand, it does kinda feel like MA are a bit "all over the place" as far as development is concerned. Lots of things get started but then never seem to get finished. Sure, priorities change - but what's the point of, for example, the egg? Coming out with "it'll take your breath away" just doesn't cut it. It's been far too long coming. Who would watch an episode of a TV show with a cliffhanger and then care what the ending was if the next episode wasn't shown for 6 months!

I personally don't believe that MA are directing things that well atm. The skill nerf etc., introduction of banks - all things that leave the player base going "huh?"

I hope the next VU or two brings more player content - things to do for the player base. We deserve it - we may the bills If MA leave players to hunt/mine/craft in the hope of a an ATH then lots of people will be disappointed and leave. We need /interesting/ things to do. If I wanted a casino I'd go to one

Emms

[Nirfu]

Originally Posted by EmmaDrofwarc

Well, not much info in Franks answers - as others have said.

I appreciated that they can't really give out a detailed roadmap (or it might start affecting the prices etc. in game atm) - but, well, if you can't say what great features your game is going to have then it's a hard sell. On the otherhand, it does kinda feel like MA are a bit "all over the place" as far as development is concerned. Lots of things get started but then never seem to get finished. Sure, priorities change - but what's the point of, for example, the egg? Coming out with "it'll take your breath away" just doesn't cut it. It's been far too long coming. Who would watch an episode of a TV show with a cliffhanger and then care what the ending was if the next episode wasn't shown for 6 months!

I personally don't believe that MA are directing things that well atm. The skill nerf etc., introduction of banks - all things that leave the player base going "huh?"

I hope the next VU or two brings more player content - things to do for the player base. We deserve it - we may the bills If MA leave players to hunt/mine/craft in the hope of a an ATH then lots of people will be disappointed and leave. We need /interesting/ things to do. If I wanted a casino I'd go to one

Emms

Just my oppinion. I think the first 6 month of my play was fun, exploring and getting TP's. Now it's easy to get the new TP's since I have much more skills and better tools/weapons. Now it's just the same over ando over again, the only thing that's good is all the other people. We need new proffesions and much more fun.

Hunting event's with live bates. Load an ava with 1K PED and let others hunt him in PvP
Underground dungeons
Pets that are usefull
Something where you need your brain. Make the east of Amathera to a droid battlefield where we can progarm our own droids to search the ground for ore/enmatters. The best droid programmer will win.
etc
And please finish the t hings you have started.
Now it's just a shot in the dark.
Like the signs, the intention was to make a system for persons to advertise there own things in the shops, now it turns out it's usefull for art. And since MA earns from decay when people upload material to the sign they run in that direction...

[Aveena]

I think Franks answers gave us a nice little peak into the future! Seems like a lot of cool features are going to be introduced

Looking forward to it

[Encicra]

I learned a few things that I wanted to hear. So, for me it turned out pretty well.

[black_rain13]

Originally Posted by Aveena

I think Franks answers gave us a nice little peak into the future! Seems like a lot of cool features are going to be introduced

Looking forward to it

I think the key word is missing from your answer... It should be something more like this...

"I think Franks answers gave us a nice little peak into one possible future of the EU!"

It is far to easy with such open-ended replies as we got for MA to change direction yet again and say, "we never said 'IT' was actually going to happen, we just said it was 'on the table' meaning we were discussing it as an option."

[CorwinBS]

Man, am I glad somebody bumped this thread up, I missed this the first time! Personally, I think it's great to see MA making an effort to communicate more. Thanks so much to Frank for taking the time, and to 711 for hosting & all who participated. Strange to see how many ppl were apparently expecting some sort of actual revealing answers, tho. C'mon ya'll, MA are a business; quit expecting them to act otherwise, willya?

Originally Posted by Joser

lmao. at least they're putting off the exploitation of us in space....

Yah, they won't need to exploit space until they're done exploiting us on Calypso! But hey, I'm not complaining; like the man said, ya pays your money and ya takes your chances...

[Dreamdancer]

Originally Posted by mrproper

Isn't that what you would expect out of a PR activity?

I thought that was what to expect of a political debate... erm ...

Yeah, PR activity. Wipe post from memory.

Regards,
RHK

[Kaiser]

Once again we got a nice pretty article full of fluff and bullshit from MA with no real answers about anything. Aren't people tired of getting the standard "Well we won't tell you anything because if we did and did not adhere to our word you would realize we are just in it for your money and not provide a decent product"?


I'll be honest, the lack of representation of EU players and complete bowing to MA management is what caused me to seek other means of game discussion.