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- 310ccbb04c98a8cfSeasoned Newcomer
I never like to be negative on the forums but this is genuinely embarrassing.
It was mentioned that this probably wouldn't help with Executor vs Leviathan. There aren't many fleets in the game - it's not like characters where there are so many interactions that it's reasonable to expect some unexpected interactions to slip through.
I want to respect the developers and people behind the release here but:
- You announced this would probably not be good at doing X
- Whoever is responsible for testing clearly did not try doing X
- When it comes out and does X, people spend money to get it
- You announce that you may remove the ability to do X after people have spent their money on it
That's not okay. I could understand it for characters but there's no excuse to not know how the ship will perform against the most common fleet at the top of fleet shards. I urge whoever is responsible for making the decision to leave the ship as is. People have already spent money. You had plenty of time to test this out and prevent this from happening, but it's too late now.
EDIT: If Meathead reads this, none of this is targeted at you (as you know), and I appreciate what you bring to the role of interacting with the community. It's whoever was responsible for testing and the person making the decision to potentially remove functionality that players paid for that I'm frustrated with.
- TheBlackxxRangerRising Traveler
100%. To change it AFTER people spent their hard earned money is a vile bait and switch tactic. You released the ship as intended, if you didn't test it, that's on you!
- MaximusPM15New Spectator
But you don’t have to buy it for it to beat leviathan. What are they bait and switching?
- SalsanachoNewcomer
Even for Meathead this has to be embarrassing, Leviathan has been the meta fleet for over a year now, you mean no one over there thought to playtest this new ship against it?
Fortunately I saw this post before spending on the packs, so I'm holding off for now.
- letoteiurSeasoned Newcomer
This is a shady practice to get revenue.
There's a development team with PM's. QA, Developers, Dev ops, uiuix.
This is a repetead malpractice to get folks spending on something they know it will do what they said it shouldnt, they wont admit it though.
its just a quick money grab scheme.
- JiciDuboisNew Spectator
Is there any testing done at CG? Within an hour of the release ... not a great a record.
- 9e4950c2754b0787Seasoned Newcomer
@CG - you can't charge people for a new product and then change it after you've taken everyone's money
- ArckyIINew Spectator
🤡
- MossyRockManNew Spectator
Like one test would have shown you how op the ship is.
- PaolemiusNew Spectator
Nerf whatever you want, but you should give back every single crystal spent on this event. Also money, of course.
it’s really hard to believe that you’re not able to run some proper test before release. Anyway, that’s on you, not on us.
- Guardian_NamickNew Spectator
Respect for you Meathead, though I gotta scream into the void, CG what was expected with this ship, the kit was insane??
- tile00New Spectator
How is it possible for CG to not test this ship in the Exec fleet that it intended vs Leviathan *before* it's released? Was the intent for CG to screw (or scam) the very people (the spenders) that keep this game alive for the FTP folks and get their money first before they post an "oh crap...we didn't actually test it vs the CURRENT meta fleet" announcement and maybe nerf it?
- sycq6ztljbg2New Spectator
Yikes.
Well, I was considering buying this today, but now I don't know what I'd even be buying, so I guess I'll wait until it's farmable.
- xjrkdda7f8msSeasoned Novice
Seriously what a joke! Not even out two hours, can only assume absolutely no testing was done at all, shameful. Meathead, thanks for at least keeping us informed.