@Kondaru wrote:
@Varzin
OK... So is it toxic to expect EA/BW to acknowledge bugs and to communicate weekly on what bugs are currently worked on? Because this is really what majority of us would be happy with.
And if EA/BW delivers no communication, and does not explicitly acknowledge that there are any bugs... Well, I do *understand* why some people turn toxic in the result... :-(
1. There is NEVER a good enough reason to be toxic, I don't care how frustrated or disappointed you are. Throwing a temper tantrum won't solve anything. If anything it will cause the devs to become jaded towards the community.
2. My post was directed towards a specific user's comment. I meant to quote them but I guess I forgot, obviously not everyone is acting inappropriately just for asking questions. Still I stand by my statements as they can apply to a lot of people..
2. Most developers legally cannot discuss what they are working on until it is being prepped for release. In software development EVERYTHING is subject to change right up until final release. If they start talking about a problem they aren't ready to fix or they start talking about a solution that ends up drastically changing the community will complain and generate bad press, and don't tell they won't, I've seen it happen too much before.
3. Bioware's open letter to the community before 1.05 could easily be summed up as follows: "We know stuffs messed up, we're working on making it better, here's a list of some of the things that we can immediately fix, more to come later." Whether they discuss specific issues or not they've already acknowledged that there are problems and that they are working on it. What more do you want?
If you're serious about the weekly report thing let me tell you that that simply won't make you happy. Like I previously stated if they can't discuss anything that is subject to change so most weekly reports wouldn't say anything meaningful that would appease the community, again I've seen this before. Bioware does discuss what the next patch will include close to when it releases, like they did with 1.05, so they're already doing the best they can in regards to communicating with the community about patches.
Demanding weekly updates on everything the developer is working on is the game forum equivalent to the kid in the back seat "Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet?" It's not helpful for anyone involved.