Regarding: Radio Silence

[Jacke]

On 9/20/2024 at 6:07 PM, Bionic_Flea said:

 

New Toon for you, Pedantic Flea!  (No idea what it would be....)

[lemming]

5 hours ago, Jacke said:

New Toon for you, Pedantic Flea!  (No idea what it would be....)

Some sort of Master Mind.  (With Group Fly)

[Laucianna]

Weighing in on this a bit late but I wonder if there could possible be two phases to the closed beta testing? The more natural one that the devs like to see where the testers explore what was changed/added, then after a set time they can post what their goals are with the additions to help clear up any confusion and allow more though testing in that exact area.

If we take the wet debuff for instance, could have a week of more natural testing as the devs desired for players to try and figure out what it does, what it interacts with, and what applies it. Then after say 2 weeks they can come out saying what wet does, what it currently interacts with, what applies it, and even the intention behind it (Such as a coming powerset having a lot of interactions with it) ❤️

I do think the current Labyrinth has been a shining example of this with the initial more mystery section where people explored it naturally and giving feedback, then after a while Cobalt started to explain the intent and after seeing how people interacted with it naturally adapted the content to better suit that. People scouting for fogs was the fastest way compared to the intended kill method, which left the XP side lacking and not much to do after Mino was down which was shown through natural testing, then cobalt explained the intent of the zone and you have things like the Font room added to allow that XP to shine through whilst embracing how people naturally interacted with the Minotaur section.

TLDR: Both natural testing and knowledgeable testing are useful and it would be good to get a mix of both for things added to the game 🙂

[Videra]

I will just say that I'm happy for the conversation that seems to have kicked up. I just wanted to ask for a bit of transparency - and we've gotten that to some extent. I'm actually fairly grateful to the Powers Devs in question for that. Even if maybe what we get transparency on is occasionally perplexing.

[Shin Magmus]

     I am depressed by the current state of affairs.  I can't even remember the last time I was so dissapointed with the way a staff/admin group treated their community.  Any change at all is probably a good change. 

[Excraft]

5 hours ago, Shin Magmus said:

 I am depressed by the current state of affairs.  I can't even remember the last time I was so dissapointed with the way a staff/admin group treated their community.  Any change at all is probably a good change. 

 

I don't disagree with the sentiment.  With that said, I've come to the realization we aren't important in the equation here, and the HC folk don't owe us anything.

 

This isn't "our" server.  This game and server doesn't belong to the community.  This is Homecoming's server and we're here at their pleasure, not the other way around.  They don't need any of us.  If everyone disappeared tomorrow, folks on the HC team could still log in and play with family and friends just like it was before the secret was let out.  The HC folks are going to do whatever it is they want to do whether any of us like it or not, and they don't owe anyone an explanation for changes they want to make.  We're simply asked to validate whether a change they made is working the way they want for the most part.

 

Let me be perfectly clear - there's absolutely nothing wrong with how this server is being run.  I'm not faulting them for it in any way.  Again, it's their server and their rules.  They're volunteers doing this in their free time for the love of the game and that is to be respected.  Personally, I prefer they work on things they find interesting and worthwhile so they don't get burned out and start feeling like this is a job and not a hobby.  This is a passion project for a group of dedicated people, not a commercial venture.  It's entirely their decision what to work on.  They don't owe us anything. 

Just my 2 inf, it's better to accept how things are here.  Makes life easier for both you and the HC team.  If that doesn't work for anyone, there are other CoH servers out there to try, some of whom have some very cool stuff.  Otherwise, continue on here and enjoy roaming around Paragon City and the Rogue Isles.

[Seed22]

6 hours ago, Shin Magmus said:

     I am depressed by the current state of affairs.  I can't even remember the last time I was so dissapointed with the way a staff/admin group treated their community.  Any change at all is probably a good change. 

Honestly them running it this way has been the best thing to happen to me in awhile. Because of how disagreeable things have been these last 2 years I’ve been focusing a lot on other things and even looking into other entertainment like a Steam Deck.

 

Never would of considered it if things weren’t going the way they are

[Shin Magmus]

11 minutes ago, Seed22 said:

Honestly them running it this way has been the best thing to happen to me in awhile. Because of how disagreeable things have been these last 2 years I’ve been focusing a lot on other things and even looking into other entertainment like a Steam Deck.

 

Never would of considered it if things weren’t going the way they are

     I plowed through a ton of my backlog of single-player games and just in general had a great time experiencing things that I knew I'd probably like... but couldn't ever find time for.  There's still so much more to do though.

[GM Impervium]

Okay, looks like this thread has run its course.