Hi Eurydice,
Just want to warmly welcome you. Hope this ragefest resolves soon.
Also whats your favorite weapon in SK so far?
Sincerely,
-rageling
Hi Eurydice,
Just want to warmly welcome you. Hope this ragefest resolves soon.
Also whats your favorite weapon in SK so far?
Sincerely,
-rageling
Hi Eurydice :) and welcome.
My question is: any update on the GM recruitment thing? Because we've all sent our applications in March and heard nothing back. No "we've received your email", no "we've hired this person as a result of the recruiting", no "alas it's a no, but we're keeping your application on file". After almost two months of waiting, I'm kinda disappointed.
When do you sleep...so we can let the good times roll!
just kidding, I know there are other mods but as you're the community person now, I think that puts you ahead of everyone. So its not bad knowing when you're around :D
Please. All those years on YPP and you still want cookies? Ruin alone gave you all enough to make you the size of double-decker buses. I'll go scrounge up more for bribing purposes though. (skips off to shop)
Good point about seeing worse though. Needs more Cephalopwnage.
What are you guys smoking? And... can I have some?
I can only say one thing at this point: LOOK AT THE FORUM. Around 89% of the SK population is raging against the new update. Why don't you and your folks have a nice big corporate meeting to discuss the, as your corporate buddies would say, "present state of affairs". You understand that the crafting increase has ticked a LOT of people off, FIX IT.
-With common sense,
Xplad
A new forum moderator is added the same day the [BS] patch is dropped to try to do damage control by acting as if they are listening to our thoughts/suggestions about the game.
Not his fault, 3 rings just needed a fall man to take all the flak coming their way. Pretty crafty of them if you ask me. Still, won't change the fact that they once again managed to piss off their majority of paying players.
You give Eurydice a community support role in Spiral Knights the day you roll out on a super-controversial update? Way to make a human flame-shield!
Nothing better but to agree with Tsuyoi.
I'm sure you already read about the feedbacks & other peoples thought about the new update.
Then again, Welcome to the SK team/community. Have fun. Enjoy :)
Take things slow, if reading all the threads hurt your eyes. Take a break when needed.
Day1: Welcome to SK rage-fest!
Day2: Taking heavy-fire from a Mega-raged Magnus... We need back-up, this flame wall isn't gonna hold out longer... D:
Day3: WTF? Where did the hulk come from?!? GG XD
What a job to have...
but sadly for you, you came in at the wrong and yet the right time.
@smarfle: Heh, thanks.
@Satonakaja: That link isn't opening for me, and now I'm curious. What was it?
@betrael: That's a weird question. I can't think of why we would purposely try to destroy something that the devs have been laboring over and pouring their love into for, literally, years. Of all the theories people put forward--incompetence, greed, indifference--the proposal that OOO is mustache twiddling while sabotaging its own game on purpose is the strangest.
@chzmonkey: Thanks. As for weapons, I am overly fond of any gun that delivers a freeze effect. It suits my GEDDITOFFME playstyle.
@kaybol: Bah, really? I'll do some poking on that.
@NegimaSonic: Oh, come on, you know the standard answer to that question is "Never." :)
@griffinbane: We ate those. Moar plz.
@xPlad: Yes, I see the forum. I've pretty much been watching nothing else since yesterday. People are speaking their minds. I would ask you to speak for yourself, though, instead of making up statistics. OOO will be able to see the real statistical impact of this release in time. The best feedback you can add to that is to tell us your experience.
@HecJuan: The timing was accidental, but I'm not unaware of how it looks. The thing is, no one is dumb enough to think that dumping a new CM into the mix on release day is going to magically make everyone insta-happy. That's not how community management works. It's a long haul deal.
@Tsuyoi: Basically what I said to HecJuan above.
@1dinosaursqw: It's all good.
@griffinbane: We ate those. Moar plz.
While I don't have moar cookies I do make a pretty rocking peanutbutter cheesecake. Care for some?
Hmm, this isnt possibly the place for it, but...i think OOO could make this Crafting cost a bit more acceptable if they made it so that you needed alot more materials for higher end items, rather than increase the energy cost related to crafting the item, this way people will either...
A) Spend their energy which could have been added to the crafting cost through the gates, collecting the materials they need and earning some crowns in the process of doing.
B) Spend crowns to get the materials they need in the first place, if there's a higher demand for materials, then there will be quite a market for them, giving crowns more value, meaning people may decide to buy energy with actual money rather than with crowns, unless they want to stay with what they currently have.
It's probably not the right solution, but either way, when will we see any adjustments to this patch? If any are to happen at all?
I like this game, even with the increased crafting costs, i dont want to see it rot away :'(
=x I will be watching anyway heh...
Oh, so were you a regular player before this or what? Are you even going to have time to play the game with this position? I mean between life and now a forum mod, I don't know where the game would fit in
". I can't think of why we would purposely try to destroy something that the devs have been laboring over and pouring their love into for, literally, years. Of all the theories people put forward--incompetence, greed, indifference--the proposal that OOO is mustache twiddling while sabotaging its own game on purpose is the strangest."
Well, Springtime for Hitler(1) does come to mind.
Seriously, when something is this bad--and this bad in so many ways--it can be difficult for some to imagine that it's not deliberate.
Personally, I have a hard time believing the Auction House interface isn't sabotage. I asked it for a search and got a result with several pages and each page has a scroll bar. One or the other is understandable, but both? I know it's not sabotage (well, I'm about 99.6% sure it's not sabotage...) but, come on, really!?
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(1) That's the fictional musical from The Producers. In that movie, Springtime is deliberate attempt to make something so awful that it loses money as part of a complicated scam.
Hi Eurydice,
is Blackened Crest even in game?
Thank you.
"Well, Springtime for Hitler(1) does come to mind."
10/10, would ROFL again.
Really? By who? I've been inactive awhile so I'm late on these things.
Really don't want to sound haughty, but it was the first result for the forum search :)
Yeah I just saw that, god damn. To bad that user wont be able to sell it as a Crest of Almire because of the ridiculous update.
Well never mind my question then.
"That's a weird question. I can't think of why we would purposely try to destroy something that the devs have been laboring over and pouring their love into for, literally, years. Of all the theories people put forward--incompetence, greed, indifference--the proposal that OOO is mustache twiddling while sabotaging its own game on purpose is the strangest."
Are you people in denial? Tell us the reason then... why you DID destroy the game we(By we I mean my guildies and I and most of the users on here) used to love and play? Why did you screw up everything I ever liked about the game? If none of those theories (incompetence, greed, indifference) are true like you say.... Then what is it??? No one is answering us! As a HIGH paying customer, i would like to know? It is like you guys saw a road to destruction and you put the pedal to the metal and added a boost of nitrous.
I work 50-60 hours a week, and started playing this game a couple weeks ago. Not having time to level equipment, I employed others with CE to do so or bought equipment. I enjoyed playing with friends on their level. I have dropped $130 dollars in a few weeks (Got my spending limit increased even), because I thought this game was worth it, and I have the CASH to do so. You would have continued to get my support by PAYING for your CE, if it were not for this patch. You will NEVER again get another cent from me unless you roll this back. There were a few things that I was leveling myself just to feel like I was accomplishing something.... I planned on collecting EVERYTHING and helping guildies out. I even recommended this game to EVERY employee that I have. When I go into work tomorrow I will tell them about this horrible update you have done and retract my recommendation. I am not sure how much people pay for this game, but the amount that I was paying was so that I could have something I didn't have the REAL time to obtain.... For the 2 weeks I played, you guys made $130 from me, I think that is a good amount of income and it would have continued.... Good luck, and I wish you all the best! Hope you enjoy your players advice that do not pay for the game... These are my opinions and feelings as a HIGH paying customer
Let me know what you think of these statistics and the pages and pages of hate for your company now?
-Tribe
"Well, Springtime for Hitler(1) does come to mind."
I gotta admit, I laughed. But the whole point of that movie is that it's an absurd situation. Plus, if we had a business venture we wanted to destroy for some reason, we wouldn't put years of love into it first. Waste of resources, that.
If you can't post calmly on the forums about your objections and frustration without raging on or attacking people, you really need to close the browser and perhaps seek some third-party assistance (professional or otherwise) in dealing with your emotions. Could also do something about the sense of entitlement, too.
@bunnyhair: If you can't imagine that it's not deliberate, then you need to work on your imagination too. Possibly you could start by taking off the tinfoil hat. :)
@Eurydice: Thanks for stepping in, wrangling the monkeys, and maintaining a sense of levity. It's greatly appreciated! I don't have a question, per se, so how about: if you got to keep an SK monster as a pet, which one would it be? Ooo! Can we get tinfoil hats in-game?
Dear Eurydice,
When are we going to get Snipe-themed armor? :3
Eurydice you are just like Frank! So good at debating :O lol who is Frank?
The stuck character has been there since the preview. Hope no one gets that in the Jelly Palace, can't fix it without losing tokens...
Dear Eurydice,
Please don't change the issue with Basil no matter how many people complain. This was a very good change and not one that should cost the game players. People will move on.
The auction house is still great but...maybe a lower tax cut or post selling price would help. The timing that everyone goes on about though is just fine. I've see all MMO's use this form of timing. Either way it is not too big of a deal and again, people will move on.
And finally, will I get in trouble if I ask as to why the CE prices for crafting had to go up so high? Not...so easy to move on from this one.
Oi, Eurydice. Are you the same as NxEurydice from Nexon? Because I think you are.
"@bunnyhair: If you can't imagine that it's not deliberate, then you need to work on your imagination too. Possibly you could start by taking off the tinfoil hat. :)"
Sigh.
I'm not Fox News. When I say "some people", I mean "some people--e.g., some other people". I'm not using it as a coded way to say "This is what I believe but I can't say I believe it because The Fair And Balanced Board of Directors fairly monitors everything I say in a balanced way."
(Stupid double post, due to internetty flakyiness.)
Eurydice: It's Suwako Moriya going "DEAL WITH IT." If you know who Suwako Moriya is I will be your best friend forever.
Companies obviously want their games (babies) to do well and I know that Three Rings has definitely put in a lot of effort into Spiral Knights. I was just wondering if your team actually anticipated for so much negative feedback and how they're feeling about their baby being bashed so harshly.
I just want to let you know that I love this game and believe that it has so much potential in the free-to-play MMO industry. However, due to recent updates, I feel a bit betrayed and am planning to take a break until future updates present more favorable changes.
Hello, Eurydice first off its a pleasure meeting you, and I do feel sorry for you coming into your Gm role for Sk at the wrong time, but your doing a great job regardless =) Congartz.
My question:
If someone has a uv on a piece of gear that they wish to keep and not give back to the true owner couldnt they not fill out an application (Support App), and just keep it?
Elegies: ...you know, if you want snipe themed armor, that will involve killing snipes. WOULD YOU DO THAT? YOU'RE THE SAME PERSON WHO KILLS MAGIKAT AREN'T YOU?
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....That will be all.
-xPlad
EDIT: Well, I'm still using 2-star equips so i'm not actually affected that much by the update. BUT I STILL WANT MY VITASUIT DELUXE, NAOOOOOOOOOOOO. Oh, and do Vitasuits make me look like a girl?
Dear Eurydice,
My leaf with the entire fern-asco has been mostly... ... ... corn-munity-based.
I quite understand the anger and frustration at being fir-zen out of the loop when it comes to patchoulis and what they do, but the kind of reaction I saw was simply una-sap-table. Your biggest fan has initiated a boycott. Players are leaving in a huff instead of waiting for a response (and to some, they've already bee-cided no matter what).
If this is the kind of community you people have, then it pains me to say it, I'm actually having second thoughts about log-ging on everyday if this is what I'm going to eggs-pect in future.
It's mica me sad.
I'm hoping that Three Rings stops ploughing this furrow of sorrow, shame and greed, since all it's doing is hurting them in the redwood if they keep it up. Because I'd like to support that one dev they have hired. And not see it turn into a schist quarry after Three Rings has ploughed it's sorrowful furrow. I hope the company didn't put it's hand to the plough and not look back, because that'll take the puddingstone. It'll not be to the company's beni-feet if they continue screaming down the highway of no egrets.
There is a chard of hope for everyone, but only if everyone remembers to turnip their common sense.
Additionally, what's your opinion on directly telling the devs about the problems the game is facing? Because at this point, I'm very, very tempted to do that.
Oh, I guess I should ask this!
Would you happen to know what ever happened to the Starlight Cradle: Shrine of Slumber levels? Ever since the official launch, it seems they were removed. I really enjoyed those levels.
And the Tortodrone, too! What happened to him?
Additionally, I'd like to know if you will be reading AND replying to suggestion threads. They have been ignored for long enough, now! The latest update at least proved that my thread/material related suggestions went by mostly ignored so far, or the devs did not like the suggestions, since instead of working on materials, it was the CE price that was increased.
Have you run out of leftover rum yet?
@d0gr0ck: Yes, peanut butter cheesecake will do nicely. *steeples fingers*
@Krakatoah: I think some of your question was addressed by Nick last night. What I add to that is that of course we don't want the game to rot away either. We are always watching to see what effect our changes have on the behavior of the playerbase. If we start seeing rot, we'll address it!
@NegimaSonic: I do play the game, have for quite a while. I feel if one is going to work for a game company, one has to be more than passingly familiar with that company's games. All of them. I feel strongly about that. I've been crazy busy for the past couple of days, but I have carved out, and will continue to carve out, time to actually play Spiral Knights. It helps that I also like Spiral Knights.
@LostTibe: Since you posted this before Endymion's and Nick's announcements last night, I'd be interested to hear what you have to say today. You can post in Nick's thread--I'll see it there.
@FlashbackJon: Thanks. :) I don't think there's ever been a game in which I haven't wanted there to be a tinfoil hat item. As for pets, if I got to choose whatever I wanted, I'd keep a silkwing on hand. They enrage me in-game, but if they were on my side, I'd find a way to redirect my anger. I thought about menders, but they'd probably do horrible things to my carpet.
@Elegies and @StarCadet: The only thing I don't like about the idea of snipe themed armor is that I'd have to take off my imaginary tinfoil hat helmet to wear it. This is a serious dilemma.
@balticbear: I want that one gone, too.
@ClubsDeuce: No, you won't get in trouble for asking! Nick's announcement/post last night presented our reasoning for the change. If you have a response to that and you haven't yet posted it in his thread, please do. It's where I'm going to read right after I post this.
@lego6245: Nope, I'm not nxEurydice from Nexon, although I admire their fine choice in naming.
@anly: Thanks for speaking your mind.
@Njthug: Pleased to e-meet you as well, and many thanks. In answer to your question, a person could in theory submit such a request, but I would not recommend it. It would be...Frowned Upon.
@xPlad: You look beautiful in that vitasuit. Never change, darling.
@drmchsr0: My opinion on telling the devs about problems? Well, they've been openly soliciting feedback, so I say go for it.
@kakelgis: Tortodrone? Starlight Cradle? You'll have to wait and see. :) Suggestion threads: I will be watching them. I may not comment very much, because remember, I can't commit the devs to any feature, fix, or schedule. That's their thing. But I will definitely be reading and taking notes. By the way, I wouldn't take the lack of response by the devs in that thread, or their not quickly implementing suggested features, as lack of attention or dislike on their part. They're under a tight schedule and a heavy workload.
@tgreyfox: Yes, and last night I moved on to the apple brandy, until I accidentally kicked over the last of it as I was wailing madly away on a mender. Grr.
Phew. And now I return to forum reading and taking notes.
Maybe the tin-foil hat can be upgraded to a tin-foil hat with snipes circling around the point!
Are those notes about how to fix this infernal patch and the giant shift between the players and their rage?
I encourage you to go check out my suggestion thread I made, it might help with all this MESS.
So, we have an explanation for the craft-binding and even a pair of partial fixes to the issues people had with it (which between the two of them seem to cover most of the problems. Go you.)
Would it be too much to ask for an official response of why the CE prices for crafting were jacked up so much? I imagine it wasn't a single-reason thing, but it would be nice to have a clear explanation of what the company's intent was. It would at least help us to either (a) see that this was the best way (or at least a reasonable way) to do the thing you were trying to do or (b) make suggestions that might potentially achieve the same thing while reducing the overall level of playerbase rage.
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