Houdin said: Hmm...I'm going to use my psychic powers here to predetermined the response you will get to this question if you do indeed get one.Ixalan.The team is working round the clock to get a grasp on all the code from hibernum. I know they really want to get ixalan released but want to make sure it's release does not come with a bunch of issues for the game.Booster craftingThe team is working round the clock to get a grasp on all the code from hibernum. I know they really want to get booster crafting released but want to make sure it's release does not come with a bunch of issues for the game.Issues with the game.The team is working round the clock to get a grasp on all the code from hibernum. I know they really want to get the issues with game corrected but want to make sure it's release does not come with a bunch of issues for the game.Better eventsI'll take that up with the team at this week's meeting. Oh look....squirrell....Better rewardsI'll take that up with the team at this week's meeting. Oh look...squirrell...What happened at last week's meeting?I'll take that up with the team at this week's meeting. Oh look...squirrell...Are you guys even trying to make us believe you are listening to the important questions and not just cherry picking random inconsequential one off questions to answer in order to just fill some space?I'll take that up with the team at this week's meeting. Oh look....squirell...How am I doing so far @Brigby ? I think I've got this whole smoke and mirrors business model down pat. Maybe a certain company might be hiring?? Put in a good word for me at this week's meeting??
Houdin said: The dig wasn't directed towards the design team taking it's time to release a stable and well thought out product. As they haven't done this yet, I have no frame of reference to believe or doubt they will.The point of my response was the propensity for misdirection in answering our questions or just straight up ignoring them completely. I'm tired of questions being answered with generalizations to the point of not being I formative at all or just a wall of silence.At this point, you can not tell me that target dates for the release of booster crafting and ixalan are not set.I realize that any date is a goal and may move if absolutely required, but at this point it shouldn't be by much.You can not tell me that a framework for booster crafting has not been decided. If that's the case then they wouldn't even be coding it yet which would make any allusion to it's release a bold faced lie.If you don't get a bad feeling about the stonewalling on Information for these two items at this point, i believe i have a bridge or two I can sell you at a great price.
wickedwitch74 said: Thanks for the post Brigby.question for you: does D3 design the set and Oktagon implement the mechanics/cards? If so, can the D3 design team provide some insight into the design of Ixalan?surely, they could talk about some of the themes, mechanics, and maybe even individual cards. This would give the community something to look forward to while Oktagon implements the booster crafting and stability fixes.
@Brigby I don't want to push you guys to release content before it is ready. But it feels a little like we have been sitting at a restaurant for over an hour and we still don't have any food. You told us that the chef quit and you are bringing in a new, amazing chef to continue cooking for us but it will take time. Great, we are trying to be patient.
However, we are bored and hungry. Typically, a restaurant would bring us out some bread, offer to buy us a drink, or whatever to placate us during this time.
I am very surprised that D3 hasn't felt the need to provide the player base with something to satisfy us while we wait patiently. Give us a ToS or a HoD event that actually has decent prizes rather than a constant flow of RotGP. Create a mythics for crystals sale to keep us interested. Offer a discount on crystals. Give us all a free elite pack. Put some old cards up for sale at rates that reflect the legacy aspect of the card.
I don't know, there seems to be tons of options and I am really surprised we are expected to just sit and sip our water while the chef takes another month to prep our food.
babar3355 said:Give us all a free elite pack.
Give us all a free elite pack.
babar3355 said: @Brigby I don't want to push you guys to release content before it is ready. But it feels a little like we have been sitting at a restaurant for over an hour and we still don't have any food. You told us that the chef quit and you are bringing in a new, amazing chef to continue cooking for us but it will take time. Great, we are trying to be patient.However, we are bored and hungry. Typically, a restaurant would bring us out some bread, offer to buy us a drink, or whatever to placate us during this time. I am very surprised that D3 hasn't felt the need to provide the player base with something to satisfy us while we wait patiently. Give us a ToS or a HoD event that actually has decent prizes rather than a constant flow of RotGP. Create a mythics for crystals sale to keep us interested. Offer a discount on crystals. Give us all a free elite pack. Put some old cards up for sale at rates that reflect the legacy aspect of the card. I don't know, there seems to be tons of options and I am really surprised we are expected to just sit and sip our water while the chef takes another month to prep our food.
Brigby said: Hi @babar3355. I can certainly understand your perspective, and you're right that the restaurant would bring some bread or drinks to satisfy the patron in the meantime. Having said that though, I'd argue that we have in fact provided some small changes and quality-of-life improvements, while we're working on the next major build update.For example:Crafted and implemented several new Elite Packs that highlight previous card setsChanged event settings for Return of the God-Pharaoh, such as node recharge times, Boss health, and progression reward structureAdjusted event schedule to help alleviate issues caused by event start/end time overlapIncorporated various "Legacy" events into schedule to celebrate Halloween seasonWhile some of these may not necessarily be as impactful as a new major feature or card set, we hope that they're still able to help improve the player experience, and appeal to players in the meantime.
Thanks for the response @Brigby.
I would contend that the first three examples are things that should be done anyway. We should have a use for our jewels. You should listen to the vast majority of voices who didn't like the 4 hour recharges and 4 day events. We shouldn't have schedule overlap oriented crashes or lock outs. Arguably, changing up the schedule could have been a perk, but not if you use the same events that we have every week anyway.
Don't get me wrong, I appreciate you guys making progress. But there is a different between making sure the game is functional with fresh content and extending a thank you to the community for our patience. Just my 2 cents.