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GMs Planning Discussion with MO Community Next Week: Mortal Pulse
Rohn
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GM Theia posted a message announcing plans to hold a discussion with the community sometime late next week, to field questions about current issues and the direction of the game.
The announcement is here:
http://www.mortalonline.com/forums/70445-mortal-pulse.html
The thread being used to collect topics can be found here:
http://www.mortalonline.com/forums/70452-mortal-pulse.html#post1253736
Hell hath no fury like an MMORPG player scorned.
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Seems like the game is always going to be headed in the same direction: Down.
I have the popcorn ready
LMAO !! awesome post !
I agree, at this point, you need to take MO's pulse to see if its still alive.
Guess I am confused as "the direction of the game" would really be something that Henrick (or one of the remaining devs) would have to answer. I mean... Theia always posts here that he has to go ask Henrick for the answers and then come back to respond.
Also, what is the point of having a "discussion" if all the questions are submitted before hand? They might as well just compile the questions into a list, type answers, and post it.
Edit to add: If someone has the time it would be fun to go through all the old HOC chatlogs posted on the MO site and list all the promised features, along with the date they were mentioned.. and submit that list with just a big WTF?!? And that's just the HOC... if you went through the forums you would find even more stuff from before the HoC started.
All time classic MY NEW FAVORITE POST! (Keep laying those bricks)
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Pulse is strong and steady tyvm ... We're starting to get some good questions in and yes we'll be reviewing them all with Henrik or others in the team prior to the community meeting, it wasn't just about the future of the game tho, we're trying to engage on as many levels as we can with our community. The meeting might not work out, but we'll try at least and then review if it does and the community like it we'll do them again in the future.
GMTheia
Is this some kind of replacement for the failed Hall of Commons chat? I really hope you will take questions which actually matter for the player, and not those which allows you to further hype up coming features, as Henrick did all they time.
Financial reports are saying otherwise
Theia you have been told you do not have to hype here just give some real talk. The pulse is not strong many players do not like the TC after they realized it is really nothing.
This talk sounds like another HoC, Henrik would get the questions in advance from Maerrlyn and would only answer the ones that would help him hype he never answered anything hard.
well if saying we still have a pulse is hyping - guilty as charged Sir!!
GMTheia
You didn't just say that. cut the crap really. MO is still alive, but certainly not kicking.
http://www.mortalonline.com/map begs to differ. You see new control towers put up, and old ones going down every day.
Never trust a screenshot or a youtube video without a version stamp!
GMTheia
Mortal Online stumbled as soon as it left the gate. For the past few years they have been sitting on it, beating a dead horse.
Wasn't ready then, isn't ready now, will not be ready two years from now.
Ye of little faith! The next patch* will be awsome! It will fix all the bugs/explouts, better UI, smart AI, meaningful crafting... heck, it will even cause the missing game disks to appear on your desktop! Just keep giving SV your money... they are sooooooooo close!
(Actual patch experience may be different depending on your hardware configuration, phases of the moon, vibration of the etheral plane. your faith in SV, or placement in Santa's good/naughty list. Any bugs, performance issues introduced by the patch or non-inclusion of any of the above mentioned promises, is in no way the fault of SV but entirely, 100%, your own. Also, we will ban you from EvE, for life.)
A man is his own easiest dupe, for what he wishes to be true he generally believes to be true...
To my knowledge there is very limited scope for bug fixing in the next expansion.
New GUI and AI is coming for sure tho....
GMTheia
Personally, I'm done with MO.
Since the arrogance the team has shown to their community and to those, who were interested in 2009 - it doesn't turned into the so awaited ubergame it should be.
I remember, when I asked for a trial in those times. You guys - someone from staff - told me I should shut the fuck up, because new games don't need to offer trials.
So, you guys thought really that you're something special on the MMO-market? After reading what you guys wrote me in IRC, I was certain: No, you are not.
I mean, I can understand the fanbase, who are awaiting practically a second Ultima Online Pre-T2A. But to let them pay at least 15 Bucks per month - that's not the right way. Henrik should get his ass on the move and try to find some potential investors. Because, with those 10K per month, this will not work - that's something I can assure.
However. I personally think, that also the discussion with the general (MO) community, will not change anymore the way this game is going (down).
Well, maybe in another 5 years of project realization this will grow up "TO BE SOMETHING PLAYABLE AND ENJOYABLE".
Sprinty Sprintfox
lol you forgot to mention fairy dust.
Every "miracle patch" was supposed to fix the game, make it more fun ,and bring everyone back in droves. Well so far all it did is bring back those few faithful for about a month or 2 and then slide back down. It is doing it again after TC skim the forums you will see vet players saying that the pop is dwindling yet again or there is no reason to log in.
If SV could not get TC right the second time it was put in game who really thinks a complex system like AI and PVE will be right. I see them putting it in the game and at least 2-4 months of bug fixing. Not to mention the various exploits and dupes it will put in the game.
Each time i m reading one of your latest posts i do get a strong feeling that they re focusing on AI (and tbh i m crossing my fingers to be practical and working as intended for a change) but as it is about GUI sounds exactly like:
"get ready for another placeholder cause you will not see any visual neither practical differences in UI. You ll be patient though, make a hold on just a little bit more with the fact that every possible window works different than the rest (we know that gives a cheap feeling), that you have to macro every action that you can do ingame, that every time you commanding your pet you re forced to completely stop moving, that you cant press more than 1 button in your hotbar at the same time etc etc, untill we introduce all the changes in GUi later on. We wanna reassure you that foundation for new UI will be here sitting strong and holding the ground for when and if we decide to get another look at it."
Sorry for the somehow ironic tone in my post but its not aimed towards you in any case but i kinda need a little bit reassurance that GUI will be fully implemented and functional.
Well the much hyped "MO Pulse" was today. It was hyped in the forums, IRC and twitter. 104 people showed up for it. And the big "NEWS" was delayed.
Was *NOT* *NOT* delayed. Was NEVER supposed to be released as part of the Pulse - thank you!
GMTheia
You sure about that?
HenrikWNystrom Henrik Nyström
It's time to show what I've been busy with this Friday. Tune in on the pulse and check it out!
Also, I hope someone actually kept the logs of what was asked/answered, it would be very.. community unfriendly not to, which is why HoS chat was a better choice due to easy logs.
Completely sure - the big news from the Mortal Pulse is that Trade Tools are coming with the new Expansion.
the Big News that Henrik has mentioned is a different thing all together!!!
Mortal Pulse was on THURSDAY - Henrik's big announcment - is FRIDAY (I hope).
GMTheia
Another English fail from Heinrick
Theia, most people here dislike Heinrick because he can barely write a sentence that makes sense. Everything he writes can be interpeted in multiple ways.
Someone post a transcript of the pulse... what is going to be in the 'expansion'? (Expansion is a bad word to use imo, due to previous failure of the dawn 'expansion').
An auction house could have been coded over a year ago with littler effort by modifying the librarion code, or any of the existing vendors. Not impressed it took this long.