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Please feel free to leave your thoughts and comments on the Unity Version - Community Update #2.
The original post can be found here.
Happy commenting!
BB_Trafffer
Uhhm- Thank you for the info i guess
The only meaningful info i distilled from this is that you aren't shutting down the game in the foreseeable near future and we don't need to expect any huge improvement for now (and probably not before Halloween event either)
Gonna be a long month with no halloween event, would be nice if u rolled halloween event on test server asap so players have things to do till it starts on live servers.
Better to rewrite game bottom up - after 3 months hard work on old code - with NO improvements for most players I cant see how anyone can still expect game to become realy playable again for more than a few lucky.
Until client works I do not care with Unity. As it seems after this post maybe by next Halloween we can see some improvements. But thanks to the client I still can play without getting angry after almost every click. And I do not stop playing. Thank you for the amateurs who help us to play this game until the pros are hard working behind the scenes without any visible result.
Would be nice to hire someone who knows how to program ;)
The gem shop? The GEM SHOP???? The game in it's current state and work is being done on the GEM SHOP???
Both those wells running pretty dry tbf.Quote:
Thank you for all your patience and trust.
Please don't add or change anything new. Please just fix all the known problems which came with Unity server
Completely ridiculous.
How about sorting the basics out first,
like not being able to sign in.
Uplay Not available screen.
Chats not working.
Loading time of buildings on island.
Freezing when transferring to adventures and back.
We can put up with minor bugs, but if the game is unplayable for most, what is the point.
Players that cant sign in and play the game will give up and find something else to occupy their time.
Get your priorities right or the game becomes extinct.
The gemshop well has run dry a long time ago and doesnt look like striking a motherlode anytime soonQuote:
Originally Posted by ClarenceDuPont
update done on tsotesting today seems somewhat fine, thinking on fan speed on lappy and general can retreat also. Problem with general switch hasnt been tried out.
Fantastic news. We can more efficiently not buy gems to play the game. Why would anyone buy gems to play a broken game?
Shame they didn't fix loading time of game, loading time of island graphics, sending issues for explorers, sending issues for geologists, fact that generals troop contents are not displayed if/once loaded, lack of lights to indicate players are online, inability to sort guild names by type, inability to view all bar page 1 of guild list, quest book locking up so have to refresh to open it, random general selection on adventures, constant zone refreshes etc etc. Oddly I didn't see the gem shop mentioned on the bug reports re unity.
After reading that I can not be bothered to visit my island tonight and probably for a long time to come. Once again your not listening, you need a sense of urgency to keep players and your just crawling along fixing one or two things every two to three weeks. All of which should have been done before the switch, but you just don't see it, its ridiculous. How you can continue with that dribble of how your going to make the game better moving forward, you said that about Unity, and what a great future for the game it will be.... Well we are in that great future and it's not that great because you can't hold up your end it's gone backwards!
Is it April 1st already? I really don't know how else to comment this.
I guess BB switched to "completely ridicule all players that didn't left the game yet" mode.
I left already, just come back now and then in hope things are fixed. Looks like that will be a year or so away. I am sure I will have forgotten this game completely by then, sad but if you cant be bothered to make the game playable again there is no point. I cant believe you even ran the balloon event with so many issues, that just shows to me how blind or stupid or both you really are!!
and here I am, eating popcorn and enjoying people finally realizing whats going on after years of company being negligent
I don't mean to be rude Traffer, but are you a politician?
You talk but say nothing.
What has actually been fixed in the game in the 2 weeks while we were struggling to play the event, and in the 2 weeks since?
When I asked you in global if the random general switching was a priority, you assured me it was.
Yet the only thing fixed is the flipping gem shop?
BlueByte really are beyond belief - how you are still in business is a mystery.
Take the game offline, rewrite it in HTML5 and come back when you've got a product worthy of our time and money.
Go look at InnoGames (Elvenar, Forge of Empires) if you want to know what a proper browser game looks like!
+When appears Saqui 3 all went down
Hmmmmm...
https://www.mipumi.com/games/thesettlersonline/
Must be a different game than we are playing?
https://www.facebook.com/mipumi if you want to praise them on what a wonderful job they didnt doQuote:
Originally Posted by CBX-Impossible
I spent so many years building my island up and spending hours and dollars playing. Now, in its current state, it's a case of "meh!". But fix the gem shop, I'm sure that'll fix things. :(
Trying to understand why BB think what they tell is good news to players.
Because what I read is :
1. Since Unity version was introduced on testserver we have been working hard to make work easier for developers.
2. We will continue to work hard to make work easier for developers.
3. No improvements for players are to be expected this year.
Nice info for developers - but devastating for players :((
I expect they are now working on voice controlled AI version of bug fixing. - in 2025 they only need to say 'Fix bugs' . Then they will start making game better for players and there will maybe come a version playable for all ( on Playstation 6 ).
Try a little more there are players who are not sick of you and are trying to play, with a little more effort you will drive them away too.
You are mildly unacceptable. . .
I bet you've meant guild shop instead of gem shop! :P
Really struggling to keep our guild viable. Only 8 players made it through all of the log in changes, switch to the client and then back to Unity.
How are we supposed to build a settler community when we can't really see who is on, can't really recruit given the instability of the experience and the unreliability of the adventures/generals? The constant refreshing, graphic glitches and the need to reload constantly is absolutely awful.
How are these things not the absolute priority? There's no rationale or link to addressing existing issues. We'd understand if there was any sense of a two track improvement. Like... even if you spend only an hour a day fixing all the little things? We'd really notice and appreciate that.
the reason most of your work goes unnoticed is because YOUR NOT DOING ANYTHING THAT MAKES THE GAME WORK
tinkering with the gem shop? your sales fallen have they? we do not care about this
JUST CONCENTRAE ON MAKING THE GAME WORK then you can faff about with things we dont notice
It's funny how everything that is being complained about on this thread is everything we, YOUR CUSTOMERS, have all been complaining about since the first change from flash, but at NO point did anyone complain about the gem shop which is YOUR MONEYMAKER!!!!!!!!!!!
Will you only take notice of YOUR customers if we stop buying gems and investing OUR money in a game which, for some, is unplayable with so many bugs/glitches.
When will you start paying attention to us and fix the issues that are plaquing this game, instead of creating work which is not required just now.
FIX THE ISSUES WE HAVE WITH THE GAME JUST NOW AND DON'T RUN ANYMORE EVENTS!!!!!!!!!
Eventually you'll find that the players who have helped build this game up, will leave and start spending their money on another game.
I'm guessing your technical support department (customer complaint department) must have been shutdown after the recent relocation of the game to unity.
Really BB? Gem shop is priority? Plz come back to earth!!!
I'm grateful for your thankless efforts . I recognise that "Unity" is quite a project, especially on a limited budget. Hang tough!
Not a very informative update, and what you reveal is not really focusing on your customers' issues.
I personally would like to see a list of everything that needs fixing so that we can:-
1. Point out what's missing
2. See what progress is being made
I realise that players would have different prioirities but it is hard to imagine that the Gem shop is high on the list for your customers. There are too many fundamental flaws in terms of gameplay to focus on first otherwise you will continue to lose your customers.
Personally I would like to see the issues with General selection sorted out first followed by the tardiness of the quest menu. I believe the first of these is a BIG issue for the majority of your customers but you seem to be unwilling to acknowledge it let alone fix it.
You will not that I have used the term 'Customers' as opposed to 'Players' to make you realise that we are not just players.
Like being offered a nice cake and slapped in the face at the same time.
Gem shop - fleece the poor players who are struggling to play - not something I would have made a headline of the changes.
Making life easier for the devs - well I am a dev ( not for BB !) and these things are always necessary, but how about adding a few wins this strategy has provided so far.
Infrastructure - always a behind the scenes challenge and its nice to hear that this is being looked at.
Like all these updates they seem to give some hope but I feel lack openness.
"It has been a terrible year for the devs and they have been struggling with the challenges of moving to a new environment while keeping the game alive, and there is still a long way to go to get the game back to the way we want it."
What are the primary player focused issues being worked on, as they needs to be :
Sorting out the login so that everyone can get into the game and keep their accounts active.
Sorting out or minimising the impact the lag/delay/refresh that makes it so frustrating that even those of us who can login don't want to play.
Then let us know what little wins are occurring, so we can see it on the test server - we know the game is difficult to play now, but let us see it is getting better. Let us know what has been fixed/improved alongside the big ticket items.
Keep looking at quick wins - such as changing the layout of the loot/adventure message so we don't have to scroll to see the button, an ability to turn off the distracting popups showing explorer/geo skills when we are trying to send them all out, showing deposits that have been discovered and not built on yet.
As a player I am still here - for now - make these updates about me me me!
What are you doing for me, and if you think that some of the critical items being worked on don't improve my game play... don't headline it unless you want 20 pages of abuse in the comments.
Easier for developers will be good for players long term, it makes updates and fixes quicker to get out into the world. If I can make an educated guess I'd say most errors aren't fixed because of the current state of code right now. Too convoluted.
bb as got there priority`s right fix gem shop that not broken give them a blue peter badge for fixing the unbroken
The gem shop? Did you actually think players would like to hear this is your priority? How could you..? Why would you..? Words fail me. I think it's finally time to go, this straw has broken the camel's back. Bon voyage.
Let mi get this straight:
1. You didnt do any significant improvement during last month.
2. You will not bring any significant improvement to your community of players during next month or more.
3. You will run event regardless the state of the game.
I am not sure if you are incompetent or insane. Or both.
Last event was the worst event ever. It was pain. Physically. Mentally. All the lag, freezing, major/minor/cosmetic bugs in every single part of the game. Sure thing, event should be a challenge, but not this way.
I will be constructive and provide you 3 possible solutions to this situation:
1. Turn off the game. Yes, it is a valid option. Be fair, say you are not able to fix the game in acceptable time, tell the date of decommission and thats it. Sad but fair approach to your community of players. You will not be the first company which did this. And you will not be the last company which did this.
or
2. Focus on the game improvements. This has 1 critical condition - do not do any event until the state of game is close to state before Unity came. Do not let suffer your community during event again.
or
3. Focus on the game improvements and bring back the client app in the meantime. We all know it is still possible to use it. We know it is not allowed. This leaves majority of your community of players in despair - they know, there is better user experience but it cant be legally used.
Did I forget something? Feel free to add your points.
HAHAHHAHA- that was a good oneQuote:
Originally Posted by mrfatalerror
Anyway the list is one they will already have on their list of 10 possible options and variations on options. Whatever we say or do in the short run won't change their mind - we already know that from past experiences.
players have a few options- keep playing, quit, bend rules or take a break. BB most likely has already decided what they do and until a new round of decisions, they will keep to that path - Events on the whole are copy/paste last years event and tweak the rewards so that wont take much time esp not from critical devs so i bet they will keep those running whatever to at least show a semblance of a game to keep players in/patient enough
The fact that this is your number one listed development priority speaks volumes...Quote:
We are going to update the technology used on the gem shop.
Seriously - who do you think is going to spend money on the game in the current state?
got to laugh, they note "Re-designing and re-implementing all of the game’s several hundred UI widgets in Unity" - I think they missed all the Level 7 buildingsQuote:
Originally Posted by hades8840
Couldn't agree more. Surely get things working so people WANT to spend money. SighQuote:
Originally Posted by evilgreenie
An updated list of known/acknowledged bugs would be nice, we have no idea what they're actually working on. Most recent update on test seems to be a few UI changes. Annoying "game breakers" like the generals' dialog focus switching issue is still there. Maybe it's a difficult one to fix, but a very similar issue was already fixed back in the tsotesting2 days.
i had a bit of time and made a quick (30min) video feedback. I've used FreeCam
anyone has it better/worse then i do?