Maintenance 21/04 Updates

[Ozzymandeus]

The problem for BB is that rather than realize why people stopped spending money on the game (ie the downtime, bugs, lack of customer service, inability to chat to friends etc) and put that right. What they in fact did was starting writing "more features" to encourage ppl to spend cash. In turn this has lead to even more downtime / bugs etc and even less ppl spending, so in turn they start writing even more content with even more bugs. Essentially a vicious downwards spiral. Time and again BB have been told by players through the support channel or the forum channel to troubleshoot the bugs and keep the game available to restore confidence. Time and again they have failed to address this. Clearly BB are under pressure to increase revenues, but sadly are going about it completely the wrong way.

Quod Erat Demonstrandum:

BB incompetence is visible to ALL now

my friend, also a gem buyer leaved the game just now(got a telephone call)... he will log on later, send me all he can send me and close the account

CONGRATULATION TO THE INCOMPETENTS

i used to buy gems every happy hour but not any more
wont spend another penny on the game

So did I. And agree! Wont get a penny more from me!

I just hope someone with the power to change things at Blue Byte is paying attention.

[Ball_lightning]

[QUOTE=BB_Ravel;279314][COLOR="Teal"]Please note that ONLY posts containing profanity have been removed. Please send in a support ticket if you wish to discuss moderation as this is not the place.
I understand you are frustrated but the rules of the forum have not changed.


Please examine my post of 1318 ish BST today for profanity. The word "Removed" has several meanings 1. An animal of the horse family. 2. A silly or foolish person. Nowhere is there an "R" in the word which would indeed contavene the rules !

You are not doing yourselves any favours here BB.

Dear Ball_Lightning

Please follow the rules on our forum, most certainly when quoting the CM
THX

MOD_Fhearghus

[Madorosu]

It's a free game people. What you expect?

As a wise man once said, "There ain't no such thing as a free lunch".

You may not pay any money to play... I may not pay any money to play... but if nobody pays any money to play, then there is no money to pay for Dev's wages, no money to pay for hardware maintenance, no money to pay for bandwidth and pretty soon The Man from Del Monte is no longer saying, "Yes!".

[god666]

UPDATE 15.00 BST: World 1 is up and running. However, we need more time for World 2 and 3. ETA is now 17.00 BST. Premium and Adventure time will be extended.

[Goafer]

So much FAI,L its kinda funny to think this is a professional company....

[bickle]

So much FAI,L its kinda funny to think this is a professional company....

what did you expect with silly german techs/owners who cant code to save their lifes..........

[Goafer]

Trust me, been here long enough to expect nothing.. Just still makes me giggle for them in embarrassment :/

[EctoRune]

Just for the record, new features mean way more to me, as a paying, active player than further bugfixes. It's ridiculous that we can't have both a stable game with reasonable maintenance periods, as well as a regular schedule of new feature rollouts. But if I had to choose one or the other, I'd just more features ten out of ten times.

Playing the game now, I am dying of boredom. I originally started to play TSO because I had a job with internet access and regular downtime to fill. Now I'm playing because of the social aspect. I have a guild filled with interesting, funny, really nice people I talk with. If it wasn't because of them, I would have left ages ago, and I certainly wouldn't have bothered buying all those gems. This is a sentiment I've seen echoed again and again - the game itself is really bad, but filled with really great people. In my guild, when we're told one of the veterans are leaving the game, it's always the same story. It's too boring, and the only reason I stuck around for so long was because of the guild. I've certainly never heard anyone say "the game is great, but the bugs and occasionally over schedule maintenance has ruined everything for me". I can't even imagine such a situation.

Do you know when TSO is interesting to me? When something new comes out. Fairy Tales, Skill Books, PvP, the seasonal events. All of those see a sudden flurry of activity and interest for me. Those are the times where I have something to strive for in the game. Something to do, other than look at my fully upgraded island and do RB in my sleep. The rest of the time, it's basically a glorified chat room.

This is all to say, that I definitely don't think you should listen to the people in this thread, saying to keep the game as is, and fix the bugs. They don't have any data to back up their claims anyway. It's all anecdote, and my anecdotes go in the strictly opposite directions. Why on earth is the max lvl still 50? The same as it was when I joined 2½ years ago? Where is the next tier of buildings, and the next tier of troop types. The next tier of adventures?

For the love of Hyela, get some damned content into the game.

[LordBosse]

I say keep the game as it is while fixing all bugs, then before adding new stuff thoroughly test the stuff for bugs, before letting it go live.

[lordloocan]

The missus (ladyloocan) just got back from work and wishes me to send huge thanks to BB for this extended maintenance. Apparently the house hasn't been so clean and tidy since we bought it. Just the last few cobwebs to remove from the shed and I can have a nap till 5pm +/- depending on next update. Still, it's sunny outside....