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I've said it in other threads that yes, the Devs have done an extraordinary job of getting the server stabilized and feeling very much like classic EQ. Unfortunately the technical part is only half the battle if you care about the long-term health of the project.

Originally Posted by rsynweap84 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

If you have an issue to address, address it then, if you get no response from petition, try a private message, if not there try IIRC

Substitute "private message" with the Petition Forums and I did all three. In each case, no response. In my case I was simply asking if restoring a character (which I inadvertently deleted) was even possible. I would've accepted "yes", "no", "we don't know, we'll look into it", or "yes but it'll take a week." The answer I got was: __________ in all three cases for several days.

and if still nothing then keep trying all three.

And that leads us to the whole point. Nobody should have to spam all three avenues. Just because the Devs have done a great job technically, just because P99 is donation-based, doesn't mean players are peons that deserve to be in limbo. Are you telling me that Cyrius is the only person qualified to be a GM? You expect me to believe there aren't dozens of players out there willing to be a Guide/GM to field these issues?

One of the huge problems with Live was the "us versus them" mentality with SoE vs. the player base. This is where I disagree strongly with Nilbog, that there's some sort of superficial wall between players and Devs. The implication, whether intentional or not, is that Devs are "above" the players which is crap.

They might claim they'd be just as content with 80 people as 800, but that's hogwash. As a software/game developer I know how it is — we want our work to be noticed and appreciated by as many people as possible. But that appreciation shouldn't be taken for granted either direction, and should manifest itself as an ongoing partnership toward a better product. I flatly reject this "it's up to you guys to be a community" stuff. It's up to everyone who cares one iota about EQ.

And don't take it out by training people. Not that you intend to listen to anything I'm saying, you of course meet the definition of stupid by refusing to listen in the first place.

Thanks for your input.