Bioware is moving WAY too slowly

[Makade]

So it's been three months since launch, and what has Bioware done? Bioware needs to take a long, hard look at Trion (the new bar for MMO devs), take a few notes, and get busy. I suspect there is too much celebrating going on in Austin for them to even recognize that their update schedule is laughable (the blind arrogance of this dev team regarding their "success" with this titanic is astounding). Players these days will not tolerate a so-so patch (made up of stuff that any crap F2P MMO has at launch) every 4 months. Bioware needs to wake up, get some humility, and get to work. I wish I would have listened to EA Louse. Edited March 16, 2012 by Makade

[pairadox]

So it's been three months since launch, and what has Bioware done? Bioware needs to take a long, hard look at Trion (the new bar for MMO devs), take a few notes, and get busy. I suspect there is too much celebrating going on in Austin for them to even recognize that their update schedule is laughable (the blind arrogance of this dev team regarding their "success" with this titanic is astounding). Players these days will not tolerate a so-so patch (made up of stuff that any crap F2P MMO has at lauch) every 4 months. Bioware needs to wake up and get to work. I wish I would have listened to EA Louse.

 

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I cant decide if you're serious or not.

Its funny either way.

[Tyakugan]

So it's been three months since launch, and what has Bioware done? Bioware needs to take a long, hard look at Trion (the new bar for MMO devs), take a few notes, and get busy. I suspect there is too much celebrating going on in Austin for them to even recognize that their update schedule is laughable (the blind arrogance of this dev team regarding their "success" with this titanic is astounding). Players these days will not tolerate a so-so patch (made up of stuff that any crap F2P MMO has at lauch) every 4 months. Bioware needs to wake up and get to work. I wish I would have listened to EA Louse.

 

You're funny.

[Dkzero]

I have to agree, they are fixing this mess waaaaaaaaaaaay too slow.

[Makade]

You're funny.

 

No, I'm right. The server populations say so.

[Jimsam]

No, I'm right. The server populations say so.

 

They should also fix it being in the middle of the school semester....and people working full time.

 

Why don't they just patch life so it is just a holiday?

[Smaltie]

So it's been three months since launch, and what has Bioware done? Bioware needs to take a long, hard look at Trion (the new bar for MMO devs), take a few notes, and get busy. I suspect there is too much celebrating going on in Austin for them to even recognize that their update schedule is laughable (the blind arrogance of this dev team regarding their "success" with this titanic is astounding). Players these days will not tolerate a so-so patch (made up of stuff that any crap F2P MMO has at launch) every 4 months. Bioware needs to wake up, get some humility, and get to work. I wish I would have listened to EA Louse.

 

Can you un-sub now... go back to Rift, we don't want your 'I WANT EVERYTHING NOW DO IT MY WAY' attitude round these ere' parts.

Edited March 16, 2012 by Smaltie

[Nitrosnwbrdr]

So it's been three months since launch, and what has Bioware done? Bioware needs to take a long, hard look at Trion (the new bar for MMO devs), take a few notes, and get busy. I suspect there is too much celebrating going on in Austin for them to even recognize that their update schedule is laughable (the blind arrogance of this dev team regarding their "success" with this titanic is astounding). Players these days will not tolerate a so-so patch (made up of stuff that any crap F2P MMO has at launch) every 4 months. Bioware needs to wake up, get some humility, and get to work. I wish I would have listened to EA Louse.

 

You know what's funny? Every time I hear someone bring up Rift and their patches they only talk about the major content updates. Like your 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, ect. ect. Never do I see them list a patch like a 1.5.1 or a 1.6.1. You know those patches that Bioware is currently doing to the 1.1 content patch. So for our viewing pleasure. Rifts 1.6.1 patch!

 

RIFT 1.6.1 Hotfix #5 - 8:00am PDT 12/28/11 [NA] - 2:00am GMT 29/12/11 [EU]

 

GENERAL

* PvP Achievements: Behind Enemy Lines can now be completed by closing any rift in Silverwood / Gloamwood for Defiants, and Freemarch / Stonefield for Guardians.

* While on the quest ‘Unworking the Ritual’ any air rift that grants experience should drop air sourcestone when closed

* Instant Adventure Daily quests should now be listed under “Meridian” or “Sanctum” in your quest log

* Level 50 players completing Instant Adventure Daily quests will now get more XP

* Recipes that are loot drops from monsters, dungeons, or rifts should no longer be BoP

 

ZONES

* Hammerknell: The general population of Hammerknell will drop items more frequently.

* Hammerknell: Darktide Mists should no longer reset aggro while engaged in combat

 

DUNGEONS

* Players completing Expert 1 Dungeon Dailies now have a choice of reward, either 6 Plaques of Achievement or 2 Marks of Ascension

* Players completing Expert 2 Dungeon Dailies now have a choice of reward, either 6 Plaques of Achievement, 2 Marks of Ascension, or 1 Greater Mark of Ascension

 

9 Whole things fixed!!! OMG such an amazing patch!

 

See this is what gets me when people talk about patches. They seem to forget the difference between a Major Content Patch, aka 1.(insert number here) and a Incremental Hotfix Patch. aka you 1.(Random Number).(Random Number)

[StormDragonlord]

So it's been three months since launch, and what has Bioware done? Bioware needs to take a long, hard look at Trion (the new bar for MMO devs), take a few notes, and get busy. I suspect there is too much celebrating going on in Austin for them to even recognize that their update schedule is laughable (the blind arrogance of this dev team regarding their "success" with this titanic is astounding). Players these days will not tolerate a so-so patch (made up of stuff that any crap F2P MMO has at launch) every 4 months. Bioware needs to wake up, get some humility, and get to work. I wish I would have listened to EA Louse.

 

Agree. And everyone who disagrees have not played Rift so they don't know the awesomeness the Trion developers are.

 

The patches that have been released are so small I feel as though there hasn't been a single update in this game.

[Blarpped]

I think three months is reasonable so long as the patch has a good bit of content. The people at Trion are freaks of nature.

 

It's really not going to matter what they add to this game because nothing is going to change the fact that it's nothing more than a typical themepark MMO. Oh, there's the "fourth pillar" but who cares when it crumbles to dust as soon as you ding 50.

[evildestroyer]

You know what's funny? Every time I hear someone bring up Rift and their patches they only talk about the major content updates. Like your 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, ect. ect. Never do I see them list a patch like a 1.5.1 or a 1.6.1. You know those patches that Bioware is currently doing to the 1.1 content patch. So for our viewing pleasure. Rifts 1.6.1 patch!

 

RIFT 1.6.1 Hotfix #5 - 8:00am PDT 12/28/11 [NA] - 2:00am GMT 29/12/11 [EU]

 

GENERAL

* PvP Achievements: Behind Enemy Lines can now be completed by closing any rift in Silverwood / Gloamwood for Defiants, and Freemarch / Stonefield for Guardians.

* While on the quest ‘Unworking the Ritual’ any air rift that grants experience should drop air sourcestone when closed

* Instant Adventure Daily quests should now be listed under “Meridian” or “Sanctum” in your quest log

* Level 50 players completing Instant Adventure Daily quests will now get more XP

* Recipes that are loot drops from monsters, dungeons, or rifts should no longer be BoP

 

ZONES

* Hammerknell: The general population of Hammerknell will drop items more frequently.

* Hammerknell: Darktide Mists should no longer reset aggro while engaged in combat

 

DUNGEONS

* Players completing Expert 1 Dungeon Dailies now have a choice of reward, either 6 Plaques of Achievement or 2 Marks of Ascension

* Players completing Expert 2 Dungeon Dailies now have a choice of reward, either 6 Plaques of Achievement, 2 Marks of Ascension, or 1 Greater Mark of Ascension

 

9 Whole things fixed!!! OMG such an amazing patch!

 

See this is what gets me when people talk about patches. They seem to forget the difference between a Major Content Patch, aka 1.(insert number here) and a Incremental Hotfix Patch. aka you 1.(Random Number).(Random Number)

 

I think he means that Rifts put up bigger patches more often

 

http://forums.riftgame.com/official-rift-news/patch-notes/

 

look at their history, at least they are putting constant updates. Once or twice a week.

[Cerion]

Agree. And everyone who disagrees have not played Rift so they don't know the awesomeness the Trion developers are.

 

The patches that have been released are so small I feel as though there hasn't been a single update in this game.

 

And yet you people are here instead of Rift...if Rift is SO amazing, why are you even bothering to be here?

[LordSkyKnight]

They should also fix it being in the middle of the school semester....and people working full time.

 

Why don't they just patch life so it is just a holiday?

 

Maybe you should look at the server selection screen at prime time when everyone is off of work and school?

[Touchbass]

And yet you people are here instead of Rift...if Rift is SO amazing, why are you even bothering to be here?

 

Rift is getting a lot more of its players back, others are dual subbed.

[celebrei]

I cant imagine how a nine figure budget would end up with a final product like this

[Cerion]

Rift is getting a lot more of its players back, others are dual subbed.

 

My point remains. If Rift is SO amazing, why are they here?

 

I played Rift...while I found the optimization of the engine to be outstanding, the game world is tiny and cramped...five steps, quest giver, five more steps, quest giver, fiver more...you get the picture (yeah I'm exaggerating a bit, but the sense is the same). Quests boring.

[Darka]

Grass is always greener.

I Cant keep track of whats being hated currently and whats not, last week Rift was a joke, now its doing everything right? But on the Rift forums the Devs are getting accused of not doing enough... just like here.

[Makade]

My point remains. If Rift is SO amazing, why are they here?

 

I played Rift...while I found the optimization of the engine to be outstanding, the game world is tiny and cramped...five steps, quest giver, five more steps, quest giver, fiver more...you get the picture (yeah I'm exaggerating a bit, but the sense is the same). Quests boring.

 

Why am I here? Because I like the Star Wars IP enough to check back from time to time, and I can sub or unsub to multiple games at my leisure because I don't deliver pizzas for a living.

 

So boring quests is all you got? I agree, SWTOR does quests really well with the VO. The problem is that nothing else is done well.

Edited March 16, 2012 by Makade

[celebrei]

My point remains. If Rift is SO amazing, why are they here?

 

I played Rift...while I found the optimization of the engine to be outstanding, the game world is tiny and cramped...five steps, quest giver, five more steps, quest giver, fiver more...you get the picture (yeah I'm exaggerating a bit, but the sense is the same). Quests boring.

 

Its sad when a small company with a lesser budget outshines a multimillion dollar project like this one where did those hubdreds of millions of dollars go anyway? Voice acting, id rather have a better game engine than full voiced work

[Makade]

Grass is always greener.

I Cant keep track of whats being hated currently and whats not, last week Rift was a joke, now its doing everything right? But on the Rift forums the Devs are getting accused of not doing enough... just like here.

 

Not true. Rift players are quite happy with their game, actually. I keep seeing on these forums that Rift is dying or it's included in a list of "failed" mmos. It is simply untrue. The servers are absolutely hopping over there.

[Touchbass]

My point remains. If Rift is SO amazing, why are they here?

 

I played Rift...while I found the optimization of the engine to be outstanding, the game world is tiny and cramped...five steps, quest giver, five more steps, quest giver, fiver more...you get the picture (yeah I'm exaggerating a bit, but the sense is the same). Quests boring.

 

Why do people want to believe that you can play 1, and only 1 game? So your telling me if you take a break from, say playing SWTOR to play ME3 it means SWTOR is crap? I don't get your logic.

 

People with jobs can probably sub up to 3 different MMORPG's on minimum wage without putting a dent in their wallet. Don't get your point.

[Touchbass]

Not true. Rift players are quite happy with their game, actually. I keep seeing on these forums that Rift is dying or it's included in a list of "failed" mmos. It is simply untrue. The servers are absolutely hopping over there.

 

People need to go to the WoW boards, Rift boards and see how nicer those communities are then the SWTOR boards. The communities are really bustling now, seems all the haters left to play SWTOR and they can't get along

[Cerion]

Why am I here? Because I like the Star Wars IP enough to check back from time to time, and I can sub or unsub to multiple games at my leisure because I don't deliver pizzas for a living.

 

cool story bro. When did they promote you from driver to cook?

 

So boring quests is all you got?

 

 

That's like admonishing me for hating a car that's been delivered to me without wheels or an engine. When questing is a huge part of your game, and it sucks as it does in Rift, then yeah, what I got is enough to damn it. But on top of that, it's cramped and feels tiny.

 

 

And on a personal note, I'm rather sick of the fantasy theme at the moment.

[rkopczak]

lol, I just chcecked Aion f2p the other day to check what changed for this 2 years, ond only new thing I found was pet system lol.

I was also playing Rift and was bored to death, their stupid events are just laughabale.

 

Stop complaining this game is 3 months old, we already got new operation and flashpoint, and one of the biggest free content patches I ever seen, are already cooking.

Edited March 16, 2012 by rkopczak

[Cerion]

Why do people want to believe that you can play 1, and only 1 game? So your telling me if you take a break from, say playing SWTOR to play ME3 it means SWTOR is crap? I don't get your logic.

 

People with jobs can probably sub up to 3 different MMORPG's on minimum wage without putting a dent in their wallet. Don't get your point.

 

Not my point. Of course people can play multiple games. At times I've been subbed to five different games at one time (EVE, WWII Online, EQ, CoH, SWG).

 

The difference between the likes of you and me, since I was having fun playing those games, I never visited the forums. Why? Because I was too busy having fun playing those games, haha. And if I had time to be on a forum, it would be on the forums of the games I was having fun playing so I could talk about cool things.