suggestions

i would like it if ender bought back the tournaments that used to be in bots2 except this time like have it as a clan thing, like now there is a clan total of platinums, have oe for a clan total of tournament victories good idea? bad idea?

Yeah we would all like this, it's on the notorious "invisible to-do list".

He isn't going to make floR's mistake so people can point at it and bitch all the time.

Yep, it's on the list.

And I don't get the flak about my list. The reason I mention it is to show that the task is actually written down somewhere and not just floating around in my head or something. This seems to have turned into a vector for complaining about things not being implemented yet though. The reality is that this game has a single developer with limited time.

(not singling you out DNM, it's been an ongoing trend recently)

Updates are better then no updates at all. It's impossible to keep everyone happy Ender.

Updates are better then no updates at all. It's impossible to keep everyone happy Ender.

Even with somethings that he implements people will be upset, so even with updates people still won't be happy.

The word 'list' has associations; listed things will be dealt with in the order they're on the list. So if something is 'added to the list', and you know that list is already quite long, you immediately get a feeling it won't happen for a very long time. Which isn't necessarily the case at all though..

'Made a note' is therefore a better choice of words :P It doesn't indicate order or priority.

And while you have things written down somewhere so it doesn't float around in your head, we do have to remember what's on the list, and in what form. It would save questions and redundant suggestions if you'd make your todo tickets public - read only of course.

And yea, people will bitch no matter what. If you can keep 80% happy, you're doing a fantastic job. Just don't let that 20% convince you they're the majority.

- Jans
senior communications consultant

Kudos to Ender, he has done a great job this far with this game, and i bet that he will continue to do so in the future.

To the people that complain, this game will never be "finished", there will always be something that can be done to make it better. And thats one of the reason i love this game, its under change all the time, kind of like having Christmas all year around, you never know what will happen the next day.

That to me is worth alot more than buying a game that is "complete".. complete it, and move on to the next game. Bots4 is more a lifestyle kind of game, one that does not get "outdated" if you get my point.

So again, kudos to Ender for keeping me and probably a hell lot of other people happy.

/Smeagol

Wow smeagol. That is exactly how I feel. U just made it sound awe inspiring. Almost brought a tear to my eye. But I'm a man and men don't cry ;) this game is a lifestyle

Alan mentioned in a different thread that this game is not bots2, is this true?

it is

What Smeagol said. It's why i loved early Bots2 - and hated late Bots2. And love Bots4 :)

It is really fun to have the game constantly evolving. I would flip a lid if ender finally mixed up the game with builds/gear/stats/equations. Would be SO FUN for a few months figuring out builds, redoing builds, seeing new names in the showroom.

I'll settle for now with the appearance/ease of use changes. I am super excited to see where he takes it with big changes though.

:)

Making my issue tracking system public has been brought up before. Off the top of my head, the two main reasons for not doing this is because (1) it's littered with internal references and such that were never meant to be public, so I'd have to vet it before opening it up and (2) I don't necessarily want everyone to be able to see what I'm currently working on.

I'm fine with the negativity too, I've gotten used to it and accept it as part of being in the spotlight. My only issue is trying to separate out the people that complain because they always complain vs. the people that complain because there's really something wrong. I guess this is something anyone in "power" has to deal with though, so it's not exactly a new problem. Thanks for the kind words though, they are always appreciated.

*feels singled out* :(

I really didn't mean to be negative, I was kinda just commenting on the general feel of things at the moment.

Stop pretending to be singled out.

Also, what's with people feeling singled out lately?

(not singling you out DNM)

I think it's the administrator tag under your name, it makes you more god-like and any time you mention a name they feel the need to make as big as deal about it as possible.

Yeah Ender, so perhaps you should say Draoi and quit saying DNM....

But, but, my epeen!

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