[2019] I miss seeing the 'Bio Reply' flair on half of the front page posts

Originally posted by PlayingwithJulia

He's writing patch notes/planning live steam, per his tweet.

Originally posted by -Boar-

If you don't mind me asking, what in particular makes it difficult for you guys to step into that conversation? Is it just that you're wary of promising things that might not be possible to put into the game?

A bit like the original post one of the things that really made this game feel different is just how open you guys were previously about what you were working on, what was good and what was bad. I completely understand that you guys have put years and a ton of effort into this game and some of the responses must be disheartening but it would be great to see you guys re-engage a bit here if it was possible.

Originally posted by motorboat_mcgee

Yup, it'd be nice to just have a clear and honest answer to some of the stuff.

Originally posted by Aizle70

That's totally fair for those kinds of posts, which there are many.

However, there are just as many constructive and well thought out posts that aren't getting the same level of attention as in the past.

Additionally, there are a number of ongoing game breaking issues that we've had zero updates on other than "we're working on it". While the acknowledgement is nice, that gives us no timeline or expectation of when to expect a resolution.

I think a post from BioWare about the next planned patch with a date and ongoing list of what bug fixes got into it would be hugely helpful. That would allow the community and mods to quash repeated posts about something that's already fixed in the next patch and go a long way into getting the community here to be more productive and positive.

Originally posted by Negation_

Can you comment on stuff that happened behind the scenes? A lot of people have some theories that things went sideways during development and that's why we're missing obvious things like proper loot, stat screen, ui polish on PC, etc. Even if this is the case, I think admitting issues like that would go a long way to changing perception from "six years and we were given this?" to "oh they derailed and had to rebuild". Just my two cents.

Originally posted by mrgravy20

What I just read was if this game doesn't make the right amount of money, things won't get supported, things that should have been there from day one won't get added.

Originally posted by ilikeitems

It seems like they are only replying to these types of posts anymore.

“Think we don’t reply anymore? Ha, got em!”

Originally posted by dorn3

Preface: I know you aren't a community rep so I don't want to blast you particularly. I hope you can pass this on to people who should actually be talking.

So I can say that we're interested in looking at solutions here (and this is true)

My problem is: You guys don't do this.

1. You might say "we're listening/reading blah blah" but not indicate that you are aware of all the problems. Silence does not indicate that you are working hard. It indicates that you don't want to talk about it because you're not going to fix it and you don't want to get the backlash.
2. You guys don't communicate to make sure you even understand the problems. The loot "fix" is a good example of this. You guys never understood the full problem and the result is nobody is happy with the fix.
3. You guys usually cherry pick stuff EASY STUFF like minor UI changes and say "Yeah we're looking into that." This doesn't fool anyone and furthers the impression of the idea that you are hiding from backlash.

Originally posted by raunchyfartbomb

Warframe has a dedicated forum, with a dev-post tracker built in. That design works amazing and is likely worth your investment if the game is going to be really considered a long-life “game as a service”.

That said, my feelings, and many others on the matter of stats screens, as I’m sure everyone is aware, is that they are genre standard ( for good reason) and not only frustrating to see it release without it but mind boggling to be completely honest. It’s essentially an overlay, exactly what a menu is, and should 100% be in the game, no excuses. The information Is already calculated, it’s just having to put in a sheet to display it.

I’m not attacking you on this issue, but it’s glaring faults like this that caused the game to be received the way it did. Something like that is just unacceptable not to have, especially with all the other ones in the genre to take inspiration and lessons from.

This second portion likely hit that tone you referred to where it’s hard to comment on, but when we pay for something that feels incomplete that we want to be passionate about and enjoy, but instead are left frustrated and confused, it’s really hard not to take such a tone. I’m sure the majority of us aren’t trying to attack you guys (though an onslaught of comments like this would feel otherwise), it’s just because we wanted this to be a success. The core loop is great, but it’s a marble floor with duct tape walls.

Originally posted by raunchyfartbomb

Yea, I honestly didn’t really even expect a reply. I understand though, a comment like that is an uphill battle to go against, and your often better off not addressing them individually until a solution is basically ready.

The problem is gamers are so vocal and passionate, it can be hard to have a good dialogue with devs. It’s easy for a mis-saying to be completely crucified, and I feel for you guys.

All that said, definitely take a look at their forum. It’s pretty well organized, with bug sections for each platform, patch notes for each, there is a dev blog they talk about upcoming changes, feedback forums, etc. all that on top of the generic community forum side of things (which IMO is why the other stuff is kept alive. It’s a healthy community site on top of the dev-feedback portion).

You guys could probably reach out to /u/Rebulast (DE Rebecca), Steve, or their other community manager I can’t remember the name of (Taylor I think?). They all seem very open and would likely be happy to talk with you guys dev-to-dev.