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Have we heard anything about the end of July patch aside from they are going to nerf Mage's Rage?
Also any news on when it is comming? I am hopeful that it will "fix" the game enought that my friends and I want to play this again.
External link →Have we heard anything about the end of July patch aside from they are going to nerf Mage's Rage?
Also any news on when it is comming? I am hopeful that it will "fix" the game enought that my friends and I want to play this again.
External link →Patch is looking likely for a release tomorrow.
Source: Toby on Discord.
Edit: Since folks think I'm actually joking about this, here: https://i.imgur.com/WVIHjIs.png
Rarely have I seen a leak confirmed so blatantly. Shame really - this will impact what I am able to share with Ambassadors in future.
How dare he communicate with the dwindling player base! We will make sure to communicate even less in the future as a result!
-PCF
I have always tried to communicate as much as I can, whenever possible. I have spent days of my life writing news updates for the community. Please check my handle if you don't think that's the case.
If I have not shared anything yet, it will be for very good reasons, including incomplete or unconfirmed information which, if shared, would confuse people more than provide tangible benefits.
The point here is that the very reason I joined this this reddit thread was to let everyone know that the patch is coming. I did not expect things I said in private to be shared here already. But now that's happened and I'm not sure what information can be provided to Ambassadors in advance without it immediately being spread far and wide, so the system falls apart.
Not a lot of detail there; it’s big, you’re working on the patch notes, and maybe it releases this week. That’s literally all the news the whole community was asking for. I don’t see how this is a blatant leak, there are literally zero details of what’s in it.
I agree - but it's not so much the content as the principle.
For example, If I were to share full patch notes with ambassadors ahead of time (as I have done in the past), do I now need to worry about those being posted to reddit before I've posted them myself at the appointed time?
I know there's alot of impatience. But u guys are doing fine. U can only do what u can do. There's still those of us that will be patient as u update when u can. We appreciate ur attention to the game and the fact that you attempt to address any issues we may present. Or what may come up.
Thank you for the kind words :)
You do what you and your company feels appropriate. Anyone who's a fan with a brain know that you guys care. Sorry that it got leaked, that was definitely inappropriate. Some of these players don't know how it works in the corporate world. You're a solid dude with the best intentions for the game. Keep it up, I'll be playing for a long while regardless of any of my criticisms.
Thank you, I appreciate it - both the support and the constructively delivered criticism!
By the sounds of it yes, you should be worried, as it seems one of the ambassadors is in fact an A-Hole. I would suggest pulling them out of the loop regardless. What’s the benefit of sharing anything with them early? Promotional? Free advertising? Would they give feedback on patch notes that would in fact change what you plan to roll out in said patch? If the answer to the last one is NO, then the leaked post of yours could have been just shared with the general Reddit community. I would have been happy with it. It says hey, we’re working on it and we are almost there. That’s literally all we wanted to know.
As mentioned, I was already on my way here to provide all related information, but before I was able to some folks took it upon themselves to be the mouthpiece, not considering that their actions actually sabotage themselves.
Regarding your questions about benefits of sharing full details with ambassadors early:
We get an early indication of how changes will be received. We won't necessarily change a patch content (because timelines make that impossible), but it can help us prepare to react or ambassadors will point out things we missed before we go live.
By getting advance notice, ambassadors can create content ahead of time without needing to create and rush it out as soon as the patch lands. This generally means higher quality and more thought through videos.
Sharing info ahead of time with ambassadors evens the playing field, so that more content creators have a chance to create relevant content at the right moment, rather than it being luck of the draw who happens to be online and based on whoever can rush their video out the fastest.
Having those videos all go live at the same time as a patch releases helps visibility and promotion, yes, but it also benefits all the fans and followers of said ambassadors. They can find out about and understand changes faster than otherwise. Having multiple videos coming out simultaneously is always more powerful than a dripfeed of them.
Much of the above may be irrelevant to many folks in the community, but it all creates a better environment for players to find and discover outriders or outriders content, which in turn helps the overall project achieve more. That in turn benefits ALL players as it helps us continue to consider investing in the project.
