T110 and M103 feedback topic
Дата: 19.03.2012 14:03:58
Vallter: Have completed reading this ... .
Since the thread turned into not a very constructive one, instead of passing the thread itself to the Developers, I've compiled your suggestions and opinions, translated and sent a long e-mail to our Producers. I want to thank all people who have shared their opinion despite whether it was negative and positive.
Also, basing on what I've read, I made some decisions and conclusions. Also I would like to address some players concerns within the thread (they are general and have few things to do with T110):
1)Okay, I've read many comments about WG making money and whether Devs read such threads or not. You all agreed that Wargaming is a company, which wants to earn some money. Then you probably know that company has employees, like me for example. In contrary to volunteer helpers, we receive real money for what we do. Normally, people receive money for the time they've spent on work. So why should company, which wants to earn money, ask their employees to
read the threads, compile and discuss feedback from players and even waste their time on creation of such threads, if Developers where not interested in it? Quite illogical, IMO. We have many things to do aside of operating Test forums.
2)Decisions are never made basing on the whining of some/many players. Even if 40% of players will whine that E-75, for example, is underpowered, statistics will show to us that it's not true. Decisions are based on players concerns and opinions. To receive them we can either create threads like this one or just compile facts on the matter 'serfing' forums. Shortly: be constructive.
3)Unfortunately, I will next time enable very strict moderation for off-topic and flaming in topics on hot themes in the Test sections. Currently only 318 of 392 comments are visible to players. This means that the rest is a total off-topic (I have not moderated any message which has at least words 'T110' or 'M103', or their replacements like 'crappy BS from biased Developers'). Such threads are made to gather player's opinions on specific matter. More 'clean' they will be, more pure and adequate feedback players will receive.
4)'Actual Devs not reading threads'. They actually read feedback threads. But they do not read the whole forums. Just threads created for them, which are concentrated on the matter. For rest they have reports from community team. Why it's like that? Developers need their time for Developing the game. Unfortunately, they have no time to constantly look through forums. If there is any interesting topic, like the 'T110 armour' for example, we give them direct link with a kind request to look through it. For instance, Lead Wargaming Projects Producer, Slava Makarov, has personally read 400+ pages of the above mentioned topc (yes, he speaks English -)) )
P.S. No comments on the vehicles themselves before we discuss the matter basing on the gathered feedback.
I hope that my post will help you to understand us a bit more.
Since the thread turned into not a very constructive one, instead of passing the thread itself to the Developers, I've compiled your suggestions and opinions, translated and sent a long e-mail to our Producers. I want to thank all people who have shared their opinion despite whether it was negative and positive.
Also, basing on what I've read, I made some decisions and conclusions. Also I would like to address some players concerns within the thread (they are general and have few things to do with T110):
1)Okay, I've read many comments about WG making money and whether Devs read such threads or not. You all agreed that Wargaming is a company, which wants to earn some money. Then you probably know that company has employees, like me for example. In contrary to volunteer helpers, we receive real money for what we do. Normally, people receive money for the time they've spent on work. So why should company, which wants to earn money, ask their employees to
read the threads, compile and discuss feedback from players and even waste their time on creation of such threads, if Developers where not interested in it? Quite illogical, IMO. We have many things to do aside of operating Test forums.
2)Decisions are never made basing on the whining of some/many players. Even if 40% of players will whine that E-75, for example, is underpowered, statistics will show to us that it's not true. Decisions are based on players concerns and opinions. To receive them we can either create threads like this one or just compile facts on the matter 'serfing' forums. Shortly: be constructive.
3)Unfortunately, I will next time enable very strict moderation for off-topic and flaming in topics on hot themes in the Test sections. Currently only 318 of 392 comments are visible to players. This means that the rest is a total off-topic (I have not moderated any message which has at least words 'T110' or 'M103', or their replacements like 'crappy BS from biased Developers'). Such threads are made to gather player's opinions on specific matter. More 'clean' they will be, more pure and adequate feedback players will receive.
4)'Actual Devs not reading threads'. They actually read feedback threads. But they do not read the whole forums. Just threads created for them, which are concentrated on the matter. For rest they have reports from community team. Why it's like that? Developers need their time for Developing the game. Unfortunately, they have no time to constantly look through forums. If there is any interesting topic, like the 'T110 armour' for example, we give them direct link with a kind request to look through it. For instance, Lead Wargaming Projects Producer, Slava Makarov, has personally read 400+ pages of the above mentioned topc (yes, he speaks English -)) )
P.S. No comments on the vehicles themselves before we discuss the matter basing on the gathered feedback.
I hope that my post will help you to understand us a bit more.
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