Update 56.0.1 - TBA

[archest]

You do realize that DDO isn't the only game out there... right? A quick look on Steam or GOG alone will net you tens of thousands of results. This isn't even to mention all the many game consoles on the market, retrogaming, or playing this other neat game called "IRL" where you can do all sorts of neat stuff like learn skills, go on hikes, watch football games, play instruments, cook food, start a family...

I do agree with the naysayers that SSG's management of DDO is often unacceptable but come on, there are many other things to do if you ever get sick of the situation.



The problem with this is that regression testing exists. Or should exist. Every competent software company does it. If new changes are made, then regression testing MUST be undertaken to ensure no critical problems exist. Also, 99% of these bugs which were found, should've been found if SSG were doing basic testing.

Additionally, some of these bugs were reported in Lamma, but ignored.

At any rate, it's not like the player base is constantly clamoring for new updates. Especially when they're all broken like U56 or U55 were. Pretty much every veteran players who's been around the block, agrees at this point that we'd rather have longer times between updates if it means smoother rollouts and higher quality deliverables. But instead, SSG seems to be dead set on rushing out half-baked updates. This goes hand-in-hand with them being completely out-of-touch with what the players want. They have their own agenda and don't care about what their customers want.

If you like it then cool, more power to you, but I don't want to financially support a business model like that anymore.

It is the only dungeons and dragons version . wizards of the coast and all.

[Paladin_of_Power]

Good patch after Preview 4.
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Cheap, Fast, Well Made. Pick 2.

[Nugaot]

Cheap, Fast, Well Made. Pick 2.

I'd pick well made twice. Considering the number of known issues from Lammania that went live, and then still unfixed in 56.0.1? And they just put up a double points sale, too. Guess SSG is 0/3.

[Margona]

You finally broke the record in broken update....

[Margona]

Exactly. Data structure changes are a nightmare. And gamers are the most emotional customers out there. I'm not saying we shouldn't be emotional. But we should realize that when we constantly punish and criticize every mistake it just makes future mistakes more likely.

You're actually pinpointing the reason that they should do MORE testing on updates and patches before release, both in-house and on Lamania. And to slowdown the rate of such.
And be ready to rollback if they miss something so major that it makes the game unplayable for the majority

[DRoark]

That would be a good, but "never happen" option. A U55 rollback would remove some problems... like Archetypes, the bank, Bards, the new TR mess, and a dwindling fed-up player base.

On slightly more serious note, they need a solid 6-months of testing, and actively listening to (and using) player feedback, before they attempt major updates. Normal
program teams wouldn't put out content without multiple rewrites and testing, and running it for months on a PTS to work out bugs. None of that happens here. Ever.

As the man said, "It needs to go back to formula".