I said SSG should stop rushing things. SSG has decided to remove the brakes.

[Strimtom]

Hello everyone, I'm Strimtom. I make build guides and I really love playing DDO. That's why I foolishly have built a career around streaming as well as making video content for DDO. I really want more people to expreience this game and I really really love DDO. That's why this message is so hard to write.

I made a video about how SSG keeps rushing out content and I was hoping they would make some adjustments to their scheduling, but as you will see below, that isn't true.

If you haven't heard, hardcore season 7 starts NEXT WEEK! Wait, you didn't know? Oh, that's right, SSG decided to let people know on today's weekly wendesday livestream and tell everyone it is going to be next week as well as being a shorter season. It's also kicking off the same day as festivult. Since SSG doesn't know, let me tell you why this is a bad bad decision.

-1 week notice = no hype. Nobody can take time off, or arange their schedule, because it is happening so sudden. There is almost no time for speculation, build crafting, forming play groups, just no time. SSG had 3 weeks of radio silence while their bug that makes melee unplayable rampaging all over the game to tell us about hardcore, but they didn't. There is no way that they just decided this week hardcore is next week. This was planned, known, but never told to the players.
-December is busy. Students have exams. PArents have all sorts of holiday obligations to their children. People volunteer. This isn't to say that you can't have an even in december, but giving people no time to actually even think of allocating time to the event is really really dumb. Nobody is able to shift around their schedule when they get such short notice.
-The leage is only 60 days, so if you happen to be busy in the bussiest month of the year for many it looks like you won't be able to engage with hardcore either!
-Hardcore launches the same day as festivult and so anyone playing hardcore won't be able to engage with festivult at all. What a great way to merge systems. Around the holidays, split up the player base and exlude people from holiday events and rewards. Great job SSG, you sure know how to make a playerbase feel divided.

At the end of the day, we have our answer. We asked SSG to slow down. We asked them to think before the implement changes and to ensure they have adequate time. The executive propucer even said it was a priority. And now we know just for far down the list of priorities it is.

I hope some people are able to enjoy hardcore, and I hope some people are able to enjoy festivult, but I'm done hoping SSG will actually plan out events or think things through before posting them. 6 months straight of nothing but last minute ideas and rushed content, it's going to take a lot for me to believe the good old ship SSG is actually changing.

Have fun in hardcore

My thoughts after some updates can be found here

[banwaitingtohappen]

Devs, if you broke Strimtom, you dun effed up.

[Rathdranalon]

One weeks notice to prepare for a hardcore season, even if it is a repeat, is not a lot of time. I always apply the theory of fair and reasonable when I look at something, do I think it is fair and reasonable that I have been given one weeks notice to get ready for hardcore, absolutely not. I have a static group I usually run hardcore with to get 5k favor and 20 reaper points, this involves 5 other players that we organise time off with as well scheduling play time so we can achieve this. Not a single one of them is going to be able to organize time off to do so, in fact many of them can not even get time off around this time as usually to get time off around Christmas time requires at least six months notice in most jobs as it is usually the most requested time off.

While I appreciate the fact you are revisiting old seasons I think it would be fair and reasonable to the player base if you actually had this sort of stuff planned out well in advance and give us notification that it is going to occur, perhaps you could implement a calender of events or something along those lines with a six month outlay showing upcoming events so the playerbase can get prepared for said events.

Ultimately though I think this feedback and suggestions will fall on deaf ears but as the old saying goes "Wishes and wants..."

All I ask is that you just do better SSG.

[Baahb3]

Devs, if you broke Strimtom, you dun effed up.

SSG, please understand what is happening here. Your players have made comments to you about the state of your game, your updates, and your development decisions, admittedly for me sometimes with too much anger in my words.

But here one of your Ambassadors, arguably your top Ambassador, has made a diplomatic statement about what your are doing and how you are doing it. You can tell the angst he is feeling in his post.

With each decision you make, you alienate and chip away at the good will even the most fervent of your players have for DDO.

[Dandonk]

Next week? Really?

Full speed ahead and **** the torpedoes? Ayeaye, sir!

[GoldyGopher]

Hello everyone, I'm Strimtom. I make build guides and I really love playing DDO. That's why I foolishly have built a career around streaming as well as making video content for DDO. I really want more people to expreience this game and I really really love DDO. That's why this message is so hard to write.

I made a video about how SSG keeps rushing out content and I was hoping they would make some adjustments to their scheduling, but as you will see below, that isn't true.

If you haven't heard, hardcore season 7 starts NEXT WEEK! Wait, you didn't know? Oh, that's right, SSG decided to let people know on today's weekly wendesday livestream and tell everyone it is going to be next week as well as being a shorter season. It's also kicking off the same day as festivult. Since SSG doesn't know, let me tell you why this is a bad bad decision.

-1 week notice = no hype. Nobody can take time off, or arange their schedule, because it is happening so sudden. There is almost no time for speculation, build crafting, forming play groups, just no time. SSG had 3 weeks of radio silence while their bug that makes melee unplayable rampaging all over the game to tell us about hardcore, but they didn't. There is no way that they just decided this week hardcore is next week. This was planned, known, but never told to the players.
-December is busy. Students have exams. PArents have all sorts of holiday obligations to their children. People volunteer. This isn't to say that you can't have an even in december, but giving people no time to actually even think of allocating time to the event is really really dumb. Nobody is able to shift around their schedule when they get such short notice.
-The leage is only 60 days, so if you happen to be busy in the bussiest month of the year for many it looks like you won't be able to engage with hardcore either!
-Hardcore launches the same day as festivult and so anyone playing hardcore won't be able to engage with festivult at all. What a great way to merge systems. Around the holidays, split up the player base and exlude people from holiday events and rewards. Great job SSG, you sure know how to make a playerbase feel divided.

At the end of the day, we have our answer. We asked SSG to slow down. We asked them to think before the implement changes and to ensure they have adequate time. The executive propucer even said it was a priority. And now we know just for far down the list of priorities it is.

I hope some people are able to enjoy hardcore, and I hope some people are able to enjoy festivult, but I'm done hoping SSG will actually plan out events or think things through before posting them. 6 months straight of nothing but last minute ideas and rushed content, it's going to take a lot for me to believe the good old ship SSG is actually changing.

Have fun in hardcore

I recently suggested to another streamer that the Development team has been throwing stuff at a wall and seeing sticks more frequently of late, and that it may make for an interesting topic for their show. I personally do not believe it is in the best interest of a successful business to do that often. This is another case that clearly feels like it is being thrown at a wall.

Devs, if you broke Strimtom, you dun effed up.

Love to give you more reputation, but like Bilbo says “I feel thin, sort of stretched, like butter scraped over too much bread.” I guess I have to spread it around some more.

[Phoenicis]

Devs, if you broke Strimtom, you dun effed up.

I second this.

[thebeast1985]

Hello everyone, I'm Strimtom. I make build guides and I really love playing DDO. That's why I foolishly have built a career around streaming as well as making video content for DDO. I really want more people to expreience this game and I really really love DDO. That's why this message is so hard to write.

I made a video about how SSG keeps rushing out content and I was hoping they would make some adjustments to their scheduling, but as you will see below, that isn't true.

If you haven't heard, hardcore season 7 starts NEXT WEEK! Wait, you didn't know? Oh, that's right, SSG decided to let people know on today's weekly wendesday livestream and tell everyone it is going to be next week as well as being a shorter season. It's also kicking off the same day as festivult. Since SSG doesn't know, let me tell you why this is a bad bad decision.

-1 week notice = no hype. Nobody can take time off, or arange their schedule, because it is happening so sudden. There is almost no time for speculation, build crafting, forming play groups, just no time. SSG had 3 weeks of radio silence while their bug that makes melee unplayable rampaging all over the game to tell us about hardcore, but they didn't. There is no way that they just decided this week hardcore is next week. This was planned, known, but never told to the players.
-December is busy. Students have exams. PArents have all sorts of holiday obligations to their children. People volunteer. This isn't to say that you can't have an even in december, but giving people no time to actually even think of allocating time to the event is really really dumb. Nobody is able to shift around their schedule when they get such short notice.
-The leage is only 60 days, so if you happen to be busy in the bussiest month of the year for many it looks like you won't be able to engage with hardcore either!
-Hardcore launches the same day as festivult and so anyone playing hardcore won't be able to engage with festivult at all. What a great way to merge systems. Around the holidays, split up the player base and exlude people from holiday events and rewards. Great job SSG, you sure know how to make a playerbase feel divided.

At the end of the day, we have our answer. We asked SSG to slow down. We asked them to think before the implement changes and to ensure they have adequate time. The executive propucer even said it was a priority. And now we know just for far down the list of priorities it is.

I hope some people are able to enjoy hardcore, and I hope some people are able to enjoy festivult, but I'm done hoping SSG will actually plan out events or think things through before posting them. 6 months straight of nothing but last minute ideas and rushed content, it's going to take a lot for me to believe the good old ship SSG is actually changing.

Have fun in hardcore

Thank you for your decision to man up, no matter the consequences.

Now, You have my full (even if it's nothing) respect for you choice to stand up.


+1 clearly and THANK YOU.

IT'S TIME THEY LISTEN TO US, BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE.

(seems like the plot from "don't look up" movie. no spoilers but jeez...


I would quote something from Tropic Thunder too, but it would mean ban 100% for me, so i'll stick to the understanding of the reader to know what I mean


AND BY THE WAY, YOU ARE DOING YOUR JOB RIGHT.

YOU ARE ALSO FROM THE PLAYER COUNCIL YOU SHOULD TELL THEM WHEN SOMETHING IS WRONG


thank you again, a lot.

[Epicsoul]

Shocked Strimtom puts down the cool-aid and awakens to a fact most of us have known for years. It's a bit comedic this is what broke you.

[slarden]

SSG has been saying since before last hardcore season that Season VII would be towards the end of the year. I also heard about it being a shorter season quite some time ago - don't remember where, but I believe it was Cordovan and it was during last hardcore season. Whether one week notice is enough is good point to raise. I don't really do any planning for hardcore myself so it doesn't bother me. I suspect part of the reason is due to the Orien transfer problems delaying firming up the season VII schedule.

I partially agree with the point about hardcore season happening at the same time as events and the frequency. I would prefer one hardcore season per year - probably in the summer - but quite a few players only play and/or buy VIP during hardcore season. I am sure they appreciate it being more frequent.

Not sure if I'll participate in the shortened season or not - will definitely get at least 100 favor on each account. I might go for a cloak on one FTP account since that is so fast.

It's a bit comedic this is what broke you.

Yeah, what breaks people is definitely interesting.

[ChaosBuddha]

how did this happen. is everyone working on lotro or something

[Tanky]

If you haven't heard, hardcore season 7 starts NEXT WEEK! Wait, you didn't know? Oh, that's right, SSG decided to let people know on today's weekly wendesday livestream and tell everyone it is going to be next week as well as being a shorter season.

SSG has always had poor communication with the playerbase. This is a prime example. Little notice = little hype.

SSG, you can do better.

[LightBear]

How is having both a hardcore season and an event at the same time rushing thing?
It's not like its the first time that those two thing occur at the same time anyway.

If xmas means you have to choose between family obligations and getting a virtual character to whatever level on a limited time server,,, I'd say don't play this season of hardcore.

They even might go for a perpetual cycle of the hardcore server at some point in time.
Or perhaps scale it down to once a year.

Btw, where is the link to that lunchstream?

[glassesjr]

SSG has always had poor communication with the playerbase. This is a prime example. Little notice = little hype.

SSG, you can do better.

I think the problem is SSG can't do better or if they could they certainly don't care to. They have had years to prove people wrong, but they never do. I wish we had a dev that actually cared. Look how negative this forum is and the silence from them is deafening.

I also think it's funny this is what broke Strimtom. Like people have said, you know things are bad when he calls them out of all people.

[slarden]

How is having both a hardcore season and an event at the same time rushing thing?
It's not like its the first time that those two thing occur at the same time anyway.

If xmas means you have to choose between family obligations and getting a virtual character to whatever level on a limited time server,,, I'd say don't play this season of hardcore.

They even might go for a perpetual cycle of the hardcore server at some point in time.
Or perhaps scale it down to once a year.

Btw, where is the link to that lunchstream?

I think this link should work: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1666675637

I had to miss hardcore season V because I was busy and in general that is a busy time for me - big deal it worked for others.

The exciting potential for me is the 20% reaper xp bonus on hardcore. That appeals to me and probably others. I would like to get the season 7 reaper cloak (looks like season 2) on a ftp account and this will allow me to do it faster. Thank you SSG for that.

[Mindos]

Man, you nerf sonic blast for a guy and he still turns on you. Life of a Dev is hard, you know?

(I kid! I kid!)

[Ronkaura]

And then people wonder why so many players are quitting the game and the player-base is always so negative, here lies your answer, even if its been pretty clear for years now.

The fact that 1 of the top. Influencers for ddo has to take up arms just defines even more about the state of the game.

At this rate, ddo’s just gonna end up dieing off.

[Valerianus]

these are weird times

i mean, to me, it all looks like some last moment money to cash-in, to write down in the books in haste to meet some goal for the year. this is the only way this stuff can make sense imho. too much hardcore server.

same with rushing updates, schedule and goals. i suspect ssg hands are more tied than we imagine. let's hope at least they'll get more resources from above, to make cs and marketing exist, some nice engineering\hardware...for everything. content\music\art is great, ddo has a great potential, always had, never untapped, such a great game left to rot by bad past management and horrible decisions, it is rotten need major work on its foundations, yeah the code and servers first off, and i suspect ssg is doing a great job, given limited resources and hands tied. just my idea and speculations. ddo never got the attention and care it deserves and desperately needs. actually both ssg games are good. i really hope someone above realize this fact and invest in them instead of milk em till they die.

[ChaosBuddha]

Man, you nerf sonic blast for a guy and he still turns on you. Life of a Dev is hard, you know?

(I kid! I kid!)

lol

[sleeksilver]

Is this still planned to have an encore? Sheesh!