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I feel like a lot of people are ignoring this post.


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Honestly, that post makes me more worried. It implies they are going to be merging by hand some features out of the PTR and into Live, but that is absolutely the most risky way to do things and the easiest way to introduce bugs.


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I'm quoting Raijinn again, just in-case anybody hasn't seen his post already. Basically, if something needs urgently fixing, we will update it as soon as we can. In some cases that could be a random hotfix, a weekly patch or the big patch Mike D mentions in his original post. It's going to vary. For those asking for more details on what exactly the bigger update patch will cover, that's asking for a lot of specific information and honestly I don't think we're going to be able to do a patch notes of that size in advance. Mike gives a rough summary of what it will entail in the OP;

So, some gameplay adjustments alongside bug fixing, polish etc etc. What I will say is that a few Developers have already started to post information on upcoming changes that should* hit before or with the content drop Mike discusses, and more will follow suit. We just discussed changes to AMP and Ability Tier Points over in this thread; https://forums.wildstar-online.com/forums/index.php?/topic/110566-amp-upgrade-and-ability-tier-unlock-revisions/ and our Class Lead's are hoping to post another summary of upcoming changes in their respective forums as well (I don't have an ETA on these, but know the Class/Combat Team are working on them). They'll be more information on other issues, feedback, concerns etc coming soon as well. We made this post because we wanted to let you guys know our plans and that we are listening to everything you've been telling us. This is what we feel is the best step for WildStar and for you guys at this time, and hope that you can stick with us and trust us whilst we get all this stuff together. I know folks get tired of hearing "soon" and "we're looking into this" and we're working on being able to communicate more, get more facts and information out there, but sometimes "soon" is all we can say for the time being. We'll always try to post more information when we can. Thanks for your understanding everybody.
 * - Made an edit as I realized I said "will" when I don't know 100% myself yet. So replaced with a "should".


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Thanks Wesley! Keep up the good work! I'm sure all except a few appreciate you guys taking some time to address the forums.


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Yep. For those angry at people for coming here to complain - this is the only outlet of frustration we have. Our tickets don't get responded to in game, and when they do, we're told to go to the forum. I'm glad that many are enjoying the game and haven't been affected by the bugs, but there are some that are gamebreaking to others and you do everyone a disservice by saying, "Suck it up, kid." When you tell everyone to come back in a few months and check to see if the issues have been worked out, eventually you won't have anyone to tell that to. In the Bug Report forum, we were told the bugged quests in Auroria and Farside, the ones that have people hung up in that zone, were being fixed today. This is an almost 3-week problem. I assume the fixes were pushed back and rolled into the aforementioned drop, which I simply cannot fathom. If you have bug fixes that are genuinely frustrating people to the point of unsubbing, wouldn't you push them out - even a few fixes? There hasn't been an update since 08/13. With the amount of bugs in the game, I'd think there would be at least one update - even a small one - in two weeks time.


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Yes it is. This thread is about them re-evaluating their bug fix timeline and pushing it back. The community is responding and saying, "WTF"?

Hyperbole much? I don't think anyone expected the game to be perfect upon launch, or even a month after. But there are bugs from Beta that are still unfixed. There are bugs that have been going on for weeks that are unfixed. And the response is, "we're pushing the fixes back." And people don't have a right to be frustrated? For a service they're paying money for? And yes, some of us are a bit particular (read: OCD) about how we complete the game. Certainly, we could all just skip the bugged quests and come back at 50 and finish them, but some people like to finish things in a timeline. They don't just jump willy-nilly from one zone or another. Instead of asking the player to adjust their playstyle, we should be asking Carbine why it takes 3 weeks to fix a bugged quest and why, when the fix is ready to go, it is not being implemented (it was supposed to be patched today). I will certainly be the first one to admit that this isn't stopping anyone from playing, but it is just an example of one problem in a multitude of problems.


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Not just Mega-drops. Check out the effects of today's so-called Hotfix that failed to fix about 50% of what it advertised as Resolved.


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Absolutely not. They should keep patching the game and fixing bugs as fast as they can. The point is anyone with an ounce of sense will not pay for something that they don't find fun and/or is broken for them. They will go find something else that is fun for them. If they are having fun elsewhere, you are going to have a hard time bringing them back with promises of fixes when the previous fixes haven't been all that great, some even going backwards. Maybe in a few months or so I'll pop back in and see how things are. I have no reason to keep paying a subscription for a game I am not enjoying at the moment for various reasons be it game related, player related or personal. They can do a lot with this game but pulling people back in is difficult.


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I do that myself, actually. I have for the past two weeks and intend to continue doing so. Last week's is posted here.


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Any news at all? Sadly, Jeremy Gaffney's words aren't carrying over. And speaking of another one bites the dust, seems VooDoo did just that. So, really, how much longer? Can't we please get an answer?


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Know how many will just leave after that? Attunement process isn't fun, nor is gearing up. That would be a horrible move on their part. Also speaking of megaserver/drop 3. Any recent word on that?(I don't watch the nexus report)


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Would rather have an issue like drop 2?


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