Macsrule wrote:My apologies for the double post.
In your broadcast letter you state that 1.5 is an update yet here you call it a patch... Reading through the notes it is very clear that 1.5 is no update and at best it is a patch that really only offers the long grind of redoing zones in order to obtain minimalistic enchantments. With all due respect, there are many x WOW and other gamers who are well aware of the enhancement farce. Basically it involves doing repetitive tasks in known areas for mind numbing simple upgrades to already obtained gear or I am sure there will be an option to bypass the grind by paying real money.
Update/Patch. Potato/PoTahTo, it's all the same really. An update is just a really big patch I s'pose. To us it's basically the same thing.
In any event, we haven't disclosed everything about the update. So you'll need to reserve final judgment until you actually play it. At which point, if you aren't happy, by all means, let us know.
In my opinion it's not new content, it's a reboot that really only serves to give the illusion of new content much as the Naxx reboot in WOW. While I appreciate the "foundation" discussion of pvp i just don't buy that either. While I do enjoy the unique gameplay of this card game, I does appear that the developers are a bit overwhelmed and that 1.5 is an attempt to stem the exodus of veteran players ... Which as demonstrated in other games, has a high probability of failure. I am not one for offering up criticism without solutions... So here are a few
I dunno Macsrule - this seems like an exceedingly negative outlook on things. First, I'm not sure what there is to "buy" about PvP. I mean, how is that a stretch? Why wouldn't we want PvP as soon as possible? I think it's in our best interest to be sure, if nothing else that should reassure you that it is coming soon. Believe me, I wanted more than anything for this to be the PvP patch, and it was with great reluctance that I had to let that go.
As for stemming the exodus - sure, we don't want players leaving our game. But we don't design to that specifically and we certainly aren't panicking. We have a long, long list of things we want to do in the game and try to get them done as quickly (and efficiently) as possible. Things take time. I wish they didn't, but they do. Hopefully some people come back, but we're doing the best we can in any case.
Finally, "it's not new content" is really just "we haven't discussed new content yet". What we've talked about are some new features. There is new content, as well as features we haven't mentioned yet. We just don't talk about it all ahead of time. I like surprises.