This is wonderful news! I was disappointed with the graphics change. Then the 247 survival extraction testing mode came and I was angry and felt like something bad was happening to the PantheonMMO vision. Along with others, I posted my frustration about 247 and my concern for how this would be bad for the game. I had to fight off an onslaught of people saying that my opinion doesn't matter. Or the worse one to me, that I just didn't understand how 247 is great for PantheonMMO.
I'm very glad that VR has listened to us and is bringing back the full PvE MMORPG. I'm excited to be able to finally test and play Pantheon in December!
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justdrop said:
I wasn't quite that damning but I also never completely gave up hope. It's easy to see how people could get fed up to that point so I'm going to withhold judgment on them. Thank you VR for listening to the community.
Kudos to them! This communication is more reassuring than anything else. Establishing this connection with the community is the key to success of the company and game itself. Keep doing this, keep up the transparency and communication, you will EARN the title "Rise of the Fallen". EARN it.
Ruinar said:
justdrop said:
I wasn't quite that damning but I also never completely gave up hope. It's easy to see how people could get fed up to that point so I'm going to withhold judgment on them. Thank you VR for listening to the community.
Well, I might be being a little hypocritical here.
Ziegfried said:And for gods sake QUIT redoing classes until you have at least SOMETHING out there for all of them. Then, and only then pick them as needed and “refresh” them.Regardless of why they backed out of the 247 debacle it was the right choice. Put it behind you and focus on finishing the classes, starting areas, and a few dungeons. Get something out that people can play!
Zorkon said:
Ziegfried said:
Regardless of why they backed out of the 247 debacle it was the right choice. Put it behind you and focus on finishing the classes, starting areas, and a few dungeons. Get something out that people can play!
And for gods sake QUIT redoing classes until you have at least SOMETHING out there for all of them.
Then, and only then pick them as needed and “refresh” them.
dorotea said:
The predictable flood of praise for the reversal tends to overlook one thing.
VR switched to 247 for a reason. They changed the graphics for a reason. The reason has not gone away. The flirtation with 247 leaves them - and us - in worse shape than before the ill0fated romance not in better shape.
What is VR going to do to overcome the problems that led them to switch to 247 in the first place?
Xerion said:
"What is VR going to do to overcome the problems that led them to switch to 247 in the first place?"
Engagement, transparency, communication, feedback. All those things have to be commonplace moving forward. If it is, then I am not worried.