Test Release Notes - Nov 20 '09 Discussion

[ukebec]

Cuba/Pantano River is a disaster area. I looks like the coders started it and then got bored with it and went to White Castle or something.

That made me literally laugh out loud ex!

And I agree - the atmospherics are really nice now. I sent them an attaboy over that and the Frigate-upper-cannon-sail improvement.

But I am bitterly disappointed in the galleon changes and the fact that all female avatars now look like cheap, badly used tarts. I took screenies tonight on open of my War Galleon as I know I'm going to grieve over it's build when it's gone. Guess I'll screenie my avatar's face tomorrow night on open so I'll be able to look back on the "good old days" when I didn't look like a hag of questionable virtues.

Found earlier that I was able to achieve 18 knots on a slightly-sail-damaged frigate with ramming speed. Considering how much they've shrunk the ocean universe that is a bad joke.

Here we are, 4 days from Thanksgiving. The pork tonic counter is fouled and I fear it's going to be released to open without repair, as I remember this same issue from last year, before I had test access.

Yes, I do see that the devs are taking steps forward, but I'm very disheartened that I continue to see basic, simple issues I've reported (as have others) time after time not being corrected.

You have door placement issues with both blacksmiths on Padres that are not being adressed. Would it enhance our gameplay if it were fixed? Nah, not really. Does it affect game performance? I guess not...I'm not savvy enough to know about those things. But is it wrong and sloppy? Yup, you bet it is. And I hear uncle Walt spinning in his cryogenic chamber in Florida over it.

Just my two cents and humble opinion, but some attention to detail would be welcome to me. I wanted to be on test for over a year to help make an impact on the game for the benefit of all players. In the 9 or so months that I've been on test I've made untold number of reports. I can honestly say that not one single, solitary thing I have reported on test has been corrected before being released onto the open servers. I've seen many issues I've reported corrected in open, but NEVER before.

Still, I feel proud and priveleged to be a POTCO tester and will continue to do my very best to try and make a better game for everyone. But it's sad to feel like you're reporting into a black hole.

Sorry - had to vent my spleen a bit.

*Edited to say: Thank you VERY much Jack I on those before-and-after island shots. That is an amazing difference in the appearance and I didn't recognize it until your post. Kudos!!!!