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Violent69
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Hello Reader,
Ive decided to write this thread for the reasons listed.
1) Perpetual Beta?
2) CG's?
3) Donations/Servers?
4) Random Points
This is all my personal opinions and curiosity,
1) Beta
The Beta system of this game, I have heard its been in beta for multiple years, thus called a 'perpetual beta', Im wondering if there is any actual release planned or will this be so forever? - Beta is used to define; previews, usability testing, prototypes etc. Will my donating actually make any difference, or is there no planned future release at all?
2) Community Guides, Specifically.
They're ..not getting the job done. (remember this is opinion) I shall bring up several points in which i feel things are most definitely not.. Up to scratch.
a) Several times i have witnessed players muted for inappropriate conversation/language, Often without warning. I fail to make sense of this and conclude it is just people with positions abusing their privileges to 'look cool' or 'feel powerful'. The main quote befor this is to 'keep the chat PG', the term PG refers to 'Parental Guidance' which in most countries is a select group of people under the age of 13 (in some places its 12), However in the policies is CLEARLY states that this game is NOT for children.
b.) The use of Capitals is not taken lightly, in many games it often results in bans, mutes and other 'fitting' punishments, However in PWO I have observed some shocking, what seems to be 'Power-Trips' from CG's, Kicking players who type a single word in capitals.
Example One:
Violent69: Hey man whats up?, i caught a shiny today!
Player1: 'HEY BRO HOW ARE YOU TODAY, I'M HAVING A GREAT DAY!! WANT TO BATTLE ME?!1!1!?! OMFG GZZZZ!!!!!'
Violent69: lol huh dude turn your caps off or youll get a mute.. a Justified Mute.
Community Guide: Player1 has been Muted for 200 seconds
Community Guide: caps
Example Two:
Violent69: Hey man whats up?, i caught a shiny today!
Player2: OMG
Player2: dude thats sick, gz!
Community Guide: Player2 has been Muted for 200 seconds
Community Guide: Don't use caps.
Okay as you can see, in example one the mute would be completely just, there is nothing wrong with it and the CG is doing the job properly, in example two, the CG is out of place.. note the context in which Player2 used his capitals, it is completely different. This doesn't stop them and again i believe its abuse of position or just stupidity.
c) The CG's have GREATLY influenced me in this game when it comes to donating. Truth be told, i really want to donate some cash to PWO, for both better servers and my lack of shiny pokemon, However i find myself held back.. Would i really put forward my hard earned money for a game which is governed by the most immature 'enforces' i have witnessed in the MMO's ive explored thus-far. I feel like it would be paying a corrupt police officer to work for the greater good of the community which would do more harm than good, Thankfully.. this is not tax and we have a choice, I, regretfully, choose not to donate for these reasons, While i get what i want (not supporting the choice of CG's) I also let myself down by holding my money back which results in less money for the PWO team to pay for better servers and such.
The morale of this is, I think there needs to be ALOT more attention put towards choosing who represents the game, Finding people who do NOT abuse their position and actually take up the job to HELP fellow players and over-all better the game.
d) Staff members getting Rare/Legendary Pokemons is utterly unfair, Every player should have the same opportunities as the other. Fair enough if they are NOT used as an advantage, but they are.. be it in-game NPC's or pokemon battles against other players. The 'rules' on legendaries from what ive gathered (via replies of my original thread) Are that they're not aloud to be used in Player battles, or traded, that they're payment for an unpaid job <img src="http://www.pokemon-world-online.net/forum/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/MisdreavusWink.png" class="bbc_emoticon" alt="
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Now in the original thread i got a whole lot of replies claiming that 'If everyone had one, they wouldn't be legendaries', etc. My answer to this is one of simple origins, in the extreme.. I CLEARLY do NOT state that each player should have access to these pokemon, My point is that CG's (maybe other staff also) should have to work equally as hard as the average player to gain this type of reward. The CG's should have separate accounts, ones for playing the game, and others for helping (CG account for helping of course)
Furthermore id like to add a point i saw in the replies to the original post, realizing that indeed this is happening ALOT, Lets start with the 'PM me and you'll get muted', it was along these lines if i remember rightly, the whole darn point of your CG position is to HELP players, Half the time i personally try to message a CG (or mostly any kind of staff member) They have their private messages turned off, I find this to be one of the most annoying instances, This makes me think of a jehovah witness explaining to their audience that the good lord savior indeed doesn't exist.
[I specifically target the CG's because from my recognition this is where 'most' of the problem lies]
3) Donations and Servers
I was wondering about this, as the server stability in this game is.. Hard to be pleased with.. Do the donations honestly go into bettering the servers, or does it pay for the servers monthly fees and with the remainder McDonalds for lunch each day?
Information on this would have an extreme contribution towards the players donating, if its for the right reasons etc.
This being said, a simple solution is to have a 'State of the game' with what is planned to happen and when, how close it is to happening, etc etc. Frequent updates for the player basis.
What the issue is? If its coding, Tell us that. If its lack of money to afford better servers, say it. We need to know these things in order to know what moves to make. Players can come up with ideas and solutions as well, hence suggestions i suppose, but still.. What we really need is some official information on progress/plans, and maybe a new position made for staff whos job is to re-open the server when they crash (covering all time-zones for minimum downtime)
[Updates from replies to original thread indicate that the issues are with coding mostly]
Again the idea of implementing several staff positions solely for the purpose of re-opening a crashed server would be an ideal way to keep downtown to a minimum, repeating the point; Covering multiple time-zones.
4) Random Stuff
Random stuff being things i can't be bothered blending into the set categories, suggestions mostly.
a) It would be amazing to see a list of the actual 'Rights' staff members have (based on rank) and a designated path to report abuse of position. (a type of citizens arrest)
b.) Second opinions, Basically before a staff member makes a 'bold' move/decision he should check with another staff member to see if it is the appropriate action. I assume that the general reason for having a position is to help, yet its as if some of the staff have their own ambitions and agendas entirely.
c) Cover-Ups, This one really sparks confusion in me.. The original thread I posted was to show people a typical players perspective on the game.. (Not saying im average, for I am god-like, so UT3 keeps telling me) But.. the post gets locked? (being of the excess flame, fair enough) Then suddenly its gone completely, I really don't know how to take that one? Did I show some realistic points as to why this game can often seem 'not worth it', or again is it an individual with their very own agenda ignited by vengeance because they have been caught-out? I doubt not that this thread 'may' get deleted for similar reasons, Thankfully i see through acts of cowardice and plan ahead. Better to own up to your errors than try to cover them, just makes everything seem so much more ridiculous than simply being honest.
I discourage you not, because it is a good and fun game, and could be ultimately successful given the correct tweaks.
Also adding in before I post is that this is OPINION, this is how one player views everything that goes on inside the game and wish only to aid the games development by conveying an average trainers outlook, There is absolutely no need for flame or any bad attitude whatsoever. If you find my opinion insulting, simply don't let it bother you for this is Me, not you.
Violent~
Ive decided to write this thread for the reasons listed.
1) Perpetual Beta?
2) CG's?
3) Donations/Servers?
4) Random Points
This is all my personal opinions and curiosity,
1) Beta
The Beta system of this game, I have heard its been in beta for multiple years, thus called a 'perpetual beta', Im wondering if there is any actual release planned or will this be so forever? - Beta is used to define; previews, usability testing, prototypes etc. Will my donating actually make any difference, or is there no planned future release at all?
2) Community Guides, Specifically.
They're ..not getting the job done. (remember this is opinion) I shall bring up several points in which i feel things are most definitely not.. Up to scratch.
a) Several times i have witnessed players muted for inappropriate conversation/language, Often without warning. I fail to make sense of this and conclude it is just people with positions abusing their privileges to 'look cool' or 'feel powerful'. The main quote befor this is to 'keep the chat PG', the term PG refers to 'Parental Guidance' which in most countries is a select group of people under the age of 13 (in some places its 12), However in the policies is CLEARLY states that this game is NOT for children.
b.) The use of Capitals is not taken lightly, in many games it often results in bans, mutes and other 'fitting' punishments, However in PWO I have observed some shocking, what seems to be 'Power-Trips' from CG's, Kicking players who type a single word in capitals.
Example One:
Violent69: Hey man whats up?, i caught a shiny today!
Player1: 'HEY BRO HOW ARE YOU TODAY, I'M HAVING A GREAT DAY!! WANT TO BATTLE ME?!1!1!?! OMFG GZZZZ!!!!!'
Violent69: lol huh dude turn your caps off or youll get a mute.. a Justified Mute.
Community Guide: Player1 has been Muted for 200 seconds
Community Guide: caps
Example Two:
Violent69: Hey man whats up?, i caught a shiny today!
Player2: OMG
Player2: dude thats sick, gz!
Community Guide: Player2 has been Muted for 200 seconds
Community Guide: Don't use caps.
Okay as you can see, in example one the mute would be completely just, there is nothing wrong with it and the CG is doing the job properly, in example two, the CG is out of place.. note the context in which Player2 used his capitals, it is completely different. This doesn't stop them and again i believe its abuse of position or just stupidity.
c) The CG's have GREATLY influenced me in this game when it comes to donating. Truth be told, i really want to donate some cash to PWO, for both better servers and my lack of shiny pokemon, However i find myself held back.. Would i really put forward my hard earned money for a game which is governed by the most immature 'enforces' i have witnessed in the MMO's ive explored thus-far. I feel like it would be paying a corrupt police officer to work for the greater good of the community which would do more harm than good, Thankfully.. this is not tax and we have a choice, I, regretfully, choose not to donate for these reasons, While i get what i want (not supporting the choice of CG's) I also let myself down by holding my money back which results in less money for the PWO team to pay for better servers and such.
The morale of this is, I think there needs to be ALOT more attention put towards choosing who represents the game, Finding people who do NOT abuse their position and actually take up the job to HELP fellow players and over-all better the game.
d) Staff members getting Rare/Legendary Pokemons is utterly unfair, Every player should have the same opportunities as the other. Fair enough if they are NOT used as an advantage, but they are.. be it in-game NPC's or pokemon battles against other players. The 'rules' on legendaries from what ive gathered (via replies of my original thread) Are that they're not aloud to be used in Player battles, or traded, that they're payment for an unpaid job <img src="http://www.pokemon-world-online.net/forum/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/MisdreavusWink.png" class="bbc_emoticon" alt="
" />Now in the original thread i got a whole lot of replies claiming that 'If everyone had one, they wouldn't be legendaries', etc. My answer to this is one of simple origins, in the extreme.. I CLEARLY do NOT state that each player should have access to these pokemon, My point is that CG's (maybe other staff also) should have to work equally as hard as the average player to gain this type of reward. The CG's should have separate accounts, ones for playing the game, and others for helping (CG account for helping of course)
Furthermore id like to add a point i saw in the replies to the original post, realizing that indeed this is happening ALOT, Lets start with the 'PM me and you'll get muted', it was along these lines if i remember rightly, the whole darn point of your CG position is to HELP players, Half the time i personally try to message a CG (or mostly any kind of staff member) They have their private messages turned off, I find this to be one of the most annoying instances, This makes me think of a jehovah witness explaining to their audience that the good lord savior indeed doesn't exist.
[I specifically target the CG's because from my recognition this is where 'most' of the problem lies]
3) Donations and Servers
I was wondering about this, as the server stability in this game is.. Hard to be pleased with.. Do the donations honestly go into bettering the servers, or does it pay for the servers monthly fees and with the remainder McDonalds for lunch each day?
Information on this would have an extreme contribution towards the players donating, if its for the right reasons etc.
This being said, a simple solution is to have a 'State of the game' with what is planned to happen and when, how close it is to happening, etc etc. Frequent updates for the player basis.
What the issue is? If its coding, Tell us that. If its lack of money to afford better servers, say it. We need to know these things in order to know what moves to make. Players can come up with ideas and solutions as well, hence suggestions i suppose, but still.. What we really need is some official information on progress/plans, and maybe a new position made for staff whos job is to re-open the server when they crash (covering all time-zones for minimum downtime)
[Updates from replies to original thread indicate that the issues are with coding mostly]
Again the idea of implementing several staff positions solely for the purpose of re-opening a crashed server would be an ideal way to keep downtown to a minimum, repeating the point; Covering multiple time-zones.
4) Random Stuff
Random stuff being things i can't be bothered blending into the set categories, suggestions mostly.
a) It would be amazing to see a list of the actual 'Rights' staff members have (based on rank) and a designated path to report abuse of position. (a type of citizens arrest)
b.) Second opinions, Basically before a staff member makes a 'bold' move/decision he should check with another staff member to see if it is the appropriate action. I assume that the general reason for having a position is to help, yet its as if some of the staff have their own ambitions and agendas entirely.
c) Cover-Ups, This one really sparks confusion in me.. The original thread I posted was to show people a typical players perspective on the game.. (Not saying im average, for I am god-like, so UT3 keeps telling me) But.. the post gets locked? (being of the excess flame, fair enough) Then suddenly its gone completely, I really don't know how to take that one? Did I show some realistic points as to why this game can often seem 'not worth it', or again is it an individual with their very own agenda ignited by vengeance because they have been caught-out? I doubt not that this thread 'may' get deleted for similar reasons, Thankfully i see through acts of cowardice and plan ahead. Better to own up to your errors than try to cover them, just makes everything seem so much more ridiculous than simply being honest.
I discourage you not, because it is a good and fun game, and could be ultimately successful given the correct tweaks.
Also adding in before I post is that this is OPINION, this is how one player views everything that goes on inside the game and wish only to aid the games development by conveying an average trainers outlook, There is absolutely no need for flame or any bad attitude whatsoever. If you find my opinion insulting, simply don't let it bother you for this is Me, not you.
Violent~
