119112-thank-you-carbine-studios

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Carbine, thank you for doing what you do. Keep it up. This game is the first MMORPG in a while I have truly been impressed by. You are willing to communicate plans for the game. Community interactions seem evident. Changes are generally in a direction requested by us. The list goes on.
 
When it comes to the game itself it has been nothing short of enjoyable. Certain elements may not be to my liking. Yet I've seen many others absolutely love those pieces I disliked or vice versa. As a whole the game is great. It is tough with a good backbone. No shortage of content coupled with a wealth of different types in my eyes. Plus a storyline I've been enjoying. It is a welcome departure from the typical high fantasy material.
 
There have been mistakes but I feel you've done everything right when it comes to correcting them. Most companies won't go as far as you all have been trying to. Not to mention being honest about problems. You don't try to hide anything.
 
Rarely will a company impress me. Carbine has done that. I know most people here have complaints, but can you honestly say that they haven't done everything in their power to work cohesively with us?	
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Chua warriors will make this all go away...just sayin....just sayin...
 
Joking(kind of) aside, The game is fun and all and I've enjoyed most changes. I said it once before, but I do feel this is one of few companies that try to listen more than most, but have a bit to learn. Much as I'm disappointed sometimes like the no shades eve thing and delays on certain aspects I do appreciate when the conversation turns into more of a "how can we improve going forward and either institute hold over fixes/prevent further delays(the latter more on Carbines part)"
 
I try to give more feedback here than I would most games because I at least get some sense that the devs care and that lets me care more about the game as well. I'd like to hope that most people are like that and from various posts I read they come off that way as well(some more passionate than others). 
 
For me the way I see it basically is "Hey Carbine! Great job, but I know you can do better!"	
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I do feel this is one of few companies that try to listen more than most, but have a bit to learn.
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I'm still baffled by the negative backlash this game saw after its critical success. There seems to be a strong "you betrayed us" vibe that I've never seen before. Weird.
 
At this point I play for housing but with more QOL improvements and more population (if only to give me faith this game isn't going to choke or go F2P), I'd be playing PVE endgame and leveling more alts. At this point it's a waiting game, so I'm tempted to play other titles, but I find it hard to step away from the roots I've put down and Wildstar's sci-fi vibe.
 
 	
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The MMO community as a whole is getting more and more negative and less and less understanding.  Don't get me wrong, Carbine has made a large number of critical errors and people have justified complaints.  That being said people seem to be blind to all of the incredible things that this game has done right.  Are there better supported games out there, yes.  Are there games that can touch wildstars combat and dungeon/pve content, no even close.
 
As someone who lives for raiding and community gaming nothing even compares to Wildstar from my point of view.	
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The MMO community as a whole is getting more and more negative and less and less understanding.  Don't get me wrong, Carbine has made a large number of critical errors and people have justified complaints.  That being said people seem to be blind to all of the incredible things that this game has done right.  Are there better supported games out there, yes.  Are there games that can touch wildstars combat and dungeon/pve content, no even close.
 
As someone who lives for raiding and community gaming nothing even compares to Wildstar from my point of view.
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 The MMO community as a whole is getting more and more negative and less and less understanding.
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Rarely will a company impress me. Carbine has done that. I know most people here have complaints, but can you honestly say that they haven't done everything in their power to work cohesively with us?
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Expecting the developers to not waste your time with senseless time sinks isn't expecting them to give everything to you right now. Players today value they time a lot more than they used to, because there are many more games to chose from. If a game is tactically "sinking" your time and you don't feel it's effort/time ratio is right, then you will move somewhere else. They don't want things handled in a silver platter; they want the developers to provide engaging content instead of time sinks for the sake of time sinks.
 
So, you know. It's not a matter of players becoming less understanding. It's a matter of players valuing their time and money much, much more than ever before.
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I think there is definitely a difference between a "time sink" and a waste of time. Nobody wants to feel like they are having their time wasted, but you need to balance reward with skill & dedication.
 
I find I am quite grateful I'm not a developer sometimes, as getting this stuff right can't be easy. Somebody, somewhere, is going to be unhappy so you've just got to aim for that delicate balance between making something fun and compelling, but not making it so easy people soon tire of it.
 
Anyway! Thanks for the comments folks, obviously we glad to hear people are enjoying WildStar. I think we all know there is more work to do but it helps us keep going! :)	
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I think there is definitely a difference between a "time sink" and a waste of time. Nobody wants to feel like they are having their time wasted, but you need to balance reward with skill & dedication.
 
I find I am quite grateful I'm not a developer sometimes, as getting this stuff right can't be easy. Somebody, somewhere, is going to be unhappy so you've just got to aim for that delicate balance between making something fun and compelling, but not making it so easy people soon tire of it.
 
Anyway! Thanks for the comments folks, obviously we glad to hear people are enjoying WildStar. I think we all know there is more work to do but it helps us keep going! :)
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			Thank you Carbine, for giving me so much to do, that I often "forget" to clean my house, or do laundry, or go grocery shopping. My family thanks you too ;)	
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