133794-i-just-subscribed-despite-the-launch-issues

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I played the F2P beta for a couple of weeks and even though the past two days haven't gone as well as everyone had hoped I went ahead and subscribed. I like the game and I feel like the Carbine team is making a sincere effort to fix the problems and keep a game they're passionate about afloat. They're taking a lot of abuse on the forums right now because they're easy targets. You change from a subscription model and the wolves are salivating to call you a failure and any misstep is magnified and no matter what you do the ones you can never please are the ones who want to be heard the most. So for all their efforts and since it seems like all people can do is villify them at every turn, I'm doing what little I can to financially back them and throw them my support.
 
 
I can picture the scene at Carbine..
 
The network team for the NA and EU servers have probably been working without sleep for the past 2 days, taking turns sleeping on couches in the break room. They're wired on cold Starbucks coffee, maniaclly singing "99 little bugs in the code.."
 
The project lead keeps texting, emailing and calling to ask things like "Could it be a loose cable?!" while he uses Google translate to find out if the Korean word for "fired" is in any of the 300+ emails he has gotten from NCSoft.
 
The people on the Customer Support teams have taken up smoking.
 
Members of the Community team keep refreshing the threads on the forum while they wait for status updates so they can immediately pass them along as soon as they can, stopping only to wipe the tears from their keyboards..
 
And the PVP server guys are at home in bed.
 
 
I for one think they need a vote of confidence. Here's $14.99. I want you to succeed.
			
				
	Edited September 30, 2015 by Treachery	
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			Ever think that a large majority of people are subbed and also trying to get in?	
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			Not sure if this is a joke or if you're serious, but i approve.	
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I played the F2P beta for a couple of weeks and even though the past two days haven't gone as well as everyone had hoped I went ahead and subscribed. I like the game and I feel like the Carbine team is making a sincere effort to fix the problems and keep a game they're passionate about afloat. They're taking a lot of abuse on the forums right now because they're easy targets. You change from a subscription model and the wolves are salivating to call you a failure and any misstep is magnified and no matter what you do the ones you can never please are the ones who want to be heard the most. So for all their efforts and since it seems like all people can do is villify them at every turn, I'm doing what little I can to financially back them and throw them my support.
 
I can picture the scene at Carbine..
 
The network team for the NA and EU servers have probably been working without sleep for the past 2 days, taking turns sleeping on couches in the break room. They're wired on cold Starbucks coffee, maniaclly singing "99 little bugs in the code.."
 
The project lead keeps texting, emailing and calling to ask things like "Could it be a loose cable?!" while he uses Google translate to find out if the Korean word for "fired" is in any of the 300+ emails he has gotten from NCSoft.
 
The people on the Customer Support teams have taken up smoking.
 
Members of the Community team keep refreshing the threads on the forum while they wait for status updates so they can immediately pass them along as soon as they can, stopping only to wipe the tears from their keyboards..
 
And the PVP server guys are at home in bed.
 
 
I for one think they need a vote of confidence. Here's $14.99. I want you to succeed.
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			I'm with you there, buddy. I thoroughly enjoyed the game ever since Day 1, but I haven't been able to keep up a sub since then. Now I can afford to do so, I've already purchase a month of sub to get me started with some extra perks! I'm 100% confident that the issues will be worked out--whether it's from constant hotfixes and patches, or just people leaving who were only here to try out the latest and greatest free-to-play game.	
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			I already have an account, but I really feel for the team right now. Luckily tomorrow is another day and we'll probably all survive to see it! =)	
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			Yeah, I just subbed for an additional month...same reason; I like the game, LOVE these changes, and...hey, it's the first day of live, mass testing.  That's always the time where you find the odd glitches that only 'wild' users can generate, like half-installed NIC drivers tossing you malformed packets or what-all...it's not that bad, and it's getting better.  I'll keep playing!And, ugh, I have worked in IT; I know that feeling of the 'up 30+ hours with pizzas in the NOC because 'emergency' situation.  It's nice to resolve, but horrible to slog through.  I wish them luck...and toss them a bit of funding too.  :)	
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Yeah, I just subbed for an additional month...same reason; I like the game, LOVE these changes, and...hey, it's the first day of live, mass testing.  That's always the time where you find the odd glitches that only 'wild' users can generate, like half-installed NIC drivers tossing you malformed packets or what-all...it's not that bad, and it's getting better.  I'll keep playing!
 
And, ugh, I have worked in IT; I know that feeling of the 'up 30+ hours with pizzas in the NOC because 'emergency' situation.  It's nice to resolve, but horrible to slog through.  I wish them luck...and toss them a bit of funding too.  :)
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I can picture the scene at Carbine..
 
The network team for the NA and EU servers have probably been working without sleep for the past 2 days, taking turns sleeping on couches in the break room. They're wired on cold Starbucks coffee, maniaclly singing "99 little bugs in the code.."
 
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I liked the changes so much,I spent $40.00 last night on top of my sub for cosmetics, which is a lot to grab from a cheapskate. ;p
 
I hope that all those who enjoy the game at least buy something once in a while to help keep the game afloat.	
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Well, letting their employees work like that would be illegal, even in the us.
Ever heard of shifts?	
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I can picture the scene at Carbine..
 
The network team for the NA and EU servers have probably been working without sleep for the past 2 days, taking turns sleeping on couches in the break room. They're wired on cold Starbucks coffee, maniaclly singing "99 little bugs in the code.."
 
The project lead keeps texting, emailing and calling to ask things like "Could it be a loose cable?!" while he uses Google translate to find out if the Korean word for "fired" is in any of the 300+ emails he has gotten from NCSoft.
 
The people on the Customer Support teams have taken up smoking.
 
Members of the Community team keep refreshing the threads on the forum while they wait for status updates so they can immediately pass them along as soon as they can, stopping only to wipe the tears from their keyboards..
 
And the PVP server guys are at home in bed.
 
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Maybe they're passionate about their game and want it to succeed. Here is a good article about working conditions in the Games Industry which includes a quote from a Carbine employee.
 
“Hourly employees in California are required by law to get overtime if they work more than eight hours in a single day or 40 hours in a week,” explains a current employee of Carbine. “Salaried employees are exempt from such laws. What winds up happening at Carbine (and I believe other NCSoft subsidiaries) is when an hourly associate gets promoted to a staff-level salaried job, they retain their hourly wage and get a very slight pay bump. So no longer is the hourly associate working overtime and getting $72,000 a year for it. Instead, the newly promoted staff member is making $52,000 and still works the same amount of crunch hours as before.”	
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			You know what would help with the complaining a bit? If they actually communicated and TOLD people that they've been working non-stop. Instead of just letting the internet do what it does best which is blow shit out of proportion.	
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			I am just patiently waiting till at least Friday for the server issues to be fixed. I already knew this would happen (like in every single MMO launch) so I didn't even bother trying to play the game. I am still excited to try the game out and look forward to creating an Aurin!  :)
			
				
	Edited September 30, 2015 by EvilMoogle	
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			This is epic....and not very far from the truth. Actually, we are really trying hard to focus on getting everything up and running, and we always appreciate the creative whit and humor of our wonderful players. Thanks!	
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Tell advertising...you guys did such a great job....we now HATE YOU !!!
you so owe us more pizza.	
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i lol'd, and most of its probably true even though its a joke.
 
I subbed, not for the perks or whatever but just because, i always enjoyed this game.
Not sure the overflow of complaints is helping morale anywhere, but then the loudest voices seem to be the ones not supporting the game anyway, which is kind of sad.
 
Anyway hopefully everything gets sorted soon and we can all get back to it.	
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I for one think they need a vote of confidence. Here's $14.99. I want you to succeed.
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I played the F2P beta for a couple of weeks and even though the past two days haven't gone as well as everyone had hoped I went ahead and subscribed. I like the game and I feel like the Carbine team is making a sincere effort to fix the problems and keep a game they're passionate about afloat. They're taking a lot of abuse on the forums right now because they're easy targets. You change from a subscription model and the wolves are salivating to call you a failure and any misstep is magnified and no matter what you do the ones you can never please are the ones who want to be heard the most. So for all their efforts and since it seems like all people can do is villify them at every turn, I'm doing what little I can to financially back them and throw them my support.
 
 
I can picture the scene at Carbine..
 
The network team for the NA and EU servers have probably been working without sleep for the past 2 days, taking turns sleeping on couches in the break room. They're wired on cold Starbucks coffee, maniaclly singing "99 little bugs in the code.."
 
The project lead keeps texting, emailing and calling to ask things like "Could it be a loose cable?!" while he uses Google translate to find out if the Korean word for "fired" is in any of the 300+ emails he has gotten from NCSoft.
 
The people on the Customer Support teams have taken up smoking.
 
Members of the Community team keep refreshing the threads on the forum while they wait for status updates so they can immediately pass them along as soon as they can, stopping only to wipe the tears from their keyboards..
 
And the PVP server guys are at home in bed.
 
 
I for one think they need a vote of confidence. Here's $14.99. I want you to succeed.
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I can picture the scene at Carbine..
 
The network team for the NA and EU servers have probably been working without sleep for the past 2 days, taking turns sleeping on couches in the break room. They're wired on cold Starbucks coffee, maniaclly singing "99 little bugs in the code.."
 
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