Smirk was the worst CM we ever had - and that is going all the way back to Wishstone who would ban people at the drop of a hat. The man just did not do his job properly. I cannot even count all the times I have had to go to other Cryptic game forums to get information that Smirk should have gotten to us here.
I have nothing against the man personally, and I am certain he is a wonderful, fun, person to hang with, but as a CM he just did not cut it, IMO. You need to be more then friendly and nice to do your job properly. You might think your surgeon is the nicest person in the world but if every patient he/she ever operated on died you would be rethinking him doing your surgery.
I wish him well in his future endeavors but I am not sorry to see him go.
I have to agree with Cosmic here...for those who have been around a "while"...no long lost here.
This guy was a typical "politically correct" kind of guy...great people skills on the outside but horrible doing the job of CM. Too quick to push the "ban" buttons and call out people while leaving "others" untouched. To me seems very unfair in what he did and was a turned off for many "old" players who left already due to his quick impulses. Some were deserved but most weren't.
I know this post will be closed sooner or later but I don't have any sympathy except for him just being another human being and respect that much. I don't AGREE with his quick impulses nor with the manner he ignored most of the playerbase when they made "good" points...enough said.
I still have pending tickets not being followed up by him but hope the new CMs will be a good change for STO.
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DR launched, doom, EP bailed out before stuff hit the fan, people got fired for low revenues. Guarantee NWN is in the same boat, they are following the exact same unsustainable development cycle.
Cryptic isn't bringing nearly enough to support their staff compared to before, this could only be round one. Besides, the CMs during DR did a particularly bad job smoothing the DR launch out, if I had a CM working for me and that went on, they'd have been fired long ago.
Well, there's really no development going on for CO, so that leaves STO and Neverwinter and the "secret" projects. Since the reports are that the secret stuff was unaffected, that leaves STO. Just speculation of course.
given that there are no confirmable numbers at all? yeah....
well i hope at least he survived with all his mmo knowledge it would truly be a sad day for sto in fact give him the chair
Well, Bort's name is signed to today's dev blog on the pilot specialization. And we have a post from crypticfrost today. We ALSO have a post from Tacofangs today. We know that much, at least.
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I'd be super, super sad if Taco weren't around anymore.
Yeah, but since he is actively posting, I don't think we have a concern there.
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it would be nice if we could get *some* information outside of rumors as to what is going on, preferably from Mr Emmert or Ricossa. By NOT saying anything, people automatically assume the worst, hence the rumors.
It could be as simple as a restructuring, or it could be signs that PWE/Cryptic is beginning to show some serious financial troubles.
hoping this might change the direction of the game or it could be a wake up call
this is where people say it has nothing to do with sto's profits...
Oh but, I am sure it does, as the florida based company Chico's a rooomie of mine works for, had a huge layoff, due to low retail sales for the year and, didn't get the larger company merger deal/buyout like they had hoped.
I believe their layoff, was some 100+ people company wide!
it would be nice if we could get *some* information outside of rumors as to what is going on, preferably from Mr Emmert or Ricossa. By NOT saying anything, people automatically assume the worst, hence the rumors.
It could be as simple as a restructuring, or it could be signs that PWE/Cryptic is beginning to show some serious financial troubles.
you're NOT going to see a Company formally/publically announce who got laid off as that's a private matter between the company and the employee(s) involved. That doesn't mean the now former employees can't talk about what happened (unless they signed an agreement stating they wouldn't disclose anything publically for a given period of time.)
It's honestly none of our business who was laid off. If those so affected want to (and can legally) disclose what happened with regard to their employment status with Cryptic, they will.
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hoping this might change the direction of the game or it could be a wake up call
this is where people say it has nothing to do with sto's profits...
Nah, this is where they double down. Expect LTS sales, Iconian and Borg Lobi/Lockbox/Promo ships, new level 20 crafting OP gear, 7 more specializations, FT6 - U - Epic - Platinum ships... then they'll raise the level cap at the end of the year.
More nerfs, more treadmill. What else could you possibly expect?
hoping this might change the direction of the game or it could be a wake up call
this is where people say it has nothing to do with sto's profits...
It would be a great thing for them if it woke them up and took the game where it needs to go lol.
Although they haven't understood we want fun to play stuff and not a never ending grind.
Edit: Yeah more gear treadmill by end of the year we will have 70 levels to be a max level too lol. It is funny though gw2's upcoming expansion is all fun content and no gear treadmill and no level cap increase lol.
It is funny though gw2's upcoming expansion is all fun content and no gear treadmill and no level cap increase lol.
From what I've read of it, it's still vertical progression and tantamount to a level cap increase.
Until their second expansion, that is. Then, it either is solidified as vertical progression and effectively a level cap increase, or it becomes horizontal progression and totally irrelevant.
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I doubt they would raise the level cap again so soon. People are already up in arms about the whole T5-U debacle, now you want to make T6 obsolete already?
It would be a great thing for them if it woke them up and took the game where it needs to go lol.
Although they haven't understood we want fun to play stuff and not a never ending grind.
Edit: Yeah more gear treadmill by end of the year we will have 70 levels to be a max level too lol. It is funny though gw2's upcoming expansion is all fun content and no gear treadmill and no level cap increase lol.
I don't like to speak ill of the fired but Positron (Miller) had a part in adding the Incarnate grind and raids and the punitive small team/solo "reward" rates in Dark Astoria to the otherwise alt-friendly CoH.
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I doubt they would raise the level cap again so soon. People are already up in arms about the whole T5-U debacle, now you want to make T6 obsolete already?
Perfect time to upgrade to T7...
If the rage is already going on, it can't get much worse, right?
Cryptics way of thinking after all.
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From what I've read of it, it's still vertical progression and tantamount to a level cap increase.
Until their second expansion, that is. Then, it either is solidified as vertical progression and effectively a level cap increase, or it becomes horizontal progression and totally irrelevant.
Ummmmm not sure what you read but the CEO actually explained it at one of their PAX's they went to with it. It's not a level cap or gear grind what it is they already had a specialization system of their own in mind where it works like their world pvp system. You gain rank by account and not per character so what happens is when you go to the expansion area you are adding a 2nd class to any given character you choose. Which there are enough consumables designed around it where you don't have to grind anything.
So the big difference that made me turn away from STO to Gw2 is that I am playing for fun and not a treadmill grind which that is all STO has been and sounds like they don't plan to deviate from it even if there is no one left playing sto lol. So you'll see more layoffs as the horrible decision making at cryptic continues.
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I have to agree with Cosmic here...for those who have been around a "while"...no long lost here.
This guy was a typical "politically correct" kind of guy...great people skills on the outside but horrible doing the job of CM. Too quick to push the "ban" buttons and call out people while leaving "others" untouched. To me seems very unfair in what he did and was a turned off for many "old" players who left already due to his quick impulses. Some were deserved but most weren't.
I know this post will be closed sooner or later but I don't have any sympathy except for him just being another human being and respect that much. I don't AGREE with his quick impulses nor with the manner he ignored most of the playerbase when they made "good" points...enough said.
I still have pending tickets not being followed up by him but hope the new CMs will be a good change for STO.
DR launched, doom, EP bailed out before stuff hit the fan, people got fired for low revenues. Guarantee NWN is in the same boat, they are following the exact same unsustainable development cycle.
Cryptic isn't bringing nearly enough to support their staff compared to before, this could only be round one. Besides, the CMs during DR did a particularly bad job smoothing the DR launch out, if I had a CM working for me and that went on, they'd have been fired long ago.
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hard to say what really happened.
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You could ask frost but he cant reproduce the layoffs internally so any missing staff is just a display issue
well i hope at least he survived with all his mmo knowledge it would truly be a sad day for sto in fact give him the chair
Well, Bort's name is signed to today's dev blog on the pilot specialization. And we have a post from crypticfrost today. We ALSO have a post from Tacofangs today. We know that much, at least.
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Cryptic layoffs alone totaled 18 people
http://massivelyop.net/2015/03/17/cryptic-layoffs-alone-totaled-18-people/
Yeah, but since he is actively posting, I don't think we have a concern there.
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It could be as simple as a restructuring, or it could be signs that PWE/Cryptic is beginning to show some serious financial troubles.
this is where people say it has nothing to do with sto's profits...
Oh but, I am sure it does, as the florida based company Chico's a rooomie of mine works for, had a huge layoff, due to low retail sales for the year and, didn't get the larger company merger deal/buyout like they had hoped.
I believe their layoff, was some 100+ people company wide!
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No, this is where folks say there were already four or more threads on it before this one...
you're NOT going to see a Company formally/publically announce who got laid off as that's a private matter between the company and the employee(s) involved. That doesn't mean the now former employees can't talk about what happened (unless they signed an agreement stating they wouldn't disclose anything publically for a given period of time.)
It's honestly none of our business who was laid off. If those so affected want to (and can legally) disclose what happened with regard to their employment status with Cryptic, they will.
PWE ARC Drone says: "Your STO forum community as you have known it is ended...Display names are irrelevant...Any further sense of community is irrelevant...Resistance is futile...You will be assimilated..."
Nah, this is where they double down. Expect LTS sales, Iconian and Borg Lobi/Lockbox/Promo ships, new level 20 crafting OP gear, 7 more specializations, FT6 - U - Epic - Platinum ships... then they'll raise the level cap at the end of the year.
More nerfs, more treadmill. What else could you possibly expect?
It would be a great thing for them if it woke them up and took the game where it needs to go lol.
Although they haven't understood we want fun to play stuff and not a never ending grind.
Edit: Yeah more gear treadmill by end of the year we will have 70 levels to be a max level too lol. It is funny though gw2's upcoming expansion is all fun content and no gear treadmill and no level cap increase lol.
Until their second expansion, that is. Then, it either is solidified as vertical progression and effectively a level cap increase, or it becomes horizontal progression and totally irrelevant.
lots of moms and lots of basements on these forums lol
just t6u ...
I don't like to speak ill of the fired but Positron (Miller) had a part in adding the Incarnate grind and raids and the punitive small team/solo "reward" rates in Dark Astoria to the otherwise alt-friendly CoH.
Perfect time to upgrade to T7...
If the rage is already going on, it can't get much worse, right?
Cryptics way of thinking after all.
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Ummmmm not sure what you read but the CEO actually explained it at one of their PAX's they went to with it. It's not a level cap or gear grind what it is they already had a specialization system of their own in mind where it works like their world pvp system. You gain rank by account and not per character so what happens is when you go to the expansion area you are adding a 2nd class to any given character you choose. Which there are enough consumables designed around it where you don't have to grind anything.
So the big difference that made me turn away from STO to Gw2 is that I am playing for fun and not a treadmill grind which that is all STO has been and sounds like they don't plan to deviate from it even if there is no one left playing sto lol. So you'll see more layoffs as the horrible decision making at cryptic continues.