Seriously, VW loot system..come on.

[Nightfyre]

Trust me when I say that I understand what your major concerns are and that discussions are taking place about them.

How are we supposed to know?

It's a nice thought, but discussion needs to be followed by results. When we see words like "highest priority" and it doesn't line up with what the playerbase wants, especially if the playerbase has seen their wishes shitcanned previously (adding VW loot to pool, nevermind the rage at the "logic" behind it), there is definite cause for concern and we will naturally become more vocal about our desires in the hopes that tangible results will follow quickly. Dev time is a very limited resource, it should be spent wisely. Even if it's not always what we want, it should at least have a solid rationale behind it and that has been noticeably lacking without significant prodding from the community (hello RDM/enfeebles in general).

I'm sure that you know given your job on the community team (and I don't envy your position one bit), but if the devs were really listening I'd think we'd see a shift in content design away from undesirable mechanics and this has been largely lacking. It seems to be slowly coming, but not enough and not widely enough. I'd be more comfortable if shifts were happening without origin in vocal complaints, and I'll also happily offer praise for the devs when/if that happens.