Be brave

[Leeloo]

As was previously mentioned, a decent amount(not all) of those review complaints are old news, have been fixed, will be fixed, or were just wrong.

I like what the new team has done(and has planned), but they have a tough 2-fold task to deal with. Making the game desirable to new players & those who were quickly turned off as well as keeping the very demanding current players happy. You don't have to look far on any forums or even in-game to see that opinions on what needs to be done vary greatly. From one extreme to the other and everywhere in between on most issues. They want to say all the right things to not chase anyone else off while still trying to attract more players. It's like with every little thing they have to find the route that will piss the least amount of people off = D

I feel for 'em in that regard. I like the title of the thread because at some point they will need to "be brave" and take some chances. Step up, truly take control, and say "Alright, this is how it's gonna be". Rather than the walking on eggshells they've been doing since release.

[Amsai]

As was previously mentioned, a decent amount(not all) of those review complaints are old news, have been fixed, will be fixed, or were just wrong.

I like what the new team has done(and has planned), but they have a tough 2-fold task to deal with. Making the game desirable to new players & those who were quickly turned off as well as keeping the very demanding current players happy. You don't have to look far on any forums or even in-game to see that opinions on what needs to be done vary greatly. From one extreme to the other and everywhere in between on most issues. They want to say all the right things to not chase anyone else off while still trying to attract more players. It's like with every little thing they have to find the route that will piss the least amount of people off = D

I feel for 'em in that regard. I like the title of the thread because at some point they will need to "be brave" and take some chances. Step up, truly take control, and say "Alright, this is how it's gonna be". Rather than the walking on eggshells they've been doing since release.

Totally agree. I have been waiting for a direction for what seems like forever. And while Yoshi-P brought promise, answers were always way too vague for me. I am with you, they have to take a firm stance and give us a clear direction. For the logest time I have felt like the kid in the back seat asking his parents: Are we there yet? And finally Akihiko Matsui answers with "Almost, little Amsai".

[Neptune]

As was previously mentioned, a decent amount(not all) of those review complaints are old news, have been fixed, will be fixed, or were just wrong.

Leeloo, none of the criticisms I cited are above low priority for the dev team. And just because you literally read about before doesn't make it old news. It's hot, fresh news because it remains a huge problem. Most of those criticisms are not even mentioned by the dev team at all. You are probably just thinking of things like "examination of an auction house system". You probably remember stuff like that and think of it as being addressed. However, if you look closer no progress has been made on those low priority issues, and most remain unaddressed.

Amsai there's no need to white knight. You are preaching to the choir.