Thread: OMG 1.19 has broken the game

Ok, now that I've got the attention of the angry minority, let me show you what exactly is happening to you.

People who studied/work in management or HR will be familiar with this: the change curve.

Please click here to see the change curve.


The General Phases of the Change Curve

Denial – The first stage: Once information has been received as to the ideals of change, this natural reaction is to deny that there is a need for change and in fact it is not happening. In a change sense, typical words that are used at this stage are, “It won’t work here,” “Tried it before – It doesn’t happen,” “Why is this happening to me?”

Anger – After learning that this change is not going away, the next natural step towards change is to go through the anger phase. At this point, people affected often can’t see a way out of the situation, often resorting to anger and bitterness.

Exploration – Maintaining the commitment to Working with individuals, facilitating them through the change curve, it will eventually become clear that the change is here to stay. It is no fad and big changes in their lives may need to happen. At this point, people will often try to compromise a favourable outcome to the change. Comments like, “Ok, what if we do this…” “Can I fit here?” “Can we just do…”

Acceptance – Congratulations! The individual has successfully come through the change curve. Acceptance as to the need to change is understood and now the person, in this phase, is learning to live with the change, getting involved in change and dealing directly with it.


Déjà vu ?

This concept proves itself at every patch, just look at all the anger threads, and analyze the forums again in few weeks.

If you realize and accept the phase you're in, you will begin exploring and trying new things faster, meaning fun and performance will come back faster (rather than being stuck in the anger phase).

Also, you didn't post any information regarding the game, just copied an article. Way to be intuitive.

LOL! Awesome! Someone please bump this thread after every patch. It'll be a good reminder.

It's a handful of anger threads, because those who enjoy it are busy playing the game. So that means thousands are playing, while a couple are complaining. I'm having fun and enjoy the new patch.