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[Deo14]

In the past Yoshi-P has talked about how it takes a lot of manual labor for the team to create new housing wards. Do you think he's lying, or potentially have evidence to the contrary? I've taken him at his word but if there's a compelling reason not to I'd be interested in hearing it.

He's the main PR guy, there was a lot of lies or inaccuracies he told throughout the game's lifespan. If you're really curious, I could give you few examples, or there also was a thread about it, you could check it out.

And do you believe that we should just settle with terrible state of housing , just because it would be "a lot of manual labor" for devs? That's their job, and players would clearly love it if they finally fixed it.

[Stormpeaks]

He's the main PR guy, there was a lot of lies or inaccuracies he told throughout the game's lifespan. If you're really curious, I could give you few examples, or there also was a thread about it, you could check it out.

And do you believe that we should just settle with terrible state of housing , just because it would be "a lot of manual labor" for devs? That's their job, and players would clearly love it if they finally fixed it.

There is also that quote from Yoshi P himself from back when housing released in which he clearly said there wouldnt be any system like auto demolition, sadly I cant find it anymore, but he said it word for word that he didnt want to do what other games did, and that there would be no auto demo system.

[LilimoLimomo]

He's the main PR guy, there was a lot of lies or inaccuracies he told throughout the game's lifespan. If you're really curious, I could give you few examples, or there also was a thread about it, you could check it out.

I would love examples, or if you can link me to the thread that would be great, too! I'm still learning my way around the forums.

And do you believe that we should just settle with terrible state of housing , just because it would be "a lot of manual labor" for devs? That's their job, and players would clearly love it if they finally fixed it.

Oh no, I think you've misunderstood me. The devs have shown that they are happy to do the manual labor that is required to create new wards. But assuming Yoshi-P is telling the truth, what is far more difficult would be to change that system. Now, difficult doesn't mean impossible, but the devs only have a limited amount of bandwidth with which to create everything that is presented in each new patch and expansion. The content and improvements they make are among the game's most prominent selling points, so they want to get as much bang for their buck as possible so that they (hopefully) make their fans happy and in turn their fans will keep funding the development of the game.

But not all tasks are created equal. The resources it takes to overhaul housing might be resources that could instead be used to make one dungeon, or two Ultimates, or a whole expansion. I genuinely don't know how much it would take to do such a thing, but the point is that it would be a large undertaking. And if the devs decided to do it, it means they would have to not do other stuff that people also want. And that's a big part of the unenviable task that Yoshi-P has: he makes the hard choices about what to make and what to cut, with the goal of making the most fans possible as happy as possible.

I think you should keep voicing your wants and your dissatisfaction if that's what you feel. Let the devs know what you want, which will help them to better prioritize the kinds of content and improvements they work on.

That said, I've worked in games and tech, so I totally understand when the devs can't provide what some players want, even when it would make everyone happy. Sometimes there's just not the bandwidth to make thing W because all the resources are already devoted to things X, Y, and Z which players feel more strongly about. So for my part, I just try to be understanding of the devs limitations.