@katttruewalker said in Not that many will care but most of my friends have stopped playiing SOT & LFG post seem wayyyy down!:
This isn't aimed at anyone in particular, or perhaps to all of you who are expressing your disappointment, frustration and impatience with Sea of Thieves....
Your voices are heard and your concerns and opinions are as valid as those who support the changes, try to remain positive about the bugs and issues we've experienced during the last few months and are optimistic about the future of the game.
I feel very much that this is the nature of the beast now, that on release the community expressed it's disappointment and Rare have responded as best they could as swiftly as they could, fixing issues and tweaking features and responding to our worries.
The way I see it, it's a bit like putting together a puzzle when you don't see the final picture - there are gaps and problems along the way which are overcome and which make sense as part of the whole further down the road.
The thing is, we're watching someone else put this puzzle together, and because we're only really back seat drivers, some of the changes don't sit well, don't make sense at the time or are plain wrong.
Personally, I'm hoping that because Rare are pretty good puzzle solvers, we'll get to a point where things will settle down, make sense and we have one of those 'Eureka' moments where we finally see what they were on about all along. At that point, we might not agree with it, but I think we have as many differing visions for the game as we have members of the community - what I hope we all share is a sense of the potential this game has.
I want to defend Rare, and have many times. I do see that they are trying to please as many people as they can, and honestly I like many of the initiatives that they have had. The biggest issue I have, and one that is quite honestly wearing me out is, they are putting that puzzle together using us, the faithful, as the guinea pigs to test it and see if it works. They have a group of people, you are one of them, called pioneers. They should be giving you all ample time to vet the product before release, also allowing for time for feedback and implementation of any corrections that are needed.
And honestly, while the new UI is annoying, I can live with it. It is the glitches that are wearing me down. Some of which have been known issues for months with little to no progress in fixing them. I truly think Rare should slow down on the new content releases some, take the time needed to properly vet the product and make sure that there are minimal issues once released.
I still love the game, and still like the direction, I just don't like the way they introduce the new stuff with so many issues. I will agree that Rare is responsive, but honestly, they should have that figured out before us common folk ever see the product. I spend a lot of time on the game, I want that time spent making adventures, not dealing with glitches or worrying that the game could crash because it is unstable. I will continue to plow through this and play the game, as I honestly can say some of my best gaming experiences have happened in SoT. But I sincerely hope that Rare finally does what they have said they would start doing since the Skelly Ships were first introduced with so many server issues. The remarkable thing is, Joe made the same apology then as he made in this weeks update. They are sorry they didn't give ample time for testing. It really is quite simple, don't announce a date to release a new DLC until it is has been tested and ready.
I know the big push is new content because the biggest complaint people made when the game was first introduced was the lack of content. Well, we have a lot of new content since then, and many new ways to have that adventure, so maybe taking stock in where they are and making sure they put in place policies to ensure that products are solid before releasing them is what is now needed most.