Thank you for this post. I would just like to say,there is a small batch of people willing to test new changes before they go live. Sure there wernt that many for kunark beta,but there are people willing to do the dirty work on a test server for simulated patches to make sure the patch is doing what is intended.
The biggest issues people have with patches,isn't the nerfs. It's the bugs that happen when coding is changed and things are jacked up for 2 weeks or longer. It stuff that effectively changes a class's ability and we have to work through making bug posts and hope for a response or a shrug of the shoulders assuming we are wrong in what we see. Many things aren't even replied on in the bug section on issues.
You have been doing updates on things you work on,and thats wonderful. But there is other stuff that players have no idea if the list of things being worked on needs more info,or just put on the back burner. So we don't know as the player base what we can do to help you guys. You have an army of EQ nerds willing to help make it easier for you!
In short
Bring up the test server again,have people test what you are fixing or changing,and have the test server stimulate the patch. Use the people who want to help and make it easier over all for the devs. It's a ton of stuff to do with just a few devs. So I'm sure you're putting in tons of time. Just make use of the people wanting to help.
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