AA devs gone

[[THANATOS].Wolvie]

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[[THANATOS].Shiver-]

Hahahaha

[[THANATOS].Fragaholic]

What a mess this release has become!

[[THANATOS].P!NHeaD-]

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[[THANATOS].Wolvie]

No more tracker?

[-Tranquillity]-]

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[[THANATOS].Wolvie]

Who is -Tranquillity]-?

[[THANATOS].Shiver-]

Wow, I probably just spent an hour or so reading through a shitload of posts.

Summary:
The DEVs are not responsible for the auth server failures, they were given unachievable deadlines with little manpower to work with (confirmed by ex-dev Pye, and stated by one of the recently fired devs [who was confirmed to be a former dev by Pye])... basically, the Army forced the DEVs to release when they weren't ready, and the DEVs are actually quite unhappy with the disgusting pile of shit that has been thrust in the faces of the gamers called AA3.

I'd link you, but... just follow Wolvie's link, and read through page 12 lol.

Utterly disgusting.

[-Tranquillity]-]

I was left under same impression as you shiver!! Lets see where this will go.

Oh yeah and don't mind me, just Zoso here. Tranquillity my AA3 account

[[THANATOS].Homebrew]

I think everyone that played the Beta knew it wasn't ready. Even though after the last Beta patch they said the game that is being released the other day was 12 versions newer than the previous Beta patch.
As for the Auth. servers, apperantly they need to come up with a better test that floods the shit out of them before releasing the game publicly.
Oh, well.
Life goes on.

[[THANATOS].Homebrew]

akfocrunk Wrote:A former [Dev] speaks out:

Feydr:
I worked as a Dev at AA Emeryville for the last year and a half and I hope I can appeal to your rationality and common sense. I would like you to imagine trying to build a game with an impossible deadline, steadily declining workforce (via firings), A hiring freeze, constantly being fed misinformation, having the “higher ups” completely ignore your weekly plea for either A) more time, or B) more manpower, working a ton of unpaid overtime, pouring your heart and soul into a misadventure only to have the uniformed community scoff at you for uncontrollable variables….. RIGHT when you’ve just lost your job.

There are problems with the release beyond the devs control. In fact, the bureaucracy is so convoluted that you can’t even begin to imagine the breadth and scope of B.S. the devs had to deal with daily. in short, imagine being the subcontractor of a subcontractor of a contractor to the government. Sure Millions of dollars may have been poured into this project, but how much do you think made it to the actual DEV team, the people MAKING the game, after it was filtered by the bureaucracy?

I realize if you are a gamer, you rightly expect a game to work. period. But I would ask that you imagine for a second that you actually DON’T understand what it takes to make this particular game, and you really don’t understand the many obstacles that were placed in front of the Devs… in nerdy terms: A Kobiyashi maru.

What I would like you to understand is that the Devs did everything they could, worked a TON of unpaid overtime, put their time and passion into an un-winnable situation, and were effectively stabbed in the back. Many of these guys are my close friends, they have family to take care of, and overpriced rent to deal with. They just came off busting their butts for months, to be let go, without warning. Perhaps a little empathy is in order here.

Almost every multiplayer online game has problems upon release. These problems become exaggerated when a development team is kept in constant turmoil and paranoia via misinformation and a high rate of employee turnover. When the people you trust around you are being let go, it becomes difficult to emotionally invest yourself in the titanic sinking ship. Nonetheless, I can tell you the Devs STILL pushed themselves as hard as they could.

Furthermore, the problem with the game at this point, has everything to do with the authentication servers being slammed, A.K.A not a controllable variable by the Devs. Sure there are bugs, they WERE being fixed, and now you’ll be lucky to see any fixes in the near future.

For those of you who think Redstone arsenal will do a better job, well…. I won’t have to tell you that you’re sadly mistaken because you’ll see for yourself.

I’m not sure why i’ve felt compelled to write this when I’m sure it will get deleted, or even scoffed at further, but I hoped to let the fans know that we tried as hard as we could and are very bummed to see the fruits of our labor shoved at gamers like a heaping pile of crap.

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[[THANATOS].Shiver-]

Yeah, that's the thing I was referring to. He says a few other things, too.

[[THANATOS].-Nitro-]

so im not the only one having problems
i just downloaded the game
and couldnt even get past the first training...wouldnt upload
soooooooooooooo.....when should the problem be fixed??

i went to their forums but they were so shite that i didnt bother
couldnt even see the text with that shitty background lol

man what a mess
if i was the project manager of this fiasco
i would commit harakiri with a blunt spoon or something
but i do agree...what can the devs do if they are stuck in miles of beauracratic bull manure
:dance: :dance: :dance: :dance:

[[THANATOS].Homebrew]

online gameland blunder.
good thing there is 2.8.x to still play.

[[THANATOS].Metal]

[sarcasm]3.0 was an exercise put on by the Army to test the Dev's "personal courage", and "selfless service".[/sarcasm]

It's better than it was before. I got one patch via dipshit client, and I can at least pass training -- Albeit, I have to wait 24 hours for the server to recognize that I passed, and unlock the next level.

Redstone arsenal looks like they don't know their pearl from their jumpers (super nerds will get this). I hope that the website they're sporting is a satirical front, because... I've seen 12 year olds do better.... Hell, I've seen HADES do better. ;;)

Remaining optimistic though. When they finally get this shit working, rest assured it will be badass.