The lack of communcation from GGG is appalling

they don't know how to do it. they've lost the technology

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Lexiture#9954 wrote:

they don't know how to do it. they've lost the technology

Or maybe they are using different technologies. I assume it goes something along this way :

Greetings, Exiles!

We’ve heard your feedback and know the community is eager for more information about the development of Path of Exile 2. We’re thrilled to announce that a series of major revelations is coming soon.

To ensure a smooth and immersive experience, we’ll be using our most advanced communication infrastructure to date:

💾 Bulletin Board System (BBS):
All major announcements will be posted to the official Path of Exile 2 BBS. Simply connect via dial-up at 14.4k baud using your favourite terminal emulator.

💬 IRC Dev Chats:
Join us live on irc.pathofexile.net in channel #poe2_revelations! Our developers will be answering questions, one line at a time, before the connection times out.

📠 Fax Streams:
Select exiles will receive encrypted patch previews via fax machine. Please ensure your machine is compatible with Group 3 compression standards.

🖨️ Print Newsletter:
For those preferring physical media, we’ll be mailing out our “Exile Express” newsletter on recycled Act 1 map fragments. Delivery expected within 6–8 weeks.

📺 Teletext Broadcast:
For global accessibility, our lore team will share daily updates on Teletext page 404 between 2:00 and 2:05 AM GMT.

We understand communication is key, and we’re committed to staying at the cutting edge of 1990s technology to bring you the news you deserve.

Thank you for your continued patience and faith, Exiles, the revelations are almost here. Please stand by for the connection tone.

- Grinding Gear Games

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baconbyte#0146 wrote:

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IILU81II#8410 wrote:

So it's fair to break the game with one patch, major bug that prevent endgame progession, and let paying players rot until the league actually ends?
League is over when another one start by the way.
There's not even need for communication or apologies or other bullshits, just fix what you broke then do things on the other game.
The game still got around 20k players so the league is not over dude.

The league was over a month ago..... Sure you could still play but there's no reason, it takes 2 weeks and most people are done content. Sure there's some ssf/hc folks who will work on stuff thru out an entire season but those are few and far between. Half that 20k is "people" who use the game as income but they're using virtual machines to run multiple clients so it's no where close to 1:1. Like I'm happy you're still playing but you need to understand 90% of the people aren't. I mean GGG releasing a new league in POE1 should have pointed that out but apparently inference and you aren't friends. Like you can not like their dev cycle and that a valid thing but acting like it's a surprise is just funny and someone throwing a temper tantrum

That's genius. Yea, new players and people who joined a league late don't exist, people who want to play the game past that first two weeks of league also don't exist

For a period of 9 months every year the game might as well get unlisted on steam because according to this dude up here, past first two weeks of league there's no reason to care about the game and it doesn't matter how broken it is

According to thier own timeline, a patch isn't due until January. Which makes sense holiday schedule wise, but not business wise. I would think they would aim for Thanksgiving/Christmas holiday time to try to get business during the holidays and sell supporter packs to expand their active users.

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baconbyte#0146 wrote:

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IILU81II#8410 wrote:

So it's fair to break the game with one patch, major bug that prevent endgame progession, and let paying players rot until the league actually ends?
League is over when another one start by the way.
There's not even need for communication or apologies or other bullshits, just fix what you broke then do things on the other game.
The game still got around 20k players so the league is not over dude.

The league was over a month ago..... Sure you could still play but there's no reason, it takes 2 weeks and most people are done content. Sure there's some ssf/hc folks who will work on stuff thru out an entire season but those are few and far between. Half that 20k is "people" who use the game as income but they're using virtual machines to run multiple clients so it's no where close to 1:1. Like I'm happy you're still playing but you need to understand 90% of the people aren't. I mean GGG releasing a new league in POE1 should have pointed that out but apparently inference and you aren't friends. Like you can not like their dev cycle and that a valid thing but acting like it's a surprise is just funny and someone throwing a temper tantrum

You are wrong. Its not 90% its 95% but those 20000 people are the most loyal fans. People who clear content in 2 weeks are copy builders, racing to "finish" the game by eating already chewed food, not enjoying the game. I don't mind the silence from ggg but false statements like "league is finished" and accusing of tantrums is a kind of a tantrum itself.