Poll: Do you think this game will be ever fixed?

[ExXHaloMasterX]

@GMEvangelos

Hey there! While this poll doesn’t necessarily violate any rules of the community, it also doesn’t seem like something that is leading to constructive discussion about how to improve the game. I will not close it, but I do want to remind everyone that the best way to be heard is to focus conversation on a few important things:

• Identifying the problem: Clearly and in detail. It’s very difficult to fix a problem if all we know is that there’s a problem. We will often ask for files, information, and other critical details to help the team figure out exactly what’s happening, so don’t be afraid to start out with these details so we can get them passed along sooner than later.
• Specifics are better than broad topics. “Fix all bugs” or “Fix all pathing” are really broad statements that don’t really tell much about your expectation or the impact of the problem. This is why we encourage people to post one thread with one issue—since it helps channel the conversation and explore a single topic rather than making broad statements that could branch anywhere.
• Opinion should be backed by experience. With tens or hundreds of thousands of players in the game at any given time, there will never be a perfect consensus about what should be changed or updated. The loudest opinion is not always the best, and the more educated is more likely to be considered on behalf of every person playing the game.
• New issues will arise: Games are complex. Games that utilize multiple systems (such as chat moderation, login, etc.) are even more complex. It is impossible for any game to make a change without that echoing into other systems, and no developer can perfectly simulate a live environment for identifying issues. We are listening and will continue to address these problems as they arise.

Finally:

• Criticism ≠ constructive discussion. As mentioned at the start, anyone can be critical, but change is inspired by explaining the why and how something can be made better. There is an entire discussion that can be had about resources and time and what it takes to implement new systems and changes, but we are listening and we are prioritizing asks based on what will best improve the game in any given moment. We’re here for the long run, and the game will only continue to improve in the long run.

I would encourage anyone voting in this poll to consider finding or starting threads about the issues that are most important to them and then linking them here. We are listening, and we are also looking for people who can keep the conversation productive and on-track rather than looking for the cracks to justify their anger. (We also have a limited number of hours in our work day, so I, too, will prioritize threads that focus on discussion, ideas, and solutions rather than focusing on frustrations.)

Thanks all!

Here’s my topic concerning Attack Move that has already been requested for and added to Villagers: Please add Attack Move and Patrol commands when Trebuchets are selected with other military units

My first post on this forum was a request for picking colors in Ranked, and more visible Relics. They both got implemented in the very next patch so thank you for that. Also I love the mods and events, it makes the game 10x more fun. I’m hoping we get Paladin and Knight visual mods in the future.

I was possibly going to make a topic on Viking Extreme AI lagging the hell out of the game in Castle Age to the point I can’t even move my cursor, but I can’t post the replay because the recent patch broke it. When looking back at the replay it was switching between different buildings/spamming commands like 1000 times per second, it’s the only thing that could have caused the lag because there were hardly any units on the map, and I have a very good PC. Depending on how you attack it in Castle Age the AI can go crazy and lag the game to death. I have played hundreds of games vs DE AI though. My worry is this could possibly be exploited in Multiplayer if a player uses a macro to execute commands rapidly to lag the game, and could be contributing to lag in general.