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Are you speaking of the underground? *looks around suspiciously* I do not mind other players using the teleportation because for me it is hard to find a server that is vanilla with no T/P. So I take it as it is and just don't use it. Like having a Ferrari in the garage but don't drive it because gas prices are too high, but hey it is there if you need or want it. Plus others can enjoy it too...when they come to my garage. Hands off, don't touch my Hot Wheels.

 
I feel exactly the same way. Once the underground can only be made 100% safe via modding or server commands I too will just ignore it on those servers that happen to have it. Exactly as I would with teleporting.

 
Jesus peeps, calm down. 69 wasn't even remotely disrespectful, and his sentiment is shared by many.
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Yeah join the club. I think TFP have been degrading over the past few months. Barely no communication, no insights into what's going on on their side, no plans for the future. All we've seen in the past 3-4 weeks is a picture of a bathtub.

 
Yeah join the club. I think TFP have been degrading over the past few months. Barely no communication, no insights into what's going on on their side, no plans for the future. All we've seen in the past 3-4 weeks is a picture of a bathtub.
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Well, they slowly becomes pirates, one by one.

 
Just as I have commented on the lack of communication. Forum mods are bullies, threads are supposed to be for bug reports/ A17 discussion only, yet while I get banned other threads continue to discuss irrelevant information, and as for A17 - just look at the kinds of topic discussion in this thread.

I wont be putting much into these forums for a while, the game is going downhill and I am starting to wonder, what really is going on behind the scenes.

The dev interaction has always been lacking, and if I am right in thinking didn't they brag about the hiring of TEN new staff? You would think that with 10 new people on board that the devs may get a bit more involved.

The only dev stuff I see on here is either Gazz trolling or making cmments outside what is actually being worked on, or MadMole who Im sure is just the ghost of a dev that can only be ritual summoned, and his posts while they have been nice and game orientated in fairness to him, are extremely sparse.

The hog thats coming, I remember there was talk of that being two seater, then what does MM release? The same model right? The video we were supposed to be getting should have fallen Saturday of last week, nothing but silence.

Three days till the weekend and in all honesty I wouldnt hold your breath for a vid, though I would have been happy to be wrong if I wasn't already bored with this game.

I am just sitting with my sadistic grin growing across my face thinking of all those fanbois and trolls when we finally get (if we get) Alpha 17 considering MadMoles post stating something to the effect of; as I have rephrased a few times now, 'The forum would explode if we were given a list of whats planned for/ going to be in A17.'

(The last part Im not sure, if its a plan then there shouldnt be any bragging about it since they already said things are subject to change and only things done will be mentioned, and if they are done they arent in the list and havent been mentioned for a showcase.)

I say I sit with the creeping smile coming upon me because I think, and again I would be overcome with joy to be proven wrong and have this rubbed in my face, when A17 drops the waiting time will not equal the content update. Thats just my opinion, take it with a pinch of salt.

Silence is never a good thing though, so, roll on Saturday, roll on The Hog, roll on Physics and the new bike.

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It's honestly difficult to develop video games. You try it sometime.
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Because it is playable some don't understand. If they was able to not do alpha like some companies do then nothing would be said. They don't see that most games they play take around 4 or more years to make. I really hate using this but look at minecraft it has been out since what 2009 or 2010. I wouldn't really call it a finished game but if I was to say it was finished it probably would of been just around a year ago. It is more simple game then this one to make but neither are easy to do.

 
No I don't think dev communication has always been lacking. Au contraire, I think communication with TFP was excellent and very open up until the release of A16 (~4-5 months back). Since then, I wonder what they're doing, if anything at all. A development cycle of 8-10 months for a single alpha is already long enough, but made bearable by dev communication. Such a development time without communication seems detrimental to the longevity/future of the game..

 
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<David Attenborough voice>

And so, with little nourishment in sight to sustain them... the dev diary begin to eat each other.

 
If I were one of the devs I'd be practically radio silent about content and progress too, considering what a mixed bunch we forum users are. They can't ever please all of us and the portion that isn't happy usually tries to express itself with volume, vitriol and criticism.

 
character transfer

i hope there will be an option for transferring your character from world to world in the future. 262 pages of rants i hope my comment will be read lol

 
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If I were one of the devs I'd be practically radio silent about content and progress too, considering what a mixed bunch we forum users are. They can't ever please all of us and the portion that isn't happy usually tries to express itself with volume, vitriol and criticism.
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+1.

Maybe this volume of posts can be moved to a new thread for ideas exchange or killing time till new info is released. Its a dev diary. Just thoughts.

Its gonna be a long week here (tumbleweeds rolling).

 
I am hoping we can upgrade locked wooden boxes with iron. Yes I know I can built a Safe but come on an iron box with a lock (Wood box + forged Iron + lock) would be awesome.
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Only thing to do would be putting a receipe in for the non-craftable ammobox. Even looks the same (sort of) :)

Cheers

 
This game has the best dev interaction I have ever seen in my time with EA titles.

Yes it is disturbing to me to not see as much interaction as of late. They have their reasons, and I am not here to rub it in their face. I'm a person who can carry my day forward without begging for game info on a daily basis. SO maybe it doesn't bother me as much.

Their transparency got them in a bit of a bin this last Alpha. They made rash decisions based on immediate reactions to things like progression and trees and zombies. The streamer debacle sent everyone into their fighting corners, and delays only made it worse. I think this time they are taking the step back to actually reach their goals so we do not distract them, and I can understand this.

 
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Who puts in the Steam achievements for this game?

I just got one for traveling 250 kilometers and it says Marko Polo. The thing is that it is represented at a covered wagon.

Well Marko Polo was best known for sailing around the world (in a ship). Not a wagon.

 
Who puts in the Steam achievements for this game?
I just got one for traveling 250 kilometers and it says Marko Polo. The thing is that it is represented at a covered wagon.

Well Marko Polo was best known for sailing around the world (in a ship). Not a wagon.
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Its Marco ;)

He explored asia and middle east counties. Yeah he got there by ship but after that the exploration and cartografy of the unknown china etc was on land. So wagon could cover that part i think

Cheers

 
I would love a block that is lockable that looks like a hand held tool box and /or a standing/ stack-able tool box. like a mechanics tool box. I mean we have so many tools and not a tool box!

 
This game has the best dev interaction I have ever seen in my time with EA titles.
Yes it is disturbing to me to not see as much interaction as of late. They have their reasons, and I am not here to rub it in their face. I'm a person who can carry my day forward without begging for game info on a daily basis. SO maybe it doesn't bother me as much.

Their transparency got them in a bit of a bin this last Alpha. They made rash decisions based on immediate reactions to things like progression and trees and zombies. The streamer debacle sent everyone into their fighting corners, and delays only made it worse. I think this time they are taking the step back to actually reach their goals so we do not distract them, and I can understand this.
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This is exactly my point. Thanks man.

However, there is a crucial difference between too much interaction (and the resulting backlash), and the current state (or lack thereof) of communication. For such a crucial Alpha in the grand scheme of things, I find it a bit worrisome that our main source of information comes A) from Twitter, and B) comes in the shape of mostly concept art drawings.

 
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