Secret Tip from someone who worked with VI pretty closely for a long time:
Get an email together
get a TON of people to "sign" it
then send a copy of the email to:
<server>@...
Replace <Server> with the name of each server (without spaces) ie:
therathe@... or
lanystvil@...
Send a copy of this email to EVERY server
Why?
Sending to that address sends the email to the following people:
All Senior Guides for the server
All GM's assigned to the server
All GM LEAD ADMINS for the server
IE: You can hit every single GM at Verant with the complaint, directly,
rather than posting the complaint to 1 message board where it will rapidly
get burried or ignored.
Just my 2.5 cents ;)
Lyrnia Jongleur
Bard of Norrath
PS: ONLY SEND 1 EMAIL TO EACH ADDRESS
Mail bombing will get you 1) ignored, 2) banned from sending email, 3)
potentially banned from the game
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kimes, Dean W." <dean_kimes@...>
To: <eqbards@onelist.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2000 4:45 PM
Subject: RE: [eqbards] Kunark Expansion
> From: "Kimes, Dean W." <dean_kimes@...>
>
> I think we'd just like to get some attention focused on this now. If no
one
> complains you can be sure Verant will say, "Hey there weren't any new bard
> songs out there for weeks and everyone knew this, why didn't you speak up
> then?"
>
> Kit
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kevin L. Crawford [mailto:Lyrnia@...]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2000 2:46 PM
> To: eqbards@onelist.com
> Subject: Re: [eqbards] Kunark Expansion
>
>
> From: "Kevin L. Crawford" <Lyrnia@...>
>
> I agree and understand. But GZ flat out stated that the information in
> SPDAT.EFF was on test for _testing_ and even made the 'joke spells' at the
> end to prove his point.
>
> Yes, I agree it's likely that our songs will be an afterthought. Then
> again, they always have been. The Bard class was the single most nerfed
> class in the game during Beta. And even, to some extent, during final
> (every DOT nerf affected us, the levitate nerf affected us, etc etc. Our
> charm song even got nerfed because of the nerf to charm spells (with no
fix
> in sight).
>
> I agree that it's likely we'll continue to be ignored. However, that
being
> said, I still think it's a bit premature to start crying wolf, before it's
> even out of the womb, let alone in our pasture or yard. I understand that
> people are unhappy about what's in the SPDAT.EFF file, however, I think
it's
> premature to start complaining about something that is changing on a
weekly
> basis.
>
>
> And, in response to you, I've been playing EQ since Beta 2. I've played a
> Bard since Beta 2 (as well as every other class in the game to level 25+).
> I care very much about the game and love my bard too. However, the
> difference is, I refuse to complain about something that doesn't even
exist
> yet.
>
> On top of that I've been on Test since day 1 of final and seen some pretty
> wacky stuff that made it to TEST but never went live.
>
>
> Lyrnia Jongleur
> Bard of Norrath
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ryan Honeyman" <honeyman@...>
> To: <eqbards@onelist.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2000 4:09 PM
> Subject: Re: [eqbards] Kunark Expansion
>
>
> > From: Ryan Honeyman <honeyman@...>
> >
> > > Stop worrying. SPDAT.EFF is a farcical file at best. As a matter of
> fact
> > > GZ posted a bunch of false data in it _on purpose_ because they don't
> want
> > > people knowing what's going in for Kunark.
> > >
> > > The stuff going in for test is for testing. I seriously doubt half of
> > > what's listed goes into final.
> >
> >
> > 95% of what is listed in that file is live and in the game. To
suggest
> > that half of it won't make it to final is pure speculation on your
part.
> > And that's what this all boils down to. Everyone's best guess.
> >
> > If those spells made it into the file this far, chances are they are
> > going into the game. Allbeit, their values/stats/effects may be
tweaked
> > you can count on those spells going live. Such is my experience since
> > early beta. (And I don't mean the bogus InstantKill spell at the end
> > of the file)
> >
> >
> > > Besides. I hate that people are even trying to figure this out
already.
> > > All you guys are doing is getting really worked up over something that
> may
> > > or may not happen.
> >
> > And I hate people who think they know Verant's every move, tell others
> > to chill out, that's it's just a game, and then proceed to compose an
> > irritated mail about why they don't really care.
> >
> > The people on this list genuinely care about their bards and the fact
> > that no songs are even in the file for testing worries everyone on
this
> > list. Songs were missing in beta, and never made it in. I believe
the
> > same thing will transpire here. The songs that I imagine being added
> > will come one or two weeks before they ship the final for release, and
> > those songs will be vague and poorly tested. That comment is based on
> > my 1.5 years of experience with Brad's team.
> >
> > I'd love to have the undying support and optimism some people here
> > try to enlighten us with, but the fact is if you let me down once,
> > you let me down twice, you'll probably let me down three, four, or
> > more times. That is the Verant way. They created a great game,
> > however they are poorly supporting and adding to their creation.
> > Until something wonderful happens, I will still remain doubtful.
> >
> > Harmonic.
> >
> >
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