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Message ID: 21246
Date: Wed Sep 6 19:22:31 BST 2000
Author: Stephen E. McCloskey
Subject: Re: [eqbards] Ester Update


You know, it's great that she is at least talking about the issues. But
that is all it has been for a year. Talk is cheap, put up or shut up. I
am a bit tired of "bards are next on the list" coming from one mouth or
another. I am trying my best not to turn this in to a flame Verant or
Ester post, but damn it's hard.

/em tries to use Lullaby to calm himself.
YOU resist the attempt to mesmerize YOURSELF!

-Steve

>Nothing really new - but nice to get a response
>
>EsterTheTester
>Station Member posted 09-05-2000 10:19 PM
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>You're right I should have given a response. The problems with eta's are I
>get flamed if we don't meet them.
>Most of you have been paitent and curteous (sp??) and I HATE to disappoint.
>No we did not have any converstaions about bards today. I spent 90% of my
>day going over some new content so it goes in correctly. Now before I get
>the 'why are you putting in new content before the old stuff is fixed' let
>me share with you that the people who are putting in new content are NOT the
>ones who are fixing the old stuff (usually).
>
>However I get to test all of it. I have a wonderful group of testers who
>work VERY hard. This is the project we have been working on for almost two
>weeks now and there is an end in sight. Next are Bards (not just lulaby) and
>then the iksar quests.
>
>Gordon asked me today about bards. I told him I was overworked and I'll get
>to it. Guys please bear with me.
>
>I feel like a broken record here. I don't repost because I have nothing new
>to say. I'm not looking for any 'poor ester is overworked' nonsence, it's my
>job, I LOVE my job, but I can't do everything at once.
>
>GZ is at my disposal as soon as I have things to bring him. He tells me that
>every time he sees me in the hallway.
>
>You guys are not nags. You are not whining (well the ones I actually listen
>to are not) and I think you have some valid concerns. I have never played a
>bard so I have a learning curve here and it is going to take a bit for me to
>overcome that.
>
>On another note to a VERY long post, the but with the disapeparing text
>buffer (which is one I want fixed!!) are you guys getting it a lot? I am
>going to post it's own thread, but we are seeing it mostly with bards...
>/sigh
>
>Please know that I am not ignorning or blowing anyone's issues off. These
>things take more time than I realized.