Posted 25 May 2014 - 10:19 PM

Nikolai, this is a fantastic step forward. I think we all would like more communication from PGI. While a lot of the time, mystery and intrigue seem great, as people are waiting for a surprise, it's not that good when it comes to releasing features into the game. especially when we have no idea why they have been released. So getting more information is going to be always great.



Even if we dislike something, we will at least know WHY it was implemented.



Also, communication gives us the hope that it's going both ways, and what we may mention during conversations such as the AMA would be considered by the devs. We also understand that you can't just hand out the personal e-mails of the entire crew to be bombarded by tens of thousands of e-mails a day. However, getting some quick updates from some of the mechanics designers once a week or so would be excellent.



We still don't know what the final implementation of mechanics related to clan mechs (which some of us put hundreds of dollars into) will be like, and their release is within a month. I'm using this as an example. I'm willing to bet that plenty of people would be happy to see a tweet, or a short message (like a command chair update) that's about 3 lines long, saying the engineers are considering this or that, right now for whatever feature.





Yes, it can spawn a storm of back and forth posts by the players on the forums, but that would be beneficial for everyone involved. You guys get an idea of how the larger player-base might receive something, and we get a shadow of a clue as to what to expect in the coming months.





TL;DR: More communication is excellent, keep up the good work ,and thank you for doing this.

