are suggestions utilized?

[commanderbash 102]

I've seen a lot of good suggestions in these forums, but very few that I could say were used, as the development team may have had a similar idea, I'm not sure if I've ever seen someone comment on the suggestion forums who's title suggested they have any connection with the development team.

 

is the suggestion forum used at all to guide development, or is it just for the community to banter on their different visions of the game?

 

is their some way that a good idea could be shown as noted to/by the development team as something they'll try to include, consider, or already considered and declined for what ever reason.

 

it'd be nice to get some feedback of the game we support and strive to make better.

Edited May 14, 2014 by commanderbash

[oanj 28]

I would love to see them interact more with the suggestions...

[kichilron 8550]

is the suggestion forum used at all to guide development

 

 

Yes. A lot. You might not have seen it, as you've only registered around Mid-January, but there was no "Eat All" for the food in the beginning and people suggested it on here. That is the reason it was implemented.

 

This is not the only time this has happened, as accolyte is dedicated to read through the Suggestions forum and elevate everything he finds.

[qww 287]

i woudln't doubt for a second that what is said here is read and thought about by some people involved with the games development.

why wouldnt they be interested in teh views of players who are enthusiastic enough to come online* and discuss the game. i can see why they dont post here much (maybe some do under unassuming names), as soon as they wrote something people would be all over it, quoting and questioning, etc, it would never end/

Edited May 14, 2014 by qww

[JIJOK 49]

most of suggestions are crap, ppl want add jobs, bears, companions dogs WTF  :murder:  :murder:  :murder:  :murder:  :murder:   I am not sure if it's possible, but the 1st thing should be done is low fps fix , even if zeds walks through walls

 

ps : actually should be a post of all nonsence suggestions 

Edited May 14, 2014 by JIJOK

[IkaikaKekai 1957]

Yes, a few suggestions are enacted.  Not all but a few, keep in mind not all the suggestions are gems, and a few are already planned features that someone who doesn't know suggests as if it's never been thought of before.  Then there's the ones that usually get sent to the graveyard (Rape (or any sort of intercourse), Marriage, Children, banning anyone under 18 from playing using some magical 'never fail' test, and the other non-suggestions such as 'FIX THE GAME NOOBS!')  That's not even counting all the things have have already been suggested before, over and over again, (Weather, Trains) and the same suggestions that are confirmed as 'No's (player zombies, npcs, safezones, ect)

[Lady Kyrah 1110]

Very few suggestions are worth checking if i may say, and in those that are worth checking, you still need to remove those that are beyond the scope of the game and those that simply do not fit in what the devs want to make.

[commanderbash 102]

overall your correct, only somewhere around 1/3 of suggestions are intriguing, and a fraction of those feasible. but that still leaves dozens of suggestions that are doable and would increase the depth and enjoyment of the game, but we never hear if these gain any traction with the development team, I'm glad to hear that someone is responsible for at least skimming over posted ideas.

 

it would be helpful if we could more effectively co-ordinate our suggestions with what's next on the programming plate, offer our input on the following design phase instead of shot gunning suggestions about things that were either already covered and won't be revisiting for a while or things too far down the road to consider/remember. I know there's small updates like new hats that can be done in any phase without disrupting workflow, but larger suggestions like lighting up cities, creating modular molly packs/vest, or fixing suppressors for pc/npc alike; I'm sure would require the dedication of large portions of the team, which will likely only happen if their in that phase of the design. I've seen many great ideas sink to the bottom of the forums to be forgotten, not because they were bad, but because they were vast.

 

so in summery, can we get some form of 2 way communication with the dev team, like guidelines to what suggestions would be considered, or what is currently in development that they'd like community input on?

[Chaingunfighter 917]

The devs do read through the suggestions quite a lot, but you'd be surprised how much the same stuff (or very similar) stuff gets repeated and becomes redundant to hear over and over. People do elaborate on ideas better than originally posted, but I'd reckon about 75% of suggestions posted (in a day) have probably considered by the devs already.

 

But yes, plenty of things in the standalone have come through people talking on the forums.

[AlphaDogMeat . 493]

I would love to see them interact more with the suggestions...

 

I wouldn't.  It would just turn into a instant bitchfest the second they were ID'd as devs.

[DURRHUNTER 597]

This is not the only time this has happened, as accolyte is dedicated to read through the Suggestions forum and elevate everything he finds.

So has he said anything about he Community List of Suggested Weapons?

[alexeistukov 272]

I am starting to believe they are looking at the weapon suggetion list. I will be adding more updates to the list after next week (final exams and school is out).

[irishroy 1347]

most of suggestions are crap, ppl want add jobs, bears, companions dogs WTF

Ehrm.

Companion animals will come.

At least dogs.

Since when animals were announced, they were devided into 3 categories: Prey(Deer and Rabbit), Dangerous(Wolves, maybe Deer, too) and Companion(I guess Dogs, maybe horses, dunno)

[alexeistukov 272]

Ehrm.

Companion animals will come.

At least dogs.

Since when animals were announced, they were devided into 3 categories: Prey(Deer and Rabbit), Dangerous(Wolves, maybe Deer, too) and Companion(I guess Dogs, maybe horses, dunno)

Don't forget bears.

[liquidcactus 719]

i woudln't doubt for a second that what is said here is read and thought about by some people involved with the games development.

why wouldnt they be interested in teh views of players who are enthusiastic enough to come online* and discuss the game. i can see why they dont post here much (maybe some do under unassuming names), as soon as they wrote something people would be all over it, quoting and questioning, etc, it would never end/

hahaa exactly