Status Report - Week of 25 August 14

[WhiteZero 72]

I've got 1100 hours in this Game.  I absolutely love it and I love seeing progress, but like Irishroy noted... when real-life things happen and it causes progress to suffer, then change needs to be made.  I don't feel entitled to status reports, but I work for a software company and when things like this happen, there are consequences.  When we don't communicate with our customers or belay communications, bad things are usually afoot, usually internally, and have nothing to do with the 'official' reasons given.  If I delayed something because one of my pets died, I doubt I would be working for the company any longer.  I hope I'm wrong, I really do.

 

What makes you think that if Dean/Hicks are incapacitated that everyone stops working ("progress suffers")? The rest of the team can keep working without these two being in the office for a couple days. The only thing that "suffers" is getting the Status Reports written.

[robophant 102]

any news anywhere?

 

sorry for asking that stupid question but i really refuse to search the whole internet just because they seem not to be able to accumulate their information within this 'OFFICIAL FORUM'

 

(that really annoys the freaking hell out of me)

Edited September 5, 2014 by robophant

[basinox 300]

any news anywhere?

 

sorry for asking that stupid question but i really refuse to search the whole internet just because they seem not to be able to accumulate their information within this 'OFFICIAL FORUM'

 

(that really annoys the freaking hell out of me)

question: what info are you missing?

[igor-vk 909]

@WhiteZero, status reports are all we see between updates and they are important to us

[blackberrygoo 1416]

@WhiteZero, status reports are all we see between updates and they are important to us

Although some regard them too Highly , I don't care if we don't have a status report for a few days I just enjoy the game . But everyone is different and dayz speaks to a large community ! :0

[Guest]

In some games you don't get status reports more than once in a few months or so.

Just sayin'.

[robophant 102]

question: what info are you missing?

 

that's exactly the point - i can't tell... Since they keep spreading their information all over the place i always get the feeling that i am missing stuff... Such as 'will there be a fix for the latest game-breaking changes and if so, when?'

[robophant 102]

In some games you don't get status reports more than once in a few months or so.

Just sayin'.

so we should be grateful?

just askin' :P

Edited September 5, 2014 by robophant

[WhiteZero 72]

@WhiteZero, status reports are all we see between updates and they are important to us

I guess you've overlooked this part of the forum?  http://forums.dayzgame.com/index.php?/forum/138-devtracker/

 

But yes, communication from the team is very important, and I want more of it too! As Hicks said in the last Status Report: "Starting in September, several new initiatives to increase transparency and accessibility into the development process will be rolled out, including the dev team twitch stream schedule located on devhub.dayz.com. (twitch.tv/dayz)." I expect to see this fulfilled soon, now that they're back from PAX.

Edited September 5, 2014 by WhiteZero

[JPWiser 251]

Any word on a September status report?

Ugh sorry just read the last page.. I can't scroll to the last page on the mobile site without posting or manually flipping through pages.

Edited September 5, 2014 by JPWiser

[WhiteZero 72]

Hicks is Sicks

 

https://twitter.com/ctorchia/status/507947446925017088

Edited September 5, 2014 by WhiteZero

[bubba42 9]

What makes you think that if Dean/Hicks are incapacitated that everyone stops working ("progress suffers")? The rest of the team can keep working without these two being in the office for a couple days. The only thing that "suffers" is getting the Status Reports written.

 

What makes you think it doesn't?  I mean, one man is not the TEAM... DUH!  But when one cog in the gear is broken, the gear suffers and the machine doesn't work correctly... AND PROGRESS SUFFERS!

[WhiteZero 72]

What makes you think it doesn't?  I mean, one man is not the TEAM... DUH!  But when one cog in the gear is broken, the gear suffers and the machine doesn't work correctly... AND PROGRESS SUFFERS!

Eh? Teams are not like a gear mechanism. People are capable of operating just fine on their own. For example, where I work, I maybe see my boss once a week.

[blackberrygoo 1416]

Eh? Teams are not like a gear mechanism. People are capable of operating just fine on their own. For example, where I work, I maybe see my boss once a week.

This ^^ the only thing that "suffers" is the dev blog being pushed back a couple days , not too bad at all in my opinion, as the game is still being worked on and I'm still enjoying experimental .

[Abram_ 40]

Hicks ate a rotten kiwi.

Edited September 5, 2014 by Abram_

[blackberrygoo 1416]

Sorry double post :/

Edited September 5, 2014 by Grapefruit kush

[bubba42 9]

Eh? Teams are not like a gear mechanism. People are capable of operating just fine on their own. For example, where I work, I maybe see my boss once a week.

 

Good for you.  In the world of software development, of which I am a part, working teams of development programmers and engineers, hitting sprint targets, and making deadlines is critical.  This game suffered from a lack of that from the beginning, it is clear; however, that they now seem to be getting it together, I am thankful for that, but a team is exactly like a gear, this game has several gears now, and again, now more than ever if leadership falters, then there will be fallout, it's pretty simple, all the cogs have to be aligned or the machine breaks down.  People operating on their own is basically a recipe for half working software and unhappy customers.  I'm happy for you, maybe you are perfect and don't need supervision, you are obviously the exception.  I'll give you my beans if it makes you happy.

[WhiteZero 72]

Good for you.  In the world of software development, of which I am a part, working teams of development programmers and engineers, hitting sprint targets, and making deadlines is critical.  This game suffered from a lack of that from the beginning, it is clear; however, that they now seem to be getting it together, I am thankful for that, but a team is exactly like a gear, this game has several gears now, and again, now more than ever if leadership falters, then there will be fallout, it's pretty simple, all the cogs have to be aligned or the machine breaks down.  People operating on their own is basically a recipe for half working software and unhappy customers.  I'm happy for you, maybe you are perfect and don't need supervision, you are obviously the exception.  I'll give you my beans if it makes you happy.

Thats fine. But I don't think a day or two with Dean and Hicks being gone is going to cause the development machine to break down.