Hans Roaming
Body Count Inc.
Mercenary Coalition
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Posted - 2007.05.31 11:23:00 -
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Edited by: Hans Roaming on 31/05/2007 11:21:57
 Originally by: John Thorlake
The only thing CCP has done now with all their pictures and petition quotes is to give the Dev aliby to go check out rival corps problems as soon as they have a petition logged.
I am sure that he hesitated a long time before embarking upon his "good deed" journey.
Or perhaps he is just a good but silly guy that did not think of the consequenses before helping out.
You know for sure this guy has a char in BoB?
Originally by: John Thorlake
Why just not let a Dev that has no good or bad ties to the corp handle the petition instead?
Or are you trying to tell me that this dev dude was the only person at CCP that was able to handle the problem?
I have looked hard and can't see the link between CCP Sharkbai and BoB, can you point me to where someone claims this is true and what they say backs it up?
Originally by: John Thorlake
First off I will never get why CCP is letting there own staff play EvE wich is the real root to all evil.
I myself am building systems for customers and I dont have to be working
in their systems to know where to look when someone reports an error.
I am not even allowed due to the sensitivity of their customer related data.
For heavens sake I built the **** in the first place i know everything and what to test.
A business system is not like a game that is as complex as EVE, this is afaik the largest client server system in the world. Massively parallel, hugely dynamic its an order of magnitude more complex than a typical commercial system.
Originally by: John Thorlake
Lets say for argument sake the Devs need to be in the game and "observe" like regular players for some strange reason I cant possibly understand.
Then why not as a free roaming camera, invisible ship or something equal.
They have built the frikkin game why not build the functionality to run maintenace the usual NEUTRAL way?
If they need to test stuff, do it on the TEST server. I thought that is why it is there.
That way no one will question if a dev takes a plunge into the database and checks for errors, joins a corp to test stuff or help players out in all imaginable situations.
Am sure they do as you say already as mentioned by their method of catching people out POS bowling, however in order to get a feel for what works and doesn't and also how something as dynamic as combat works then you simply have to DO. Personally I take comfort in the fact that CCP eats its own dog food as that is a proven method for maximising quality. I also trust them to be vigilant about not taking actions as a whole that will destroy their income from the player base.
Originally by: John Thorlake
Neutrality is essential and the ONLY way CCP can make ALL accusations and rumours go away.
It is so easy it is silly.
It does not matter if they have an internal affairs department (Inside their own company my god.). People will still think there is something rotten in CCP.
IA being inside CCP is fine, I mean we're not talking about the police or something other than a computer game. Also as I pointed out the self interest of CCP to make money is a strong motivational factor in ensuring that impartiality is the rule rather than the exception. Is it in CCPs interest to have one group of players be treated more favourable than another if the result is that this will trash their bottom line? I don't think so, do you?
Originally by: John Thorlake
My point to all this is that the question concerning the reason WHY he did help out should never have to arise.
And would never arise if CCP removed their staff from participating activly in the game itself.
Silly buggers! :)
As pointed out above I feel you're wrong about devs being in the game as I trust them to have a self interest in the whole to not show favouritism, assuming anything else is to presume that they hold their friendships in game above that of their own income or the company surviving as a whole.
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