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Originally Posted by Aradune Mithara  Certainly none of the above mistakes were planned for. Many/most were unexpected. |
I still don't understand how you can continue to say this with a straight face. Over the years there were SO many constructive (in addition to the multitude of destructive) posts outlining the issues that became the primary mistakes listed. There were posts on the original Sigil boards, posts on the VG boards and posts on the beta boards that all addressed these issues over and over. That the mistakes happened cannot possibly be unexpected; what I think was unexpected, or more accurately suprising to you, was that non-employees (fans and gamers on the boards) had a better idea of the market than you or anyone else on the inside.
I'm also glad that you've realized WoW isn't the one year wonder you originally thought. Every MMO has postive and negative elements to study and learn for developers. I believe that in the end there will be positives that rise up from the chaff of Vanguard and are implemented more successfully down the road. However, for me the chaff is too thick to find the shiny parts below.
