If there has to be a wipe, I just hope the devs carefully prepare for it so they take maximum advantage of it. I especially hope that, before they wipe, they have clear plans on how to balance the game and accordingly redesign or tweak the main systems: leveling, questing, crafting, and money influx through looting and mining This may sound obvious, but so far 'balancing' has been rather ad hoc.
I think that the devteam has more than enough smarts to ave already realised this, without needing every second players suggestion as to how they should monitor the database to prevent further wipes.
Remember, the wipe is out of necessity, the devteam don't like pulling wipes out.
Ok, Let's take a breath, shall we?
Xillix created a thread asking for input, from the community. After OVER 20 pages of discussion Hitancrias suggests that, since a wipe appears to be likely, that the most benefit be gotten, if a wipe is done. No one is insulting the "smarts" of the dev team, and anyone can get so swept into an emotional debate that they fail to take aspects into consideration. and if the wipe was truly necessary, why the poll? Useful? advantageous? probably. But if it was needed, there would not be a need for this thread at all. Let's assume that, unless someone is obviously trolling for trouble, that we are all decent individuals who may have a useful contribution.
It is likely there may be many years before 1.0 is released, and as such, I believe Hitancrias sage advice should be heeded, even if it is no more than stating the obvious. Remember, you can not assume the community knows how on top of things everyone is, when everything is treated as a state secret. We have to assume, because we are kept in the dark and fed BS. (insert mushroom joke here)
Finally, I will not quote everyone, but in other posts, as in this one (other authors), people tend to get annoyed and react without consideration. I am sad to see that this is still rampant in this forum. You
DO know you have permission to disagree with someone, even if you are unable to change their mind. without being insulting or dismissive? To see this being forgotten by moderators is especially discouraging. But we all have bad days. But we are all want PS to succeed, so lets debate, discuss, but let's dial back the emotion a bit, please? When a player goes on the attack, it is embarrassing, but when a Devs or Moderators do it, it is just inappropriate.
Let's suffice it to say that the question of the wipe may of been better to be "now or in a few months" with the discussion being more centered on that. And yes, some will very much not like the prospect, while some, including it appears, most of the Devs, just want to do it without delay.
Makes Hitancria's advice even more valid, doesn't it?
I hope this post is taken as it is given, as an honest attempt to contribute positively.
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