As much as I'd love for this sort of project to launch without any issues I do feel as though much of the concerns being put forward are very justified. People need to remember that many of us have invested in more than one MMO and have seen rot set in across many MMO's as these 'community' projects have kicked off only to end up as a circle-jerk for the same group of role-players to gain more and more influence.
It's also very easy for people to lace their words with sugar and claim that everything will be fine. To be blunt, I'm very much of the firm belief that whilst the RPC is a useful tool it is often just one big echo chamber for the same group of vocal individuals to fawn over each other, make plans and pretty much ignore anybody not in their immediate social circle or who isn't one of the 'cool kids'.
It's something I've touched upon before, yet I can't help but feel unease when the same people promising an open mind, honesty and clarity are the same individuals who give anyone not in their little group the cold shoulder when approached in-game.
So, yes - hopefully it does end up working out for the best! I'd really like to see something like this work out well for a change. It, sadly, always seems to be the same story though - people claiming that they're the exception to the rule and that everything will go off without a hitch only for the same mistakes to be directly or indirectly made over and over again.
Still, at the end of the day all we can really do is wait and see what happens. If and when things go south hopefully the situation will be able to be resolved peacefully. If, however, things go well - that'll be great! I just hope that in that scenario people won't let it get to their head and will continue to listen to feedback and be transparent.
It's also very easy for people to lace their words with sugar and claim that everything will be fine. To be blunt, I'm very much of the firm belief that whilst the RPC is a useful tool it is often just one big echo chamber for the same group of vocal individuals to fawn over each other, make plans and pretty much ignore anybody not in their immediate social circle or who isn't one of the 'cool kids'.
It's something I've touched upon before, yet I can't help but feel unease when the same people promising an open mind, honesty and clarity are the same individuals who give anyone not in their little group the cold shoulder when approached in-game.
So, yes - hopefully it does end up working out for the best! I'd really like to see something like this work out well for a change. It, sadly, always seems to be the same story though - people claiming that they're the exception to the rule and that everything will go off without a hitch only for the same mistakes to be directly or indirectly made over and over again.
Still, at the end of the day all we can really do is wait and see what happens. If and when things go south hopefully the situation will be able to be resolved peacefully. If, however, things go well - that'll be great! I just hope that in that scenario people won't let it get to their head and will continue to listen to feedback and be transparent.
