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As the Devs Code...
Game developers are often perceived as not only "devs," coding gods and
superheroes of the games and worlds they develop, but often as the
mastermind criminals and villains, too.
Take, for instance, a major update to LOTRO...despite the
massive changes, updates and additions, still the most vocal of the player
base are the ones unhappy or crying foul for whatever reasons,
rather than even showing any amount of appreciation for the obvious work,
time and effort that went into the update.
If you think the player base is bad, imagine the issues and complaints
the devs hear from other Middle Earth residents and inhabitants! Maybe you'll realize you
don't have it as bad as you think you do, once you read their issues,
complaints and letters to the LOTRO devs in...As the Devs
Code...
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Arghhh! Fix me now! |
| Tired of my escorts getting me killed on nearly every quest.
Also, tired of being called "dumb," "gimped" and "directionally
challenged" by every n00b that fails me. Un-nerf me plz! I
want to solo things from now on!
These PUE's (Pick-Up Escorts) are the suck!
Sincerely,
Sara
Oakheart
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Spawn and Drop
Rates |
| Last week, I spent 10 hours in the Southern Trollshaws,
trying to loot 8 Elf Ears and 5 Hobbit Stomachs for my
(33) Can You Hear Me Eat Now?
quest. Spawn rate of elves and hobbits there is awful!
Still need 2 more ears.
Up the spawns and drop rates ASAP or I'm quitting! And no, you
cannot have my stuff if I do! =p
Elder Stonehoof
Level 34 Boar |
|
Moo |
| Where's my Cattle Cry trait?!
You promised in beta you'd make my "moo" count for something!
I demand answers! If you don't give them to me, I'll stop
playing nice and start charging at every humanoid on radar!
Elite Ancient Auroch Hoar-Mantle
(aka "MadCow" to my friends) |
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Serious Concern
with End-Game |
| Dear Devs, Really upset that you haven't addressed
my end-game questions. You ignore my posts. You ignore my messages.
You won't even take my phone calls. What gives?
I have a lifetime sub. You should have to answer to me!
Seriously need answers ASAP. It's about end-game and this
one ring. Can't think of the name of it, it's that one ring...you
know, the one that rules them all? Well, I'm concerned.
I heard a rumor that you expect me to escort that ring to
Mordor. I have to tell you something. I've been on those escort
quests. They suck! I had to repeat some of them 7 times and I still
failed on one with that no-good, busybody Sara Oakheart. I want
nothing to do with this...this...this ring escorting!
I'm a hobbit. Going to Mordor would be my worst nightmare. I
can't think of any reason why I should want to leave the Shire, let
alone to go to a place even half as evil as Mordor!
Besides, I don't know anyone who would want to fellow with me
on a quest to such an evil and dangerous place as Mordor! Can't
think of one person I know that would do it! I asked them all. They
all laughed at me as they went back to drinking and playing Freeze
Tag.
There is noooooo way...absolutely NO WAY...I am taking
that ring anywhere! I can't do it alone, and I'm certainly not going
to go to Mordor with a PUG. I've heard how awful some of those can
be, and Mordor is no place to risk my life in a PUG, no less...for
some stupid ring I'm supposed to destroy.
Truth is, I could use some money. I'm thinking of auctioning
it at the AH in a few weeks, if you devs continue to ignore my
requests for a response on my end-game concerns.
I'll get those AH addicted suckers. I'm gonna put a really low
reserve on it. Maybe 10 silver and 25 copper. Then I'm gonna slip 2
gold in front of what they think is the buyout price and see if I
can catch some noob who thinks I only put up a buyout of 50 silver
and 25 copper.
I'm not kidding. You'd better take me seriously and get back
to me, or else there's no telling where this ring could end up.
*cough* Nazgul *cough*
Kindest Regards,
Frodo Baggins |
|
/Report ~ Fire
Bugged |
|
Bug Report:
Lore-masters and
Hunters consistently causing us to drop our fire and burn our
own toes. This is NOT working as intended!
Most of us don't have any more toes to lose! We want a
*hotfix* now! The union demands it!
Midgewater Sapper
President, Sappers and Lobbers
Union
Midgewater Local 666 |
|
DPS is a Joke |
| My claws should be doing way more DPS! I just spent
125s to repair and sharpen them before battle. They're barely even
scratching the surface. Claw DPS is a joke and DOT
isn't any better. Also, my
hiss doesn't seem to be producing as much
fear effect as it should.
Maybe when you look into this stuff, we could talk about
making me 3x larger and black...more like a panther but still
sounding like a lynx.
Seriously, call me. 0101011. I got great ideas for how
to improve coding on my class (even though I have no idea how to
code)!
Brush Prowler
The kitty has spoken. Hear me meow! |
|
WTF?! Mounting
Discrimination??? |
|
I've seen other
humanoids (elves, dwarves, hobbits and humans) riding horses.
How come us orcs
can't?! We can't rent. We can't buy.
I heard a rumor that
the others can buy them at 35. Well, I'm 35, *********! WTF is my
horsey quest?!
Do you think I like
hanging out in Dol Dinen all the time? Hell no! I want to
explore Middle Earth, too!
How on Middle Earth
will I ever find a mate if I don't even have reliable transportation
to offer her?
Ongburz Sharp-Eye |
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New Servers Needed |
| Servers overcrowded. I waited nearly 8 minutes to
log in, being 25th in the queue for log-in. Had to wait the last
five times I've logged in.
This is completely unacceptable. There are so many boars
around, I can't even finish one quest without another boar stealing
my node, tapping my kill or griefing me with his aggro when he takes
on an elf three levels above him. Not to mention all the lag.
I know
my PC isn't top-notch, but come on...I'm sick of running into boars
every time I move five or ten feet in another direction! If I wanted
to see another boar, I'd get a mirror. =p
Need new servers opened ASAP!
Angry Splintertusk
Sickly Razortooth tells you, "Hobbit. The
other white meat." |
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Stolen Mail
Exploit? |
|
Urgent! Was expecting
a delivery of mail from Budgeford, but this is the third time this
week it's gone missing. I fear some Nosey Hobbits are
stealing mail from the mail carriers of TSPS!
The constable said to
contact you, as he fears these suspicious Nosey Hobbits are
using an exploit. He asked that I have you investigate the matter
and provide him with legally documented evidence so he can pursue
the matter further.
Please deal with these
exploiters immediately! The Shire takes its mail seriously, and we
cannot take much more of this petty
thievery and harassment from these juvenile delinquent hobbits! It's
already hard enough to find good people willing to take a mail route
even for one delivery these days!
/reported
Postman Digswell
Postmaster General of Scary
TSPS (The Shire Postal Services) |
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Bored Already |
| Level 28 with lifetime sub and I'm already bored!
Please up the fellowship sizes for those gimpy humanoids. Six is
way too easy for me. I beat them down solo all the time!
Double the fellow sizes, at least. I need a real challenge!
Rock-Troll Hurler
"Trolls are l337! Taur Gonwaith trolls pwn!" |
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Pipe-weed Shortage |
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Bug Report:
Require urgent
assistance. Prolonged drought = shortage of pipe-weed. I'm no good
without my pipe-weed, but can't find one farmer who has any for
trade or sale.
Been asking for 2
hours straight. People are getting mad at me for spamming OOC,
Advice, Trade, LFF and every channel I could find. I think I made it
on a number of Ignore Lists now, too. (My bad.) But I
simply must have it.
I'm a wizard. I need
some sort of vice, and I already gave up coffee last month. Don't
make me lose this, too!
I know, I know. Your
GM's will tell me they can't help me and it's not a bug, but I
really neeeeed my pipe-weed fix. Kthxbai!
Gandalf |
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Revisit Fornost ---
Balance Needed |
| Dear Devs, I'm one of a number of non-elite boars
who's been in Fornost for as long as I can remember, but haven't
leveled once despite hunting the same creatures all the other elites
around me hunt (not that I've noticed if they've leveled). Yes,
notice I said "all the other elites around me."
I don't get it. I'm not so concerned with the leveling, but
come on...why aren't we elite?! The bears, aurochs and others are
elite. Us boars are not?! *cry*
We're in the same area and we're just as deserving to be there
as they are. We feel there's a serious injustice needing immediate
attention. Our class needs some major balancing. Give us elite
status, more health, better regen rates and better quest reward
tusks.
Oh, and if it's not to much to ask...do you think you could
give us pets? It'd be really nice to have a pet spider
to help us hunt and kill stuff.
"Hammm" (name changed for my protection)
anonymous boar
Fornost |
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XXXL Armor Options? |
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Sensitive about my
weight. Hating the way I look in a loin cloth and tired of it riding
up whenever I move towards a target.
Hoping you have plans
for more clothing and armor options for us big and tall XXXL --- and
larger --- beings. We want more varied options...and a lot more
coverage and armor level protection! I wouldn't die half as much if
I had better coverage!
We want color choices,
as well, and maybe even some patterns. If you give us stripes
though, please remember, only vertical stripes...absolutely no
horizontal stripes!
Tarkrip Prowler |
|
My Two Copper... |
| Ever since you made me raise my prices, everyone is angry
with me. Most of my customers left in an angry huff, and the ones
that stayed? Well, most of them ended up buying stuff only so they
could throw it at me for the serious price hike that I just put into
effect because you Devs forced my hand. (Truth is, I was
going to raise prices eventually, but I was going to do it gradually
and call it inflation and cost of living increases.)
They threw Eggs. Butter. Tools. Mining picks. Steel bolts.
There was even more, but it hurts me too much to think about it.
*shudder*
I just got back from getting 35 stitches from the
damage a mining pick did to my right thigh. I shudder to think how
much worse it could've been had the person's aim been better! I
suffered other cuts, bruises and swelling, too, not to mention the
mental and emotional trauma of the whole ordeal. I might be
consulting my legal counsel about this in the morning.
I'm afraid my customers fear I'm a traitor now, and they'll
never trust me again! What will I tell my family when I can no
longer support them?! Ironic that this price hike could actually
force my shop to close.
If I can't have my old pricing back, uh, could you maybe let
me implement a Bree-Land Lottery and allow me to be the only ticket
seller?
Sleep on it, okay? Just think of all the great things a
lottery could bring us! Lalia, for one, could finally get the
financial aid and education that wayward girl has been clearly
lacking!
Respectfully,
Whelan Appledore
Bree Town-Hall Grocer |
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As the Devs Code...
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