Does CA monitor this forum

**jim600** · November 16, 2009, 12:59 PM

Just wondering if CA read thesr posts-or are we all ****ing into the wind.

I hope so, but judging by ETW and it`s upgrades I have my doubts.

Because if they are not reading these posts then all the "Wouldn`t it be great if......" posts are a waste of time.

**PlacidDragon** · November 16, 2009, 01:03 PM

There are at least some CA employees that read the TW forums, yes. I cant say if they do it regularly or not though. As for them picking up ideas from this forum, i doubt it. On the offchance they do, i have a great suggestion, how about making a game with features that works :p

**Kip** · November 16, 2009, 01:03 PM

Lusted has quite a few posts on this very board.

**helmersen** · November 16, 2009, 01:08 PM

I havent seen Lusted for ages.

**dmcheatw** · November 16, 2009, 01:09 PM

well they don't really post on the forum b/c they will be attacked viciously. only lusted can post without triggering a barrage of rage, and even he takes a fair bit of flack despite his past relationship with the community. as for if they read the forum? yes they do.

i wonder if CA talked to the TWC site owners after the release of ETW and communicated to them that they wanted TWC to do whatever they deem reasonable and appropriate to discourage and minimize/hide criticism?

**Kip** · November 16, 2009, 01:10 PM

Originally Posted by helmersen

I havent seen Lusted for ages.

There's three threads on the front page of this board that he has posts in.

**helmersen** · November 16, 2009, 01:11 PM

Right now?

**PlacidDragon** · November 16, 2009, 01:47 PM

Originally Posted by helmersen

Right now?

Yes, right now

This, this, and this.

**Kip** · November 16, 2009, 02:09 PM

Originally Posted by helmersen

Right now?

Originally Posted by PlacidDragon

Yes, right now

This, this, and this.

What he said

**helmersen** · November 16, 2009, 02:10 PM

Originally Posted by PlacidDragon

Yes, right now

This, this, and this.

Nice

'Tis nice to see Lusted is posting

**Abspara** · November 16, 2009, 02:19 PM

I think CA is too busy with improving ETW and developing NTW to address the community on this board.

**Humble Warrior** · November 16, 2009, 03:35 PM

Originally Posted by jim600

Just wondering if CA read thesr posts-or are we all ****ing into the wind.

I hope so, but judging by ETW and it`s upgrades I have my doubts.

Because if they are not reading these posts then all the "Wouldn`t it be great if......" posts are a waste of time.

They do read them. They just ignore anything they don`t like the sound of, no matter how right it might be.

They like posting in cheat threads and skinning faces threads, but `Are you going to fix BAI` and `make good sieges` threads are a big no no.

**Kip** · November 16, 2009, 03:40 PM

Originally Posted by Humble Warrior

They do read them. They just ignore anything they don`t like the sound of, no matter how right it might be.

They like posting in cheat threads and skinning faces threads, but `Are you going to fix BAI` and `make good sieges` threads are a big no no.

Lusted doesn't work on BAI or siege AI. He doesn't comment on them because he's not qualified to. He's not a skinner either, but he knows his history, so he knows what he's talking about there.

**arcsquad12** · November 16, 2009, 03:40 PM

Improving ETW? I'd rephrase that.

Jack does post here, but only as a sort of FAQ guy for upcoming releases and features. He won't address game issues or complaints because A) He doesn't want to deal with it.
B) CA is monitoring him and they don't want him revealing some skeletons in the closet. Or C) he doesn't give a rats ass.

**Humble Warrior** · November 16, 2009, 08:05 PM

Originally Posted by arcsquad12

Improving ETW? I'd rephrase that.

Jack does post here, but only as a sort of FAQ guy for upcoming releases and features. He won't address game issues or complaints because A) He doesn't want to deal with it.
B) CA is monitoring him and they don't want him revealing some skeletons in the closet. Or C) he doesn't give a rats ass.

And he protects himself with a disclamier in his sig so everything he says means diddly squat in actual practise.

**Kip** · November 16, 2009, 08:17 PM

All CA staff have that disclaimer. It's typical of the "Caution - Hot Beverage!" era of litigation.

**nameless** · November 16, 2009, 09:23 PM

Originally Posted by KippyK

All CA staff have that disclaimer. It's typical of the "Caution - Hot Beverage!" era of litigation.

It's because anything they say here would be Off the Record unless they posted it in the official news thread on their own forums.

It's the same throughout the business world, the employees represent the company. It's the reason why employees get the sack when they post blogs/online stuff saying bad things about the company or just being naugty (Like a teacher posting pictures on Facebook of him drinking or running around drunk).

That and it's really not his responsibility on that part anyways, how can you expect a skinner to report on the progress of the AI?