Due to a player complaint, the staff will now be focusing more on development, and less emphasis on encouraging RP. We’ve attempted to incorporate alpha testing of skills, orgs, combat, etc into roleplay to help stimulate RP within the game, considering that the current group of players have not done much in the way of testing themselves. We’re not sure if they’re afraid to create ripples in the game or what, but beyond friendly spars, no one has initiated much in the way of real combat, no one has been arrested, etc.
It’s been said before, but apparently bears repeating again, but the staff DO NOT have time to level a character from scratch in order to test the things that players should be testing. Especially when that character will knowingly be killed off. We are being expected to stay on the same playing field as the players, while still developing the game, having the full-time jobs that fund this little project, and attempting to test and break various elements of the game that need to be prepared for beta phase.
If you honestly cannot handle the staff having characters that have leveled faster than normal for the sole purpose of ALPHA testing, then you need to stop participating in alpha mode, and wait for beta. No one has been given custom equipment or been given any skills or spells unavailable to the players. If you’ve come to this conclusion for the sole fact that you were beaten in a fight, then you need to reevaluate your characters stats and armor (or lack thereof).
As always, any player complaints or issues can be directed at imm[@]adventmud.org or a note to imm.
