I think this make now a loooooong moment now im speaking about this "problem" with some devs, aka sucky eqemu public relations, aka cooperation between the devs, and the REAL users, the servers ops. I was speaking about this with Draupner yesterday, and it "look like" devs are speaking about it.
I honestly find totally dumb how eqemu project is generally managed, i mean, EQEmu i think, is a very good project, but NOTHING is organised, ok,i own a company and i know devs/programmers arent organised persons, but well, i have never see this before. My idea and i dont say its the best solution, it has to be speak a lot, there should be a "second level" in the forum, for server ops/teams, where they should be able to speak with the devs, i dont speak about a support forum, but more like a forum with advanced tutorial, where servers ops share their "minor" code fix while devs concentrate on major bug fixes, where the devs could explain some project orientation. Im sure all the devs here would like to have specified conversation with peoples that could understand them, not only "Hi 1017 error problem, thx".
EQEmu is nice, but i remember one time wiz or windcatcher (cant remember guys sorry), speaking about super servers, it is totally right, frst step would be to help peoples to start one. Lets take an example, look at ForEverQuest sever run by meeble, look like quite interesting, and im sure she would have tons of questions, and would like to have access to a place where should could find those informations, where she could directly speak with some devs or other servers owner, lets say it, EQEmu Darwin law is, if you dont have a server team member in your dev staff, your server will die soon, dont say im wrong, all here know its true.
More generally, EQEmu problem is a communication one, the latest example of bad eqemu communication was Melwin, i mean, yes, there were a job to do, but was it done in the smart way ? I think not, just ask who like melwin, a few~ Anyway, im just speaking and i know no one will care, or if they care it will be done in the wrong way, actually, the only thing that link me to EQEmu is the login server, maybe not for long *shrug*.
Well i wont bother to explain more what im sure draupner posted, but i would just add one thing, dont make it like #developers, it wont work, oh, and fire the one who screwed the basic idea of #developers, thx~
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