Close MyVMK for 1 Month
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I think they should shut the game down for a week, or a few days. So it'll give us all a chance to go outside, experience life, and miss the game again. Something we've not been forced to do since it opened in September. People who complain are taking this game and Amy's efforts for granted. That's just my opinion.
In game betas, not all of the features are released. A beta is good for testing the servers and throwing stuff into the game piece by piece so they can have people try them out slowly and test for bugs.
I do not think shutting the game down would resolve anything. People would just get angrier, and things may be thrown into the game but there's no telling how well it'll work for everyone else.
I think the best solution is to slow releases to maybe a handful of new items a week, which would also give players time to actually build up enough credits to get certain things.
This would also clear the way for more time to focus on mini-games.
But hey, we have no idea how well their time-management actually is currently.
People shouldn't complain about the lack of things to do. It's a beta, it's trying to build up to what vmk used to be and possibly more. VMK was open for a few years, this hasn't been open for even one year yet. We will get the mini-games eventually. Patience ^.^
I do not think shutting the game down would resolve anything. People would just get angrier, and things may be thrown into the game but there's no telling how well it'll work for everyone else.
I think the best solution is to slow releases to maybe a handful of new items a week, which would also give players time to actually build up enough credits to get certain things.
This would also clear the way for more time to focus on mini-games.
But hey, we have no idea how well their time-management actually is currently.
People shouldn't complain about the lack of things to do. It's a beta, it's trying to build up to what vmk used to be and possibly more. VMK was open for a few years, this hasn't been open for even one year yet. We will get the mini-games eventually. Patience ^.^
Why can't someone for once in this community offer constructive feedback without being jumped on and labeled as "ungrateful"? Progress is achieved by feedback and constructive criticism. This isn't a bad thing, why are so many of you against or even threatened by someone offering a productive suggestion?
Personally, I find this to be a reasonable idea. I don't find fault with the game shutting down for a month so progress moves along quicker. A month without worry about the current server could give Amy ample time to focus solely on the new client (1.0) and releasing that in a more timely manner. It's become evident that the release of 1.0 will remedy any and all bugs and issues on the current server, as well as the addition of the other mini-games so I see nothing but good things that could come from this suggestion.
Grizzly has said once before that all Beta items obtained during this phase will be kept on your account, so the release of 1.0 shouldn't remove any items from anyone's accounts during the beta phase.
Personally, I find this to be a reasonable idea. I don't find fault with the game shutting down for a month so progress moves along quicker. A month without worry about the current server could give Amy ample time to focus solely on the new client (1.0) and releasing that in a more timely manner. It's become evident that the release of 1.0 will remedy any and all bugs and issues on the current server, as well as the addition of the other mini-games so I see nothing but good things that could come from this suggestion.
Grizzly has said once before that all Beta items obtained during this phase will be kept on your account, so the release of 1.0 shouldn't remove any items from anyone's accounts during the beta phase.
See, this is what confuses me -- how is providing criticism giving you the impression that we don't appreciate the game? Most of the time, we just want to help improve it, not take it away! Amy and the team have done a marvelous job, but absolutely nobody is perfect, and just because we don't explicitly start our posts with "I'mma let you finish, but..." doesn't mean we don't like the game or love the fact that it's back. Besides, before the game was released, focus was on the game coming back. Now that it's back, the focus is on improving it, keeping it stable and making sure the community is happy.
Clearly, since the game is in beta, she's not trying to run a full on game with items released, etc. It's beta. Not a full, completed game. I don't know of any game that shuts down in beta to release a bulk amount of features, as that really defeats the purpose of beta. Having players in beta and testers allows those features to be used and examined thoroughly by a large amount of users, and for bugs to be worked out before moving to an official release where the bulk of glitches and issues are expected to be mostly worked through.
Regardless of if there are more mini games released, people are still going to make the game all about doing whatever it takes to get the items they want - being afk and riding rides for hours, devoting all their time to getting credits, trading like monsters, etc. That's not going to change regardless of how long the game is shut down/how much is released.
I don't know why you assume closing the game for a month is going to move things so far along. Amy is going to do what she's going to when she's going to do it. For all you know she wouldn't move things along any faster to your standard with the game down a month, or maybe she'd move at the same speed. I rarely have the time to play, so I'm not super invested in whether it closes for a month or not, but it just seems like a really silly suggestion. If it's to get rid of complainers... Some will leave, and more will come. You can't eliminate negativity from a community. The best you can do is try and outweigh the negativity with positivity, or simply ignore it. It's impossible to get rid of completely.
Honestly, if it takes shutting the game down for people to do that, there's more of a problem here than just people complaining or taking things for granted. Everyone should be able to do that on their own - and it's not like if the game is down people aren't going to find something else to waste all their time on and groan about.
Anyway, regardless of my differing opinions, it's nice to see people coming together to try and come up with something to help the community grow and stay strong in the long run. I hardly ever have the time to play anymore, but I'd like to think that when my life mellows out this game will still be around and thriving.
Regardless of if there are more mini games released, people are still going to make the game all about doing whatever it takes to get the items they want - being afk and riding rides for hours, devoting all their time to getting credits, trading like monsters, etc. That's not going to change regardless of how long the game is shut down/how much is released.
I don't know why you assume closing the game for a month is going to move things so far along. Amy is going to do what she's going to when she's going to do it. For all you know she wouldn't move things along any faster to your standard with the game down a month, or maybe she'd move at the same speed. I rarely have the time to play, so I'm not super invested in whether it closes for a month or not, but it just seems like a really silly suggestion. If it's to get rid of complainers... Some will leave, and more will come. You can't eliminate negativity from a community. The best you can do is try and outweigh the negativity with positivity, or simply ignore it. It's impossible to get rid of completely.
Honestly, if it takes shutting the game down for people to do that, there's more of a problem here than just people complaining or taking things for granted. Everyone should be able to do that on their own - and it's not like if the game is down people aren't going to find something else to waste all their time on and groan about.
Anyway, regardless of my differing opinions, it's nice to see people coming together to try and come up with something to help the community grow and stay strong in the long run. I hardly ever have the time to play anymore, but I'd like to think that when my life mellows out this game will still be around and thriving.