Originally Posted by
Snakespeare
Sentinel, welcome to the forums. I see you are figuring out some cool forum things like signatures. That's great.
Please let me give you a few tips, because your first posts are coming off as hostile, and I don't think you want that.
If you want the devs to answer a post, this isn't the way to do it. We want them to spend their time writing the code for B*, not attending each individual request for the same information they have already given.
It's much more likely, as you can see, that several people who are not devs will reply to you. So toss your question out to everyone. These informed people will share what they know so the devs can do their jobs.
Second, there's a Blackstar-only forum. The devs have a community person who reads every post as soon as possible because he has to delete spam and lock down fights, if there are any. So don't worry, the devs do see your posts no matter where you put them. There's even a FAQ over in the B* forum (at the top) that has answers to your question and more. So, when you post a topic in the forum made for that topic, the people who are also interested in that topic will respond.
Third, I gotta tell you... a year ago they made a "roadmap" of their projected development. It was full of high hopes. Not all of it got implemented. Some people went ballistic. They thought this roadmap was some sort of promise. It wasn't. It was high hopes. In the end, they stopped telling us that kind of specific date information. They don't know when it's going to be done. If they make a guess, experience says it will be too optimistic, and people will be disappointed.
Lastly, a word like "stupid" seems so harmless, but it can really turn someone off. I bet if someone called you stupid for not giving him money that would make you LESS inclined to ever give that person money. So, think about it. When you come on like that, they are definitely not going to answer you. I know what you are trying to say. You want to say that you have talked with others and they agree that it is unwise of the devs to keep us in the dark about the progress of Blackstar. But when a dev reads that sentence you wrote, he or she won't get that message. They will only see someone calling them stupid.
Anyway, welcome to the forums. I'm sure that you'll get the hang of it. Post in the right forum, don't call people names, keep it positive, and don't expect personal service. Then, if you get a personal reply, consider yourself lucky. There's strength in numbers. Put your ideas together with those who you agree with and then you'll start to see some results.
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