How much is Blizzard listening?

#0 - Jan. 13, 2010, 6:56 p.m.

All of these posts and I only notice a small number of replies from Blizz about the biggest issuesâ€¦ replies that lead you nowhere or provide answers like, “we feelâ€¦. We’ll get back to you when we know moreâ€¦.” It's not about how you feel... it's about how the ENTIRE community feels.... ALL classes.... not just pallies.. not just mages.... and to be fair... not just warriors.

From what I’ve read most all classes agree that warriors are not balanced throughout the game, and are underpowered when compared to those that shouldn’t be replacing their roles as effectivelyâ€¦

Posters all over this warrior forum can support their arguments with numbers, facts, experiences, etc. Everything that is detailed in their posts coincide with everyone else’s findings as well for the most part.

So, ok Blizzardâ€¦. Aside from the people that cannot play their class and feel entitled to their “god mode” abilities over everyoneâ€¦.

My question, as any big business should be able to answer, is this...

Instead of the 1 and 2 liner answersâ€¦ why don’t you support your reasoning for the continued NERFs and continued unbalanced class that is warriors with some hard numbers?

From what I've read (have YOU taken the time to read them?)... a majority of people have supplied numbers, percentages, and url links for reference. You have millions of posts to support what we’re arguing. Why don’t you support your reasoning that apparently offsets everything everyone else is talking about?

I'm sure a lot of your loyal PAYING customers would appreciate the gesture.

That, and maybe a little more involvement with the discussions to show us you actually consider what we're saying.....

Bornakk

#17 - Jan. 14, 2010, 1:28 a.m.

I know we have answered questions like this before but I figured a reminder couldn’t hurt.

The direct answer is yes, we do listen and we do read the feedback on the forums on a regular basis. It is important to remember though that we don’t always agree with you, and even when we do, that doesn’t mean we are ready to discuss our future plans. Even saying that we plan to make changes in the future can be an issue as players will get impatient if it takes awhile so we have to be careful with what we say.

We understand that threads like these pop up when nerfs are happening, but it is a very unlikely scenario (if it’s ever happened) where a nerf truly destroys an entire class/spec which is generally the way everything is portrayed these days. Remember that there are 9 other classes in the mix so we have to try and keep all of them in mind when making changes, improvements, and (yes) nerfs.

That said, whether you want to keep it in mind or not, we’ll still be here, reading the forums and (on occasion) replying when we have information to provide.