Advice from the CEO

They rushed the update to be release before the holidays so they can cash in on people money from holiday gifts.

Someone said it was a present from sc to us for the holiday, really? Cmon man, its all about $$$.

No way it's Capcom, as the CEO Kiichiro Urata has only been in charge there a little over a year and less than five years if you include his time in the US office. And before that he worked at Microsoft.

Anyway, no way an upper level executive from Japan makes a post like this, just totally and completely out of line and an automatic route to a window desk.

Hate when people pretend to be someone they are not, I am sure Urata-San is taking heat over this post now.

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Originally Posted by BurkeKnight

You mean to tell us, that "pretending" to be a CEO of a MAJOR game software, think Capcom, as it's the best one there to fit his pretend story, is not the OP's way of picking a fight?

This thread needs to be deleted, IMHO.

This guy's fake post from a CEO, so full of typing errors that no CEO would ever let their secretary get away with, could do more harm to SC, if the real CEO of the company this guy pretends to be from, sees it.

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Originally Posted by timeToLeave1

They rushed the update to be release before the holidays so they can cash in on people money from holiday gifts.

Someone said it was a present from sc to us for the holiday, really? Cmon man, its all about $$$.

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Well, if that's how you feel, that's how you feel.
But, the game is free, unless you choose to buy gems, which you of course, could have done pre-update.
Add to that, the cost of research, dev, and getting the update made, and the servers done for it, cost SC money.

So yes, I can fully understand them releasing it when they did.
However, a major update, they really should have thought it out more, on the release date, knowing there could be issues. That much, I do agree with.

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Originally Posted by Beagle21

No way it's Capcom, as the CEO Kiichiro Urata has only been in charge there a little over a year and less than five years if you include his time in the US office. And before that he worked at Microsoft.

Anyway, no way an upper level executive from Japan makes a post like this, just totally and completely out of line and an automatic route to a window desk.

Hate when people pretend to be someone they are not, I am sure Urata-San is taking heat over this post now.

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I have a feeling he did not research the dates of the true CEO for the company.
All he wanted to do, is get people to look, so yes, it very well could have been that one he was meaning.

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Originally Posted by raynestorm2

Seriously?

It's important to the OP, cuz it clarified his postion and relation to his findings... However, it isn't needed to understand the his point and see what he wants you to see...

Why does everyone on this forum look to pick a fight???

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Because of SC's endless silence it has fed rumor,conspiracy and hatred throughout the community which has now turned on itself.

I believe too much damage is done and the game + community will never be the same.

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Originally Posted by timeToLeave1

They rushed the update to be release before the holidays so they can cash in on people money from holiday gifts.

Someone said it was a present from sc to us for the holiday, really? Cmon man, its all about $$$.

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Rushed it how? Almost nobody is complaining about the minor bugs in the update, some of which were fixed already. They're complaining about the overall vision. That wasn't going to change by holding the update a month.

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Originally Posted by LachNessMeownster

I know a few CEO's of big company's. And I have never seen any of them say "imho" in a feedback report.
But anyhoo...
But, what you need to remember, is that the date of an update is never known until the week of.
They always have estimates, but sometimes, those estimates are way off.
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But at the time of them going on holidays, the update had been out maybe 1-3 days, and that's not enough time to gather feedback and facts.
Some of the team stayed at the office, others went on holiday.
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Please, give it some more time. Be open to advice from others on ways to best deal with what you have, and we will see where we are when the team all get back. http://forum.supercell.net/showthrea...lies/smile.png

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Lach,

First let me say it's impressive that you are still here on NYE. That's admirable and shows serious dedication!

You do make the case for the main point of my post,however, which is that an experienced game development executive team would never release a major update like this at this time of year. The upside risks of delay were, as best I can tell from the outside, zero. The downside risks, however, were/are huge. Why gamble that there will be no gameplay/balance issues that would require the staff to cancel their holidays. Or worse, not cancel and leave many in the community upset with the game over the holidays?

IMHO that is something that should be brought up, if for no other reason than out of respect for the development staff - that their holidays or their jobs are not put at risk by releasing a patch.

I can't tell you how many times I've wanted to update a game and been forced to hold off for a few weeks. You get very excited by the new content, and then upset that a main developer or dba has scheduled a vacation to Germany or something. But an experienced executive team knows that the patch will wait, but players won't (if you break their game).

And just fyi, I'm not submitting a feedback report lol. I'm ranting on a forum. I get to use all the same shorthand and internet jargon as anyone else :saywhat::p

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But, what you need to remember, is that the date of an update is never known until the week of.
They always have estimates, but sometimes, those estimates are way off.

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I guess that may mean the update was actually delayed, not rushed.

So that also, blows holes into "SC rushed it to rake in the $$$$"

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Originally Posted by Obsidian99

And just fyi, I'm not submitting a feedback report lol. I'm ranting on a forum. I get to use all the same shorthand and internet jargon as anyone else :saywhat::p

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ROFL! That is a line to remember. :)

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Originally Posted by hoopstime98

Rushed it how? Almost nobody is complaining about the minor bugs in the update, some of which were fixed already. They're complaining about the overall vision. That wasn't going to change by holding the update a month.

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My quote on it being rushed was in repond ro comments on why it was done on the holidays where they dont have the time or staffs ro deal with updates issues.