Thw Players seem to be getting restless

I have started to notice in the Turbine Forums that the players are starting to get restless.


There hasn't been any communication  from Sev or any other Turbine employee in quite some time. I understand that Sev is very busy and I doubt that the bosses give him much time to complete the delivery of an operational AC System.


Unfortunately, this is starting to have an effect on the expectations of players that do not hesitate to voice their opinions on the Forums. They are moving towards the expectation that the delivery will never occur and all they can do is play until the servers are shut down.


We are approaching the 1 year anniversary of the announcement that private servers were planned with the expectation that this change would occur before the end of 2014.


Since then, there have been 2 massive layoffs and transfers and Sev appears to be the only Developer left.


Right now, we have no knowledge of exactly what the hang up is. There has been some concern that it is with the WB Lawyers or WB Management. I suspect all may have a part in preventing the move to Private Servers from becoming a reality. The truth is that no one knows. It is all speculation. It may be neither group.


The result is that we have no information, AC has been static for a year and players are starting to question how much longer this situation will continue.


All of these comments can also be directed at AC2. There are many players that would love to get their hands on this system and see what tweaks they can do to it.


Meanwhile, I will continue to play these games, along with LOTRO, and enjoy trying out possible characters under a private server. With the expectation that I will have my own private server and no Decal, I an building characters that can survive and even thrive with no buffbots, no Virindi Tools, and no other crutches that many have come to rely on with the Decal System.


I may tend to be a little old fashioned in this respect, but the AC System was built to function as a standalone world. It is probably why there are very little automated functions in AC2. I have heard of some automated tools in AC2 for mining and a large number of players concerned about them.


I guess it is time for me to get off of my soapbox. If a person takes the time to peruse the Fist de Yuma articles that he wrote, one will understand what AC was in its prime years. Granted, there are now a number of changes that will assist a player in getting to level 50 quickly and allow them to acquire decent armor and even acquire good weapons and magic formulas without much effort. The essence of AC still continues and I hope, for one, to attempt to take characters from the beginning  to the end in a real AC.