Asheras wrote on May 26^th, 2016 at 2:31pm:

Integrity is its own reward. 

Asheras wrote on May 27^th, 2016 at 9:15am:

My experience in Fortune 500 IT was different.

Professionalism was demonstrated through objective results, accountability for performance, and competence in your own area of expected expertise as well as an awareness and understanding of how your work influenced others.

Being good at your job also meant being receptive to criticism and continuously seeking opportunities for improvement in your own and other areas.  Thin skin was not a survival trait.

Asheras wrote on May 27^th, 2016 at 11:40am:


Integrity leads to increased efficiency and profitability.

There's research that shows a positive correlation between the perception of integrity and performance.

https://www.google.com/?ion=1&espv=2#q=what%27s%20the%20business%20case%20for%20...

https://www.google.com/?ion=1&espv=2#safe=off&q=how+expensive+is+integrity+for+b...

http://www.forbes.com/sites/cherylsnappconner/2014/06/01/the-high-costs-and-best...

Asheras wrote on May 27^th, 2016 at 4:29pm:


I am not making any of the assumptions you ascribe to me.

For me to resubscribe

2.  When they say Quality of Life fixes, actually fix something.

3.  Quit releasing half-assed product.  The quality of the product is utter crap.  Every release fails.  The data center move, fail.  Infinite Crisis, Fail.  Track record is not impressive.  Right now, the price I pay for the game is fine.  I cannot get aggravated for receiving a crap product, because I pay nothing for it.  Good product equals good money, bad product equals no money.

4.  Half-assed product covers a lot, but that loot pass, was terrible, especially if you are a rogue/artificer.  Seriously, try to find disable/tactful/burglar/open lock/search/whatever they are called item that is any good for a level 11 or less.

5.  Fine, so I can't find anything good for a low level such as Underwater Action, Everbright, or rogue gear.  I can use the Abomination that is called Cannith Crafting, more like Cannith Crapping.

6.  I don't know exactly how many different crafting devices there are anymore, but having more than two is ridiculous.  Actually I think one but I can live with Eldritch and Green Steel both existing.  Eldritch should be the universal one and if they were any good at programming, you just make a drop down selection window of what crafting you want to do.  That makes EVERY CRAFTING DEVICE in the game the same window, the end user just selected what they are crafting.  Which would still be too complicated because of the outright idiots that play the game and have no idea how a computer works.  Gee, whats a drop down menu?  What's a Radio Button?

7.  Blow up Cannith Crafting.  Just get rid of it.  Don't try and fix it.  Learn from its mistakes.  I am sure the programmer that is working on it, the same one that did the loot pass, oh god, it is going to be horse dung piled on cow dung piled on dog dung, and finally piled on cat dung.

And the number one reason for me to resubscribe

Don't make me BUY EXPANSION PACKS.  Or just change the name to Bend Over Packs.

If I am paying $120.00 per year, give me the game.  But to make me buy a newly worded item called EXPANSION PACKS because your business model and decisions are crap, well, I UNSUBSCRIBED AND CANCELED THAT CREDIT CARD to express my disdain on the business model.

I just wished that in 2009 I had quit paying.

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Fanboi slumming in the vault... aisle 1!

DDO was never a game to me I considered worth a monthly fee. I got some premium stuff and that's it. Therefore no hard feelings here, it was great fun for a few bucks .. shame it no longer is.

Asheras wrote on May 27^th, 2016 at 10:19am:

That seems reasonable.  Checking my ing bag I see I have less than 5 of anything, so a 5:1 trade would still require some farming for me.  And the farm is mostly just luck anyway.  Which I don't object to.

Wipe wrote on May 30^th, 2016 at 3:32pm:

meh, maybe for you. I wouldnt run the shit unless offered carrot. you just love stick. Eastern Europe people used to suffering

Asheras wrote on May 30^th, 2016 at 5:55pm:


Turbine's treatment of their paying customers is unprofessional and lacks professionalism, as does their treatment of their IP and their cavalier attitude of "nothing that was done by anyone in the past has any value" and "IT best practices are super hard for us and our customers will keep paying anyway, so we don't need to bother with them".

They are clowns by any metric and their performance is indefensible.  This is true, regardless of whether or not other people in other businesses behave or fail to behave with any amount of professionalism.

They are demonstrably unqualified for the activities they engage in, therefore not "professional".   Their lack of skill in managing their relationship with their customers and developing or even maintaining their product, by definition, makes them amateurs.

That said, even though it's never too late to start acting with professionalism, it would take a lot more than one Update 6 for me to believe they were moving in the right direction.

Kype wrote on May 22^nd, 2016 at 10:45pm:


...I already did. But only for 2 months and strictly for the 10% XP bonus. It made me feel dirty, but I was about to burn a stone and applying every XP bonus around short of a bonus weekend.

I wouldn't sub for any reason at this point. I think I've mostly finally broken the addiction. Only logged on a couple times in the past few months and just ran a few quick quests and logged off bored. I just don't like any of the new stuff and the old stuff I've ran into the ground. It's just high time to remove my phallus from the pencil sharpener.

I have a very obsessive, addictive personality though and I have yet to fill the void and it is eating at me. I've tried a few games and had some fun, but nothing that grabbed me by the balls. Time will tell, I suppose, but for now I think I may be done.

LordHumungus wrote on Jun 2^nd, 2016 at 12:11am:


Try wrestling.