2 minutes ago, dominosfleet said:

I felt like bumming myself out so i looked up the wave 6 articles just to compare

3/14 Wave 6 announcement

5/19 Quasar article / preview

6/2 HH article/preview

7/6 Release

To compare to Wave 7
8/25 Announcement

....

We aren't even at the printer yet.

Cheer up! I’ve written these for the new commanders!

“This is Admiral Raddus!”

A Winston Churchill-esque badass/

He led his fleet/

To a noble defeat/

‘Twas his death that made me the saddest.

This is Grand Admiral Thrawn.

Perhaps you’ve heard of Batonn?

He’ll study your art/

He’s uncannily smart/

And you are merely his pawn.

4 minutes ago, dominosfleet said:

I felt like bumming myself out so i looked up the wave 6 articles just to compare

3/14 Wave 6 announcement

5/19 Quasar article / preview

6/2 HH article/preview

7/6 Release

To compare to Wave 7
8/25 Announcement

....

So, we're approximately 1 month behind schedule?

That's not bad.

Just now, Drasnighta said:

So, we're less than 1 month behind?

1 month of a 4 month cycle is 25%

Just now, dominosfleet said:

1 month of a 4 month cycle is 25%

One month behind schedule.

That's less than Wave 2 was.

... and wave 3...

1 minute ago, Drasnighta said:

So, we're approximately 1 month behind schedule?

That's not bad.

If we're using the wave 6 as an indicator for wave 7, we're 3 months behind since there's been no other preview articles since the announcement (unless I'm missing something).

1 minute ago, Drasnighta said:

So, we're approximately 1 month behind schedule?

That's not bad.

Agreed! I’m done wallowing! It is time to be a glass half full kind of guy.

We are behind, but the game has good balance right now and I’m excited to see what regionals bring.

2 minutes ago, FoaS said:

If we're using the wave 6 as an indicator for wave 7, we're 3 months behind since there's been no other preview articles since the announcement (unless I'm missing something).

3/14 Wave 6 announcement

5/19 Quasar article / preview

It took approximately 2 months to go from Announcement to First Article.

We've had announcement.

We've not yet had "first article". That is one month behind schedule thusfar, as it would have been "due" 25th of October.

4 minutes ago, Drasnighta said:

3/14 Wave 6 announcement

5/19 Quasar article / preview

It took approximately 2 months to go from Announcement to First Article.

We've had announcement.

We've not yet had "first article". That is one month behind schedule thusfar, as it would have been "due" 25th of October.

Ah - my math was wrong - I stand corrected.

2 minutes ago, Drasnighta said:

We've not yet had "first article". That is one month behind schedule thusfar, as it would have been "due" 25th of October.

I'm not SUPER optimistic we're getting a preview before new year.

It's whatever as far as that release goes though, you can't really complain about the rate they release stuff because the game is in a good spot. What i CAN complain about is regional being 4 days away w/out details / store receiving their items. Not a great month to be behind on shipments.

It’s a good thing we have something new to complain about.

2 minutes ago, dominosfleet said:

I'm not SUPER optimistic we're getting a preview before new year.

Just basically, If you set out to be disappointed, you'll find a way to be disappointed.

That's Cognitive Bias at its best showing.

The difference re: Regionals, however, is that its not an Armada problem specifically. So at least that gets lumped into a general set of other complaints, rather than Armada being neglected.

Just now, Drasnighta said:

Just basically, If you set out to be disappointed, you'll find a way to be disappointed.

That's Cognitive Bias at its best showing.

The difference re: Regionals, however, is that its not an Armada problem specifically. So at least that gets lumped into a general set of other complaints, rather than Armada being neglected.

That's nonsense, if i set low expectations for FFG and they don't meet them it's hardly my fault they don't put out SOMETHING about their product every 4 months. Again, your FFG apologist tendency is showing. I understand it, you WANT to be on their side, but that's a cognitive bias w/in itself.

I'm confused about how them not shipping their regionals prizes in a timely manner isn't an armada problem.

I think Foas just likes watching us argue

1 minute ago, dominosfleet said:

I'm confused about how them not shipping their regionals prizes in a timely manner isn't an armada problem.

Isn't specifically an Armada problem.

As its also an X-Wing problem, and an IA problem, and a Destiny Problem...

Its not limited To Armada.

Whereas the "Lack of Articles" problem is specific to Armada, as X-Wing is oft quoted as a comparison point.

Just now, Drasnighta said:

Isn't specifically an Armada problem.

As its also an X-Wing problem, and an IA problem, and a Destiny Problem...

Its not limited To Armada.

Whereas the "Lack of Articles" problem is specific to Armada, as X-Wing is oft quoted as a comparison point.

Ah, totally makes sense. I wonder if they had an internal shake up that's causing the weird ball dropping, like maybe a change up in staff through turnover/Legion is causing things to fall through the cracks.

24 minutes ago, dominosfleet said:

I felt like bumming myself out so i looked up the wave 6 articles just to compare

This is what I'm stating re: Cognitive Bias.

Whereas, my point of view was, as a comparitive between the other waves, one month of a delay (thusfar, granted) isn't too bad in comparison..

So I'm looking at more than a single point of evidence, so I certainly feel my approach is a little more robust, as the sample size is larger.

That's all.

I also Want to defend FFG and give them the benefit of the doubt. Still, their interaction policy is really putting a monkey into my ability to do so.

Fun story. I used to play a lot of D&D. Ffg is to make expansions for it, but didn't update many of them to 3.5 when it came out. I called them up and this poor guy sifted through their archives to see if they had ever made a pdf, just in case. It was really stand up of him to spend half an hour on the phone with me to check, even when I insisted he didn't have to.

Just now, Drasnighta said:

This is what I'm stating re: Cognitive Bias.

Whereas, my point of view was, as a comparitive between the other waves, one month of a delay (thusfar, granted) isn't too bad in comparison..

So I'm looking at more than a single point of evidence, so I certainly feel my approach is a little more robust, as the sample size is larger.

That's all.

Oh I'm absolutely a negative nancy, it's like my base state of being, but at the same time i was more joking as a external observation of my curiosity.

I.E. : I thought "I wonder how this compares to wave 6's release schedule"

"Oh, a bit behind, well that's depressing"

"I really should have known better, better complain about it ;)".

3 minutes ago, dominosfleet said:

I think Foas just likes watching us argue

Sssshhhhh

In all seriousness: I dig that we TRY to stay above squabbling in this swamp of frustration.

Whilst Dras is right, and he often is and I do rely on him to call me on my ****, I maintain that if the wave 7 "announcement", or the article count imbalance were isolated, we'd be fine. It's both a combination of these, the lack of rules clarifications, the FAQ turnaround time, and the silence on the invitation to re-engage, all of which are symptomatic of the actual thing that I have an issue with.

I'm generally a very jaded person.

Even more so the past few months, with everything that's happened.

I do want to cling onto the one thing that I see as a positive in my life - that is Armada.

So I am striving to be very objective when it comes to these things...

So yes, I see and recognise that the lack of communication is a "bad thing".

But I also see and recognise, based on previous track records, that its also "business as usual" and thus, not a trend outside of the norm that would signify a greater issue, problem or "game death".

So I'm not a member of the pitchfork brigade.

I see the message posted today on Twitter, and I read it, consider the words and the tone, and I personally think, "Now, we're at the point of actual annoyance ."

Actual Annoyance. That won't get us noticed, that will get us ignored.

I agree that I took a chance on the Twitter thing. You're likely right that it didn't pan out as I hoped, but I don't feel like I'm and worse off for the attempt.

I also agree that this is business as usual. But I think it is, or was, worth the attempt to ask FFG to reconsider what business as usual means. I still hope it worked, but I'm okay admitting that is time to wait and see IF it worked.

Just now, Drasnighta said:

I'm generally a very jaded person.

Even more so the past few months, with everything that's happened.

I do want to cling onto the one thing that I see as a positive in my life - that is Armada.

So I am striving to be very objective when it comes to these things...

So yes, I see and recognise that the lack of communication is a "bad thing".

But I also see and recognise, based on previous track records, that its also "business as usual" and thus, not a trend outside of the norm that would signify a greater issue, problem or "game death".

So I'm not a member of the pitchfork brigade.

I see the message posted today on Twitter, and I read it, consider the words and the tone, and I personally think, "Now, we're at the point of actual annoyance ."

Actual Annoyance. That won't get us noticed, that will get us ignored.

I was thrilled to see that tweet. And personally, I'm going stop with any complaints now that we have what feels like an actual acknowledgement of the situation. It's only fair to give them a while to react. Time for me to take a leaf out of your book and focus on the many positive things about the game.

Related to being productive: does anyone have any experience with SQL databases? I'm trying my hand at revamping KDYs schema and I could use some help with bouncing ideas off of.

1 minute ago, FoaS said:

Related to being productive: does anyone have any experience with SQL databases? I'm trying my hand at revamping KDYs schema and I could use some help with bouncing ideas off of.

Sorry, I havn't touched SQL in 15 years.