Community Validation Before Major Changes

By Roker009 · · 123 views · 5 upvotes · 4 replies

I would also like to suggest improving how major updates are introduced to the community.

Right now, significant changes (like the durability/scrap system) are being implemented directly, and only afterward do players react to them. This creates frustration on both sides — players feel unheard, and developers have to deal with backlash after the fact.

A more effective approach could be:

Before releasing major updates, share a proposal or concept with the community and allow players to give feedback or vote on it.

This could be done through:
• Polls on key mechanics
• Preview posts explaining the intended changes
• Limited test phases or beta environments

The goal isn’t to let players design the game, but to validate direction before full implementation.

This would help:
• Identify potential balance issues early
• Align updates with actual player behavior and expectations
• Reduce negative reactions after release
• Build stronger trust between developers and the community

Right now, impactful changes are being introduced without prior discussion, which leads to widespread dissatisfaction. A simple feedback loop before updates would help avoid situations like this in the future and create a better experience for both players and developers.

Replies

TokenLord ·

Test and trial is the fastest possible way to implement the game. If we debate over every update, discuss - we will become like government where decision takes months/years, then redoing it once again. If we would implement system like this, web3 would take decades, not years.

Roker009 ·

And i totally agree with you, but a small announcement on what on how you are planning would change this. You just make an announcement with 2-3 options and let players vote on what mechanics would work better.

Once again, we are not trying to tell how how to make the game, we just letting you know that which concept would be better. So that you don’t have to keep adjusting them after the launch. Like you did with the gear repairs where you had to remove bronze from it.
You know what i mean ?

JINX - Big fat hero ·

Can we have at least an update insight, some changelog/ bugfix list of new update? I know we are in beta but its like launching a game without even knowing the key to move and i got to find them by random pressing keyboard. If for example scrap will be used to upgrade gear i may decide not to dismantle all just to fix gear but to wait to use them later when upgrading will be live

BoomGEE ·

I agree with most of this,

For starters, the preview posts could just be an update post. Or a what we’re going to do next. The polls I think is a huge advantage to hearing out the community on what we want, so this at the bottom of an update post would be great.

On the other hand, a “Limited test phase or a beta environments” would slow down game development significantly, and besides this game is in beta. We are constantly doing the testing.