Keenan

17 TRACKS AND I'VE HAD IT WITH THIS GAME

I've refrained from posting publicly because I don't want to cause drama. Seems like that ship has not only sailed, but is on fire out there somewhere. I just want to say that this community is one of the best I've seen, and you deserve so much more than what you're getting here. To the staff that read this, please know you are appreciated no matter what decisions you make. To the rest of us, please be gentle with the team right now. Patience and even kind words will go far for those who have decided to stay and support us. I'm going to keep hoping for the best here. I hope that Krister learns to listen to the community and let us all help grow Wurm. That's all I've ever asked for. Thanks for reading. "Be the change that you wish to see in the world." - Gandhi

I just wanted to make an additional comment here. I've spent a lot of time talking with Krister about this very topic. While the goal is to grow revenue for Wurm Online, the plan is to do so by improving the game and its associated web presence so that we can market something we are proud of. We all agree that the path forward is not to squeeze money out of our community, but to grow that community.

Thank you for your post, Krister. Over the last week, I’ve shared with you comments, videos, and feedback I’ve received from the team and community, and it makes me happy to see ownership taken and a plan put forward to address that feedback. I feel that Malena’s talent will greatly enhance the website. I’d also like to thank Samool and the rest of the dev team for all their hard work organizing the feedback and helping formulate that plan and get the ball rolling. I believe this goes far toward helping us move forward and for Wurm to succeed. I’d also like to give a big thank you to the community and the team. Your feedback helps drive us to do better, and that helps us make Wurm better for everyone. Wurm is special to me because of its charm and depth and because it has helped me grow as a person over the years. While I may be taking a step back for now, I look forward to inviting more people to leave their mark on our world and community. Wurm is waiting. Be safe, Keenan

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Hey all! With Krister's post made, I wanted to take a moment to thank you all for the beautiful time I've had at the helm here. Stepping down was a hard decision, but it is ultimately the right one for me and Wurm Online. I'm not going away, though. No, I plan on sticking around and maybe fixing a few bugs or adding new and exciting ones! I mean features! New and exciting features! I'll also still be here to help with advice where needed. Wurm is poised to do great things in the coming months. I won't steal anyone's thunder, but I've never seen so many different initiatives being worked on at the same time before. Some will directly impact user experience, while others will drive new and exciting features in and out of the game. I'm proud of this team and what is being accomplished. So if it's going so well, why am I stepping down? Wurm deserves a full-time person in this position. Some of you may know that Wurm Online has always been a part-time job for me. When I stepped up into this role, it was always intended to be temporary, as I knew I could not split my time between my career and Wurm. With Wurm set to do so many great things, the last thing I wanted was to be a bottleneck in that process. With all that said, once again you all have my thanks. Between the community and the Wurm Team, I couldn't have asked for a better group of people to work with. Keep being awesome! Happy Wurming, Keenan

Because we said what we came to say, and all I did was reiterate what was already said. I'm locking this thread since it is no longer of any benefit to leave open at this point. Once again, for those in the back, we'll have more information later this month.

I apologize for the lack of response from us on this topic, and how it was brought up as well. We were intending this to simply be an FYI that this is coming, with the more details to come including what would be happening with the deed discount. Right now we are gathering information so we can provide those details to you all, so we ask for patience while we do that.

I'll bring this to the team. It's a really good idea. It's something that I think we can do fairly quickly, but let me discuss it as I'm not the best with the visuals.

Oh, I'm also not against a disable option. I'm honestly just trying to think about what else we could show that still conveyed the season but wasn't so harsh on the eyes. I'm also curious on what about it makes everyone really dislike it so much, besides just the brightness.

Instead of remove, could we see some suggestions on how we could make it look better? I know there may have been some before, but I do feel that winter is one of the worst looks we have. I'd love it if people could enjoy it rather than seek to disable it.

Player kingdoms on Defiance have been a hot issue for many of our PvP players for some time. We released a plan earlier this year, and due to the feedback received, we decided that the project needed to be thought through again. As a result, the project's timeline has changed. We have a number of things currently in development, and resourcing projects is a balance that is not easy to obtain with such a small team. You can look forward to more information regarding PMKs on Defiance in the coming weeks as we finalize our plans and begin working on them. Thank you, and happy Wurming! - Keenan

Hey all, we recently locked a thread and hid comments in our patch notes post for Easter. We did so intentionally as we feel the overall conduct in that thread does not represent Wurm as a whole. As patch notes are more newsworthy, keeping those posts on-topic and reserved for important information regarding the patch is essential. Going forward, the patch notes will be posted in a read-only forum; a new forum section will be provided to discuss recent changes, which any registered user may post. This keeps the patch notes clean and easy to browse and allows splitting different discussions into individual threads to avoid one particular topic in a set of changes overwhelming all the others. Suggestions and Bugs will continue to go in their respective forum sections. We feel this change will make it easier for people to see important information related to patches, while also still giving people a place to comment. We do not want to silence feedback, but as this is a public forum, we, as a community, should be aware of our image. Criticism is welcome, so long as it is civil and constructive. Please use the new forum and tell us what you liked or disliked about a change. This thread is going to be locked, but feel free to post comments about this change in the new forum, once it opens. Edit: The new forum has been created: https://forum.wurmonline.com/index.php?/forum/488-patch-notes-discussion/ Thank you, Keenan

I think this thread has run its course at this point. In the end, I will strive to do what is best for Wurm and its community. If you feel I have made an error, feel free to reach out.