Here is a brief IM snippet regarding fixes;


Our fixes are coming soon. I am trying to get details on what exactly is going in to said fixes. I'll update this thread with the details as I get them. I am doing my monk-centric civic duty to make sure we get our much needed love. I shall do my best to get a Talisker / Avair sighting to boot. (No promises but, I am really trying to get some devs to pop in. This way you can see it's not all a delusion in my mind  )

~QTM

Quinn buddy, you've done a great job as the voice of the monk community and we all appreciate it greatly.

The development team has clearly failed in their communications and progress with us to this point (whatever the reasons may be), and that has nothing to do with your efforts.  That's not to say that they can't make things right, and I sincerely hope they'll make that effort - not just in our class balance, but also in  their relations with this eager and engaged community.

Thanks for relaying this.

Personally, I don't lay too much blame on the devs for failing to communicate with the player base as well as needed. Communication is absolutely vital in a successful MMO but at the same time, time spent communicating also means time away from fixing issues and addressing problems. I'm certain guys like Talisker, Nino, and Cylus are working their butts off to improve the game as best as they can but they're handed their assignments from above and there are just only so many hours a day.

Sigil has clearly lacked in some key areas regarding this game, namely project management, resource management, helpdesk support and advertising among others. At the end of the day, the blame fundamentally falls on Brad for that.

QTM reminded me that I am a slacker and have not been visiting as much as I should.  Apologies.  My team is working hard on numerous things and we are spread thin.  As some of you have noticed, the Paladin just got some much needed love and after finishing that I have moved on to getting the AA system planned out.  The other members of my team (Avair and Assaylant) are pouring through all the class bugs we can find and fixing bugs.  This is not a pass to address your concerns, which will come very soon.  Our primary goal is to get everything working properly and we need to spread the love across all 15 classes.

I speak with QTM daily.  He and I have a great repoire (hes a great guy, so it wasn't hard) and I trust his judgment.  He keeps me informed and pesters me about fixes.  If you are unhappy about the traction you have recieved with your concerns, you should lay the blame at my feet, as he is doing his job well.  (His job btw way is to filter your feedback to me. Bugs and concerns raised both on this forum as well as in his own play.  I simply don't have time to go through 1/2 the threads and get valuable feedback.)

As I told him about 10 minutes ago, we are going to be going through the list of concerns for you class and the other classes and examining them.  Some things are easily fixed.  Others will require more time and code.  I will keep QTM informed and he will pass the information along to you.  I will also try to pop in more often, but it can be hard to break stride on an involved task and post.

Cool. Maybe we can get a Harmonious and a Drunken to post what they feel as bugs with their styles and post about it. Then have Talisker (or one of his aides) post in said threads. I really feel my thread speaks for all the Dragon Monks, and if replys are made with other stuff I may have missed, then I will add it to the original post.

Thanks for stopping by, Talisker.  When you have time, can you post Sigil's vision for the monk class as a whole  please?  Are we destined to do 2nd rate DPS while having sub-sub-par utilities in our chosen styles?  The monk community has been plagued by the lack of clear, definate "vision" and we argue amongst ourselves on what a monk should or should not be.  A simple statement is all that's needed for us to cease arguing each other and work together toward Sigil's vision.  Thank you.

I agree with Ninbei's post. Time permitting, Talisker, I think a post detailing exactly how you guys view the monk class as a whole and where we're supposed to be in relation to other classes would simultaneously both dissolve a lot of speculation as well as provide all of us with ample opportunity to provide feedback geared towards your expectations from this class.

Thanks.

Paladins, much needed love?  They're practically the best class in the game!  Good defense, heals, a broken spell that does 2000+ damage instantly, I'd say they don't need much love.  Come on, every patch note we read all the most popular classes that are already the most fixed and polished get more buffs and polish, while us Monks at the bottom of the totem pole continue to be ignored.  It's clearly a huge deal when most of the time there are only 5-10 Monks on that are past level 30, yet there are 10+ level 50 Rangers and Clerics running around.  Nobody is going to start a Monk, and all the current Monks are going to quit soon if something drastic doesn't happen =/