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What's up with the Pathfinder Design team? No posts, no FAQ's answered, no new FAQs.


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DrDeth wrote:

What's up with the Pathfinder Design team? No posts, no FAQ's answered, no new FAQs.

I imagine that they're just busy. It doesn't help that when they make rulings on anything controversial they get ridiculed for doing the exact thing people are asking for. So they would have to spend even more time discussing an issue before deciding on a ruling.

I don't know for sure about the design team, but Chris Lambert has been doing a great job trying to keep things civil on the forums.

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Amen to that. The hours may be long, and the job may be thankless, but at least it ends up having to be done over and over again endlessly!

As far as the design team, well... Weather's nice. Maybe they're at the beach?

(Or wish they were.)


Aureate wrote:
DrDeth wrote:

What's up with the Pathfinder Design team? No posts, no FAQ's answered, no new FAQs.

I imagine that they're just busy. It doesn't help that when they make rulings on anything controversial they get ridiculed for doing the exact thing people are asking for. So they would have to spend even more time discussing an issue before deciding on a ruling.

I don't know for sure about the design team, but Chris Lambert has been doing a great job trying to keep things civil on the forums.

I agree, it doesn't help, but the only answer is mass bannings, which I don't think would be good.

Absolutely, but you can also tell Chris is seriously overworked. One (at least ) the posters has taken to the old trick of wanting the thread locked so he insults as many posters as possible, which leads to Flagging of course and eventually to locking.


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Might be finishing up some new books and gearing up for PaizoCon.


Yeah, it's crunch time over there for getting GenCon releases out the door. They're busy putting out new content.

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DrDeth wrote:
...the old trick of wanting the thread locked so he insults as many posters as possible, which leads to Flagging of course and eventually to locking.

I must confess I see neither the utility nor the entertainment value of such a thing.

I'm not giving Chris Lambertz a ham for Christmas - Chris is gettin' a voodoo doll instead. ;)


Aureate wrote:

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I imagine that they're just busy.

This assumes that everyone has the same job at paizo imo. Is everyone there a writer / editor for books and aps?


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Aureate wrote:


I imagine that they're just busy. It doesn't help that when they make rulings on anything controversial they get ridiculed for doing the exact thing people are asking for. So they would have to spend even more time discussing an issue before deciding on a ruling.

That would be fantastic. Poor corrections are counterproductive. That is to say, their hastily drafted FAQ's are counterproductive. They don't even take that long to discuss issues; they just take forever to address them in the first place. It's a good game, which is why we're here. But that doesn't mean they do everything right.

I guess we could all join the fawning contingent who favorites every blessed dev post that appears, but I'd rather keep it real. They were so backward on the mounted charge FAQ, for example, that they had to redraft rage lance pounce as a result. Mounted combat nevertheless remains a mess. The FAQ request system is poor. They must be aware of this fact. I wish they would own up and correct it. Blaming fans of the game for being disappointed in stuff that's legitimately disappointing is not the answer.


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Gencon releases

Gencon

Raptors escaped.

the 43 tiered roshambo tournament over who has to deal with the rules forum geeks now that skr has gone was delayed due to raptors.

:)


CWheezy wrote:
Aureate wrote:

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I imagine that they're just busy.
This assumes that everyone has the same job at paizo imo. Is everyone there a writer / editor for books and aps?

Everyone, no, but everyone on the design team almost certainly has an upcoming product they're working on.


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Lincoln Hills wrote:
DrDeth wrote:
...the old trick of wanting the thread locked so he insults as many posters as possible, which leads to Flagging of course and eventually to locking.

I must confess I see neither the utility nor the entertainment value of such a thing.

I'm not giving Chris Lambertz a ham for Christmas - Chris is gettin' a voodoo doll instead. ;)

Maybe we could all chip in and give her a well behaved forum.


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Steve Geddes wrote:
Lincoln Hills wrote:
DrDeth wrote:
...the old trick of wanting the thread locked so he insults as many posters as possible, which leads to Flagging of course and eventually to locking.

I must confess I see neither the utility nor the entertainment value of such a thing.

I'm not giving Chris Lambertz a ham for Christmas - Chris is gettin' a voodoo doll instead. ;)

Maybe we could all chip in and give her a well behaved forum.

(Opens wallet) Ok, how much is my share?


DrDeth wrote:
Steve Geddes wrote:
Lincoln Hills wrote:
DrDeth wrote:
...the old trick of wanting the thread locked so he insults as many posters as possible, which leads to Flagging of course and eventually to locking.

I must confess I see neither the utility nor the entertainment value of such a thing.

I'm not giving Chris Lambertz a ham for Christmas - Chris is gettin' a voodoo doll instead. ;)

Maybe we could all chip in and give her a well behaved forum.
(Opens wallet) Ok, how much is my share?

First we need to price a minor miracle than divide by number of forumites.


Oh! I know the answer to this one.

GenCon season and reduced capacity due to Sean leaving, who I believe was the main guy who physically posted the PDT posts.


BigNorseWolf wrote:


the 43 tiered roshambo tournament over who has to deal with the rules forum geeks now that skr has gone was delayed due to raptors.

:)

Way too funny. Cheers mate.


Go like RPG.net, where posts are not removed (unless they're really offensive), but warnings and 48-hour bans are dealt out rapidly.

Or, go like The Gaming Den, where the aggression flows freely, but the stupid is policed.

Also, Paizo needs someone who cares about rules on staff.


Wait... what? I don't read as much industry news as I should and I don't attend any cons. What happened to SKR?


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Heading out to the Midwest so his wife can attend school if I recall correctly. Should be in the link in the link. :)


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Well now I just feel foolish. Mister Reynolds left Paizo 2 months ago. I know it's belated but good luck to him and his wife in their new life.

Still that means that the last 6 weeks have more than likely been an adjustment period. I don't know exactly how many employees there are at Paizo but probably enough that they're not some agile startup. If a guy like SKR left my place of business and at the same time we had maintain deadlines and such there'd be a lot of hunkering down to keep the ship going.

Maybe their silence is just the result of a lot work getting done. You're right; not everyone at Paizo is a writer/editor, but those that aren't are probably still digging in their heels to keep an even keel.


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Ahhh, The Gaming Den. Where the trolls of Paizo congregate.

Also, I'm sure that once they finally hire someone, the FAQs will resume.


Pupsocket wrote:

Go like RPG.net, where posts are not removed (unless they're really offensive), but warnings and 48-hour bans are dealt out rapidly.

Or, go like The Gaming Den, where the aggression flows freely, but the stupid is policed.

Or the Giant in the Playground forums, where offending posts are scrubbed but left visible instead of completely removed.

I think the Paizo staff does a great job monitoring their forums, but the actual forum policies might benefit from an update.

This was actually brought up in a different thread by (among others) SKR, but ironically the posts were deleted since they were referencing another (controversial) topic.

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Yeah, that's the problem with discussing how to handle censorship responsibly, it [censored] impossible to [censored], especially [censored]. [censored]!


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Whenever I see a mod commenting never to do [censored] again, I always really want to know what [censored] actually was.


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Kudaku wrote:
Pupsocket wrote:

Go like RPG.net, where posts are not removed (unless they're really offensive), but warnings and 48-hour bans are dealt out rapidly.

Or, go like The Gaming Den, where the aggression flows freely, but the stupid is policed.

Or the Giant in the Playground forums, where offending posts are scrubbed but left visible instead of completely removed.

I think the Paizo staff does a great job monitoring their forums, but the actual forum policies might benefit from an update.

This was actually brought up in a different thread by (among others) SKR, but ironically the posts were deleted since they were referencing another (controversial) topic.

Inb4 post is deleted and "If you have a problem with our moderating policies, email webmaster@paizo.com" is left in its place.


Cheapy wrote:

Ahhh, The Gaming Den. Where the trolls of Paizo congregate.

wait.. it gets WORSE? :)

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BigNorseWolf wrote:
Cheapy wrote:

Ahhh, The Gaming Den. Where the trolls of Paizo congregate.

wait.. it gets WORSE? :)

After a few weeks of trying to read and post in the threads there I fled, it's the 4chan of RPG forums. A few good posts floundering amongst a sea of vitriol, hatred and insults, at least in my experience.


That is these forums right now!

I made a thread discussing it, please post and show you desire change!

http://paizo.com/threads/rzs2r44e?Making-a-change-to-the-Rules-Forum


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Mark Hoover wrote:

Well now I just feel foolish. Mister Reynolds left Paizo 2 months ago. I know it's belated but good luck to him and his wife in their new life.

Still that means that the last 6 weeks have more than likely been an adjustment period. I don't know exactly how many employees there are at Paizo but probably enough that they're not some agile startup. If a guy like SKR left my place of business and at the same time we had maintain deadlines and such there'd be a lot of hunkering down to keep the ship going.

Maybe their silence is just the result of a lot work getting done. You're right; not everyone at Paizo is a writer/editor, but those that aren't are probably still digging in their heels to keep an even keel.

Maybe so, but it's appearing increasing obvious that Sean was the guy doing the PDT posts and FAQ, since there have been basically none since he left.


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Hey, let's turn the negative into a positive--why not construct a list of links to top FAQable threads, so that way when they do find that replacement, he or she can have an easy place to look to get caught up. Then we all win!

Paizo Employee Chief Technical Officer

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Rogue Eidolon wrote:
Hey, let's turn the negative into a positive--why not construct a list of links to top FAQable threads, so that way when they do find that replacement, he or she can have an easy place to look to get caught up. Then we all win!

Well, we all win except for that guy—sure wouldn't want to be him!

HAHAHAHAHAHAAAA!


Vic Wertz wrote:
Rogue Eidolon wrote:
Hey, let's turn the negative into a positive--why not construct a list of links to top FAQable threads, so that way when they do find that replacement, he or she can have an easy place to look to get caught up. Then we all win!

Well, we all win except for that guy—sure wouldn't want to be him!

HAHAHAHAHAHAAAA!

Huh.

...huh

Paizo Employee Lead Designer

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Folks, we've been short staffed here since Sean left and while the FAQ is very important to us, getting our books together is our top priority. That said... we will not be short staffed as of Monday (mind you, it still might take us a bit to get back in the swing of things, but you can expect more updates soon).

Jason Bulmahn
Lead Designer


Cheapy wrote:
Vic Wertz wrote:
Rogue Eidolon wrote:
Hey, let's turn the negative into a positive--why not construct a list of links to top FAQable threads, so that way when they do find that replacement, he or she can have an easy place to look to get caught up. Then we all win!

Well, we all win except for that guy—sure wouldn't want to be him!

HAHAHAHAHAHAAAA!

Huh.

...huh

Man, Vic is waaaaay more evil than I expected. I approve of this.


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Jason Bulmahn wrote:

Folks, we've been short staffed here since Sean left and while the FAQ is very important to us, getting our books together is our top priority. That said... we will not be short staffed as of Monday (mind you, it still might take us a bit to get back in the swing of things, but you can expect more updates soon).

Jason Bulmahn
Lead Designer

Awesome, I can't wait for the announcement!


It'll be nice to see who the poor sod is gonna be!


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Jason Bulmahn wrote:

Folks, we've been short staffed here since Sean left and while the FAQ is very important to us, getting our books together is our top priority. That said... we will not be short staffed as of Monday (mind you, it still might take us a bit to get back in the swing of things, but you can expect more updates soon).

Jason Bulmahn
Lead Designer

Thank you. Of course answers are better, but at least we now know you guys are aware of the issue and are working on it. This is why we love Paizo.

Might I suggest chaining the new guy to his desk until all the FAQ have been answered? ;-) I'll chip in for the chain.


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DrDeth wrote:


Might I suggest chaining the new guy to his desk until all the FAQ have been answered? ;-) I'll chip in for the chain.

If the Paizo offices aren't already full of manacles, restraints, and various torture devices, then I'm going to have to build a whole new mental image of the place.


I approve of the chain to the desk idea.

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Jason Bulmahn wrote:

Folks, we've been short staffed here since Sean left and while the FAQ is very important to us, getting our books together is our top priority. That said... we will not be short staffed as of Monday (mind you, it still might take us a bit to get back in the swing of things, but you can expect more updates soon).

Jason Bulmahn
Lead Designer

Ooh, I'm excited to hear who the new hire is!

Paizo Employee Developer

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Cheapy wrote:
I approve of the chain to the desk idea.

Wait! The new hire gets a desk!? On the first day!?

Fight your way up out of the raptor pits and claim your workstation like the rest of us!

Webstore Gninja Minion

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Adam Daigle wrote:
Cheapy wrote:
I approve of the chain to the desk idea.

Wait! The new hire gets a desk!? On the first day!?

Fight your way up out of the raptor pits and claim your workstation like the rest of us!

Damn right! Earn that Raptor Slayer achievement!

Scarab Sages Modules Overlord

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Adam Daigle wrote:
Wait! The new hire gets a desk!? On the first day!?

I got a desk on my first day.

Not a chair or computer, but I had a *desk*.

Adam Daigle wrote:
Fight your way up out of the raptor pits and claim your workstation like the rest of us!

Ah... I may have broken some of the raptors, Adam.


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RL needs more achievements. Little squares and a bing to say you managed something difficult... like "you totally got out of bed!" and "obsessed mail reader"...


I never said *which* desk. Chain 'em to the HR department, maybe.

Or maybe if you guys have a life sized model of a Kyton...


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Sissyl wrote:
RL needs more achievements. Little squares and a bing to say you managed something difficult... like "you totally got out of bed!" and "obsessed mail reader"...

I just broke my personal record for consecutive days alive.


Matt Thomason wrote:
DrDeth wrote:


Might I suggest chaining the new guy to his desk until all the FAQ have been answered? ;-) I'll chip in for the chain.
If the Paizo offices aren't already full of manacles, restraints, and various torture devices, then I'm going to have to build a whole new mental image of the place.

first with the advances in those plastic twist tie thingies chains are passé! Also chains are very cheap:) also if that person is into that then they wont get ANY work done:D


Durngrun Stonebreaker wrote:
Sissyl wrote:
RL needs more achievements. Little squares and a bing to say you managed something difficult... like "you totally got out of bed!" and "obsessed mail reader"...
I just broke my personal record for consecutive days alive.

Robot Ghost: come bender, you'll like being dead. Bender: thats what they said about being alive!

Paizo Employee Chief Technical Officer

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Vic Wertz wrote:
Rogue Eidolon wrote:
Hey, let's turn the negative into a positive--why not construct a list of links to top FAQable threads, so that way when they do find that replacement, he or she can have an easy place to look to get caught up. Then we all win!

Well, we all win except for that guy—sure wouldn't want to be him!

HAHAHAHAHAHAAAA!

HAHAHAHAHAHAAAA!

Designer

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Vic Wertz wrote:
Vic Wertz wrote:
Rogue Eidolon wrote:
Hey, let's turn the negative into a positive--why not construct a list of links to top FAQable threads, so that way when they do find that replacement, he or she can have an easy place to look to get caught up. Then we all win!

Well, we all win except for that guy—sure wouldn't want to be him!

HAHAHAHAHAHAAAA!

HAHAHAHAHAHAAAA!

Bwahahahahahaha! I get the last laugh, since I actually really do want to write those FAQs :p

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