Hello
everyone
I´m very
sorry that this new update process didn´t go as expected. The beta tester group
was a nice idea but there is no point on having parents to beta test changes
and bug fixes for months for something so changing as SL.
Is too bad I
didn´t get more reviews and that beta-testers where expecting something else
(free stuff?) and went away shortly. But I was looking mostly for bugs and not
opinions on changes, those are also welcome but without both all the work would
fail.
I know some
parents are mad because the personality drops on their babies, but they must
realize that these babies were designed to work with values from 0 to 100.
Anything beyond that just creates power babies with no real challenge and who weren’t
affected by their surroundings. Babies like that could be left unattended for
days on a sim without getting sick.
I realize
that some parents just like the sense of achievement of the continues growth
and I promise it will still be present but in a way that it won´t affect the
gameplay experience as super babies does.
About the Diaper-Gate
*SIGH*, I can´t believe how this became out of proportion. It´s not that the
bath doesn´t work anymore, it just cleans a little less. I could have made that
the bath cleans 100% and the diapers 120% and it would have been exactly the
same. The diapers existed from day 1 as a way to support the development of the
baby but even then I gave the option of a bath set. That option still exists.
Some
parents has accused me of just making this change just to get lindens. They
should remember that things as diapers and med kits makes possible to deliver
new free updates and features. If it wasn´t for those, you wouldn´t get any
free updates, but you would have to buy every half a year a new baby and start
over.
Also I have
to maintain an external database for all the babies, you wouldn´t be able to
recover lost babies and Second Life prove to be unreliable when storing baby´s
personality and other data. And I can tell you that diapers, and med kits doesn´t
even pay this last one, but at least it helps.
Diapers and
med kits existed with a price, not to make a profit out of it, but to give the
parents a sense of responsibility. That helps creating the bond between the
parent and the baby so it can become something more than a doll.
All these
changes were made just to make the babies a little more realistic. And even
when buying food has become basic for chickens, horses, rabbits, etc. I´m
always kind enough to leave a back door open.
The thing about beta, is that we testers couldn't tell the difference between the bugs and the intended changes. So many of us were disturbed by what we saw, and recovered our babies. Perhaps we were irresponsible in thinking that someone else would surely stick it out and find the bugs for you.
ReplyDeleteBut remember, you had us experiment on our own babies, which we put hard work and care and love into. Perhaps for next beta you should consider a temporary baby that disappears after the testing period is over?
You'll always have complainers, especially when there is change, because humans as a whole are afraid of the unknown. We'll either get over it or stop using your product. That's life, both first and second.
so basically what you are saying is our babies personality will go down to 0 and then work back up to 100 after that? it doesnt seem very fair to the mommies who have had their babies for months now and have worked so hard on their babies. when i updated mine he wouldnt eat or anything, in the end made me feel like i was doing something wrong like i was a bad mother or something because all i see is whoops... a lot of us take these babies serious and do get upset with that stuff. maybe you can think of a different way for it not to be seen as super babies so mommies do not get upset?
ReplyDeleteNot at all. It means that with this version the top personality will be 120. Anything over 120 will go down to 120, thats hardly 0.
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Thanks again