Our side of story
I rarely talk about my work here in my space but I just need get this out of my system. So...
Disclaimer:
I'm either talking as a GM or as a player. May contain statements that you might find offensive. I'm not some mindless drone that doesn't feel anything. I have all my effing prerogative to post anything in my PERSONAL blog. And NO, I'm not talking about freedom of speech. I don't take things too literally. Now if it's hard for you to understand the reason behind this disclaimer (or if you don't know what a disclaimer is), PLEASE, DO NOT READ! If you insist and you didn't like it, you already know who has a problem.
I completely understand players who get emotional when they're angry and frustrated. What pisses me off are those who like making things worse. They'd post stuff at the boards to cause a disturbance for other players. Syempre yung iba mag papanic naman. The game is at its worst state already tapos manggagatong pa. Yung iba naman, sa sobrang paranoid, kung makapag-react parang katapusan na ng mundo.
The players play a big part in an online game. We can only do so much. Hindi na nga kami magkandaugaga sa pag-ubos ng tickets, pag-award, pag gawa ng in-game and IRL events and continuously hammering those developers to fix those effing problems.
I find it unfair that they think we're not doing anything. It's natural for us to work something out because aside from the fact that we do it for the company, we love the game. NO BULLSHIT. I won't go this far -- from being a mere player, to being a Game Moderator and now a Community Manager; sticking to the game despite the problems the game is having right now. I won't sacrifice my day-offs if not for the love of the game. Pero syempre pagbigyan nyo naman ako sa nag-iisa kong day-off kasi that's what keeps me sane.
We're more than frustrated than these players are. We know the consequences of these problems; what they might bring. That's why we've been doing everything we can to at least stray these players' mind off the problems and still enjoy the game.
On the other hand, I'm thankful to those players who are kind enough to help us out. And, a simple "thank you" from players speaks volumes on how they really appreciate our work. It's what keeps us going and inspires us to do more.
To those players who reached the end of their rope, I won't ask you to hang on. You have your choices, and I'd welcome you back when and if you decide to return when things get fixed.