Shouldn't matter if I post an opinion or post that I won't be able to play anymore in a few days with an active character on the forum. The forum and what goes on in game are 2 different things and I can keep the two separate. I was indirectly hoping certain people would see it and give me a chance to say good bye in person by logging in or being vis... Oh well.

I also always post with my active characters name.

Just some clarification to my original post. I am pretty annoyed with the attitude of the initial poster regarding the state of the game. In general I think the player base is more damaging to Cf then anything else... My initial response wasn't the best I admit. I agree with some of the stuff said. Some crap thrown indirectly at specific player(s) which I find amusing and annoying. I believe the game is what it is and I enjoy it as it is! Thankful we have it to play!!

Long time game dev, 18+ years(not a programmer though or I would try to help). I see a lot of the same type of things in games I've worked on. Similar forum rants, user reviews. Wishing and wanting of this and that type of changes so the game is "that persons" idea of a perfect game etc. Epic love, Epic hate! Sometimes they are right sometimes they are vastly wrong.

Wishing and wanting is great, it means someone "loves" the game and wants more. However "players" also have to realize the game is what it is. Often that state of the game is what the people who made it wanted it to be like. Or it's the best they could do with the resources and time they had to make it. <--Cf fits that.

Love CF and want to make a difference? Learn to code and get involved. Maybe you will never get to on CF. You may be able to on another game you like. Or you'll get a chance to make a new game someone else loves and cherishes. Cf and a few other games is why I got into video games dev. Some food for thought. 75k average starting salary in Seattle area for engineers(actually closer to 105K at good companies). My friends with 10+ years experience make 150-250k a year writing code for games/media/entertainment software and hardware. Significantly higher then engineers who work at Boeing making planes fly which is funny. If a plane crashes it kills people. If a video game crashes, people nerd rage and or just restart...

After being absent for 10-15 years I was shocked to find CF still up and running and I am super thankful people are keeping it up and going. I've logged 1200+ hours on 5 characters since returning 12 or so months ago.

Fun times... Thanks.