Bug Thread usefull in the current form?

[calmon]

Hi together,

is a bug thread in the current form usefull? I find it very unmanageable. Every page more makes it more difficult for players to add bugs because its difficult to find out what's already reported and what's not.

Furthermore its not clear which bugs are fixed with a patch and which are still exists. The last green post which shows resolved problems is on page 28 and we're now on page 43!

I don't know what is planned by developer but there are some big annoying bugs (for example the dom increase bug, miasma bug) and dozens of medium/minor things (for example many unique artifact inbuild spells don't work, province defence are sometimes wrong, like Late Era Mictlan in water provinces, etc.) to fix.

I would suggest to have an active list of current known bugs and some type of importance for players (minor, medium, major bug) and mabye some comment from developer like "will be fixed very soon", "its not a bug" or "we'll fix it earlier or later".

The list would be updated whenever a new bug comes up or after a patch bugs are fixed.

I would provide/manage such a list if there is enough interest.

[Twan]

I think it's a good idea. Ie to be sure there was a bug I've remade a lot of tests about dominion spread you had already made, because I no longer manage to look in the enormous bug thread.

(I also agree about the priorities, dominion spread and Miasma income are the most annoying bugs)

[PDF]

I agree, this thread is unusable in its form now, I don't even bother to browse it anymore ...

[Folket]

Well, we just need a mod to delete all posts and someone collect all bugs, but it seems that moderators are not doing anything here.

[Gandalf Parker]

Its been suggested that thread should be edited but that would cause quite a few problems. There is quite abit of range on the opinion of what is or isnt a bug versus suggestions, wishlist, opinions.

If anyone wants to compile a nice short-list of what they feel are really bugs then Im sure it will get looked at. I would recommend that it be very limited in wording, and have links to posts or threads which further explain each item, since that tends to insure that it will get read.

[Edi]

If somebody feels up to writing a shortlist of known issues, then we could use that as the basis for a second bug thread. If we keep the bug threads limited to around 20 pages at a stretch before locking and making new ones, they would stay usable.

This would also require that moderators actively monitor the thread and summarily delete EVERYTHING that is not an actual bug report. Discussion about the bug in question? Delete. Typo reports? Delete. General commentary? Delete. Feature wishes? Delete. Complaints about issue xyz? Delete. Ruthlessly axe anything and everything that is even slightly off topic. And if any user here doesn't like that, why, he or she is perfectly welcome to bugger off at the earliest convenience.

If people want wider discussion of any given problem, then they can damn well post a separate thread and take their analysis, comments, complaints and wishlists there. A link to the separate thread can always be put into the actual bug report post in the bug thread.

That way the bug thread stays clear and concise and serves a useful function.

Edi

[Kristoffer O]

I agree. I admit to not having looked much in the bug thread lately. In other words it is not useful in its current form

Perhaps a bug discussion thread and a bug collection thread?