How come game mechanics were changed but never announced to the community?

[mERv]

Several changes have been made in the past year to certain game mechanics that went unannounced to this community. HTC, will you finally give patch notes about these changes. If you have made no changes yourself then please check the original game files and confirm that no changes have been made without your knowledge. Thanks! <S>

[Lusche]

Several changes have been made in the past year to certain game mechanics that went unannounced to this community.

Which ones?

[Animl-AW]

Several changes have been made in the past year to certain game mechanics that went unannounced to this community. HTC, will you finally give patch notes about these changes. If you have made no changes yourself then please check the original game files and confirm that no changes have been made without your knowledge. Thanks! <S>

Examples?

[AKIron]

Showing who killed who in real time to all is new since I last played which was a minute ago. That a new thing?

[Bizman]

Showing who killed who in real time to all is new since I last played which was a minute ago. That a new thing?

It has been around for several years now.

[oboe]

Showing who killed who in real time to all is new since I last played which was a minute ago. That a new thing?

These messages are displayed on a tunable text channel aren't they?  So, if you don't have that channel tuned, you wouldn't see them?   

I do remember a discussion on the board about this change being implemented.  It may not have been a code change though - might've just been changing a parameter in the arena settings.

[Shane]

These messages are displayed on a tunable text channel aren't they?  So, if you don't have that channel tuned, you wouldn't see them?   
I do remember a discussion on the board about this change being implemented.  It may not have been a code change though - might've just been changing a parameter in the arena settings.

Not quite. In the past we could use the .squelch ch 1  and/or 6 to achieve this.

Currently, system messages can be set up under a separate chat tab that you can "hide."  AFAIK this is new, the ability to have 2-3-4 different chat tabs dedicated to certain channels.  Once a tab is set up, it can be dragged to it's own "buffer" that can be minimized and hidden from view.   

[Shane]

Which ones?

He's been alluding to gunnery being somehow changed for buffs...

[Eagler]

What are the private messages check box in that screenshot?

Thought person to person was blocked?

Eagler

[The Fugitive]

What are the private messages check box in that screenshot?

Thought person to person was blocked?

Eagler

It is, as an arena setting, but if it was turned on again you would have the ability to make a text window for it. Heck you could now, but as its off youd never see anything come across that window.

[Shane]

What are the private messages check box in that screenshot? Thought person to person was blocked?
Eagler

You can still PM same-side.

[oboe]

Shane, thank you for that excellent explanation.  The included screenshots really helped clarify.  <S>

[DmonSlyr]

Showing who killed who in real time to all is new since I last played which was a minute ago. That a new thing?

Just the worst decision. Seeing an enemy kill your friendly so you know who they are now in the middle of a battle is cringe. It means you can set up an attack or style over them before the enemy knows who you are. Just absolutely horrible all around for this game that's supposed to be built on war strategy.

[mERv]

He's been alluding to gunnery being somehow changed for buffs...

Gunnery has not been changed to the best of my knowledge nor have I ever said that. 

I'm not getting suckered into another debate on this subject with players who have literally 1000% times less flight time in bombers than I do.

Significant changes have been made in the past year and I have asked Dale directly on the public forum if he will address it. I don't need a response from him or anybody to know what has changed and have adapted well to it but slapping a bandaid on a deep cut never fixes the problem it just creates new ones.

[CptTrips]

Gunnery has not been changed to the best of my knowledge nor have I ever said that. 

Are the changed mechanics a secret?