I am not a happy buddy. I'm not sure if it's that I'm missing something or what, but it seems that there were a lot of promises made that BL v9 has failed to live up to. Among these are:
1. No doors. It seems that the JVS Door Mod, one of my favorite features and one of v9's most touted features, is missing. Either that, or I have not figured out how to access it, doubtful.
2. No Elevators. Again, one of v9's most touted features, and again, one that has not been included. I'm not sure if this is just Trader being a prick (yes, I did say that and meant it) or if it's just not ready, doubtful considering how seemingly simple the task is and how long it's been in development (going on 2 years?).
3. No Arches. One of the simplest of things. Why were these not the first additions made to v9 during development? I know most people make do with the ramps, but personally I'm sick of it. It's inaccurate and ugly. I had, if you'll recall, requested this just a week ago, in the last of the v8 days, to have the idea struck down, saying that it would be part of v9. v9 is here, and no arches.
4. The complete exclusion of older add-ons. I understand the move toward this new system, it is much faster and more intuitive. However, I must express severe dipleasure in the exclusion of some of my favorite add-ons, like the HE-Grenade, the Thomson MG, the M1 Garand, and others. I know that these will probably be converted soon, but I cannot overlook the inconvinience and hypocracy of this move.
Basically, the only new features that I can see in v9 is a new vehicle, new colored ghost bricks, and very little else. I can only hope that some new things are added in short order to continue making Blockland worth playing.
