*sad content creator noises
Winter 2023 DLC Speculation
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I'm really sorry, I don't want to hurt anyone's feelings!
Of course there is a big clickbait element in it and these kind of videos can bring in a lot of views if done right. But I think a lot of creators do it as much for the fun of it and most are honest about their theories being biased or based on a low amount of evidence. Either in the videos, the description or in the comments.
It is not different than what is going on here or on Reddit. People just assume YouTubers know more, which very few of them claim to do in my experience. It is just fun to make theories, speculate and start a debate.
It is not different than what is going on here or on Reddit. People just assume YouTubers know more, which very few of them claim to do in my experience. It is just fun to make theories, speculate and start a debate.
Friendly reminder that there are Content Creators out there that foucs hard on PZ that still think PZ will get more support, BECAUSE of the current financial situation and because it's still cheaper to support an existing own brand game until the new one is ready. Does that mean anything, because they speculate this? Unfortunately no.
Also friendly reminder that some of the Content Creators that are now saying support will end DID say that back after The AUSTRALIA pack (australia, not oceania). How much that was based on facts, everyone can decide for their own now.
In short: Content Creators are fun to watch, but usually their assumptions aren't based on anything but a gut feeling, so puttting pressure on them or seeing their speculation as hints, does not make any sense.
On a side note, it's also worth noting if Conten Creator are high zoo enthusiasts or high coaster enthusiasts. The coaster enthusiasts are naturally saying PZ support will end and PC2 will arrive soon, the zoo enthusiasts predict an even longer life span for PZ. It's totally biased and that's natural and okay.
My personal biased opinion? I was sure PZ paid DLCs would end with the next pack. Now... I'm actually hopeful. DeLady is right when saying PZ is probably making more revenue than JWE2, due to not being a licensed game and I could see them change their plans and prolong PZ a little longer. The potential would be there, if they'd (finally) invest again a little more. I don't think it can go on with relatively low free updates and too much clone DLCs however.
Whether they support PZ with more DLCs or not: We have an awesome zoo game with a huge variety at hand that will give us years of fun to play regardless, if we want to. If you think it isn't the best zoo game to date yet, then nothing will ever change that. No birds, no whales, no prehistoric animals, no Unicorns...nothing. All of those are not a game changer, but they most certainly would be a game prolonger.
(Disclaimer: I don't want prehistoric animals and Unicorns in PZ and I don't think they'll ever come)
Also friendly reminder that some of the Content Creators that are now saying support will end DID say that back after The AUSTRALIA pack (australia, not oceania). How much that was based on facts, everyone can decide for their own now.
In short: Content Creators are fun to watch, but usually their assumptions aren't based on anything but a gut feeling, so puttting pressure on them or seeing their speculation as hints, does not make any sense.
On a side note, it's also worth noting if Conten Creator are high zoo enthusiasts or high coaster enthusiasts. The coaster enthusiasts are naturally saying PZ support will end and PC2 will arrive soon, the zoo enthusiasts predict an even longer life span for PZ. It's totally biased and that's natural and okay.
My personal biased opinion? I was sure PZ paid DLCs would end with the next pack. Now... I'm actually hopeful. DeLady is right when saying PZ is probably making more revenue than JWE2, due to not being a licensed game and I could see them change their plans and prolong PZ a little longer. The potential would be there, if they'd (finally) invest again a little more. I don't think it can go on with relatively low free updates and too much clone DLCs however.
Whether they support PZ with more DLCs or not: We have an awesome zoo game with a huge variety at hand that will give us years of fun to play regardless, if we want to. If you think it isn't the best zoo game to date yet, then nothing will ever change that. No birds, no whales, no prehistoric animals, no Unicorns...nothing. All of those are not a game changer, but they most certainly would be a game prolonger.
(Disclaimer: I don't want prehistoric animals and Unicorns in PZ and I don't think they'll ever come)
It is still JWE2.
Based purely on revenue JWE2 dwarfs PZ. With costs included PZ is closer to JWE2, but still behind. Thats what cashflow chart is saying - income.
Different animal groups have different trusted taxonomies. The go to for mammals would probably be the ASM database while I think for birds it's probably birds of the world. Unsure for other groups, maybe fishbase for fish?
I know this and if im looking up each animal individually I will use places like the ASM the problem is I want to look cross taxonomic groups so changing databases isnt the best idea.
The JW series is much easier to use than the PZ. The appeal of the JW series to casual gamers is amazing. And the theme of dinosaurs has been imprinted in many people's minds since the last century. And I think of the JW series as more than just dinosaurs, I like to think of it as a sort of sequel to those blockbuster movies. Among the players who bought the JW series, I believe that many of them bought after watching the movie, and PZ is relatively common in this field. And in reality, it will always be a relatively small number of people who are obsessed with building.
Well, I guess we kind of knew that the console version will happen, it was just matter of when. I do think they will take the route of Planet Coaster and release it once the DLCs will be done. Good news for the huge amounts of people asking for console release under every PZ social media post, sad news for the rest of us that it is already planned for the next year (if its PZ, but I cannot imagine what other game would it be).
If they want Franchise Mode to survive on console then I guess some kind of support is still needed after the potential console edition shows up.
Lol speaking of content creators being wrong, there was a once extremely popular creator within the community - who I believe has since left - who stated as a FACT in spring of 2021, that there'll be an Africa Pack with the black rhino as the headliner and a North America pack with the moose as the headliner, and then the game is DONE. FINISHED. IT'S OVER.
They went on to say we will never have that truly great zoo game because Planet Zoo will never have capybaras, gibbons, sea lions, or more Australian animals.
They went on to say we will never have that truly great zoo game because Planet Zoo will never have capybaras, gibbons, sea lions, or more Australian animals.
They could potentionally also do what they did with PC, release just the base game on console first and then slowly release all of the DLCs. I hope I am wrong, but realistically this is what I expect.
This is actually quite normal for most people I believe or at least my case. 30 minute speedbuilds are what my viewers consider a short video from me since I go from 30 minutes to 2 hours in length
Yet the average watch time is 5 minutes as people (myself included) like to skim through the video mainly to see the end result rather than the full building process. I don't really watch content creators for planet zoo, the general format of way too fast speedbuilds and waffling (mindlessly talking) on for the entire length of the video isn't that appealing to watch for the entire length.
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It has been 22 days since the Iqa update appeared, is it a scenic DLC?
22 days isn't that long a wait, we should expect up to 5 weeks before the release.