DLC18 discussion and predictions

PZ is paying for the mistakes Frontier made regarding their other games. They used the PZ profits (instead of reinvesting in their core franchises) to support the development of other games, hoping to become established in other genres. These all failed (making huge losses), they announced budget cuts and PZ wasn't spared.

Now they are making three new CMS games and PZ is the first on the chopping board, support is manned by a skeleton crew who have to port everything to console (to make more profits) as well as churn out more DLCs (to keep that source of profits going). Invariably quality of animals WILL suffer. We will NOT get animal quality on par with what we saw in 2023 again, the Pallas Cat for example looked dreadful. We are back to 2021 animal quality unfortunately.
One day they have to stop making content, I doubt this is some deep cabal plan to kneecap planet zoo or use it like some prize bull. JWE2 is also a money maker, but with a new movie coming out they have also decided to end support for that game too.

Yes, PZ has done very well for Frontier. Of course Frontier would try to use those profits to expand their horizons. Some of those failed. PC2 is a much hyped sequel, so it makes sense that the current long running Planet game would slowly be phased out. Likewise, it makes perfect sense they focus on the new game instead of the one that’s been going on for a half decade. As others have stated before, while it might make profit now they have to make an educated decision if they can make profit forever.

Now while it comes to the quality of the animals, I have always found that the non-ungulates usually have some questionable quality from time to time. Like the sand cat from last year, shoot even the donkey not having their stripes. What we are witnessing is just what happened to Planet Coaster 1 when Frontier was going to PZ. Also Frontier has just been historically not good at communicating. So there’s that.
 

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Me scanning that pic for any hints or details
 
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