Without going into what I would normally explain as an "Educated long winded rant about how much I disagree; and why you are misleading the discussion" , I just point out a relate-able scenario. ( It's probably going to be long winded )
Blizzard had a "10 year plan" for Diablo 3 when It was being developed and released.
They gutted the game during its first beta.
The playerbase was filled with "negative forum posts"
"It's okay guys, it's just the early stages of the game"
They backpedaled...hard. 2 solid years of realizing you don't design a game to be finished in 10 years, let alone 2 years.
All the points made about what the company would or wouldn't do to the game, they "humbly" folded their cards.
As of now, the game has gone in the "righter" direction, putting more emphasis on what the players "need" and want, over profit margins.
That being said, they are still a corporation, and have enough ego to fill a small US state; so the game and development is still plagued with repeated mistakes.
It's also filled with the same "have" and "have not" forum posts, including from the company itself, because it's starting to edge back into thinking it knows best....that 10 year plan coming to fruition.
There is an abundance of players who feel "appreciative" for what they have now, and also fearful that it could be taken away on a whim if Blizzard gets mad.
These are the types of folks that diminish progress / fairness, and allow for repeated mistakes in development. They forget that even game companies work for us, not the other way around, just like consumerism in the real world. One should not tread lightly in fear of retaliation, nor should they praise whatever is laid before them as if it is a rare commodity.
One does not have to be "cheery" to enjoy something, but one must have been dreary to know if it is enjoyable.
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On the topic of the quoted text above itself and its intent, I would suggest that people refrain from presuming that the game is just "going to get better" as the year goes by; or that it's going to take 8 more years before we can appreciate the scope and depth of what is in store of the game. That's a classic "long con" and/or risky investment / excuse. It's why investors don't call themselves Bond Buyers. It's also misleading to say that at any point we are "just paying for the base game", or that there has been "a few bugs". If the game needs 10 years for it to be 'adequate" enough for criticism ...then we are most certainly paying the lion's share of this deal; and those that keep forking over money every year are needlessly throwing money into the wind. To that extent, their business model and ethics are held to question, and the whole premise unravels.
Let's just call like it is. A game that's asking for your money year on end, still "in development", and requesting that you excuse everything until its done in the next 8 years.
Personally, I'm still waiting for last years "season" of the game to finally get finished. But that's naive, because they moved on to Horizons. So in my case, and others, the game is actually never going to complete. As is the cliche way of game development; and testimony to their business plan.
