According to FD's published accounts (as a LTD company they are obliged to not be a fabrication) ED is making plenty of money still...
This is what Maintenance Mode must be like :(
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Then i am well and truly stumped. Why they would (seemingly) pay so little attention to a game of such high quality as ED, and i say that without sarcasm as i really mean it, is beyond my understanding.
Sadly, I have no idea! The only thoeries I have, if expressed, would probably earn the disdain of both community and the moderators... One ban is enough for this year
But my politest one suggests that the developers working on 'Live' are perhaps less familiar with the code base than the remainder of the team
The emphasis is on newcomers ..... that's new money. They don't need the older players who have already paid for the game and any expansions that are brought along. They (we) will only fork out on paint jobs for so long.
They've looked at the stats, and I guess since FCs will cost so much and require operating skill using in-game features to reach them (I would hope experience would count for something with an 'end game' ship), newcomers won't be equipped to fly FCs until later next year.
Meanwhile, the rest of us can just <insert words here>
Do you know where newcomers are going to come from? A quick look at Steam-stats show they are number 82 on a list of top 100, now granted it's good to just get into that list and other people play without Steam, but i was under the impression that Elite appeals to the older gamer, most of which already know about it, so... isn;t the logical inference that the majority of those who are going to play an old, un-advertised game like Elite are the long-time players?
For sure, but with their backer status and LEPs (I have one), they don't contribute to further funds unless they are generous with their paint purchases.
Its all about wording. You can fabricate numbers to accommodate your view.
When I remember I have a LEP I want to cry. 1 expansion in 5-6 years Its not worth it.
It's an open outcry market.
They have consulted the insurance actuaries, and have decided to wait for backers and LEP holders to die off.
That is entirely incorrect, at least in the UK (where FD is registered) - possibly accurate for other coutries...
Accounting has more 'judgement', 'presentation' and 'policy' than many people realise. And that's before we get into ethics.
Never get into 'ethics', they are not a good foundation as they change according to location and outlook of the 'ethical' party...
(Might we assume you are an accountant?)
Can you give examples of how those would affect the recorded sales revenue of each of FDev's games (Elite Dangerous, Planet Coaster, etc)? Cheers
ED is dead, time to move on people.
At the very least, it's in cryostasis.
Go ahead, we'll surely follow.