https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/frontiers-march-streaming-schedule.538431/ ... there must be missing something ...
There is still time for an April Bug FIx Patch before Carriers in June, including a one week beta at the begining of April and Patch roll out at the end of April
Sure, but apparently Stephen said the next update is the FC update.
I want to add that I'm basing this merely on the OP, I haven't seen the stream myself.
So are there or are there not going to be any more patch updates before Fleet Carriers?
People have been saying that since before the game even launched (after the whole no offline mode controversy) and yet five years later ED is still here and going strong. I guess day one the doomsayers will get it rightthis game is death.
only a miracle can save it.
If some senior developers left the project we've to expect the worst case.I was wondering the same. Originally I thought we were getting MULTIPLE bug fixes BEFORE Fleet Carriers. So much for that...
I find it very hard to accept that Frontier was anywhere near ready to launch FCs back in December. I think they fell way behind in production and just used a certain "open letter" as an excuse to cover over their own internal issues. Considering the high turnover in developers, it's no wonder they are so far behind schedule. What we are seeing is Brooks's Law in action, I believe, though worse since senior developers are leaving in droves.
I read the exact opposite of it. There's a "series" of bug fixes.....
So are there or are there not going to be any more patch updates before Fleet Carriers?
There are for sure ongoing some fixes server side, it is clearly visible on BGS. (...) Even last newsleter had barely 1/2 of usual content.
So this the promised "announcement of an announcement after Feb?"
They never gave a number.
There is still time for an April Bug FIx Patch before Carriers in June, including a one week beta at the begining of April and Patch roll out at the end of April
Did you seriously think that 2020 was going to be some massive bug fixing year with the carriers as the cherry on top?
They only came out with that end of year waffle about delaying the carrier to fix bugs because the carrier wasnt ready for a 2019 release.
We are expecting to have a series of these updates, which will be rolled out (approximately) every three to four months.
I'm not aware of this high turnover of which you speak? How many is a drove?Considering the high turnover in developers, it's no wonder they are so far behind schedule. What we are seeing is Brooks's Law in action, I believe, though worse since senior developers are leaving in droves.
You forgot to highlight the most important piece of info from the OP:
So I interpreted Steve's message as good, because it means that next one will be FCs and it will most likely be in April/May. Otherwise, we would've had a new bugfixing one in April/May and then FCs in September. It would make no sense to have a new bugfixes release in April/May and another one with FCs near the end of Q2, because making releases has a cost (both in terms of work and in terms of actual money), especially if they have to setup a beta for it. So, it makes sense to piggy-back the fixes on top of a content release, as they always did.
tl;dr; The open letter didn't change FDev release schedule, it just changed (very limitedly) what we get in each release.
or perhaps in ED parlance should that be a Season of updates........... (and we all know the length of a season is ......... flexible )I read the exact opposite of it. There's a "series" of bug fixes.
People have been saying that since before the game even launched (after the whole no offline mode controversy) and yet five years later ED is still here and going strong. I guess day one the doomsayers will get it right