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ANNOUNCEMENT Gamescom Reveals - Fleet Carrier Details
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Why are people defending FDev for coronavirus related delays when they haven't announced any new delays?
This is the most bizarre non argument I've ever seen.
This is the most bizarre non argument I've ever seen.
It might have something to do with perfectly reasonable and sensible people anticipating potential delays in a lot of things as a result of the workplace disruption and personnel issues Covid-19 will inevitably cause. Video game DLC included.
Instead of denying the obvious :
Or even being quite unreasonable about it :
For some fairly odd reasons :
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I just think you should wait for such an announcement to be made before white knighting on their behalf and propagating the spread of misinformation.
The astonishing ego that people need to have their voices heard when they have absolutely nothing to say plays a huge part in confusion and miscommunication at times such as these.
The astonishing ego that people need to have their voices heard when they have absolutely nothing to say plays a huge part in confusion and miscommunication at times such as these.
I think you should be able to anticipate likely outcomes based on the current situation and not rely on a game development companies DLC announcements for a five year old game for your global pandemic information.
Talking of which I'm not seeing anything significant in your posts beyond "stop being reasonable about stuff".
I think this sums it up:
However I wouldn't be surprised if FCs are pushed to Q4 2020. It would make sense. I know the counter-argument that they should have been ready by now as they were initially scheduled for Q4 2018 and re-scheduled for Q4 2019.
Consequently I wouldn't be surprised if the New Era is pushed further into 2021 and onward - or postponed indefinetely if global situation does not improve.
We must use rational thought in these grim periods..
I can't stop listening to this while staying in my home.
That's what I am keeping from the above statement.
However I wouldn't be surprised if FCs are pushed to Q4 2020. It would make sense. I know the counter-argument that they should have been ready by now as they were initially scheduled for Q4 2018 and re-scheduled for Q4 2019.
Consequently I wouldn't be surprised if the New Era is pushed further into 2021 and onward - or postponed indefinetely if global situation does not improve.
We must use rational thought in these grim periods..
I can't stop listening to this while staying in my home.
Yep, its not just understandable its probably inevitable that it will change the planned release schedule. Which isn't a big deal in the grand scheme of things.
I guess on this forum you can also say worry about yourselves.
Still looking forward to getting more info on carriers, but when that'll be is not important right now. Game updates are far from a priority at the moment (or in general
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I guess on this forum you can also say worry about yourselves.
Still looking forward to getting more info on carriers, but when that'll be is not important right now. Game updates are far from a priority at the moment (or in general
Priorities sure, but it doesn't take long to ask a question. Seems like telling people not to ask is the thing that's taking all the time
I don't even care about fleet carriers, I just want people to stop being so damned condescending to each other & chill out.
Priorities sure, but it doesn't take long to ask a question. Seems like telling people not to ask is the thing that's taking all the time
I don't even care about fleet carriers, I just want people to stop being so damned condescending to each other & chill out.
FDEV are probably (and understandably) far more concerned about skyping their mums today. Tommorrow they'll be more focussed on working, but since they are stuck at home that'll cause issues in itself so repeating what they've already told us again probably won't be much of a priority.
Right now they've said 'we don't see any plans we'd already told you about changing significantly, but since the situation itself is fast-moving, if that changes we'll let you know.'
I think what some people (including me) are baffled by is why that statement has prompted people saying 'Oh they're obviously going to use the global pandemic virus as an excuse to delay things.'
Firstly because it's literally the exact opposite of what they've actually said - the message is 'if that changes we will let you know' so how we infer from that anything other than 'nothing else has been said yet so nothing has changed' is frankly beyond me. I could mention countless previous situations where the same baffling inability to understand simnple messages has presented itself.
Secondly because in the event that anything does actually change as a result of it, suggesting that it would be some sort of excuse for organisational incompetence or masking a delay that they'd already known about, as some have done in this thread, is frankly crass in the extreme.
I particularly love the people who are saying 'oh I work from home and blah whatever' seemingly failing to grasp that there's a significant difference between always working from home, for an employer that is entirely geared up to support home working with management structures and policies developed for that purpose, compared to being told at very short notice to clear out of the office and start working from home when your employer is entirely geared up to support working in a single communal hub where all members of multiple teams can collaborate. Yes, you can virtualise all of that but suggesting that you can move to having all of your support systems in place to enable that workflow in a few days is nonsensical. Maybe if you work for a three-man firm you can thrash it out in a few e-mails about who is going to do what but in a firm with over 500 staff it's slightly more complex.
I've been working from home since Thursday. My role is usually wholly office-based. As of today I know what I'll be doing tomorrow, or more accurately I know what the plan for what I'll be doing tomorrow was on Friday when I last checked in with the office. The only guarantee I have right now is that when I check my e-mails tommorrow morning some of those plans will have changed.
That's without taking account of the fact that the significant external factors which come with the current situation are changing daily and will in turn impact any planning decisions, or that fact that within 8-12 weeks it's entirely possible that up to 80% of FDev's staff in the worst-case scenario may be infected, with some of them unable to work at all. If the strain on the health service is as anticipated, which will mean critical care beds are oversubscribed to the tune of 30 patients per available bed, Brtiain is going to look like something out of 28 Days Later by the end of June which amazingly enough is the time the next update was due.
But yeah, it's completely out of order that Bo can't just get her crystal ball out and let everybody know about the most important thing - whether the fleet carriers update will be delayed
I think what some people (including me) are baffled by is why that statement has prompted people saying 'Oh they're obviously going to use the global pandemic virus as an excuse to delay things.'
Firstly because it's literally the exact opposite of what they've actually said - the message is 'if that changes we will let you know' so how we infer from that anything other than 'nothing else has been said yet so nothing has changed' is frankly beyond me. I could mention countless previous situations where the same baffling inability to understand simnple messages has presented itself.
Secondly because in the event that anything does actually change as a result of it, suggesting that it would be some sort of excuse for organisational incompetence or masking a delay that they'd already known about, as some have done in this thread, is frankly crass in the extreme.
I particularly love the people who are saying 'oh I work from home and blah whatever' seemingly failing to grasp that there's a significant difference between always working from home, for an employer that is entirely geared up to support home working with management structures and policies developed for that purpose, compared to being told at very short notice to clear out of the office and start working from home when your employer is entirely geared up to support working in a single communal hub where all members of multiple teams can collaborate. Yes, you can virtualise all of that but suggesting that you can move to having all of your support systems in place to enable that workflow in a few days is nonsensical. Maybe if you work for a three-man firm you can thrash it out in a few e-mails about who is going to do what but in a firm with over 500 staff it's slightly more complex.
I've been working from home since Thursday. My role is usually wholly office-based. As of today I know what I'll be doing tomorrow, or more accurately I know what the plan for what I'll be doing tomorrow was on Friday when I last checked in with the office. The only guarantee I have right now is that when I check my e-mails tommorrow morning some of those plans will have changed.
That's without taking account of the fact that the significant external factors which come with the current situation are changing daily and will in turn impact any planning decisions, or that fact that within 8-12 weeks it's entirely possible that up to 80% of FDev's staff in the worst-case scenario may be infected, with some of them unable to work at all. If the strain on the health service is as anticipated, which will mean critical care beds are oversubscribed to the tune of 30 patients per available bed, Brtiain is going to look like something out of 28 Days Later by the end of June which amazingly enough is the time the next update was due.
But yeah, it's completely out of order that Bo can't just get her crystal ball out and let everybody know about the most important thing - whether the fleet carriers update will be delayed
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Indeed. So just chill out
Agreed, all this fearmongering that communication is being affected by home-working is guff imo. It's just the weekend, that's all
We'll probably get some news on Monday.
Indeed. So just chill out
Are you quoting the wrong person or answering an imaginary post again ?.
Well my suggestion to Chill out was a general one but it applies to you too, anyone taking this to an extreme either way really.
There is no need to panic Stigbob, just calm down & hopefully you will see that you are fearmongering & it would probably be better for everyone if you were to stop doing that (everyone should).
That's only happening inside your head.
Stigbob, you disagree
It's okay to hold a different opinion What I'd like though, is for you to stop perpetuating extreme views on how the current global events are affecting things like the topic of this thread. Fearmongering will not help anyone, FDev's stance hasn't changed; there is no news, same as usual.
Stigbob, you disagree
What I'd like though, is for you to stop perpetuating extreme views on how the current global events are affecting things like the topic of this thread. Fearmongering will not help anyone, FDev's stance hasn't changed; there is no news, same as usual.
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