News Community Update (01/05)
Some of the comments in reply to this! Jesus
I'm working from home full time and I'm getting a fraction of my usual work done for various reasons. The devs will be the same. This announcement shouldn't surprise anyone
I'm working from home full time and I'm getting a fraction of my usual work done for various reasons. The devs will be the same. This announcement shouldn't surprise anyone
Was waiting for this announcement to happen. Completely understandable. Stay safe, guys! Looking forward to the next beta.
if you put some information on what you are working on, what news you will put with the new expansion, maybe even a nice trailer, many of us would be happy and would have the patience to wait for another year
At least give us some high level details ...
RIP ED 
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God this community... never seen anything else like it in my life. I have so much sympathy for the Devs who have to deal with this sort of crap while they are locked in their houses under quarantine, very likely scared for the health and livelihoods of themselves and their families, dealing with a poor government response and shortages... Can you imagine being under quarantine in one of the countries worst affected by this literal global pandemic unprecedented in anyone's lifetime, still working as best as you can with limited resources and infrastructure from your home, trying as hard as you can to work your job which is just a job like anyone else's, and there are a whole community of people ready to call you a liar, dishonest, lazy, whatever when you honestly admit you need more time to work on making new things for them to enjoy? I have no idea how they persevere but God damn it's admirable.
Dearest Frontier, now that you have some flexibility in your schedule (as in, you no longer have a set release date), would you consider bringing back Community Goals and Galnet? You could do these in such a way as to feel like an Interstellar Initiative, in that you could chain CGs together in a "chapters of a story" fashion, but I wouldn't expect any new assets added to the game like the Galaconda. I and others (who are too poor for fleet carriers) are just looking for "something to do" that's fresh and different, even if it's purely narrative driven by existing game mechanics.
Also, you might want to wake up the Thargoids. An attack on Sol or Lave or ShinDez right about now would go a long way in "distracting" us all from the bad news of this delay. I've yet to visit a burning station since I got VR! You could have an attack on a very important system like this, and then make the restoration of a specific station like Jameson Memorial (do it!) the Community Goal for the week. Surely using these existing in-game mechanics are not that demanding, and it would buy you a lot of good will. If nothing else, it should help squash "the game is dead" feeling that so many players have had in recent months. Not only would this be good for those who cannot afford fleet carriers, but it will give those who can something to do with those carriers.
Heck, I'll VOLUNTEER to create the CGs and Thargoid Invasion if you're short-handed, just send me the tools!
Also, you might want to wake up the Thargoids. An attack on Sol or Lave or ShinDez right about now would go a long way in "distracting" us all from the bad news of this delay. I've yet to visit a burning station since I got VR! You could have an attack on a very important system like this, and then make the restoration of a specific station like Jameson Memorial (do it!) the Community Goal for the week. Surely using these existing in-game mechanics are not that demanding, and it would buy you a lot of good will. If nothing else, it should help squash "the game is dead" feeling that so many players have had in recent months. Not only would this be good for those who cannot afford fleet carriers, but it will give those who can something to do with those carriers.
Heck, I'll VOLUNTEER to create the CGs and Thargoid Invasion if you're short-handed, just send me the tools!
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The community could certainly set up its own news feeds and community initiatives - some of it already has. Fleet Carriers will make it easier for the community to set up and track some CG-like activities in certain areas, as well.
But in terms of getting access to the official stuff, unfortunately the evidence of the last times those things were tried suggests that it actually puts more pressure on Frontier vetting, approving, translating and setting into the official Galnet and CG formats community contributions than it would take for them just to do it themselves.
Thanks for the news. It's disappointing because we are all impatient and desperate for it, but completely understandable and frankly inevitable.
Keep doing your best and keeping us updated and we'll keep on keeping on!
All the best to you at Frontier. Keep drinking water, it helps to dilute all the salt from the saddos that get angry when they can't wait for something.
All the best,
CMDR Racketear
Keep doing your best and keeping us updated and we'll keep on keeping on!
All the best to you at Frontier. Keep drinking water, it helps to dilute all the salt from the saddos that get angry when they can't wait for something.
All the best,
CMDR Racketear
What hype are FDev spinning?
Indeed it is - also consider the fact that some of us have had to take care of children WHILE working full time. For my productivity to rise I would have to be fully concentrated, and thats not possible with a 3 year old in the house.
I try to not even be salty, because if I could wait 2 years since beyond update, I could wait another 2-3 months, but considering FDev's mentality over this game, and the example of Fleet Carriers, I am not even suprised they delayed FC's a year. But heck, NMS dev could deliver 2 major updates in under 2 years. If coding is hard, maybe 1 major DLC under 2 years, but TWO years worth of nothing is disconcerting. No ships, no content, no GalNet, no narrative that was promised. I feel this game is slowly dying and the worst part is that I will be there when it is brought down. Please, treat Devs fairly, but this should apply to the players too from devs. Delaying a major update once is understandable, delaying it second time is sadness. Not to mention the new era update is meant to be released in early 2020 to Q4 of 2020, with content flowing from the beginning to the end. And that was delayed a Year too. I am angry, disappointed and salty, but my behaviour is not without reasons. If I did not have any reason to be salty, I wouldn't post to this forum for the first time in my career as a commander.
I suppose the issue here is going to be how carefully a CG or II needs to be considered. This is not a player base that embraces change or disruption to what their doing so they're going to have to consider the impact of any CG or Thargoid invasion. I imagine they won't want to deal with the salt explosion right now if Thargoids accidentally attack a station that a player group is using.Dearest Frontier, now that you have some flexibility in your schedule (as in, you no longer have a set release date), would you consider bringing back Community Goals and Galnet? You could do these in such a way as to feel something like an Interstellar Initiative, in that you could chain CGs together in a "chapters of a story" fashion, but I wouldn't expect any new assets added to the game like the Galaconda. I and others (who are too poor for fleet carriers) are just looking for "something to do" that's fresh and different, even if it's purely narrative driven by existing game mechanics.
Also, you might want to wake up the Thargoids. An attack on Sol or Lave or ShinDez right about now would go a long way in "distracting" us all from the bad news of this delay. I've yet to visit a burning station since I got VR! You could have an attack on a very important system like this, and then make the restoration of a specific station like Jameson Memorial (do it!) the Community Goal for the week. Surely using these existing in-game mechanics are not that demanding, and it would buy you a lot of good will. If nothing else, it should help squash "the game is dead" feeling that so many players have had in recent months. Not only would this be good for those who cannot afford fleet carriers, but it will give those who can something to do with those carriers.
Heck, I'll VOLUNTEER to create the CGs and Thargoid Invasion if you're short-handed, just send me the tools!
Although its bitterly disappointing, that pain is attenuated by:
A: FDev being sensible with social distancing, meaning there is a company thats not going to be struck by COVID and protecting is employees. Being irresponsible means worst case the whole of FDev is in hospital- i.e. we have nothing.
Also take into account the possibility of a second pandemic wave, FDev having time to change internal offices. I mean look at this:
FDev are going to need a lot of rethinking regards that shiny new building and open offices. Thats going to be a big upheaval.
B: It gives FDev time to really polish that Powerplay update. I mean so polished I can see my face in its brilliance. This was leaked earlier:
Fantastic!
C: It give me extra time to finish my Asp Lego.
D: We will still see what New Era is to the same schedule- just not be able to play it.
A: FDev being sensible with social distancing, meaning there is a company thats not going to be struck by COVID and protecting is employees. Being irresponsible means worst case the whole of FDev is in hospital- i.e. we have nothing.
Also take into account the possibility of a second pandemic wave, FDev having time to change internal offices. I mean look at this:
FDev are going to need a lot of rethinking regards that shiny new building and open offices. Thats going to be a big upheaval.
B: It gives FDev time to really polish that Powerplay update. I mean so polished I can see my face in its brilliance. This was leaked earlier:
Fantastic!
C: It give me extra time to finish my Asp Lego.
D: We will still see what New Era is to the same schedule- just not be able to play it.