Anniversary DLC

[12344321]

I noticed that every time someone mentions anniversary dlc the thread is closed down..
Which is an ominous sign of foreshadowing.

I can't help but notice that all of frontier developments biggest titles recieved dlc to mark their anniversaries. Elite Dangerous recieved a new dlc season one year after it released. Jurassic World Evolution recieved dlc one year after release (claires sanctuary). And planet coaster recieved an anniversary dlc for their anniversary.

I also noticed that planet zoo was frontier developments fastest selling game to reach 1 million sales. They sold more than 1 million copies of planet zoo within the first 6 months alone. That would make planet zoo on pace to be frontier developments most successful game!


Now what else I've noticed is that, to show gratitude to their loyal fans (the same fans that made planet zoo their most successful game so far) planet zoo does not seem to be making anniversary dlc.

It feels like a slap in the face and it feels like elite dangerous, jurassic world and planet coaster's fanbase got more attention and dedication than planet zoo has been recieving.

I wish someone from frontier could explain why Elite Dangerous, Planet Coaster, and JWE had planned anniversary dlc, but your fastest selling game is being neglected. I assumed incorrectly that frontier developments would want to thank their fans for making planet zoo their fastest selling game and biggest pc launch title to date.


Where's the love for the people who bought the game, gave you money (for all the dlcs), and still deal with planet zoo's glitches daily!

Anyone else agree?

 

[random goat]

Although I understand your general sentiment, it is a bit early to reach these conclusions.

First and foremost nowhere it was said that there won't be an Anniversary DLC!! They only posted there won't be an anniversary update and there will only be streams and that kind of stuff on that precise day. Which also doesn't rule out the possibility of getting an anniversary update a few days/weeks after 5th November. Ofc if none of that happens in the end, I would certainly understand and share the disappointment. Let's wait and see!

 

[LN]

I disagree.

I haven't seen a thread being closed just because of discussing Anniversary DLC.

This thread just screams "I need attention" which is not my cup of tea.

Them not giving Anniversary DLC is a slap in the face for the community?
Forum members not showing gratitude and respect for a product people work very hard for is exactly the same.

 

[12344321]

I bought 4 digital animals for 10 pounds are you insane. How much hard work went into that????


Mods are available online. And guys make digital animals single handedly lol


But a team of a hundred employees working 9-5 cant do better than some guy in his basement.


I do see giving elite dangerous, jurassic world, and planet coaster but not giving planet zoo anniversary dlc as a slap in the face.

At very least its neglect. If you had 4 kids and every birthday (anniversary) they get a gift (dlc).

But your youngest (planet zoo) who also is your fastest selling child to reach 1 million...gets no birthday gift.

It's neglect, it's not caring enough about your fans that make your game a success

 

[12344321]

Knowing planet zoo I bet the anniversary update will be another soundtrack that everybody hates.

 

[Tobs]

It's not the fastest selling game. JWE was the best seller ever launched by Frontier.

PZ is (was?) single platform best selling game... just comparable to PlanCo. But then, PlanCo was launched in a very competitive environment. PlanZoo has no, zero, competition and there was already a customer base (pretty much all PlanCo gamers got PlanZoo as well). Frontier knows this.

 

[FoxyDee]

I know, it is a letdown OP, I was quite dissapointed when I heard there will be no anniversary update, but Chante said they are currently working on something that we will hear soon about, so I would rather wait and see what it is. Perhaps the update or DLC they are working on will be really special so lets wait and see and then decide if it was worth it sacrifise the anniversary update for.

Regarding glitches you encounter - I really did not have any game breaking glitch for ages, not sure which ones are you reffering to? Every game has bugs and devs keeps releasing updates to fix them. CMs were actually extremly helpful in the last couple of days, collecting alot of data on bugs.

 

[[VR] Deggial]

So ... gifts for birthdays, yes?

Isn’t it so that that the person who has birthday gets the gifts?
Wouldn’t this be ‘Planet Zoo’ in this case?

I guess, no one holds you back sending them money. In amounts you see fit.

 

[HeatherG]

@12344321 The thread was closed because it was requested by the member that opened the thread. They are the only one's that can request a closure. An anniversary update was never announced but I know there is some disappointment in it. It in no way says that they don't care about the game or us. It might be because Planet Coaster Console Edition and JWE Complete edition is being released. As i'm not an employee I can't say for sure but it's something to keep in mind.

 

[Ozric]

I do see giving elite dangerous, jurassic world, and planet coaster but not giving planet zoo anniversary dlc as a slap in the face.

Just another point, Elite has never had an anniversary DLC.

 

[Danny_zoo]

@12344321 The thread was closed because it was requested by the member that opened the thread. They are the only one's that can request a closure. An anniversary update was never announced but I know there is some disappointment in it. It in no way says that they don't care about the game or us. It might be because Planet Coaster Console Edition and JWE Complete edition is being released. As i'm not an employee I can't say for sure but it's something to keep in mind.

I have been a strong supporter of everyone here just taking a step back and allowing Frontier to show us in their time what they have been working on. We should not rush them and instead allow them to dictate the pace of what is released and when. However, I seriously hope that your statement is just your opinion and not an educated guess based on inside rumors and knowledge, because that would be highly unfair. What do those games you mentioned have to do with Planet Zoo? This is a Planet Zoo community, and it can only be assumed that we support this game, and have no interest in other Frontier le. Not saying that this is the case with everyone here, but it is the way it should be handled. Frontier's business model timeframe and focus on other projects should not affect this game, especially with such a dedicated community, if that was the case (I do not believe it, refuse to) it would definitely be a sign of horrible neglect of an entire community. I will choose to believe that this just your opinion, until Frontier does prove me wrong. I think we need people in charge of the Planet Zoo decision making and handling of the dedicated community that are passionate about zoos, animals and the game in general, if not Frontier is setting themselves up for disappointment and failure.

 

[Aero-Bubbles]

I bought 4 digital animals for 10 pounds are you insane. How much hard work went into that????


Mods are available online. And guys make digital animals single handedly lol


But a team of a hundred employees working 9-5 cant do better than some guy in his basement.


I do see giving elite dangerous, jurassic world, and planet coaster but not giving planet zoo anniversary dlc as a slap in the face.

At very least its neglect. If you had 4 kids and every birthday (anniversary) they get a gift (dlc).

But your youngest (planet zoo) who also is your fastest selling child to reach 1 million...gets no birthday gift.

It's neglect, it's not caring enough about your fans that make your game a success

1) Moders aren't remaking any animals, they are using the skeletons and whatnot frontier has made, the coding, movements, etc are done, so saying that moders make animals is wrong, they reskin or resize. I use to do it for ZT2, and making animals from scratch takes longer, reskinning doesn't. It took much longer to make a whole new animal, reskinning I could do in a few hours.

2) They fix bugs and add a lot of construction pieces, add new features... so whether you think hard work went into it or not, I'm telling you it did

3) Disagree with this post as a whole. Seems kinda rude, and making assumptions on things we don't even know.... JS

 

[HeatherG]

I have been a strong supporter of everyone here just taking a step back and allowing Frontier to show us in their time what they have been working on. We should not rush them and instead allow them to dictate the pace of what is released and when. However, I seriously hope that your statement is just your opinion and not an educated guess based on inside rumors and knowledge, because that would be highly unfair. What do those games you mentioned have to do with Planet Zoo? This is a Planet Zoo community, and it can only be assumed that we support this game, and have no interest in other Frontier le. Not saying that this is the case with everyone here, but it is the way it should be handled. Frontier's business model timeframe and focus on other projects should not affect this game, especially with such a dedicated community, if that was the case (I do not believe it, refuse to) it would definitely be a sign of horrible neglect of an entire community. I will choose to believe that this just your opinion, until Frontier does prove me wrong. I think we need people in charge of the Planet Zoo decision making and handling of the dedicated community that are passionate about zoos, animals and the game in general, if not Frontier is setting themselves up for disappointment and failure.

As i'm not an employee I can't say for sure but it's something to keep in mind

As I stated in that post I'm not an employee and didn't confirm that was the reason. Everyone, including moderators, are allowed to voice their opinions as it states in the rules of the forum.

 

[Danny_zoo]

I bought 4 digital animals for 10 pounds are you insane. How much hard work went into that????


Mods are available online. And guys make digital animals single handedly lol


But a team of a hundred employees working 9-5 cant do better than some guy in his basement.


I do see giving elite dangerous, jurassic world, and planet coaster but not giving planet zoo anniversary dlc as a slap in the face.

At very least its neglect. If you had 4 kids and every birthday (anniversary) they get a gift (dlc).

But your youngest (planet zoo) who also is your fastest selling child to reach 1 million...gets no birthday gift.

It's neglect, it's not caring enough about your fans that make your game a success

I do not agree with your statements either, I think that If I was sitting somewhere in Frontier's office and read something like this, it would be hurtful. At the very least it would create the complete opposite effect in me as an artist that you might be trying to get accomplish. The work the company does is exceptional, and while I would love 10 times the amount of content, it has never been about the cost for me, and I hope that is the case for the rest of the community, Because, if it is not, you and all of us can go ahead and forget this game will ever have a brighter future. The amount of joy that a DLC delivers, and how much we get out of its content can not be compared to the price of a coffee and a pastry. A visit of two adults to my local zoo with the purchase of a couple of refreshments already adds up to the cost of the deluxe game plus each DLC and that visit causes a temporary satisfaction that leaves you craving for more the minute you leave the facility. Planet Zoo provides thousands of hours of enjoyment and fulfillment, and each DLC add to the level of joy we get by playing the game. I'm in total disagreement with your views, and this is coming from someone that understands perfectly that we need a lot of more content in this game, sooner rather than later.

 

[LN]

As I stated in that post I'm not an employee and didn't confirm that was the reason. Everyone, including moderators, are allowed to voice their opinions as it states in the rules of the forum.

I thought it was a "well educated guess" about the console editions.
Better than most speculations going on on these forums.

 

[Aero-Bubbles]

Knowing planet zoo I bet the anniversary update will be another soundtrack that everybody hates.

Can you not speak for the entire community as a whole, thanks.There are plenty of people who like it & this just seems incredibly petty.

Your attitude is "Planet zoo employees never listen to the customers, knowing planet zoo....." and that is completely false, nothing could be further from the truth, because they have done a lot to make the players happy, adding reasonable things to the game players have asked for when they are able

 

[Danny_zoo]

As I stated in that post I'm not an employee and didn't confirm that was the reason. Everyone, including moderators, are allowed to voice their opinions as it states in the rules of the forum.

I have no issue with you voicing your opinion, and you did state that you are not an employee. That is why I clearly stated THAT I HOPE THAT WAS THE CASE My statement was my own opinion as well, and I'm sure that the rules allow for that as well, at least that is my interpretation of them. My point was that because of your background and level of interaction with Frontier, it could very well be an educated guess. Nothing wrong with that, other could have assumed such without being moderators, it does not change the fact, that at least for me, if that was the case, it would be extremely frustrating. You have players here, that are clearly video game fans, and just see Planet Zoo as another le, and then you have others that are extremely passionate about Planet Zoo and do not share an interest in other les by the company. Hope that clears it up.

 

[Danny_zoo]

I thought it was a "well educated guess" about the console editions.
Better than most speculations going on on these forums.

It is definitely a likely possibility, I just hope that is not the case. It does not have to be the only possibility. I think at times we lower the bar for what Frontier can actually get done, they seem perfectly capable of working on several projects at the same time. Up until now, their DLC schedule release has been consistent and of superior quality. Each and every time their work towards this game continues to get better. To assume that any new updates or anniversary plans were not conceived because of a conflict of schedule with other releases by the company, can also be speculation. I choose to believe that their roadmap for the game was already laid out, and future DLCs/Updates will still arrive on schedule. Maybe the anniversary was never in their radar to begin with, at least in the way some players imagined. As Chante said they have some things planned for that day, and their future work will be released when is ready, what if that was the case all along?

 

[Swjosdotschka]

It might be because Planet Coaster Console Edition and JWE Complete edition is being released. As i'm not an employee I can't say for sure but it's something to keep in mind.

See, if this was the case it would indeed confirm my feeling that other games are worth more resources than the Planet Zoo game or fanbase and to be honest, that IS a slap in the face and plain out wrong.

Anyway, while I share the disappointment with the OP, I won't "like" the current statement, because I can not "like" the rant about the soundtrack or any price for the DLCs. My(admittedly very strong) disapointment and disagreement with how the anniversary is handled does not in anyway take away from the fact that in my opinion:

• Every DLC was worth its money
• The Soundtrack is a good one and I like it
• We got very generous updates through out the last year

 

[paul78]

I give frontier tons of credit for stepping up to the plate and delivering a game no one else wanted to make besides a large following for a zoo sim. Don’t get me wrong not gta following as a example but definitely noticeable. Plus frontier has really done a wonderful job on it as well. Bottom line tho no matter how you slice it it’s a shame not to have something prepared for the anniversary for sure. Are we entitled to it? No but given the fact frontier always did something for their other titles and not this one speaks volumes to me. At least for the game and communities sake. I’m sure there’s a lot more behind then what we know but still something that should have been planned well beforehand.