Most of us paid for beta. So we are entitled to anThing is, people paid for the releases of updates. Not the releases of betas.
update. Or atleast notes.
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Most of us paid for beta. So we are entitled to anThing is, people paid for the releases of updates. Not the releases of betas.
Thing is, people paid for the releases of updates. Not the releases of betas.
Thing is, people paid for the releases of updates. Not the releases of betas.
Thing is, people paid for the releases of updates. Not the releases of betas.
We are not mad that it's late. We're mad because FD try's to makes promises they can't keep. "Friday" -- "Monday" then what? Next year?
42 is young...
Not really.... I am a dev, some stuff I understand, some stuff from this end I've seem from game studios (not naming names) looks very poor, you can often see examples of poor communication (not Fdevs strongest suit either) and poor project management even if you aren't involved in the projects.
And the key thing to not annoying your customers is proper expectation management, and building into any timelines plenty of time for issues! If you think you will have something ready in 5 days if all goes well you NEVER under any circumstances say "it'll be ready in 5 days" You just don't!
I have every sympathy for bugs being found last min and issues this can cause - anyone who watched the live stream could tell there were big issues! But waiting till after the anticipated release (beta's normally start on Tuesday that was widely expected and FDev could have shot that down long ago) then Late on Thursday saying "yeah guys issues, it'll be Monday" then late on Monday saying "ooops, we did it again! update tomorrow morning" then no update the following morning..... that I have no sympathy at all for! That's the sort of stuff that devs who don't make games but "real world stuff" get sacked for!
People I know who are game devs have a much higher tolerance for this than those I know who don't....most "real world" devs are not particularly flattering about how game devs operate. And sure part of that is them wanting to be making cool games rather than the boring project they are working on, but part of it is knowing a "lets wing it" operation when they see it.... IMO FDev need to get a lot better at the comms, at expectation management, right now it's the sort of level you expect from devs who just got a few volunteers to do it....
Most of us paid for beta. So we are entitled to an
update. Or atleast notes.
Expectation is not unreasonable for paid products.
That would destroy the first person perspective of the game. You might as well play freelancer if you want that kind of thing.
Thing is, people paid for the releases of updates. Not the releases of betas.
Well, actually.
There was a charge for beta access, no?
After criticizing the delay so hard,
I hope those who yelled on them will be a fair beta tester to help them correcting bugs.
It's pretty to yell on them but after that do your part... The Beta is a tool.
We are not mad that it's late. We're mad because FD try's to makes promises they can't keep. "Friday" -- "Monday" then what? Next year?
Deep thoughts.Especially excited about this beta because this is a major step in 'humanising' the universe.
In live there is the issue that there is no sense of person, a universe of automatons.
These games aren't just space simulators; they are simulations of YOU in space. Without an avatar you feel like you are the ship itself, not the person piloting it.
something original...
I don't mind. If they can't make the releases date for a BETA TEST it's not a big deal.
Would everyone stop quoting everyone else please and just comment something original...