I'd guess it's more likely that 80/100 staff is working on the 2020 stuff and only 20/100 are working on the QOL updates. The new stuff they are working on requires testing as well.
I have the impression Frontier developers are tired of working at this game
Update day +2 at FD
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I've read some rubbish on these forums, but that goes straight to the top of the list. Well done.
Thats an interesting comment, what makes you say that?
Its not necessarily headcount, more schedule. Any number of people can ship a quality product, depending on how large and how many people determines how long it will take. The other part of that would be how much you value quality output for customer facing stuff. That's the thing about work, you're paid not to screw it up and anything is possible.
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My comprehension is fine. Either you are not stating what you mean, or... Actually, forget it.
Have you seen their source code?
The latest patch is awesome in what it achieves, frankly. FDevs need a pat on the back for this, and "more please!" not whingeing.
Im not sure what field you're in, but you must be familar with the concept that some results can only be produced by certain activities, assuming humans are producing it in the same way.
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It's those assumptions that can cause a lot of problems in the software world.
Put simply, you are accusing FD of being bad programmers, and gave a list of things you suspect they are doing. You have nothing to back up your assumptions. You have no idea how complex the code base is (complexity doesn't mean spaghetti code), or indeed any idea about it. You cannot make any valid judgements about the code itself based on playing the game (except to point out that there are bugs - which there clearly are).
Yeh i do wonder this sometimes. I feel like the last 2 years have seen ED start to feel like a back-burner project for Fdev.
We have to wait almost 2 years before we see if this game has a future.
A game transforming update that infuses new life into ED signalling a commitment from Fdev to invest going forward, or a half baked token update that just serves to keep the Lifetime pass holders happy.
2 years is a long time to keep an audience engaged.
Not an assumption. The bug was the original implementation from beta which got subsequently changed and fielded in the live game ever since. Now its reverted back to its original form. I highly doubt they made a design decision to change it back.
Regressions are a known issue in the software world and there are many reasons why they occur. Some of those reasons do include those you gave. Many do not. As I say, you are making assumptions based on zero evidence.
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They've already explained most are working on the next big expansion, that's a good thing.
The question is, for which franchise
