I'm sorry Edward but I dont think much of your chances of being able to put anything together if what David Braben your lord and master has been saying is anything to go by. He recently said, in his own Q & A I think it was, that the guys are so busy that after launch on the 16th that even the newsletters will become less frequent so if this does happen then I dont see how they can make time to sit down and take part in a Q & A session. I hope I misunderstood him and that something can be arranged.
Suggestion for Frontier Developments: a weekly Q&A
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I'm sorry Edward but I dont think much of your chances of being able to put anything together if what David Braben your lord and master has been saying is anything to go by. He recently said, in his own Q & A I think it was, that the guys are so busy that after launch on the 16th that even the newsletters will become less frequent so if this does happen then I dont see how they can make time to sit down and take part in a Q & A session. I hope I misunderstood him and that something can be arranged.
How dare you say I'm too nice - you're on my ban list.
We'll be moving towards showing off this information in different ways. We've got a lot planned from a community perspective. But guess what, I'm not going to tell you every single detail...
Of course - we're in the process of updating the news sections. I'll make sure it all comes in here ASAP.
Ed
We are on it.
In particular - what happened to GalNet? There's been nothing on the feed apart from the automated market/traffic statistics for nearly a month.
They tested what they wanted to test. More improvements are coming.
Very interesting thread.
I think one of the earlier posts really hit the nail on the head - everyone was directed to the DDF for how a particular feature would pan out - and it was assumed by everyone that the DDA was what would make v1.0 of the game. The bit I'm still unclear on is whether the bits of the DDF which aren't fulfilled, for example Wings/Alliances (or even sub-items like drones for mining), are simply deferred to a later release or are not coming at all (for whatever reason).
If the DDF posts could maybe be updated with each feature being "Done", "Planned", "Dropped" then I think that would be of benefit to all. It's not like doing that would hold back any surprises since the DDF topics are there in the public anyway.
I think one of the earlier posts really hit the nail on the head - everyone was directed to the DDF for how a particular feature would pan out - and it was assumed by everyone that the DDA was what would make v1.0 of the game. The bit I'm still unclear on is whether the bits of the DDF which aren't fulfilled, for example Wings/Alliances (or even sub-items like drones for mining), are simply deferred to a later release or are not coming at all (for whatever reason).
If the DDF posts could maybe be updated with each feature being "Done", "Planned", "Dropped" then I think that would be of benefit to all. It's not like doing that would hold back any surprises since the DDF topics are there in the public anyway.
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We'll be moving towards showing off this information in different ways. We've got a lot planned from a community perspective. But guess what, I'm not going to tell you every single detail...
How about connecting the in-game cmdr with your forum user? Maybe to much hazzle to be worth it (and the security problems opening up perhaps?). Im looking forward to the 16th to see what you have in store.
If I said yes would it make any difference? You can PM me the secrets. Promise I wont tell
Glad to hear that you are taking Coms more seriously. This has been a long standing gripe of mine that tends to flare up from time to time.
For sure SC are the masters of communication and generating excitement. (Time will tell if they can deliver.) But I think DB has a good way about him when it comes to screen presence and it would be a shame to waste all that infectious enthusiasm. With less than a month to go perhaps we'll get one or two "10 for THE Commander"?
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Excellent idea. However, I wonder would the "Dropped" status be a fan to the flames?
Everyone didn't assume that. I certainly didn't. Have you read all the stuff in those docs? Maybe if they were pushing for a 2018 release date, but not Q4 2014.
People were directed to the DDF, but usually by other posters, and not FD staff. Those directions were usually posted in response to a proposal for something that had already been discussed by the DDF members, or in response to request for information as to how a particular feature would be handled.
Specification != Implementation. "This is what we want to do" is different from "this is definitely going to be done in time and on budget". Anyone who has dealt with contractors or has been one is painfully aware of this. Perhaps some people weren't aware, and I think that more disclaimers could have been plastered about to make that clear. It seemed pretty commonsense, to me at least, and I'm sure I'm not alone by any means.