07-27-2015, 02:05 AM
We've got eevees?! Yes!
*sees a pile of evolution stones*
(Shoot! Where did I put that everstone?)
That's some loyal fanbase there. The game has been in development for about... 2 years now? Maybe longer than that. After the winter update, the development speed felt slow again. I don't know about the rest of the Starbound players; I've given up on that game, thinking it will ever get finished. Until their next big update rolls around, the game is probably going to be silent again.
Starbound is one of the examples why Early Access can affect the outcome of the game. Several videos explain pros and cons of Early Access. Letting people play an Early Access game is literally playing an unfinished game. Would people eat a half baked cake or a fully baked cake? Generally speaking, a finished game is likelier to have positive feedback. But the point of Early Access is to gather feedback to make the game better. Not to fish in cash. (Pun not intended) Early Access has gotten a bit sketchy with it's reputation as it makes people feel that they got cheated out of their money when the game fails to meet their expectations.
*sees a pile of evolution stones*
(Shoot! Where did I put that everstone?)
(07-27-2015, 01:22 AM)Battle Bee Wrote: People are sucking Chucklefish's dick again because Tiy promised the game will be developed faster.
That's some loyal fanbase there. The game has been in development for about... 2 years now? Maybe longer than that. After the winter update, the development speed felt slow again. I don't know about the rest of the Starbound players; I've given up on that game, thinking it will ever get finished. Until their next big update rolls around, the game is probably going to be silent again.
(07-27-2015, 01:45 AM)Ehksidian Wrote: if explaining how they fucked up and that they didn't realize early access would make it so hard to develop at a decent pace, and sharing news that they're getting the major engine stuff out of the way (thus allowing for easy production of the finalized gamestuff instead of behind-the-scenes stuff) then yes i guess you could describe it as such.
Starbound is one of the examples why Early Access can affect the outcome of the game. Several videos explain pros and cons of Early Access. Letting people play an Early Access game is literally playing an unfinished game. Would people eat a half baked cake or a fully baked cake? Generally speaking, a finished game is likelier to have positive feedback. But the point of Early Access is to gather feedback to make the game better. Not to fish in cash. (Pun not intended) Early Access has gotten a bit sketchy with it's reputation as it makes people feel that they got cheated out of their money when the game fails to meet their expectations.