A few thoughts and questions,
Hello
I am what you might call a forum- lurker. This means that I am one of those people who often visit forums to read, but rarely to write. I used to have an account here on TWC, but I can’t use it anymore. Perhaps it was deleted due to inactivity.
First off, devoted fans of the mod and honored BCteam please don’t bash this post in the usual SS-style. Only kidding : )
I have been watching this mod with great anticipation since early spring. When I first looked in to this forum there were already pictures in display of many of the new factions. It looked almost finished. Then a friend told me that it would be released in the end of august. The modders would spend their entire vacation to get it done. Fantastic I thought. I had tremendous respect for these fabulous people who gave so much, and made what seemed be such a tremendous mod. Then news was received, that the mod would be postponed. No problem I thought. The more polished- the better. It will probably be released in the end of September.
Then it didn’t come in September, not in October, and probably not in November, perhaps not in December. Had this been a game in development, the act of not setting any temporary release date so late in the process would boost considerable critique. Being so silent about where the project stands, how much you intend to do before release, and how fast you intend to do it, is possibly quite annoying in the long run. At least I can’t help to get annoyed. You also risk that many people will lose interest.
On the other side, it is very hard for us to criticize you. You are doing this free of charge and at expense of your own leisure, and we love your for it. It is still my opinion that you would benefit from listening to some of the complaints. If you intend to reach perfection, you can’t be too arrogant. It is my hope that this post won’t be answered with the typical: “it will be released when it’s ready! Thread closed.”
When a lot of people start asking questions, maybe it would be a sound idea to take them in to consideration? Firstly, why has the mod been postponed for so long? Has this been properly answered? Were there new ideas that you wanted to incorporate before release? Was something not working? Was it not as good as the hype anticipated? Or were you simply not able to finish what had to be done? Any answer would do.
Why are all questions of any kind forced in the Q and A thread? It makes it very hard to get a picture of what is being discussed in the forum, and leaves little room to discuss individual questions in depth. It also makes the forum a lot less interesting and uneventful. At least this is my opinion.
Would it not be better to release the mod before incorporating all kinds of new features? This way you can keep interest at high, and receive valuable feedback that you can work on for future versions in your way to perfection.
Any release date is better then none. It gives us some idea of how much is left to do. The progress thread leaves us in the dark. Making and incorporating music and beta testing could take anywhere between 1 and 7 months for all I know. We all understand that release dates aren’t exact, and if they can’t be reached we fully respect that. But it puts things in perspective and keeps us interested.
Please don’t take this as an insult. This still the only mod for Me2 that I really look forward too. I very much admire your work, and wish you all the best in your progress. But we should be able to discuss this.
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Originally Posted by ManuelKomnenos
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