Mini-update from devs

[Rocka]

I have put this game in the shelf til it gets properly fixed. Not that I don't like it, on the contrary. But too many annoying bugs at the moment for my taste.

So was it worth the 50 Euros I paid? If it will help MG to fix this game up properly and give us what we all dreamed about, sure was!!!

Best luck to the team working their asses off to fix this mess, you'll get there one day!

[vicinity]

Originally Posted by David Hayward

Those of you expecting the devs of this game to provide detailed information for every aspect of this game are living in a fantasy. No company is ever going to do anything like that.

That's the problem with having a community who think they're part of the development process! They feel like they're owed something.

We are owed a game that we have paid for, simple.
They are making very good headway to give us that, but what people are asking is how far have we come on the process? how long to go etc? when people understand what work is being done regulary then the whining goes away, with detailed knowledge comes peace and quiet.
There is nothing disrepectful or rude about asking for this infomation

[David Hayward]

Originally Posted by BigPickle

We are owed a game that we have paid for, simple.
They are making very good headway to give us that, but what people are asking is how far have we come on the process? how long to go etc? when people understand what work is being done regulary then the whining goes away, with detailed knowledge comes peace and quiet.
There is nothing disrepectful or rude about asking for this infomation

They appear to be providing all that info. The problem is that you're not getting every detail that you are demanding. In some cases it's probably because they don't know the answer (if they knew every detail the game would not have any bugs in it). In other cases it's probably none of your Fing business.

[C_G]

I think that 1C's response to date has been appropriate.

Luthier has provided us with a roadmap as to their patching priorities, the 1C team has provided us with two patches (as well as the betas of those patches) and has provided us with updates on progress at a frequency of at least one a week thus far.

My view is that that is perfectly adequate and certainly well above the norm compared to most developers. What more do we want? Daily updates? Micro updates on every portion of the patches to come? There has to be a balance between managing communication with the community and getting on with the work that needs to be done.

While I understand the frustration this release has caused, I think that OM/1C's past track record and current reaction to this fiasco of a release should earn them a little patience and respect. Just let them get on with it. To expect a higher frequency of updates is not realistic. A weekly update (not a weekly patch) strikes an adequate balance, imo.

[David Hayward]

The thing that kills me is the Su-26. There are actually people who are angry that a Su-26 was not included in a game about the Battle of Britain. WTF?

[jibo]

those open letters drama are behind ridiculous
the game is beta can't you just accept it ?

go back watching Oprah, gossip girls

[6S.Manu]

Originally Posted by jibo

those open letters drama are behind ridiculous
the game is beta can't you just accept it ?

go back watching Oprah, gossip girls

Wrong, the game is not a beta... the game is incomplete. Two different things.

I'm going to wait, trying CloD for 20 minutes after every new patch release... just to see how the development is going on.

You can't beat something with nothing.

[CharveL]

Speaking of dirty laundry it sounds like many of you expect Luthier to iron your shirts for you.

I love to read the behind-the-scenes stuff as much as the next guy but they don't owe us anything beyond the game you decided to buy of your own free will at the time you bought it really. Of course they should and are obligated to make it live up to the product they sold it as but nobody held a gun to your head and told you to ignore the problems reported here since release.

It's a joke to think they should release some official document about the how's and why's of what went wrong over the past 8 years in the company. I'd like to hear about it just out of interest but it's hardly any obligation to them to tell anyone.

On a related note, the biggest shame here is how Oleg, being sort of the father and guiding hand of this sim, has been distancing himself from the game and community over what went on between him and 1C. All that work and he can't/won't share in the pride of what I still consider - despite the issues - to be an incredible piece of work. Maybe he's just catching his breath and will comment more in the coming months.

Originally Posted by David Hayward

They appear to be providing all that info. The problem is that you're not getting every detail that you are demanding. In some cases it's probably because they don't know the answer (if they knew every detail the game would not have any bugs in it). In other cases it's probably none of your Fing business.

Crongrats on sounding like a real man.
I'm not interested in anything that isnt my business, only what is going to be in patches which is my business because i own the game.