To Luthier... How are you?

[Blackdog_kt]

Originally Posted by JG52Uther

The Friday update was pretty regular,when Oleg was in charge, and before the game was released.
Once it was released, and the **** hit the fan, the Friday updates stopped.
The devs have our money now, so we wait for whatever crumbs they will throw us, whilst we try to enjoy what we have, and wonder at what might have been.

Let me address the flaw in the reasoning: updates stopped because there's not enough stuff to show and they take more time to make now that we know all about the initial content.

Before the release, updates were weekly because you couldn't look at pictures of pretty planes without the developer's help, so they gave you some screenshots (that was the nature of the previous Friday updates and some people complained even then, but most were happy with just that, screenshots and the occasional video).

Now you can fire up the sim and snap all the screenshots you want, hence the update has to show something more. Since that something more is ahead and beyond what is already included in the sim, it means newly coded stuff, which means waiting until it's ready and functional before a screenshot/video can be made to display it.

Unless you all want some C++ code to look at in the meantime

[furbs]

Blackdog, in your very reasonable world, how long would you say it should take to present to the flight sim community the sim in a releasable state, if they had to get it out the door in the state it was.

this is a honest question, not side to it.

[GF_Mastiff]

2weeks

[pupaxx]

I'll be seriously concerned from mid september, if the silence should continue after the summer break.
Until then I promised myself to be not involved in any flaming and unconstructive thread.
Cheers

[furbs]

so 6 months from release, i can agree with that.

shall i do a poll? ....only joking

[philip.ed]

Originally Posted by Blackdog_kt

Let me address the flaw in the reasoning: updates stopped because there's not enough stuff to show and they take more time to make now that we know all about the initial content.

Before the release, updates were weekly because you couldn't look at pictures of pretty planes without the developer's help, so they gave you some screenshots (that was the nature of the previous Friday updates and some people complained even then, but most were happy with just that, screenshots and the occasional video).

Now you can fire up the sim and snap all the screenshots you want, hence the update has to show something more. Since that something more is ahead and beyond what is already included in the sim, it means newly coded stuff, which means waiting until it's ready and functional before a screenshot/video can be made to display it.

Unless you all want some C++ code to look at in the meantime

Actually, I think most would just be happy with some tangible words from Luthier. Pictures/videos/audio clips are just extra niceities, but not necessary to satisfy the majority of the community. So much was clear during the end of the Friday-Updates. The pictures got a bit boring, and many were screaming for some actual info on the product. It goes to show that words can be extremely powerful, and the same is true here; a few carefully placed words from Luthier could alleviate a lot of tension within the community.

[robtek]

I really don't think there is a tension in the community.

As there is only a small number in desperatly need of in between informations.

The majority will surface when "The Patch" arrives and dissect it.

The community is united in waiting for "The Patch".

[furbs]

The community has no choice. most of us are not happy. as every poll has shown.

[Ataros]

Rumors at sukhoi.ru say the devs are busy beta-testing new improved Heartbreaker model.
http://www.sukhoi.ru/forum/attachmen...1&d=1312191830

[albx]

Originally Posted by Ataros

Rumors at sukhoi.ru say the devs are busy beta-testing new improved Heartbreaker model.
http://www.sukhoi.ru/forum/attachmen...1&d=1312191830

lol