Yeah they responded officially about it last month and then mentioned it in the dev video.
Its something they are actively working on and Id
rather they take their time and give us something
thats gonna make players hopeful for the future instead of just some text in a forum post.
Hopefully they knock it out of the park with this one,
Im still convinced theyve had a decently long internal roadmap for at least the next year anyway.
Why would they bother give hope to people? Look the dev video, they laughed the whole time, missed to address there is any problem with the game, even stated it is “in a good state”.
You can sort of predict what the roadmap is: Ruin combat even more, introduce OP weapon, ignore lag and desync, smile for the camera while player numbers dwindle.
Here is a great exercise to practice (since you not working): Read - process it - understand - reply to the topic.
Laughing AND not addressing there are issue months after months is the problem. Missing clarity after 6 months where they want the game to go is a problem. Stating that the game is in a good state is the problem.
It is not the first month, not the first mistake and the game inevitable in a bad shape and in a downward spiral. Come upfront and accept it and be honest, give a clear roadmap (I know they promised it…) for the short term and some thoughts about the long term would be the minimal to turn around the trust and hope.
Here is why:
It is way easier to give constructive feedback if you know what is the plan
If you know that they have a clear plan for the next 6 months, you can be more patient or even more likely spend money in the game on cosmetics as you see the game have a future.
Players who left can see where the game will land eventually so can decide if they like it and can give it a second chance
Players who have not bought the game can see if the future is exciting so they can buy the game
They do the opposite. They are not transparent about the dupes, issues, known issues and progress of those. Multiple bugs are months after months on the “known issue” list without ETA or confirmation that they are aware and on it.
And these are just the short term harms. The missing vision, acting week over week to the most critical issue is fire fighting and chaos. None of these gives a good view of the game or the dev team.
I hope to get a roadmap soon. I heard even Fallout 76 is getting a FIVE YEAR roadmap here in the near future. They said they have 3 years finished just finalizing a plan for the final two.
If we could get a 1 year roadmap that would be a great start!
Not gonna lie for the amount of hype behind the game in the beginning I figured a roadmap would’ve been released way sooner. Not having one released yet gives off an unorganized group of devs vibe.