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Our quickest Alpha Two updates are in Discord. Testers with Alpha Two access can chat in Alpha Two channels by connecting your Discord and Intrepid accounts here.
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We already know that IS can't stick to a roadmap, so it's pointless.
FYI every gaming company has a roadmap and without one their project will be most likely doomed, because then there is no consistent with their work. If a game flops, the reason is not in that they had a roadmap. The problem is with the development plan or in the development itself.
It is totally fine if you do not personally care to follow progression of the product you have invest in, but that does not mean the roadmap as a concept would be pointless and no-one needs one. I am sure that a lot of people are interested (especially backers) to see how the development is actually progressed, at least the roadmap and reached milestones gives some concrete evidence of the progression.
What we're discussing is sharing that externally with the community.
And I'm saying that we know it's pointless for IS to share theirs externally because they've already proven that they won't stick to it in any way more meaningful than the way they've shared the progress and expected date for Nodes 3 or the Divine Nodes article.
If they can't even do that much, it's absurd to expect them to do any more than what they're already doing with info about actual game development.
So far, what we can get on a regular basis are modeling and animation clips of weapons and mobs. We did have that dev update about the Mayoral Caravan System 3 months ago.
But, I bet even those can't really be placed on a roadmap that should be shared externally because what gets shared with us when is not that systematic.
Sure, a reasonably accurate external roadmap would be welcomed by the player community.
But, a roadmap from IS is not going to be reasonably accurate - not from a prospective player perspective.
Which is precisely why the roadmap is not being shared externally.
The dev perspective is that reporting of development progress is handled adequately via the monthly dev stream.
Also, I didn't say that sharing a roadmap externally causes games to flop, rather I said that sharing a roadmap externally in no way guarantees that a game won't flop.
Simply sharing the roadmap externally doesn't truly help alleviate concerns - what helps alleviate concerns is sticking to the external roadmap - which IS has already proven they can't do.
From the dev's perspectives, they are adequately keeping us informed already.
And, they already have our money.
that is true. but its what they paid for so I have no problem
Same here, I was fishing for one of them in hopes of getting some reassurance about the state of the game without them breaking their NDA.
i think they need to start standing up and explain to the KS when alpha 1-2 to be released this year or say the games a flop and start issuing out are refunds . im a non pvper and don't think i would have KS a pvp BR like what they did with h1z1 . if this seams harsh i bought into landmark founders pack and that project died
if this project revived landmark and used that as its BR then it would be a different story but doing a BR in stead of giving KS backers there alpha 1-2 was a low blow . we as KS still are waiting on are KS Rewards while you sell item to new players for the BR that you failed to mention to the KS
The MMORPG has been delayed. Which is typical of MMORPGs. People should have known that a release "before 2020" was unrealistic.
I don't expect to see Alpha 1 for the MMORPG before 2020. It's technically not impossible, though.
Probably because we all know an actual roadmap of any description is out of the question.
As in it's not feasible or they simply won't provide it?
Does the answer here make any difference?
not at all
See, we do have a roadmap without dates. And we have had it for a long time.
They rushed saying that this would be the fastest mmorpg ever done . Don't expect this game to launch before late 2021.
Yes not feasible would be super worrying because it would imply they don't have anything to show, meanwhile not simply providing it means that in some capacity they have a lot to show yet won't reveal it for X reason.
Like we know from last live that they take 6-7 days to create a mob models, and they start to show animated mod 1 years a go , I quickly found 20 one.
They may have shown 50% of there work. So let's say they have less than 40 mob ready.
It can probably be done with others part of the development.
PS: I really doubt to be good at both this class ... I'm usually the one that need heal and resurrection...