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No NDA Delay. Lets talk about it!
Javeon
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So there have been some recent concerns over the "No NDA delay." To me, I don't mind it. The only reason I'm not disappointed is that the game isn't forced to be a sped-up production like Cyberpunk 2077 or No Man's Sky. If they have already mentioned that the game is fully paid for, been told countless times that Alpha's and betas are there to make a perfect release and that the game will be ready when it's ready, why be disappointed over a setback that's only going to make the game better? There is one thing that concerns me, though; In the Creative Director letter from Steven Shariff, it says that they want to focus on polishing up the game a little more. I hope they mean by working on fixing server performance(If this is a problem), skills, and issues/bugs that have arisen. I watched Jahlon 's new video on youtube and KiraTV's video on it. Both had some good points and speculation, and I do agree with them. I see the frustration of the community from their POV, so let's talk about it. What are your guys' thoughts and speculations? What do you think is going on, and are you mad or are you glad? How can we help as a community?
KiraTV's No NDA Delay Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dd00DDtsE9c&t=227s
Jahlon's No NDA Delay Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQDDFCwNlKA
KiraTV's No NDA Delay Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dd00DDtsE9c&t=227sJahlon's No NDA Delay Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQDDFCwNlKA 1
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Talk about it as in. Does it affect you in any way? Does it make you aggravated, or are you okay with it? Stuff like that. We all know it happened.
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People need to calm down and let them do their thing.
Ok so personally I think people are white knighting a little much. Don't get me wrong, they delayed they have there reasons. Yes disappointed, but got over it pretty fast. What I don't understand is saying you don't want another Cyberpunk 2077 or No Mans Sky. Reason being they RELEASED unfinished. NO ONE WANTS INTREPID TO DO THIS. We are not talking about a release, its an alpha (which is already out). Polish is for releases not Alphas. Releasing the NDA was just to show the community "where their at". People don't care if grass didn't load in a zone in an alpha, They do care about seeing the core mechanics of the game.
What I think is really happening is the combat. Its not up to a standard they were expecting and didn't want to put their game out to be judged considering the "most critical" system for gamers is in the middle of changing and wont offer a "true" view of AoC. Which if they just said I don't think a single person would have cared.
In the end Steven clearly loves this game and wants to deliver for the community. I don't see any of these actions as worrisome, but seeing corporate talk is like seeing someone pet a dog in the wrong direction, I just don't like it.
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Imma KEEL IT when the game is released...
And I'll wait as long as I need to like a hungry 🐺.
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It won't be fully polished for A2 either so why get rid of the NDA then?
Because A2 is where a lot of the big features that people are looking forward to begin to get added. A1 doesn't have a lot of stuff such as nodes above stage 3, naval content, classes, the artisan system etc. No point in showing people A1 testing imo.
Got it, it's not polish it's more core game play mechanics. Still don't see how you think people will shit on it in A1, but not in A2 when half their game mechanics come online for the first time. I see you going High Priest with that much faith.
The worry is because we've already seen people's critical reception of first pass drafts, often expressed as outrage that "AoC is doing this wrong, I won't be playing".
Or Steven saying "btw, particle effects are placeholder atm," and a month later we were still getting "what's with the particle effects?"
It's too early to board the Hype Train, we need more fuel for the journey.
For sure my level of desperation is linked to my hypelevel xD
They need some non-steven educational videos with the engineers, not a talk-show style but proper ongoing edu vids on what and how Alpha development works to educate and temper expectations of the backers and fans - Jahlon suggested this during his show today
I get it. I am right there with you. I don't want this game that I will probably be playing for 10 years, to get a bad rep from people who don't understand the full context of the game or the mechanic they are complaining about. You cant make a game for everyone, and because of that, Those who the game is not for will be critical. Not just in A1 or A2 but 15 years after launch, that's just the gaming community. I just don't see that as an excuse to bury the game from the players who do want to see more, and understand what an Alpha is.
“Worry gives a small thing a big shadow.”
Why would it make anyone mad? Or aggravated? It doesn't matter if we are okay with it or not as it happened.
If there is nothing we can do about it, why get worked up?
Its too late for that, my friend. I'm on board with a gun to the conductor's head tellin him full steam ahead.
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I believe people forget quickly, and, in a few years when release happens those that turned away now after seeing the alpha will have forgotten all about the bitterness and will see it with fresh eyes.
True, but I think their targets for alpha1 haven't been met and they need more time to hit them.