- Thread starter CobraSGT
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Well for me the point at which it started to become clear was v.130, so about a year and a half ago. The beginning of the end. Dylan's POV in the Yoga event two updates previously could be written off as a playful experiment, but with the inordinate amount of time that task #3 and the park event took, with some not even being able to play the park event due to coding mistakes and the lack of foresight that Android players might have trouble with the minigame, clearly showed L&P that he could take his sweet time with updates, and people would still lap it up.
It's hopeful now that with the criticism finally being noticed on Patreon, something might be done about it. Like I asked about the .155 update, is the amount of time it takes worth it? I think people are gradually started to believe it's not.
I think poor project management is a general problem with a a lot of crowdfunded games. The lack of a publisher has the disadvantage that there is no one to actually check out behind the scenes how realistic the project really is. On platform like Patreon sometimes even a project whose goals are completely unrealistic is vastly superior to a project with realistic goals, because a lot of people think just about the goals but not about the time needed. The worst example of this is probably "Star Citizen". It would be important if the patreons really started to check whether the targets of an project are realistic and, if necessary, refrain from financing. More feedback and corresponding reactions (less money) are the only thing that can save these games.
L&P tactic of just pretending to be everything (e.g. all the kinks included) without actually being able to accomplish any of it is just dishonest. Considering how L&P kept introducing new side stories even when it was getting obvious that the timetable became unrealisticvery difficult, I start to think that L&P never really intended to finish this game. I guess the plan was just to fund his studies, learn a few 3d tools. With this, It is better to "fool" as many people as possible than to keep expectations realistic. At the end of the day, he doesn't have to worry about his future because he is completely anoym. No one will hold him responsible after the project is cancelled.
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Progress Report Ver. 0.170.
95% - 90%
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5% left. It's time for a Patreon post on how the update is suddenly more extensive than expected, delaying it for 2 weeks. And then, when it's finally out, everyone starts wondering what in tarnation has been so extensive about the last 5%. What? You're saying he can't pull this off twice in a row? Oh well, my bad. Continue!
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Unlikely. It's pretty easy to do it Daz, there are plenty of premade assets for that already.
- Apr 4, 2019
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Two things:
L&Ps productivity has INCREASED this year
L&P has said everything is subject to change. Could easily be 7-10 playable days left with a few skips in time. Who knows?
Enjoy the ride
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Most likely towards the end of the month.
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May the festival begin!
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is moving!! i am crazy to think maybe for the end of month L&P will launch the new update?
Sorry guys the last 5% is really tough. trying to get that fabric touch just right.... and my cat ate my homework.
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However it is equally irritating when the only post some people on the thread can make is that the development will take 20 years and they keep crying about the slow pace. If they know it is going to take 20 years make peace with the fact and either move on, keep quiet, do something productive about it.
We all know how long the development will take and we all know it is slow. Coming here and saying the same things like a broken record is the problem.
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Eehhh, sure, but there's definitely new people that don't understand the scale of what they're walking into. So it's to those people that my post is directed. If you're new here, don't start defending the game's development pace without understanding what the consequences of that pace are.
That said, I've removed myself mostly from this thread. It isn't fun to keep kicking the same dead horse, and since there's nothing to be done about it I've moved on. It was fun when the game provided enough material at a fast enough pace to spur discussion, but now we're all too jaded to do anything other than expect the worst.
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Welcome to the Party, Pal.