- Sep 6, 2017
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Agreed, some people behave like toddlers.We're all supposed to be adults, but I've seen people on here that are clearly not adults when it comes to this stuff - their physical form my be that of a legal adult, but their mental and emotional age is closer to "toddler" if they aren't getting their way.
If a Dev is making promises and each time the promised deadline comes up there is an excuse (got sick; dog got sick; relative got sick; bad internet while in Spain for 6 weeks, etc., etc., etc...) over a 14 month period when the update was initially promised in about 4 months (gee, does that sound oddly specific? ), well, then real adults will get pissy, too, but not over "hey, real life got screwy and I'll be about a month later than I expected". Most people know that most Dev's have day jobs and this is a hobby that can make them some supplemental cash that, hopefully, covers the cost of digital assets, subscriptions, licenses and better hardware.
I know delays can be bothersome, but getting pissed about missed deadlines do me anything good? No. Will it help me getting the update earlier? No.
OFC best would be to not set any dates publicly, just announce them, when you're 100% certain, that you've done everything what has to be done with the next release. Dates wake expectations and dissapointments when they fail. Many devs learn this the hard way.
I just would pull my financial support out of the project until the support is righteous again.
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