How much time will it take (on an average) for this game to get completed if everything goes at the pace as it is going right now . I can not take this wait after playing 1 chapter and then waiting for another
Well, let's say the next update releases in April, each update is now taking about 5 months each to complete and the maximum number of episodes for the whole game with each Season containing 4 episodes each. So, there are 3 estimates:
- 3 Seasons, 12 Episodes
- 5 episodes remaining = 5 x 5 = 25 months = 2 years, 1 month from April 2021 = May 2023
- 4 Seasons, 16 Episodes
- 9 episodes remaining = 9 x 5 = 45 months = 3 years, 9 months from April 2021 = January 2025
- 5 Seasons, 20 Episodes
- 13 episodes remaining = 13 x 5 = 65 months = 5 years, 5 months from April 2021 = September 2026
These are still rough estimates, however, as they assume the development times will be consistent and not increase or decrease, and it also doesn't account for the time DPC takes to put each Season on Steam, but despite that, these are probably fairly close estimates.
I don't think DPC is greedy. I rather think that he does not want to or cannot share the development. BaDIK is his baby and he doesn't want anyone else to lay a hand on his baby.
I'm pretty sure that even if DPC agreed to expand his team this wouldn't reduce the time between episodes significantly.
He would improve the game, redo some parts he's not so sure about, develop some ideas that he's left aside at the moment...
There might be another reason why DPC does not want to work in the team. Leaks could occur and thus take the tension out of the game. That would also destroy BaDIK.
The thing about working in a team is that DPC would not only have to give up some of his control, but he has to rely on others to be able to do certain elements of the work, not just to his standards, but to his timescale as well.
Right now, DPC controls all aspects of game development and it allows him to do what he wants, when he wants, and how he wants. By bringing other people on board, it means there are people who may voice an opinion on what should be done, and we know DPC doesn't like that, but it also means DPC has to manage and delegate work to them, whether that be coding or render development, and he has to rely ono them to not only be able do it to his standards but to also have it done when he wants it done.
There's a lot of faith and trust he'd have to put in to these other people that they can get the work done, to not leak anything about the game, and to be able to have it done when they need it, and if someone is unable to, for whatever, this could cause delays. There's also the matter of paying these people and they'd also very likely not be working together in the same place, but be working remotely in different parts of the world and that becomes even more tricky to manage.
It might seem like a good idea and the right thing for DPC to work with a team, but it comes with a whole host of issues, and when you've been doing this well on your own and you're someone like DPC who seems to prefer holding things close to the chest, building a team could be seen as an unnecessary complication.
