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I'm guessing you mean the reviews that prove your point are on steam for a short time. Which implies that the Devs delete the reviews. They don't because steam doesn't allow that. As for my "source of information" I searched the delay reasons you provided on Google and DuckDuckGo as well as a more broad search with "Update delays" went to the dreaded Google 2nd page and nothing. If what you're saying is true then there should be something on the internet about it. They aren't the CIA they can't just shut everyone up who mention these delaysYour source of information is Steam, and they are on Steam for a relatively short time. You need to dig deeper for the truth.
And even if I'd bite the bullet and provide you with links, that would achieve nothing. I'd spend half of my Saturday on wayback machine in order to prove a point to a guy who probably bought that game already.
PZ is a sandbox game, a sandbox game that's still in early access. It's not like Baldurs gate 3 where the Devs have a clear vision and goal of what the game should look and play like. Sandbox games change over time adding as many features and mechanics as possible to flesh it out. Especially early access games where they take community feedback, and honestly DoL is pretty much the same, it's not finished so ofcourse at one point you're not gonna have anything meaningful to do.And yes, on the surface every normal player will be thrilled by PZ. But at some point (namely when you secured a base and food is no longer a concern - and that's about 30-50 hours in game depending on your gaming skills) you realize there is absolutely nothing to do. You survived the zombie apocalypse. Alone. All the so-called "depth" is fact only bells and whistles meant to distract you from seeing this. Pretty much like in Fallout 4. You can't see that because you weren't there from the beginning, and you have nothing to compare.
And this... I don't understand this. Cheated them? They bought an early access game that was in pre-alpha till 2013. What did you expect? And indie studio finishing a game like this in 3 years or something?Loud minority? Of course there is a minority. Think at the average age of someone who bought PZ before they put it on Steam (btw game is in development since 2011). Those people move on, most of them are not even gamers anymore. They don't care to write about a company who cheated them with 15 bucks ten years ago.
The average age? Are you saying mostly kids bought PZ? I can't think of any other age group that would "move on" and stop playing games maybe older people but I doubt many 40-50-60 year olds were playing games in 2011-2013. And I highly doubt any of these people would buy a zombie apocalypse simulator game. Especially one that was in pre-alpha/early access.
Again I have to say that judging by what you wrote,
You just sound pissed that you didn't get what you wanted so you assume that everyone else feels the same way. The only point I'll give to you is that having the game in early access for so long seems excessive, but they are an indie studio. So ofcourse they aren't gunna release games like Ubisoft does with Far Cry. They are actively working on the game while hiring mod makers. I can't think of a better thing to do than hire people who love a game so much they create free content for it.
But I've talked long enough, if you're able to provide sources for those delays then I'll concede they are somewhat shady, especially if they actually hid them and banned anyone who talked about it.
(This is too long, I feel like a duck for derailing the conversation when all I wanted to talk about was my hopes for DoL