Pretty much this. People always assume that devs have malicious intent when that is very often not the case. The stuff they are doing now with fixing the code, etc, should have been done a long time ago. Now with all the content they have in the game it is a lot harder to fix. This is one of the reasons why I don't really complain when devs decide to remake/rework early content just after a couple of releases. It is better that they do all that stuff early than having to deal with this kind of situations in the future.
I believe it is around 15-16 GB, I think someone from the team mentioned it a while ago(I might be incorrect), but they were trying to get it reduced. It won't be a problem for me as I have fast internet but could be for a lot of their patreons.
at least they have the renders ready a year without progress is normally a killing blow for a game. hope this wont happen in this game...
Incompetence can only go so far as a defense, at some point it has to be regarded as "willful ignorance" at best or "gross negligence" at worst. Also it's possible to scam people without malicious intent, and even perpetuate such a scam without recognizing it.
Myself and others made the same arguments about "reprogramming for a better framework" during the W1 merge delay, and here we are again. At this point I think it's clear that progressing with the release of ES is just not a priority for BC. I'm not even talking about compared to the whole of his life. I'm saying that just within the limited scope of his priorities regarding ES, something or somethings are more important to him than release. Maybe he's super picky about the people he's willing to work with. Maybe his relationship with the main programmer (who is apparently still ill?) makes him reluctant to bring in a replacement, even temporarily. Maybe it's something largely outside of his control, like some sort of artistic OCD or an autism-spectrum condition. This doesn't mean he's not invested in the future of ES, just that he's unwilling or unable to take what I would consider reasonable steps to push for release.
(that was posted during the wait for D6 release...)
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Based on what was posted to this thread after the last Patreon update the last thing they're working on is making the character bios work with the translation system. I didn't see anyone copy the actual patreon post to share here, and I'm not a patron myself so I don't know how reliable that info is. I also don't know why that would take over a month to do.
Both by the meaning of the term and legal standards, it really isn't. "Scam" is effectively just a common word for "fraud" in which a person uses lies to profit without providing something of value in return. Unless Bluecat has come to a full stop on work and is just pocketing the money this isn't a scam.
Somewhat true! By the non-legal definitions (My account name is Semantics, not Legalese, so I'm not touching that), a scam does need to have malicious intent behind it.
Something can be labelled as a 'Scam' if something is promised but not delivered. Like if someone were to have grand ideas for a product and sell the idea to customers only for the end product to fall far short of their promises. The initial person could have nothing but good intentions but be without the ability, resources or knowledge to deliver on their ideas.
This is probably one of the best things I've heard. I like the game, wanted more, and want to give Bluecat some money but I just dont know if there will be any beta/alpha or something any time soon or if they can be trusted to get a product out. It also tells a good way to donate to patreons. If people constantly miss deadlines or cant give regular updates (ideally once a month and with evidence of progress) it's probably better to steer clear of them.
All I can say is, "scam" is an informal term, and assuming my view of the situation is correct (briefly, that BC is less driven to produce a release than patrons believe he is or expect him to be) I think it's wholly appropriate. Generally, I consider any financial relationship where the intentions of the receiver(s) aren't in alignment with the expectations of the contributor(s) potentially deserving of the label.
Well, the socially agreed upon definition of scam is "A dishonest scheme," so intent matters when most people are using the term. If people start using their own definitions for words, communication becomes more difficult. I see this a lot when people insist upon their own definitions of netorare, scam, and such.
And the thing is, even with your socially agreed upon definition the term is still appropriate in my mind, because I don't believe dishonesty necessarily implies intent do deceive. Delving into that would take us down a philosophical and etymological rabbit hole though.
