Are the silent periods frustrating? Fuck yes. But I do feel for the guy. It almost seems like anytime he starts garnering some momentum, or some consistency, with MLC, something (or someone) comes along and throws a monkey wrench into the well oiled machine.
I agree with you 100%. But there are some devs who when they post some things, I don't believe even the questions they ask at this point.
I mean, I honestly can't remember as it was a couple years ago, where a dev posted that he was diagnosed with... cancer I think? Then just disappeared.
For these, and from what I read here today (I only occasionally check this thread) if it is true, hope they get through their problems quickly.
And Nef didn't give me reason to doubt so far (or I missed it if there was such an occasion) so I hope he gets back on track quickly. With his life, not the game itself.
This is why I said the empathy part. Will you shout at a cashier if they fck something up, or if they are slower? If you are... yeah, probably better if you just order groceries without contact.
Same here. There are human factors involved in game development. Shit happens unfortunately. But some people tend to ignore that.