SymbioticLife
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Look, I do agree insofar as I think the last two updates ideally would have been somewhat quicker. The rewrite from last update if that's what you're referring to was a one off and took almost no time at all from what I know (I joined the team after, but the rewrite I do not think took much time at all). CG himself admitted to writers block this update, and that did kill time, but that had nothing to do with the discord. On the contrary, perhaps it would have been better had he reached out to us (the team) to help, I don't know. But that comes back to what I said earlier about how he has his own vision, it's the opposite of what you think he actually is very committed to the way he wants things (which is a good thing, but can mean it's harder to help him when he's stuck). Either way, hopefully he doesn't hit writers block again at the very least.Let's first set the boundaries — reread and reread again what I write and take note.
In all my reviews I wrote that the plot more or less goes its own way. I'm not angry at the game, I'm not complaining about the game — I'm fine with that.
It seems to me that you are a little funny, because in this forum you often see dialogues from the developer's perspective. I am very happy for you that you communicated with several developers, but criticism is primarily a movement toward progress.
Stagnation is when, in Discord, you're literally forced to rewrite the plot. And because of these doubts, perhaps, there are delays.
Looking at these two DLCs, it's already clear that CG has tasted this sweet flavor — realizing they can shove DLCs at us instead of delivering a full chapter, and that the project can go on endlessly.
I will give you an allegory: when a president has been in power for a long time, he literally does not let go of his chair. He has already tasted the flavor of power and will rule until death.
All this being said I do not think CG is intentionally milking, or that he doesn't have big ideas or passion. That's not the vibe I've gotten from any of my conversations with him.