That being said i stand by what i said, i rather have 1 big update rather than 2 smaller seperate x)
TD has already mentioned this update already has a lot of content, it wouldn't just be a small one, after all, it's been 7 months, that's the usual dev time for most of the updates and those tend to be meaty enough.
Eh, I think I have a reasonably solid estimate of the time involved. I'm willing to wait, but I agree it will be a significant pause that could dampen interest in the game.
I'm virtually certain a hypothetical Chapter 4 Update 7 would still end after the Exhibition (plus the usual wrap-up). But I'm also sure it will still take more than 3-4 months, both because I'm expecting a lot of work just to complete the Exhibition and because if and when they split it I suspect they'll be a lot more willing to flesh out new ideas that crop up in the telling. That's a good thing in the long run given the general quality of their work, but it will take time.TD has already mentioned this update already has a lot of content, it wouldn't just be a small one, after all, it's been 7 months, that's the usual dev time for most of the updates and those tend to be meaty enough.
I'm very curious on how TD and Gil would opperate if they do break the update in two, would they release the other half as soon as the exhibition part is finished, so we'd be looking at another update in 3-4 months, or would they keep going and add a bit more content after exhibition?
I'm fine with both options, but both have their ups and downs
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I'm not sure why you think we're failing to account for all this; if anything my estimates are a month or so longer than yours and I still favor the single release (assuming the devs are comfortable with the long wait, of course). I worry that chopping up the Exhibition will result in a very high concentration of my least favorite content in the second half. Now, the devs might be able to mitigate that by adding more variety to the second half once it's split, but from my point of view that just means we have to wait even longer to get to the good stuff after the Exhibition.
Well, the devs are on record in saying the update can be split, it's just a question of how much the split would lessen the impact of the material.
I am really baffled about the current poll, 2/3 of the patreons want to wait. Probably because the devs themselves want to keep the exhibition in one update. I cannot really understand it, from my point of view splitting the update has more advantages than disadvantages. Taking longer as a whole is a weak argument, since we are talking probably about 10 days longer for double proofreading and so one, which is insignificant looking at a development time which will be longer than 400 days. Also I do not believe the update will be finished in 3-4 months. We are looking at a release window in February or March 2026.
I do wonder what the consequences for the first two will be. I told Ian since he's my bro, and kept the videos because I, as the player, am interested in Victoria's past and figured deleting the videos would be counterintuitive.
1. I love long meaty updates, nothing to do with Devs desires. They are going to do what they are going to do
I'm also very interested in the consequences of these two choices. I did exactly the same as you in both cases and consider not deleting the tapes as "Face your demons" and I don't see the logic in the fact that Edwin after this will not be able to forgive Vicky, whatever the truth is. It can only make him stronger than just turning a blind eye to all this. IMHO.
