I do not endorse scummy advertisement tactics and for that reason I give it a 1-star. If they stop giving false hope to their supporters that there will ever be a story, and just stop and say it'll be a sandbox then I'll give it a 5-stars. Instead they made this nice non-specific timeline with huge ambitions on what the project will end up looking like without really tying themselves down to any deadlines.
I've been following this game since its infancy and I have the earlier builds from 2020 and with every update then, real improvements were made within weeks instead of months. There was a period they were making leaps of progress within 1-month updates but now, they are releasing an update around every 3 months with very little to show for it.
I think somewhere along the line, probably around 2 years ago, Steve gathered his team and they decided to milk their loyal patrons for as long as possible until either cries of outrage forces them to go back and continue properly developing their game or support just dwindles and fades away. Either way, they're milking thirsty, pathetic fanboys for millions (yes millions, do the math - they make around 100k per month on patreon alone), with the allure of nice visuals, amazing animations and a story that will eventually come.
Sorry, not sorry - this is not how you do business. Publish your game and end it there if you quit developing it otherwise you are no better than AAA-companies like bethesda with your business practices and marketing. And before the pathetic fanboys come crying, YES, I DID SUPPORT THEM FOR 1 MONTH so shut it!
I've been following this game since its infancy and I have the earlier builds from 2020 and with every update then, real improvements were made within weeks instead of months. There was a period they were making leaps of progress within 1-month updates but now, they are releasing an update around every 3 months with very little to show for it.
I think somewhere along the line, probably around 2 years ago, Steve gathered his team and they decided to milk their loyal patrons for as long as possible until either cries of outrage forces them to go back and continue properly developing their game or support just dwindles and fades away. Either way, they're milking thirsty, pathetic fanboys for millions (yes millions, do the math - they make around 100k per month on patreon alone), with the allure of nice visuals, amazing animations and a story that will eventually come.
Sorry, not sorry - this is not how you do business. Publish your game and end it there if you quit developing it otherwise you are no better than AAA-companies like bethesda with your business practices and marketing. And before the pathetic fanboys come crying, YES, I DID SUPPORT THEM FOR 1 MONTH so shut it!