New maps got canceled, is this the death of the game?

[Predator]

Today the Dev announced that the next Map and stuff update got canceled and he focus on bug fixes now. What does this mean for the future? Is this game going to Die now? Cuz there r only 5-7 Maps and yeaaaa.... they get boring after enough hours of Re-Play. What you guys think?

[Eguzky]

...No?

It just means he pushed back the next map so he can make the game more stable. Which is a good thing.

The game would die if it was an unplayable mess, regardless of how many maps it had.

[Perennial Grace]

Originally posted by Eguzky:

...No?

It just means he pushed back the next map so he can make the game more stable. Which is a good thing.

The game would die if it was an unplayable mess, regardless of how many maps it had.

This.

A shift in priorities does not mean an abandonment of updates. Calm yourself. If you're bored, take a break or add a spin on how you play with your friends. Go in with roles to act out or make silly stipulations like "Candle only" runs or stuff like that.. Or just..Keep enjoying the game and...Wait for updates.

[Controller-Man-Dan]

Originally posted by Eguzky:

...No?

It just means he pushed back the next map so he can make the game more stable. Which is a good thing.

The game would die if it was an unplayable mess, regardless of how many maps it had.

kinda not how game develope goes tbh you add content then fix as why fix when that new content can break everything youve just sat and fixed

[Eguzky]

Originally posted by Controller-Man-Dan:

Originally posted by Eguzky:

...No?

It just means he pushed back the next map so he can make the game more stable. Which is a good thing.

The game would die if it was an unplayable mess, regardless of how many maps it had.

kinda not how game develope goes tbh you add content then fix as why fix when that new content can break everything youve just sat and fixed

You could not be more wrong.

Plus, adding a MAP does not usually cause bugs in AI code, game loading, or object usage to reappear. Meaning he can bugfix before making a new map.

And it's up to the dev to do it however they want. There's no rules to game development. If he wants to focus on making the game more bug-free before he makes a new map; he's fully allowed too.

[Perennial Grace]

Originally posted by Controller-Man-Dan:

Originally posted by Eguzky:

...No?

It just means he pushed back the next map so he can make the game more stable. Which is a good thing.

The game would die if it was an unplayable mess, regardless of how many maps it had.

kinda not how game develope goes tbh you add content then fix as why fix when that new content can break everything youve just sat and fixed

There is a difference between bugs in the game's core mechanics and map specific bugs. Why triple* their workload when they can just focus on fixing the bugs that exist now, improve stability and consistency and then move on?


(*Triple as in, bug fixing, map developing and bug testing for the new map.)

[Predator]

Yes thats the thing with Early Access. Every Dev ADDS new stuff and then start with fixing it. It make no sense he goes for bug fixing, add new Maps and tools wich bring the same old Bugs back again. And i think the game is atm playable and enough stable

[Eguzky]

Originally posted by Predator:

Yes thats the thing with Early Access. Every Dev ADDS new stuff and then start with fixing it. It make no sense he goes for bug fixing, add new Maps and tools wich bring the same old Bugs back again. And i think the game is atm playable and enough stable

Except adding a new map is not guaranteed to bring back old bugs.

Why do people think they know more than the dev about what to do?

If he wants to make the game more bug free, then add a new map (which, to my knowledge of coding, should not suddenly make the game less stable or break items); then it's what he's going to do.

Edit: Plus, if he decided to add a new map while the game was buggy, people would whine he does not have his priorities straight.

[RayvenQ]

Originally posted by Controller-Man-Dan:

Originally posted by Eguzky:

...No?

It just means he pushed back the next map so he can make the game more stable. Which is a good thing.

The game would die if it was an unplayable mess, regardless of how many maps it had.

kinda not how game develope goes tbh you add content then fix as why fix when that new content can break everything youve just sat and fixed

In larger teams, bug fixing and content often run alongside each other, unless theres something critical.

In smaller teams they have to pick and choose what they're gonna work on, and bugfixing before adding new content makes perfect sense, as then it becomes much easier to track down and fix new bugs if you know if comes from your new content over not knowing whether its the new content or the base game thats the source of the issue. It's not the only way of doing things but it makes sense. Infact often you'll see a cycle of bugfix, content, bugfix, content.

[Poster]

Extremely disappointing that they are not adding new content. He really needs to add someone to the team to tackle both bug fixes and add new content. The game is getting stale, and predictable.

[Bilbo's Bath & Shire Gel]

Originally posted by Poster:

Extremely disappointing that they are not adding new content. He really needs to add someone to the team to tackle both bug fixes and add new content. The game is getting stale, and predictable.

He has expanded his team. New content is planned, obviously the devs just continue focusing on bug fixing for now.

Just because you can play it smoothly without problems doesn't mean it isn't riddled with bugs that are causing problems for other folks. [/quote]

[Quineloe]

Originally posted by Controller-Man-Dan:

Originally posted by Eguzky:

...No?

It just means he pushed back the next map so he can make the game more stable. Which is a good thing.

The game would die if it was an unplayable mess, regardless of how many maps it had.

kinda not how game develope goes tbh you add content then fix as why fix when that new content can break everything youve just sat and fixed

There's content and he's fixing it. Thanks for agreeing.

[ChickenChan]

You played the game for like 20 hours and you want new content?

[Predator]

ye, why not? 20h doesnt matter

[Luna]

Still plenty to do, and afaik new maps are still coming, but bug fixes are and should come first.

[SubsidedLemon]

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