Abandoned only three months after release?!

[nateraade]

Seriously, devs? This game has so many bugs, with the online/remote play ones being the most egregious and common, and you've had a great opportunity to really own and honor your project, but you drop it after three months. Your last update was in May 2021. What's going on? What's the plan?

[Zols]

Most recent update as to what they are working on was dec 22, 2021. Granted i dont see any mention of bug fixes in what is written there but i assume they are working on that as well (here's to hoping they fix the hidden treasure bug's in the next big patch)

To see what they are doing you need to go to the stickied post in general discussion that has the discord link to team 17 which should be the third stickied post here in general, then once on there discord click on rogue hero's in there list of games, then go to announcements to see what they are working on and the patch notes tab.

They tend to do the updates on discord and avoid posting here on steam.

[nateraade]

引用自 Zols：

Most recent update as to what they are working on was dec 22, 2021. Granted i dont see any mention of bug fixes in what is written there but i assume they are working on that as well (here's to hoping they fix the hidden treasure bug's in the next big patch)

To see what they are doing you need to go to the stickied post in general discussion that has the discord link to team 17 which should be the third stickied post here in general, then once on there discord click on rogue hero's in there list of games, then go to announcements to see what they are working on and the patch notes tab.

They tend to do the updates on discord and avoid posting here on steam.

Thanks for the reply! Huh, I don't see anything about any updates since May 2021 since it's not just the lack of announcements here, but the last Depots Update was in May as well. According to SteamDB: 18 May 2021 (272 days ago). If there's been an update since then, I don't know how they'd have manage not to have that tracked or detected.

If the devs aren't posting on the platform that they sell and distribute the game, they're completely wrong and I'm sure Steam would agree. They need to announce here, and on any other platform that they sell on. I don't follow the Discord of every game I like, because if I did, I'd get hundreds of mention notifications a day.

[76561199227394142]

Hi all, sorry for the delay. The team have been working hard behind the scenes, and while we can't tell you exactly what's happening yet, but there may be something exciting, coming VERY soon..

Thank you for the honest feedback, we are working on getting things more active on the channels!

[Zols]

.... cant post here? its posted on the discord.... its no secret lol ok so, basically, the next big patch will include bug fixes to various bugs, a new endless dungeon and the salem dungeon (or what ever it is called). They are also working on adding 2 difficulty settings which i think (i could be mixing this part up with what the devs that make archvale are doing in the next patch) should include different attacks and so on.

Or at least if not all in the next big patch, that is what is currently being worked on.

[nateraade]

引用自 Zols：

.... cant post here? its posted on the discord.... its no secret lol ok so, basically, the next big patch will include bug fixes to various bugs, a new endless dungeon and the salem dungeon (or what ever it is called). They are also working on adding 2 difficulty settings which i think (i could be mixing this part up with what the devs that make archvale are doing in the next patch) should include different attacks and so on.

Or at least if not all in the next big patch, that is what is currently being worked on.

I never implied it was a secret. But Discord never was and never can be an excuse to not fully communicate on the very platform a product is sold on. Bypassing Steam's platform and forcing people to join yet another Discord server just to get any information is, frankly, BS. No one should have to turn to Discord for that info. And once again, it's quite easy to see the depots updates, and there hasn't been one since May 2021.

Regardless, those upcoming updates do sound good. Thank you for that.

[nateraade]

引用自 Zols：

.... cant post here? its posted on the discord.... its no secret lol ok

Wait, sorry Zols. I just realized that your first part was a reaction to Team 17's reply!

[Zols]

lol no worries. But ya i do agree with ya on the discord stuff, it is annoying that some dev's out there post stuff to discord mainly and not the platform they use to sell the game, its only a recent trend too, like back in the days of ventrillo/teamspeak/mumble no devs out there said "go to our vent/steamspeak/mumble server and check out the sticky notes for updates" or used those platforms to post updates to there games on (at least not to my knowledge, i was mainly into mmo's back in those days so i could be wrong but i dont think i am) and yet once discord came out and became big, it kinda became a tend for some games for some unknown reason.

[SLAIN]

引用自 Lorna_Team17：

Hi all, sorry for the delay. The team have been working hard behind the scenes, and while we can't tell you exactly what's happening yet, but there may be something exciting, coming VERY soon..

Thank you for the honest feedback, we are working on getting things more active on the channels!

AKA, "We sold the game, now were working on another game, sorry scrubs. Welcome to the 2020's where you don't have to complete a game just hype it up and sell it then abandon.

[76561199227394142]

引用自 SLAIN：

引用自 Lorna_Team17：

Hi all, sorry for the delay. The team have been working hard behind the scenes, and while we can't tell you exactly what's happening yet, but there may be something exciting, coming VERY soon..

Thank you for the honest feedback, we are working on getting things more active on the channels!

AKA, "We sold the game, now were working on another game, sorry scrubs. Welcome to the 2020's where you don't have to complete a game just hype it up and sell it then abandon.

Hi there, nope, not at all! We announced on the anniversary that there will be a big update soon with new classes, new dungeons, amongst other things. Keep an eye on the socials for more info, it'll be dropping soon :)

[TkMg]

I just bought the game. One purchase criterion for me is how the steam forum works to convey information between developers and players. Joining Discord, Face..meta, twitter or something else is just plus not requirement to get up-to-date information.

[76561199227394142]

Hey guys, just to update this discussion - we've announced the next update with details of whats coming : https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/787810/view/3099044462457001859

Enjoy all, we're super excited to bring this update to you soon, it's super fun (and having tried the Druid class, it's super fun to have a big group of squirrels running amok!)

[nateraade]

引用自 Lo_Team17：

Hey guys, just to update this discussion - we've announced the next update with details of whats coming : https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/787810/view/3099044462457001859

Enjoy all, we're super excited to bring this update to you soon, it's super fun (and having tried the Druid class, it's super fun to have a big group of squirrels running amok!)

Awesome! Thanks for following up! And for the update. :)

[Akip Xof]

It is far easier to post informal updates and discussions on discord, while steam posts tend to be reserved for formal and thought out statements and when things are finalized. Devs are generally going to be far more likely to openly talk on discord or other such mediums, especially since those are going to be infinitely better than steam forums anyway for said purpose.

[Pickle Bath]

With the track record, the sale timing doesn't inspire a lot of confidence. Sale ends Mar 27, DLC comes out Mar 31. Sale makes it seem like trying to cash in on DLC hype. Maybe the DLC won't match what's announced, or the "bunch of bug fixes coming" won't actually be as much as people hoped, or something? I guess that's what the 2-week refund window would be for.

引用自 Akip Xof：

It is far easier...

Having said all that, some of the negative reviews and a lot of the recent threads in this forum are "the game is abandoned and dead and hasn't been updated". So whatever ease the developers might find with using Discord, it's hurting their sales and community. There are plenty of games that post small updates as Steam news (SPECIFICALLY to make a game seem alive), it doesn't need to be some huge formal patch note or published update.

[Akip Xof]

Games tend to go on sale before major updates though? Thats not really out of the ordinary.