I specifically just now made an account because the lack of maturity I’m seeing in some cases. What baffles me is when a portion of the community heavily requests release dates, information, or something of the sorts. Nudging in areas that typically have still been very transparent for the developers their self. Then as a result of impatience it turns out the the raw and potentially incorrect information we’ve received is indeed not what is true and that there are delays. As provided this is an area that is a double edged blade when it comes down to it but also a very difficult area, no matter how professional, when a developer doesn’t want to be too transparent.
As they stated in their last post, they have a tendency to be too communicative (which some people blindly ignore due to the periods of silence). But I mean this in the sense that they haven’t always been in the place to release information (expectations/release dates) but they have due to popular demand.
I’m a person who is familiar with following “in development Games” and while this game is still a finished product on its own these update periods are similar to alpha and beta development periods. In the sense that they can provide you expectations and hopes but not guarantees unless they’re 100% comfortable with the information they’re providing (which I fear they never have but have released it anyways). While I find this as a lack of communicative proffesionalism I respect they’re efforts to ease fans. Unfortunately it’s only hurt them (or us as I am an Xbox player).
In the end, while your hopes and excitement should never deplenish as that is what makes fans a valid and comfortable part of indie games (also the part where it’s usually open communication between devs and us). It is best to keep your expectations not, low. As that would be unfair and disrespectful to the people making it. But rather try to use any information provide as a solid foundation to your hope for the outcome of what your waiting for, as to not let bumbs in the road hurt you so much. (I say this being an optimistic, and empathetic person though)
SUMMARY:
1: Pipeworks where your efforts to be open and transparent at the same time is commendable, sometimes silence or redirection is necessary until your comfortable with your reply (although your presumably professional so I’m sure I don’t need to say this)
2: Losing tempers and outraging towards NEVER guaranteed information is senseless, immature, and quite frankly as disappointing as the information provided. There are other ways to express these messages without making the community itself look bad.
I’m more than happy to discuss anything I’ve said to whomever it concerns or who has problems. Although if it’s arguments you’d have rather than commendable discussion I’d rather stick to private messages.
Thanks for for reading whoever stuck around this long, is lie if I said I wasn’t aiming this at anyone. Just asking for maturity and productivity from fans instead of outrage and meaningless bashing. (Arguments can be productive and level headed without intentionally hurting or disreputing anyone) [p.s. geezus this is too long]
Thanks, W