Cabbagehead
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This is no bueno. Development is taking way too long.
If they go at this snails pace, we'll be luck to get 3.3 by the end of this YEAR let alone 4.0 anytime soon.
I just hope that once SQ42 is done, they'll put EVERYONE on the PU before working on Episode II.
Are you kidding?
Do you not understand or comprehend the scale and scope of this thing? that's never been done before like this?
Furthermore what made you think that 3.3 was going to be released this year? that's funny. It would be surprising to even see 3.1 at the beginning of the next year. Unless 3.0 releases earlier and is in a better state than predicted, thus speeding up the process of the next update to follow. Even before that though the change's 3.0 will bring to the game is HUGE like foundation of the game big. Meaning the amount/kind of information they need to gather is going to be very important and no doubt the feedback will be varied (item 2.0, careers, planets, more complex Ai and trading will be online) and that will no doubt keep them busy for a bit.
(baring any missteps or big bugs or server/networking hiccups.)
Of course this where having three other studios helps. While all that information from 3.0 is being either fixed, prioritized and or categorized. The next update should already be in motion in some form.
Frankly speaking. The one or two percent of the speaking public in relation to this game on any given day (positive or negative). Really shouldn't be surprised by how long the development of a game like this is taking (Single player/MMO) and if they are then they weren't prepared for the realities of a crowd funded project funded well past it's goal as dictated by the community at large.
This is not a regular situation.