It means they have the axe to the grind and are working hard on the next big patch, and not to mention the free DLC. Just remember for all the people posting and shouting in here, 90% of the player base are out there just enjoying the game.
No game is perfect and certainly not in the first month of release. Not in 2020.
Most devs aren’t going to answer your every beck and call because they work for the publishers, not you.
They were answering the first week and a lot of good that did lol
Agreed. I completely understand their silence thus far. Particularly with some of the awful things that have been said on this forum. I don’t think anybody in their right mind would take the job of being on the front line here. That’s not a reflection of it being a “bad game”, just how bad some people’s attitudes can be.
I’m hoping they’re just counting on the work speaking for itself, particularly as patches etc. continue to be released.
Really? Ever heard about CIG and Star Citizen? Constant comms with devs, weekley updates to road map and a website explaning every single aspect of development and progress in fixing bugs. Not saying its a perfect project - far from it, however it shows you that if devs want to communicate with their community they will. Illfonic is not that kind of dev - they simply don’t give a fu**. Also, not saying its bad or good - it simply is the way it is with Illfonic
so essentially what you’re saying is they work for big corporate clowns that have no clue how to make a good video game and their just puppets and this is capitalism 2.0
yep… silence for a lil bit is one thing but just spitting out the same exact reponse to a plethera of different issues get old, FAST
People think cause they plop down $40 they now own a direct line to the Devs to hear thier rants lol
Sorry sonny, it doesn’t work that way. Adults get it.
remember star wars battlefront?
it wass fucking awfull and look at it now
ps i was playing it like crazy then and im still doing it
It’s like 101 in how to not treat your customer base. You don’t ignore them. You don’t have to be in here daily shooting the shit, fire fighting and listening to retards like that buddha turnip but for christ sake throw us the odd bone and say what you’re up to. Whether it’s regarding bugs, dlc, cosmetics, say something for fucks sake. Absolutely astounding they just decided, “…fuck it”.
You know what’s going to happen if they respond. Most people in the forum will hold talk shows about what they say. Lip service is cheap. Speak though your actions & the devs are speaking via the patches. It doesn’t take a genius to figure out that they are reading the feedback and/or complaints. The patches so far reflect the feedback that has been given from the community. Look at Gun Media. All they do is talk & keep breaking the F13th game with their patches.
i mean they silent because new dlc in few days
why bother when you can answer everything at the release
I’ll be impressed if they say much
I’ve taken a course in crisis management (marketing) when your reputation or brandimage is damaged.
There are times in which you will not improve your reputation by mixing yourself with the outrage and/or distrust.
Sometimes the only thing you can do (!) is work hard to fix your problems. Build something to surprise the community and keep delivering good work after you dealt with the problem.
If I was leading a project and “my community” would respond the same way as some individuals on this forum? I’d advice my team (basically order them) to stop responding to anything on the forum. I’d even advice them to stop reading the forum so they don’t get demotivated and make more mistakes than they fix.
You really gotta compare it to the moral of an army. Can you imagine what will happen to your soldiers if the country you are fighting for stops supporting you? What happens if the one thing you are putting your soul into starts to turn on you? Do you still feel like fighting for what you stand for?
So right now “we” are the assholes - arguably in our right - and we made our point. Loud and clear. Now the ball lies with Illfonic. They are staying quiet, for good reason. Imagine 1 developer starting a conversation now and the shitstorm he’ll receive.
Don’t forget… (!) there are developers receiving death threats because their community doesn’t like their choices. There are people out there who deem their own entertainment higher than the lives and safety of those creating their entertainment. There are people who forget that developers are just like you and I. And just like you and I they aren’t all great at any task. Just like you and I they make mistakes. Just like you and I, they have bosses who can make incompetent choices.
This is not one of them. This is strategic, and I think for good reason.
We gotta wait 3 more days people. Only 3 more.
I hope so and I agree, coming out with a solid patch to fix some issues would go a long way.
3 days time will be very interesting for this game.
I wanna know how you ended up with that 90% because I see most people dropping off and ,recently, comparing it to Evolve. And they’re not wrong.
I too dropped off, but the forums are much more enjoyable than the game for me right now, after I got everything to max level and skins for FT.
I mean, the game’s fun for the first ~20-ish hours, but after you get used to the same missions, maps, bugs and the whole monotony, it becomes a big let down and many agree. There are other things that offer wider experiences, and have more game modes ,not just one.
Not to mention how silent the dev’s are. They can have as many axes as they want, but are useless if they don’t know how to show them us, even worse, how to use them.
BUT, I’m having hope. I don’t want it to fail and am watching closely to see it’s evolution in time. Hope it gets better because the Predator IP is a fun IP.
I appreciate the effort put in your response and it is very helpful, for me anyway.
Thank you.
Anyone who sincerely believes Illfonic is so busy they can’t take 3 minutes to make a post needs to come back to reality. They could even do it while in the shitter.
You are right, I think they won’t answer due to the toxicity of the community though. If they post something that pisses people off it will be peasants storming Frankenstein’s castle with pitchforks.
