Developent Road Map

[Dubanka]

I would like to see a development timeline from the devs.

Understanding that this would all be estimates, this would give us some idea of what priority is being given various goals and objectives.

The production of a timeline is very typical in any type of project management evolution, and this should not be a big deal.

Why do I ask this?

Personally I want a reason to keep playing. I want to be optimistic about the future. Of course if there was a timeline it's definitely a month+ delayed (the whole server stability debacle). But most of us can understand having to push back desired completion dates because of unplanned pain. I want to see that there is a plan to address the various concerns of the community (whether or not we like the 'how' is another subject), and that those concerns have an estimated date attched to them.

Thanks.

[Stevro]

I like this Idea , A development Program/Timeline +1

[Salvadore]

Personally I want a reason to keep playing. I want to be optimistic about the future.

SAMESIES!

A simple generalized idea of implementations and evolution would really help motivate logging in. Hopefully this thread doesnt get bogged down by hordes of personal interpretations of "jordi said".

[Dubanka]

this could be as simple as:

Mar- stabilize server and performance issues
Apr- tweak flora and fauna respawn rates. prepare outer zones for mist roll back. begin internal testing of adjusted combat mechanics
May- add functionality to player housing. add gates and locking mechanisms. introduce new combat mechanics. Balance adjustments as required.
Jun- tweak combat mechanics. tweak armor and weapon values. introduce new crafting recipes[x, y, z]

etc. etc.

I mean there has to be something like this already made...if there isn't...well somebody needs to hire me as a consultant It's hard to get somewhere, if you don't have a plan to get there.

[Stevro]

well said, and again +1 from me

[Vicid]

I agree, save for the 'keep loging in part' I haven't even bothered to patch at this point and I don't know if I ever will.

[Saolite]

Completely and utterly agree. Even if it's a vague, rough, and unfinalized timeline; just something to show a general progression. It would keep a lot of people happy, if it was something similar to :

March 25 - 31 -- Server Stability, hitbox tweaks. Make certain features active, such as decay and adjust animal respawn rates.
April 1 - 5 -- Land expanded. Deal wth individual zone errors.
April 6 - 13 -- Time alloted to fix zone errors ( if all goes well ) as well as any previous implimented features ( provided server does not have problems before now ).
Add in a "move tribe totem" function so tribe does not need to disband and rejoin to move.
April 14 - 22 -- New Crafts, Zombies, and gates. Also added animal scaling so animals so that "legendary" animals will appear over time.
April 23 - 30 -- Combat overhaul.

That kind've timeline would have me practically rocking at the heels for wanting to see the new stuff / performance / things to do in the game. I know that this specific timeline is a little unrealistic, due to needing to check each feature, ensure it isn't causing any performance issues, etc. But still, I wholeheartedly agree with this idea.

[oneyedwang]

I would like to see a development timeline from the devs.

Understanding that this would all be estimates, this would give us some idea of what priority is being given various goals and objectives.

The production of a timeline is very typical in any type of project management evolution, and this should not be a big deal.

Why do I ask this?

Personally I want a reason to keep playing. I want to be optimistic about the future. Of course if there was a timeline it's definitely a month+ delayed (the whole server stability debacle). But most of us can understand having to push back desired completion dates because of unplanned pain. I want to see that there is a plan to address the various concerns of the community (whether or not we like the 'how' is another subject), and that those concerns have an estimated date attched to them.

Thanks.

I understand why you want this but this would be a horrible idea. I would like it too, but everything about that is a bad idea from their side of it.

While reasonable people will look at the date come and go and ask for an update. Others will go into a rage when those "goals" are not always reached.

You might aim for a priority list with no date, just so you can see what is their current objective list.

[maelwydd]

Focus on fixing things, not telling us they are going to fix things.....