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    Xsyon Citizen Saorlan's Avatar
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    Development and Time

    Guys,

    I have been interested in Xsyon since I heard about it over 3 years ago. I bought it immediately after seeing similarities with Roma Victor a failed but great game (same programmer).

    I liked what I saw of the game and thought it might turn out better near release. Release came about a year later and I was surprised to see that barely anything had changed since the beta. Ok some game play changes had been added but nothing major like ballistics or zombie or anything that we were really waiting for release.

    So I thought I would leave and give it some time. It is now about 2 years after that and the game still has not changed apart from minor things like lockable containers and a few I am sure big things to the programmers but very small to the players.

    - Where are things like ballistics, ie being able to throw something or shoot a bow? - -
    - Where are intelligent game play mechanics like Zombies coming out at night?

    A lot of focus was put on combat, I really see that much has changed to be honest, sure the settings and balance might have changed but it is basically the same.

    It feels like the game was made a long time ago, 3 or more years ago but other people and all that is happening for the past 3 years is a bit of scripting changing the surface of things but not the fundamentals. It feels like the person in charge does not really know how to change the underlying code properly and is just scripting things on top of it and gradually understanding his own game.

    I know there is a time lime in play and this is just the Pre-lude but ..... how long do you have to wait around here to see anything major take place?

    I am now highly sceptical of the development team and find the posts by people that were posting 3 years ago so funny. They are asking the same thing. I just read one now saying how great it will be when Zombies are introduced as they just saw the Walking Dead series. Man .... are you still waiting for this??!!

    I do hope I am wrong as I would love to see Xsyon develop but it is just taking too long to make minor changes.

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    Yes I am a but curious too. I'd like to see them focus on the core game play more.

    Don't get me wrong, the performance fixes have been great.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Saorlan View Post
    I just read one now saying how great it will be when Zombies are introduced as they just saw the Walking Dead series. Man .... are you still waiting for this??!!
    That would have been me, And I would have not said it if I was not waiting for it.

    But here is the thing, Why are you making a post at all? I'm asking because I don't understand why someone that has not played in two years, Um was we playing two years ago? Any way, Say it was two years ago, Why care at all. There are many games I was hoping to play and when it didn't happen I didn't come back years later crying that the game didn't go the way I wanted it to. Xsyon is a game that I'm willing to wait for, If your not. Well sorry. But making the post pointing out what anyone that has been here for the last two years already knows, I just don't get.

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    I am sorry, but I can't find anywhere where it says zombies in Xsyons features, it states creatures and mutated creature, but nowhere near zombies or revenants.
    I wouldn't be surprised to see dinosaurs though.

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    Quote Originally Posted by znaiika View Post
    I am sorry, but I can't find anywhere where it says zombies in Xsyons features, it states creatures and mutated creature, but nowhere near zombies or revenants.
    I wouldn't be surprised to see dinosaurs though.
    Just know they will be in-game at some point.

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    I do not understand the post either - why complaining that nothing has happened and why posting it in the offical forum? What are your motives? Just to get a response - or hoping that everyone who is playing is padding your back and telling you - you were right - we are all idiots hoping for the developments - but you are right its hopless so we all quit? Are you developing something like Xsyon ... and have a better alternative? Let us know!

    If you are truly interested in the game - listen to the interview Jordy gave at the start of this year
    http://www.xsyon.com/forum/showthrea...ight=interview

    He explains what has happend in development - and why it is taking longer than he (or anyone else) has believed...

    There have been a lot of improvments! I came back (after Feb 2011) in Oct 2011 because "carts are available on the test server" - that was one feature I was hoping for. It took me about 2 months to catch up what I have missed in the 6 months - and then start of this year - carts were introduced to the main server. Since then I am working on crafting a cart... Those carts are really great and hard to craft (solo) - so its something I am still on the way of doing.

    If you dont want to support the development (meaning PAYING ...) and then compain about that there is not enough progress ... I wonder what you do for a living - it takes money to develop software and it takes money to host a server - and keep it running. Low population of PAYING players mean low budget = equals = slow progress. Nevertheless there is progress - I guess all the people that do support the game, like the progress and so - where is your problem?

    Please leave us in peace and alone

    Thanks!

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    Just for the record, Saorlan, it was 2 years not 3. Just check your own account's register date There was less than 1 year of beta and the game launched 1 year ago. I agree that the development speed is slow but they did achieve some development during the last year.

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    Xsyon Citizen Saorlan's Avatar
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    Quote Originally Posted by aliksteel View Post
    That would have been me, And I would have not said it if I was not waiting for it.

    But here is the thing, Why are you making a post at all? I'm asking because I don't understand why someone that has not played in two years, Um was we playing two years ago? Any way, Say it was two years ago, Why care at all. There are many games I was hoping to play and when it didn't happen I didn't come back years later crying that the game didn't go the way I wanted it to. Xsyon is a game that I'm willing to wait for, If your not. Well sorry. But making the post pointing out what anyone that has been here for the last two years already knows, I just don't get.
    Not sure what is not to get. I have played off and on these past 2 years and always stopped as I felt the game was not quite finished yet. I don't have any motives for posting this here just expressing my opinion as a paying customer.

    I find it sad that the game has not progressed much in all this time and I post because I obviously care about the project and would love to see it succeed. I dont think anyone in their right mind could possible say the development of this game is anything but painstakingly slow and yes I have read the reasons for the slowness. I am just a bit frustrated by it and am starting to think that the present crew does not have the skills nessesary to complete the game as all we have seen so far is hardly major changes, more like tweaks.

    I think if the real story is that no major development can go on as they do not have the skills and they were lost with the original programmers then the company should be upfront about his and stop people wasting their time on something that is not going to happen. I saw this with Roma Victor and would hate that to happen to this game. At least Jordi is not an out and out bull shitter like KFR was though !

    Any that is why I made the post.

    Good luck all and good luck Xsyon - I really hope the next time I look in there will be something to stick around for

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    As long as we are talking about reality and not Xsyon...

    let's get a new thread going shall we? I'd love to be part of that discussion

    But Znaika is essentially correct. People can be fooled into believing they taste pasta when they are eating fruit. It all has to do with zeeeee braiiiin

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    You are right prokop perhaps it should been taken to whispers, but me and him both already know the truth so that wouldn't have really done anything. And while the whole Bad As Can crew may have some good ideas for the game, they are forgetting one thing.

    IT DOESN'T MATTER. The development is slow because coding takes forever, and they only have so many fingers typing.

    Why don't people understand that by now? Just keep checking on the game until it finally reaches the point where you want to play it. If it doesn't reach that point as quick as you would like, it doesn't mean you have to bash the developers and make whining posts on the forums about how they have no talent and don't understand their own code. I have done it before only to realize that it is pointless. They are working as hard as they can, I'm pretty sure of it. What other head developer posts 2-5 updates a week?

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