Tacticus Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 I know I will be blasted for this but what the hey: I know there is no "Official release date". I have done searches on the topic and just see the equivalent of "It will be ready when it is ready". What I would like to know is if there is a "Ball Park" time frame for release. By that I mean, 2 or 3 months, 6 or 8 months, sometime in late 2015. Is there that kind of information? Trust me, if the devs need to take another 2 years to get it right that is OK by me. I would rather them take the time to get it made correctly, bug free, balanced game play (not that god awful Match Maker they have in World of Tanks) and all the nice bells and whistles. But I do think they could reduce the frustration factor if they had a general time frame. Maybe I am wrong but it seems that way to me. Now we will see if this newfangled iron plating will work as advertised . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirones Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 since paypal with their blockade steam early acces as grown in priority next thing will be openworld testing. and new shiny boats 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prater Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Early access is supposed to be sometime this year. Last July or August they said early access would be out sometime end of 2014. That has come and gone so I am guessing early access on steam will be out by mid 2015, but I could be completely wrong so don't quote me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePfeil Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 To be frank: "F... the timeframes!" The devs shouldn't limit themselves by giving out any ETA's, or else you'll see crowds of people complaining the second one ETA is delayed. As the OP himself already stated, 2 months or 2 years, doesn't matter to me, as long as it is quality work and the devs themselves deem it "ready for release". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernWolves Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 I want to know too, but they will only set themselves up for blowback from the instant gratification generation by even giving a ballpark.Just realize that they want it released as much as any player, but they also know that releasing it as bug free and stable as possible is more important than getting it out fast as possible. For a small team they are kicking ass as it is. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greybuscat Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 I think just a very rough list of "what needs to be done for 1.0," and (maybe more?) regular blog updates, would do wonders to satisfy questions and keep excitement for the game high. I understand that devlogs are not as easy as they appear, since that probably involves an important person worrying about a blog post instead of doing their job (or just enjoying their time off). But I'm sure some middle-ground could be found, if it's a priority to the devs. Time estimates lead to deadlines. Deadlines lead to expectations. Expectations lead to madness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eXnihilo Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 It is the worst question to ask a game developer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galileus Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 "It's ready when it's ready" - no promises, no frustration. "It's ready in 10 days, 10, 9, 8... OOPS, A BUG! Ready in 10 days. 10, 9, 8... HEY! LET'S ADD THAT TOO! Ready in 10 days..." - lots of frustration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aksark Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 2 months - 2 Years...Doesn't really matter. The Devs have a vision, and I am on board with it no matter what time-frame. Like mentioned above, all that's important is that the game is released bug-free and is stable upon release. People are fickle at best. I'm confident Game Labs already knows this! And that is why they do NOT give time-tables. Kudos to them! I'll leave you with this piece of music to listen to while you read below: All good things, come to those who wait! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParaBellum Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 I would be very much surprised if they release the (full) game before 2016. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crankey Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 No broadside from here, but my opinion is they go public release when its ready and fully tested. Too many games with huge expectations and from major developers are black balled on forum communities due to incomplete gameplay or bugs. The game gets a bad name and that reduces the number of player who will even consider dipping into their wallet for it, which is bad for the developers and bad for world population in game. They could throw out a tenuous target date, but it would just be a tease and like any large programme of work, it would always be a guestimate which could move dramatically and normally not by bringing the date nearer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totoche Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 But first the DEV team should correct the problems with the the controls , first and most important priority is it not?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchurkjeBoefje Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 No timeframe is fine when the developer is communicatively strong and informs the playerbase what's cookin'. Which seems to happen with GameLabs so far, so all good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tacticus Posted January 19, 2015 Author Share Posted January 19, 2015 Yes.....I agree that it is ready when it is ready. I just found this game and as usual that is the first question that comes to mind. I will file this under "Check Back In A Year". I will see you then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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