Update Frequency Suggestion
Soul_Rider
Mod Bean Join Date: 2004-06-19 Member: 29388Members, Constellation, Squad Five Blue
Mod Bean Join Date: 2004-06-19 Member: 29388Members, Constellation, Squad Five Blue
I would like to make a suggestion which would slightly ease the pressure on mod makers and players of the game in general regarding the frequency with which you update.
There is almost always a mechanic, balance or map change in an update, which affects modders and they need to fix their game, affects players as they need to adapt their style again (Natural Selection, Survival Of The Fittest, learn how to play a new game every week!!
).
I would like to propose that with the exception of game urgent bug/balance fixes that you shift to a monthly update cycle. Unless something really needs urgently fixing, once a month would enable the modders to prepare for their monthly round of updates, and be able to allot the rest of their spare time to creating their mod.
I know you don't like to be late with your updates, but I think we are at a stage where updating every week seems to be done out of some sense of responsibility, rather than of an actual need to update the game.
I would be very grateful if you would consider this change, it would also put far less pressure on yourselves and the playtest teams, as so much time is lost to preparing the update for release, that over a period of time, the cost of weekly updating is huge, in time and effort, and emotion.
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If you could also add a Diff file of the changes, that would really help
There is almost always a mechanic, balance or map change in an update, which affects modders and they need to fix their game, affects players as they need to adapt their style again (Natural Selection, Survival Of The Fittest, learn how to play a new game every week!!
).I would like to propose that with the exception of game urgent bug/balance fixes that you shift to a monthly update cycle. Unless something really needs urgently fixing, once a month would enable the modders to prepare for their monthly round of updates, and be able to allot the rest of their spare time to creating their mod.
I know you don't like to be late with your updates, but I think we are at a stage where updating every week seems to be done out of some sense of responsibility, rather than of an actual need to update the game.
I would be very grateful if you would consider this change, it would also put far less pressure on yourselves and the playtest teams, as so much time is lost to preparing the update for release, that over a period of time, the cost of weekly updating is huge, in time and effort, and emotion.
Edit
If you could also add a Diff file of the changes, that would really help
Comments
Ok, no worries, nothing to see here