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Let's Talk about Issue #0

If for no other reason than it hasn't been talked about by devs or community members. It's close...has to be. I don't post a lot but I've been scouring the forums for information and I feel like it really can't be much further out.

Reading the End of Year update again, I noticed some things I didn't before.

Per Tannim, as of 12/21, "The island is our issue-0 char zone. It is ready. The avatar creator is fully prototyped for costumes." Comment #57. So whatever behind-the-scenes-tech issues there are causing the delay, it's not the chat zone or the chargen. They are both ready to go.

I mean, the devs were convinced it was ready up until the week before the Fall 2018 goal, apparently.

I'm sure after the update letting us know the Fall 2018 goal fell-through they took some much needed R&R so I doubt anyone would have expected anything from them for at least a few weeks after the Fall 2018 goal. A few different times I think different devs mentioned a 3 month delay figure (in the End of Year post) and we are just about there. They haven't shared any updates but I wouldn't expect them to...I honestly just expect them to drop the release on us unexpectedly with no hint that it is coming.

Everyone is ansy but unless they are playing us like a fiddle and great con-artists, it really can't be long. Which is exciting.

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Given what they've said, they

Given what they've said, they NEED to get the game out the door in the next few months, or they'll run out of what little money they have. They've wanted to get second chance going for a good while, but haven't had the opportunity to, because of the promise to only give us Second Chance when they have something substantial to hand us.

They're on a time crunch, and not just from player impatience.

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Well, they need to get the

Well, they need to get the chargen* out the door in the next few months....though, I'm sure that's what you meant. We all WISH the game was ready to drop in the next few months XD I think someone on the dev team had said they could technically last into 2020 if they had to...?

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Let's talk about Issue 0

Let's talk about Issue 0 after Second Chance, and let's talk about that when it's announced, eh ;)

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desviper wrote:
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Let's talk about Issue 0 after Second Chance, and let's talk about that when it's announced, eh ;)

So, don't talk about anything until its announced and/or released? No sense in commenting anywhere on these forums I guess.

Also, Issue #0 will drop before Second Chance. Wouldn't make sense to open Second Chance without Issue #0...there would be nothing new to get people to donate.

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My understanding is that

My understanding is that Second Chance is to get to Issue 0, which is more than Chargen.


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Rough estimate for something

Rough estimate for something to be released, from what little info I have, is six months. Maybe less. They're understandably afraid of hard dates right now.

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Dark Cleric wrote:
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Well, they need to get the chargen* out the door in the next few months....though, I'm sure that's what you meant. We all WISH the game was ready to drop in the next few months XD I think someone on the dev team had said they could technically last into 2020 if they had to...?

Technically speaking, the Issue 0 charge will be The Game, just in a very cut down version. The intent by MWM is to add on (or enable) more and more systems and features as time goes on until they reach the what is needed for Issue 1.

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blacke4dawn has the right of

blacke4dawn has the right of it.
Right now our necessary release goals for issue #0 are:
* A player login system for online play. We could punt on this one and let people just create and save characters (for now) locally. You can already run around the island (not much to do there yet, but still...)
* Some UI tweaks.
* Set up some kind of character select/lobby/etc. stage.
* Chat. A server design is in the works. This connects to the login stuff of course.We might get something basic here until we get the one with the features we desire in place.
* And a basic installer to get things started, at least at the play-tester stage.

This is what I know off of my head ,and there may be things I'm missing, but that's the gist of things right now for Issue #0. Hope this helps.

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Thank you avelworldcreator

Thank you avelworldcreator for not hinting at when Issue 0 might release. Let it be ambiguous for now so that people don't flip out if it doesn't come out when they expect it to. :)

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All I have to say about this

All I have to say about this is:

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Atama wrote:
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Thank you avelworldcreator for not hinting at when Issue 0 might release. Let it be ambiguous for now so that people don't flip out if it doesn't come out when they expect it to. :)

I agree with this...but there are some nagging things that bother me. In multiple posts this year people have been praising the devs for the increased communication we asked for. But I'm over here wondering what they are talking about because there hasn't been a single peep about it since December. Literally zero communicstion about it. Not to mention they said they were delayed 3 months by the repository failure (whether that 3 months meant from the time of the crash or from the time of the post we dont know) and it's been 3 months, or more, and not a peep. So, sadly, no...their communication hasn't, of yet, improved.

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Weylor wrote:
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Thank you avelworldcreator for not hinting at when Issue 0 might release. Let it be ambiguous for now so that people don't flip out if it doesn't come out when they expect it to. :)

I agree with this...but there are some nagging things that bother me. In multiple posts this year people have been praising the devs for the increased communication we asked for. But I'm over here wondering what they are talking about because there hasn't been a single peep about it since December. Literally zero communicstion about it. Not to mention they said they were delayed 3 months by the repository failure (whether that 3 months meant from the time of the crash or from the time of the post we dont know) and it's been 3 months, or more, and not a peep. So, sadly, no...their communication hasn't, of yet, improved.

If you look above to Avel’s post, you will see what is being worked on right now for Issue 0.


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Weylor wrote:
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Thank you avelworldcreator for not hinting at when Issue 0 might release. Let it be ambiguous for now so that people don't flip out if it doesn't come out when they expect it to. :)

I agree with this...but there are some nagging things that bother me. In multiple posts this year people have been praising the devs for the increased communication we asked for. But I'm over here wondering what they are talking about because there hasn't been a single peep about it since December. Literally zero communicstion about it. Not to mention they said they were delayed 3 months by the repository failure (whether that 3 months meant from the time of the crash or from the time of the post we dont know) and it's been 3 months, or more, and not a peep. So, sadly, no...their communication hasn't, of yet, improved.

It has, quite a bit. Granted we're not seeing that info we want in the weekly updates, you kind of have to search the forums a bit for replies, but it's there.
I've also been working with Zack to get more organization of resources and PR materials in the background, so hopefully we'll see more interesting stuff as a result of that too.

Bottom line is, this year is gonna be a much better year overall.

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warlocc wrote:
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Weylor wrote:
Atama wrote:

Thank you avelworldcreator for not hinting at when Issue 0 might release. Let it be ambiguous for now so that people don't flip out if it doesn't come out when they expect it to. :)

I agree with this...but there are some nagging things that bother me. In multiple posts this year people have been praising the devs for the increased communication we asked for. But I'm over here wondering what they are talking about because there hasn't been a single peep about it since December. Literally zero communicstion about it. Not to mention they said they were delayed 3 months by the repository failure (whether that 3 months meant from the time of the crash or from the time of the post we dont know) and it's been 3 months, or more, and not a peep. So, sadly, no...their communication hasn't, of yet, improved.

It has, quite a bit. Granted we're not seeing that info we want in the weekly updates, you kind of have to search the forums a bit for replies, but it's there.
I've also been working with Zack to get more organization of resources and PR materials in the background, so hopefully we'll see more interesting stuff as a result of that too.

Bottom line is, this year is gonna be a much better year overall.

If you cant find current info on where MWM stands within a minute or two of searching then there is a disconnect. No new fan is going to be able to read through every post and all the comments/discussions to every post and piece together the details to understand where CoT is currently at. That's a problem. That kind of information shouldn't be a scavenger hunt.

I hope this year will prove to be better than last year; from a fan's perspective that's a low bar.

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Dark Cleric wrote:
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If you cant find current info on where MWM stands within a minute or two of searching then there is a disconnect. No new fan is going to be able to read through every post and all the comments/discussions to every post and piece together the details to understand where CoT is currently at. That's a problem. That kind of information shouldn't be a scavenger hunt.

I hope this year will prove to be better than last year; from a fan's perspective that's a low bar.

I absolutely agree. That's why I pointed out specifically that I'm working with Zack on that, it's gonna be my thing. It's slower going than I'd like, my schedule makes it tough to be around while the bulk of the others are. After next week I'm switching to days and should be able to touch base with everyone a whole lot more. I'm hoping to get a good FAQ or something put together; something presentable and in one centralized location.

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I've just realized one of our

I've just realized one of our reporting problems is that we often just report what we have done, what we plan to do, and even our failures, but not what currently needs to be done. So far I think I'm the only one who's actually done that recently. One of the issues is it is often difficult to get a definite time frame on how long a given necessary task will take to be completed. Each step requires deliberation as to the requirements and sometimes those requirements aren't accurately evaluated so "back to the drawing board" we go. This makes estimating a release date difficult, if not impossible, at this time.

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avelworldcreator wrote:
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I've just realized one of our reporting problems is that we often just report what we have done, what we plan to do, and even our failures, but not what currently needs to be done. So far I think I'm the only one who's actually done that recently. One of the issues is it is often difficult to get a definite time frame on how long a given necessary task will take to be completed. Each step requires deliberation as to the requirements and sometimes those requirements aren't accurately evaluated so "back to the drawing board" we go. This makes estimating a release date difficult, if not impossible, at this time.

That's completely understandable. Not to mention having an all-volunteer workforce who can be interrupted by real life matters at any time.

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The post by AWC was the first

The post by AWC was the first I'd seen of those next steps / remaining work toward Issue 0, and it was very helpful. Whenever "trust us, we're working on it"-types of comments get substituted for "trust us & verify" project status updates, public disappointment is likely coming at the next release date. That, I think, was the main reason for the collective sad surprise at the end of last year.

If warlocc's efforts help give the community a better sense of such things, in a more official place, and in a more ongoing manner, then the general opinion will almost certainly shift heavily positive. Delays don't hurt so much when they're predictable. Successes get more credit when they are, too.

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One of the hallmarks of

One of the hallmarks of professional software development is defining a release date.
Then you identify all of the components that you want to be included in the release.
Then you identify which of those components are critical to a successful release.
Then you walk everything backwards from that release date to see what is reasonably achievable (cutting features from the release that are not critical).
Then you step back and look at what is scheduled and evaluate what will be delivered. Can you live with the plan? Does it still meet your original concept? Do you have to shift the release date or change the concept?

The fact that AWC's depiction of the process does not or has not followed what I have described above should frame people's expectations here. CoT is a passion project fueled by people that want to work on it (and not necessarily people that must work on it). There is a difference between working towards an ideal concept and working towards a deadline. MWM is a volunteer organization and not a professional (in the sense that they are not paid to do it) endeavor, so that means they do not behave in a traditional manner. It essentially boils down to us (the fans) having to accept that we can only patiently wait for them to release something.

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There are a million of those

There are a million of those "cost, time, quality - pick two" diagrams out there but the following one probably best fits with MWM's current scenario:

In our case we're in a weird situation where "time" is a sort of non-factor. On the given triangle we'd be positioned squarely at the center of the bottom line of the triangle.

In the real world corporate backers would demand a tighter schedule with more deterministic release dates (the "time" part of the triangle). But because MWM is an all-volunteer group with no hardwired release date requirements they are basically open-ended and could theoretically keep tinkering at their "game" forever without releasing anything. Sure that would suck for all involved, but again they are far less restricted by any "time factor" than most normal real world projects.

This may seem like an "ideal situation" from a creative Dev point of view but the fact that there's very little pushing MWM from the time direction makes it very hard to motivate them to make benchmarkable progress. I'm not faulting the MWM Devs uniquely here - the lack of hard deadlines would make ANY set of Devs become "demotivated" to actually finish projects in a timely manner.

So we can all say "we want to wait until MWM has everything perfect" before they release anything but the real problem becomes finding anything to adequately "force" them to release anything in the first place. Time will eventually NOT be on MWM's side here.

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I'm aware of that process,

I'm not trying to be snide or argumentative here, but I suspect something I said has been misinterpreted or misunderstood.

I was simplifying and I was focusing on the issue of our communications process and not our development process
* We HAVE set internal release dates.
* We HAVE set definite release goals.
* We HAVE set the components we want in the release.
* We HAVE identified critical release components.
* We HAVE evaluated what components we can live without to meet our release goals.
* And we HAVE adjusted dates based on the information gathered.

The reasons other organizations set specific dates is a budgetary one and has nothing to do with actual production. They have to consider salary matters; we do not. Our budgetary considerations consist of funding for specific tools (and most of that is paid for out of the various team member's own pockets) and certain necessary services such internet and server availability. We DO have time limit on our present funds though and we are continuously evaluating our position. Many of the members of our team, despite working as volunteers, have professional backgrounds. We are aware of the various methods of production available (and there quite a few models that can be considered) and we are continuously evaluating them for applicability. To make matters even more complicated we are also having to consider changing technologies. We've had to change our target engine several times because of either necessary critical features or because of serious engine bugs. This creates a dependency on an outside organization for scheduling as we have to go through an evaluation period when this happens. No organization is able to set all target dates with absolute certainty.

You are aware that we work under an NDA and what can be disclosed is limited don't you? Anyways, I know what's going on because I'm the guy in charge of the final release product and its composition. But so does our project lead. Don't assume that just because we aren't disclosing some piece of information that something doesn't exit. We have a definite project roadmap.

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avelworldcreator wrote:
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I'm not trying to be snide or argumentative here, but I suspect something I said has been misinterpreted or misunderstood.

I was simplifying and I was focusing on the issue of our communications process and not our development process
* We HAVE set internal release dates.
* We HAVE set definite release goals.
* We HAVE set the components we want in the release.
* We HAVE identified critical release components.
* We HAVE evaluated what components we can live without to meet our release goals.
* And we HAVE adjusted dates based on the information gathered.

The reasons other organizations set specific dates is a budgetary one and has nothing to do with actual production. They have to consider salary matters; we do not. Our budgetary considerations consist of funding for specific tools (and most of that is paid for out of the various team member's own pockets) and certain necessary services such internet and server availability. We DO have time limit on our present funds though and we are continuously evaluating our position. Many of the members of our team, despite working as volunteers, have professional backgrounds. We are aware of the various methods of production available (and there quite a few models that can be considered) and we are continuously evaluating them for applicability. To make matters even more complicated we are also having to consider changing technologies. We've had to change our target engine several times because of either necessary critical features or because of serious engine bugs. This creates a dependency on an outside organization for scheduling as we have to go through an evaluation period when this happens. No organization is able to set all target dates with absolute certainty.

You are aware that we work under an NDA and what can be disclosed is limited don't you? Anyways, I know what's going on because I'm the guy in charge of the final release product and its composition. But so does our project lead. Don't assume that just because we aren't disclosing some piece of information that something doesn't exit. We have a definite project roadmap.

I never actually doubted that MWM has its own internal schedules and plans. I'm simply pointing out you're not really beholden to anyone to actually MEET any of it. Who's going to shut you down if you don't release anything tomorrow or a year from now? That's the issue here.

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Oh, that wasn't directed at

Oh, that wasn't directed at you. We do have time constraints though based on our remaining funds. We are under pressure to get an Issue #0 out before our funds are exhausted. We do have some additional sources of revenue but they aren't sufficient for the long term.

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Oh, that wasn't directed at you. We do have time constraints though based on our remaining funds. We are under pressure to get an Issue #0 out before our funds are exhausted. We do have some additional sources of revenue but they aren't sufficient for the long term.

Again I'm aware you have been "masterfully juggling" the initial lump of money you got from the Kickstarter for over 5 years now. Well over four figures of that lump was my contribution to the effort.

I will again simply contend that the "outside time factors" that would normally drive many (most?) software development efforts is, for better or worse, absent from this scenario with MWM. Yes, again I assume you have internal schedules and budget plans - I'd be shocked if you didn't. And I'm not even necessarily asking MWM to "tell us everything" about that because I realize things simply don't/can't work that way. Beyond all that you still technically have a huge amount of flexibility in being able to release "whenever you basically want to" which is something most game developers do NOT get to do.

While that sounds like a gigantic advantage the DOWNSIDE to that is that it'll justify your ability to DELAY the release of anything for whatever reason good or bad. Without outside motivation to make you commit you can in essence stall forever. I'm simply pointing out that you will never get to a point where everything is "PERFECT" so your toughest managerial task is going to be making the decision to release something when no one is FORCING you to. I frankly don't envy you that decision at all.

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You understand us very well.

You understand us very well. The thing that is forcing us is pride and the desire to play the game ASAP! The last is a pretty strong motivator, IMHO.

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avelworldcreator wrote:
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You understand us very well. The thing that is forcing us is pride and the desire to play the game ASAP! The last is a pretty strong motivator, IMHO.

I've also never doubted you've wanted the game released ASAP. You'll just need to get to a point where you know it's "not perfect" but merely "good enough" and then have to accept that you'll be able to fix/add things after launch. Knowing at what point to "pull that trigger" is usually the hardest part of any software project and (counter-intuitively) having outside corporate masters dictate release dates actually tends to HELP with that.

Freedom from control also means you can't blame anyone else for your mistakes. ;)

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I assume that there’s a

I assume that there’s a deadline for Issue 0 release, though that deadline hasn’t been announced and is probably a dynamic one, not a hard date. But development can’t go forever, because...

1) Despite volunteer efforts there are costs. Software tools to buy, equipment to maintain and replace when it malfunctions, ISP fees, licensing fees to renew, etc.

2) There is a finite pool of money that won’t last forever. There is income through donations and store sales but I imagine that’s not a lot. Volunteers spend pocket money but these aren’t eccentric billionaires bringing a project to life with vast sums to play with.

3) A real influx of cash won’t come until the second crowd funding drive, and MWM will not do that until Issue 0 is released and people can see they’re pledging money to a real thing that exists and not just a dream.

So based on all that, I imagine there is a real “release or bust” deadline, even if it’s a nebulous one.

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Atama wrote:
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I assume that there’s a deadline for Issue 0 release, though that deadline hasn’t been announced and is probably a dynamic one, not a hard date. But development can’t go forever, because...

1) Despite volunteer efforts there are costs. Software tools to buy, equipment to maintain and replace when it malfunctions, ISP fees, licensing fees to renew, etc.

2) There is a finite pool of money that won’t last forever. There is income through donations and store sales but I imagine that’s not a lot. Volunteers spend pocket money but these aren’t eccentric billionaires bringing a project to life with vast sums to play with.

3) A real influx of cash won’t come until the second crowd funding drive, and MWM will not do that until Issue 0 is released and people can see they’re pledging money to a real thing that exists and not just a dream.

So based on all that, I imagine there is a real “release or bust” deadline, even if it’s a nebulous one.

Again I've never doubted MWM has "plans" but they've also been shoe-stringing things along for years as well. I'm just saying even at this late date if the "final release date" of Issue 0 slips a few weeks or even a few months it probably wouldn't be absolutely catastrophic. They've go no third-party retail entanglements other than the possible use of game cards which sounds like something they might organize AFTER Issue 0 launches regardless.

Bottomline I'm sure they've already given themselves plenty of room to remain "nebulous" and still plan to release Issue 0 with at least a few months to spare before any serious "drop-dead" date would actually stop them cold. Remember we were -supposed- to have gotten Issue 0 months ago and yet MWM still seems to be inching forward. ;)

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I for one, appreciate that

I for one, appreciate that there's no oligarch breathing down MWMs throat to make Q2 divident whatnots :p

I mean there's 100s to 1000s of fans breathing down but since we can't pull the plug....yeah


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It would wind up as some early access bullshit if they had one, no doubt.

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The frequent venom thrown

The frequent venom thrown around this forum for early access while simultaneously praising a kickstarter project is a bit hilarious.

They are both tools to try to circumvent the traditional publisher overlord funding model, and have a ton of similarity. They both have had high profile bad apples that didn't deliver on promises.

They've both had their share of impressive success stories as well. Steam EA and kickstarter open up opportunities for dev studios but can't really be blamed if the studios act shady or fall apart for various reasons.

Some games are released half baked but that isn't due to early access itself. AAA publisher funded titles have notoriously been doing that for some time, and have had some major titles doing that recently.

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The frequent venom thrown around this forum for early access while simultaneously praising a kickstarter project is a bit hilarious.

They are both tools to try to circumvent the traditional publisher overlord funding model, and have a ton of similarity. They both have had high profile bad apples that didn't deliver on promises.

They've both had their share of impressive success stories as well. Steam EA and kickstarter open up opportunities for dev studios but can't really be blamed if the studios act shady or fall apart for various reasons.

Some games are released half baked but that isn't due to early access itself. AAA publisher funded titles have notoriously been doing that for some time, and have had some major titles doing that recently.

Agreed. There’s nothing inherently wrong with either one. It’s all about implementation and execution. Either can screw up or succeed, it’s all in how you do it.

Early access has been getting a lot of flak lately but it can work.

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It's because of the metric

It's because of the metric ass tons of garbage that has been flooding into the market lately. Half of my favorite games were early access at some point.

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That’s why I continue to donate to SoH, and observe The unobservable “progress” of CoT.

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That’s why I continue to donate to SoH, and observe The unobservable “progress” of CoT.

They have monthly updates, weekly lately.


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That’s why I continue to donate to SoH, and observe The unobservable “progress” of CoT.

We literally had four weeks of updates with more to come after these two weeks so the PR team can have some time to enjoy their Passover/Easter holidays. While it may not what you consider progress, its definitely something nonetheless. It feels rather unnecessary to use "unobservable progress" to explain your reasons for why you donate to SoH.

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That’s why I continue to donate to SoH, and observe The unobservable “progress” of CoT.

They have monthly updates, weekly lately.

to be honest, these updates are jusr artwork/lore. Nothing about progress of the infrastructure needed to make lore and artwork an actual game.I think that is what he was talking about.

I did find the hardware improvements to be encouraging though. The ability to have a dev work build and the publish to alpha build separately must be very useful.

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That’s why I continue to donate to SoH, and observe The unobservable “progress” of CoT.

"A rushed game..."

And, yes, if CoH is never released the point is moot.

But then, it's not never yet, is it?

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That’s why I continue to donate to SoH, and observe The unobservable “progress” of CoT.

They have monthly updates, weekly lately.

to be honest, these updates are jusr artwork/lore. Nothing about progress of the infrastructure needed to make lore and artwork an actual game.I think that is what he was talking about.

I did find the hardware improvements to be encouraging though. The ability to have a dev work build and the publish to alpha build separately must be very useful.

You say "just artwork" as if modeling buildings and structures for use in a game is as easy as sketching something up on a napkin. You gotta remember, these aren't models we're purchasing or drawings being thrown together on Google Sketchup. These are being made from scratch to fit specific specifications, designed to fit in the game.

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That’s why I continue to donate to SoH, and observe The unobservable “progress” of CoT.

They have monthly updates, weekly lately.

to be honest, these updates are jusr artwork/lore. Nothing about progress of the infrastructure needed to make lore and artwork an actual game.I think that is what he was talking about.

I did find the hardware improvements to be encouraging though. The ability to have a dev work build and the publish to alpha build separately must be very useful.

You say "just artwork" as if modeling buildings and structures for use in a game is as easy as sketching something up on a napkin. You gotta remember, these aren't models we're purchasing or drawings being thrown together on Google Sketchup. These are being made from scratch to fit specific specifications, designed to fit in the game.

yes, artwork and lore are important. we have seen these updates for years. We have mentions of the structure of the game, but we havent seen it. SOH and VO have shown ingame video. I am pretty sure thats what he was referrencing. We really have no idea how close they are to having a game to run around in. It isnt putting anyone down, its just the op wants to see progress before he puts money down.

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DesViper wrote:
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That’s why I continue to donate to SoH, and observe The unobservable “progress” of CoT.

They have monthly updates, weekly lately.

to be honest, these updates are jusr artwork/lore. Nothing about progress of the infrastructure needed to make lore and artwork an actual game.I think that is what he was talking about.

I did find the hardware improvements to be encouraging though. The ability to have a dev work build and the publish to alpha build separately must be very useful.

You say "just artwork" as if modeling buildings and structures for use in a game is as easy as sketching something up on a napkin. You gotta remember, these aren't models we're purchasing or drawings being thrown together on Google Sketchup. These are being made from scratch to fit specific specifications, designed to fit in the game.

yes, artwork and lore are important. we have seen these updates for years. We have mentions of the structure of the game, but we havent seen it. SOH and VO have shown ingame video. I am pretty sure thats what he was referrencing. We really have no idea how close they are to having a game to run around in. It isnt putting anyone down, its just the op wants to see progress before he puts money down.

That is why we aren’t setting up our Second Chance until after there is more to put into peoples’ hands.

It should be noted that SoH and VO have paid development.

I cannnot stress enough how vastly different being a regular, paid employee is for something as major as developing an MMO than it is to have a staff of volunteers spread through multiple time zones and countries.

We are working as hard as we can giving our circumstances. Once Issue 0 is out and the Second Chance occurs, the expectation is to them hire on specific talent and begin the transition from volunteer staff to employees.


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It would wind up as some early access bullshit if they had one, no doubt.

Umm, isn't Issue #0 technically early access?

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It would wind up as some early access bullshit if they had one, no doubt.

Umm, isn't Issue #0 technically early access?

That's my impression, and something about which I have rather mixed feelings.

If it were just to be the AB it would be a clearer separation from the actual game, which would make me more comfortable not calling it Early Access. But if features will be slowly dripped into it until it morphs into Issue 1, that's a whole different ball of wax.

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It would wind up as some early access bullshit if they had one, no doubt.

Umm, isn't Issue #0 technically early access?

That's my impression, and something about which I have rather mixed feelings.

If it were just to be the AB it would be a clearer separation from the actual game, which would make me more comfortable not calling it Early Access. But if features will be slowly dripped into it until it morphs into Issue 1, that's a whole different ball of wax.

Unfortunately from what we've been told, it has to go down like this. There are licensing issues with trying to release the AB directly.

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Unfortunately from what we've been told, it has to go down like this. There are licensing issues with trying to release the AB directly.

I understand that part of it, but I think I would have preferred if Issue 0 were only the AB with nothing else until the game officially went live with a big Issue 1 bang. It's the drip-adding of features that causes me concern.

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Ah, I see what you mean. I

Ah, I see what you mean. I understand and agree to a point. As someone who's been through both good and bad early access type development, I will say that done right it can be a joy to experience. Done wrong can result in a hot mess though.

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I'm happy to keep an open mind and hope for the joy version.

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My understanding is that Issue 0(.0.0) will be the Costume Creator ("CharGen"), a small zone to run around in, and chat.


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My understanding is that Issue 0(.0.0) will be the Costume Creator ("CharGen"), a small zone to run around in, and chat.

On its initial release yes you are correct. But it will have systems and features added to it over time until it "becomes" Issue 1.

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Issue #0 is Alpha/Beta

Issue #0 is Alpha/Beta testing. If you want to call that an early release . . ? In any Alpha/Beta testing scenario there are always rollbacks, server resets, server wipes, character wipes, etc.
Personally, I have no intention of looking at as an Early release, as it will be my "job" to test the game until issue 1.

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Yeah I don’t view the steps

Yeah I don’t view the steps leading up to Issue 1 as “early access.” It’s always been described to me in a way that sounded like “alpha/beta” testing. It’s closed to general public, has a slow rollout to in waves over time... I don’t know.

The devs are welcome to speak more to this, and correct me if I’m wrong, but at least personally I’m okay with the current plan.

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Issue #0 is Alpha/Beta testing. If you want to call that an early release . . ? In any Alpha/Beta testing scenario there are always rollbacks, server resets, server wipes, character wipes, etc.
Personally, I have no intention of looking at as an Early release, as it will be my "job" to test the game until issue 1.

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Yeah I don’t view the steps leading up to Issue 1 as “early access.” It’s always been described to me in a way that sounded like “alpha/beta” testing. It’s closed to general public, has a slow rollout to in waves over time... I don’t know.

The term "early release/access" is one of those loaded terms that means something different to almost everyone you ask. I think some game companies try to pretend that their early release games are somehow "pseudo finished products" to get people to give them more money for something that probably doesn't deserve it.

On the other hand I have faith that MWM will be more respectful to their playerbase and not try to claim that "Issue 0" is anything other than a test baseline that will be built upon for future releases. Forgive my bluntness but unlike other companies I just don't think MWM will be dicks about it no matter what terms they use to label things.

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The EASIEST way to make any

The EASIEST way to make any/all confusion to evaporate is to clearly and visibly state what Issue #0 is and not use any language like "alpha" or "early access" or any of that nonsense. If they do not use those muddied terms, people will be forced to actually talk about what is available (and available to what portion of the KS pool). And then also touch on what a NDA would prevent people from sharing. Then direct the fanbase at the official postings of content (screenshots, Twitch streams, videos or whatever), ie keep the Announcements thread current on whichever issue number we are on.

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The EASIEST way to make any/all confusion to evaporate is to clearly and visibly state what Issue #0 is and not use any language like "alpha" or "early access" or any of that nonsense. If they do not use those muddied terms, people will be forced to actually talk about what is available (and available to what portion of the KS pool). And then also touch on what a NDA would prevent people from sharing. Then direct the fanbase at the official postings of content (screenshots, Twitch streams, videos or whatever), ie keep the Announcements thread current on whichever issue number we are on.

This is basically what I was implying when I said "no matter what terms they [MWM] use to label things". At the very least MWM would do well not use any phrase with the word "early" in it due to how much negative baggage that carries in the gaming world.

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So... Issue 0 is Paragon Chat

So... Issue 0 is Paragon Chat?

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So... Issue 0 is Paragon Chat?

Basically speaking yes, but at least it'll be the "CoT version" of Paragon Chat so it's a sort of "glass half full" thing. Having the CoT AB will be a good first step.

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It'll be interesting to see

It'll be interesting to see how the announce it. Depending on how clearly they state when 2nd Chance donators will get access may affect donations. Hopefully not by much if at all. And regarding the verbiage of pre-release, alpha/beta, etc...I guess we'll have to wait and see what the official announcement says.

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Basic running sequence for

Basic running sequence for issue #0. At present this is authoritative but details are subject to change before release.

Splash screen
Branding videos
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"Lobby" with character select, avatar builder access, and additional features time permitting.

Again, it must be emphasized that at present this is authoritative but details are still subject to change before release.

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Basic running sequence for issue #0. At present this is authoritative but details are subject to change before release.

Splash screen
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Again, it must be emphasized that at present this is authoritative but details are still subject to change before release.

So is the chat zone where you can run around one of those additional features? It seems like it's being both confirmed but also called a 'maybe' at the same time between devs comments here, FB, Youtube, and Discord. I cant wait for an official on exactly how it's going to go down.

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Basic running sequence for issue #0. At present this is authoritative but details are subject to change before release.

Splash screen
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Branding video like... animated video with the game engine ? like in FF XIV or a branding video like CoH did, a real digital video ?
You don't mention the first aera in where we can stand and discuss (the isle). Actually, it will not be in Issue #0 ?


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Basic running sequence for issue #0. At present this is authoritative but details are subject to change before release.

Splash screen
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"Lobby" with character select, avatar builder access, and additional features time permitting.

Again, it must be emphasized that at present this is authoritative but details are still subject to change before release.

So is the chat zone where you can run around one of those additional features? It seems like it's being both confirmed but also called a 'maybe' at the same time between devs comments here, FB, Youtube, and Discord. I cant wait for an official on exactly how it's going to go down.

The chat zone is finished. We have shown it in a few videos already.


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Basic running sequence for issue #0. At present this is authoritative but details are subject to change before release.

Splash screen
Branding videos
Login screen
"Lobby" with character select, avatar builder access, and additional features time permitting.

Again, it must be emphasized that at present this is authoritative but details are still subject to change before release.

If it is authoritative, can you make it official and place it in an easier area for people to find and reference (i.e. not 60 posts deep in a thread)?
Could a MWM person create a post with the above information in the Announcements forum? Also, add information about who will have access to Issue #0 (the limited pool of KS backers). If details change, great, update the post with the new information.

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Sorry about that. I was

Sorry about that. I was responding to a poster request for verification and clarification and put it close to that as a consequence. I posted only what I cleared with the PR team. I'll check on your other suggestions. I'm trying to make an effort to go through channels before posting. This posting is a limited exception in response to your basic complaint as to where it was posted.

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Avel, I'm sure none of us

Avel, I'm sure none of us want to make more work for you. However, your simple, straightforward information is Valuable and I would like to see it 'hung up' for all of the punters to see, so the community doesn't have to continually ask and answer the basic questions. We can point to a centralized location or two, for answers. We already redirect people to Winter's thread and Pyromantic's, when they howl for concrete data.

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The chat zone is finished. We have shown it in a few videos already.

Yes, but Avel didnt mention it in his list so I was asking if it was officially announced yet as 100% part of Issue #0 at launch. Different devs have stated different things on different social media platforms over the past year so I dont know who to believe. Just 2 or 3 months ago i saw a dev say that at Issue #0 release it would only be a download of the chargen, not on the server, no chat zone, etc.

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When Tannim said the chat

When Tannim said the chat zone, I think he meant the actual 3-dimensional game zone where people can run around and jump and stuff. Whether or not actual chat functionality will be represented looks to be still TBD.


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We have contemplated "pinning

We have contemplated "pinning" this information but decided against. What I can suggest is making a fan wiki - in fact we encourage it - and pinning it there. I just did a Google on the term "free wiki sites list" and it looks promising. If I can wiggle a little bit of loose cash I'm quite happy to reserve an appropriate domain and put the software there necessary if I can also snag some hosting space at the same time. As a matter of fact I DO have hosting space under my personal business if someone wants to borrow space for wiki development and testing. Of course all this will have to take a back seat to my main development work but I'm happy to help when I'm able - but it must be fan run in the end.

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TitanWiki.com is available ;)
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Again, if the domain wikioftitans.com can help, i own it and i can let it go for this fan wiki.
Just as a reminder, we try to work on a wiki project which will allow people to participate and translate datas for several languages. It could be great to work together if a similar project is already on its way to, instead of working separately ^^


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I didn't forget about you, TitansCity. I know you've had something going for a while. It would be better if the fans do the work and which you've already started. Thanks for sharing your link again.

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I don't see the point of a

I don't see the point of a wiki on Issue #0 since there so little official information on it. It would basically just be speculation. Again, too many different things have been said by different devs to be able to say, on a wiki, "this is what is going to happen." It would just be a lot of maybes and hopefully's.

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A wiki would be useful once

A wiki would be useful once there is something concrete to write about. I agree with Cleric.

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I'm not at all convinced it's

I'm not at all convinced it's complementary to a hard-working team, when the most basic of information about Issue 0 is still noticeably absent from any sort of pinned position or official update, nearly 5 months after the confusion that occurred in late 2018.

Is a simple list of:
- What's in Issue 0...
- What bonus features might be in Issue 0 if time/tech permits...
really something that fans are expected to chase down through multiple threads, or maintain outside of the game's own forums, or be unable to point our friends to, after all these months?

Each time I read that some mystery group is "deciding against" things, I note that it seems to be acting against my best interests. Five months ago, I asked if such info could be posted for all to easily see, and it was answered favorably at that time. Obviously, I understood that some time would be needed to compile and present it. We can apparently get well-crafted updates on Mogul structures (4 of them!)... but Issue 0, the cornerstone of the entire project, is a nebulous mass? And I should just accept this state of affairs and be silent for another X months while we get the occasional, disconnected tidbit of info about it?

By now, however, I am feeling that this post, asking once more to -please- provide a very modest amount of official & high-visibility status on what is in Issue 0, is viewed as unwelcome by some unnamed portion of the team.

Speaking directly to that mystery group...Am I wrong to feel this way? And if I am wrong, when can the most basic of official Issue 0 contents and/or status be made visible here on cityoftitans.com?

[Edit] I see that the prior references to the mystery group were removed from certain dev posts, without edit markups - how (appropriately?) "mysterious". I suppose if they cease to be mentioned, it's a small blessing.

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I'm not at all convinced it's complementary to a hard-working team, when the most basic of information about Issue 0 is still noticeably absent from any sort of pinned position or official update, nearly 5 months after the confusion that occurred in late 2018.

Is a simple list of:
- What's in Issue 0...
- What bonus features might be in Issue 0 if time/tech permits...
really something that fans are expected to chase down through multiple threads, or maintain outside of the game's own forums, or be unable to point our friends to, after all these months?

Each time I read that some mystery group is "deciding against" things, I note that it seems to be acting against my best interests. Five months ago, I asked if such info could be posted for all to easily see, and it was answered favorably at that time. Obviously, I understood that some time would be needed to compile and present it. We can apparently get well-crafted updates on Mogul structures (4 of them!)... but Issue 0, the cornerstone of the entire project, is a nebulous mass? And I should just accept this state of affairs and be silent for another X months while we get the occasional, disconnected tidbit of info about it?

By now, however, I am feeling that this post, asking once more to -please- provide a very modest amount of official & high-visibility status on what is in Issue 0, is viewed as unwelcome by some unnamed portion of the team.

Speaking directly to that mystery group...Am I wrong to feel this way? And if I am wrong, when can the most basic of official Issue 0 contents and/or status be made visible here on cityoftitans.com?

You are not the only one that has voiced this opinion (or been on the receiving end of that unnamed portion). The only thing that can be said is that either the team still doesnt know what they'll be able to do in Issue #0 and so they cant say anything at all or they are going for the surprise attack and plan on launching with zero indication.

As annoying as their communication strategy often is, accepting it seems to be the only solution to maintaining hope that this project will live up to expectations.

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it's pretty empty

it's pretty empty unfortunately :/


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I didn't forget about you, TitansCity. I know you've had something going for a while. It would be better if the fans do the work and which you've already started. Thanks for sharing your link again.

You are welcome :) I hope fans will get in touch with the French Community to work together :) Heroes (and villains) have no frontiers xD


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That’s why I continue to donate to SoH, and observe The unobservable “progress” of CoT.

They have monthly updates, weekly lately.

They also don't have a third party NDA.

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It should be noted that SoH and VO have paid development.

I know SoH does, but if VO has paid development it's a newer thing. They use the "We're all volunteers" line quite frequently to explain their utter lack of progress that led to a lot of people demanding refunds on their crowdsourcing and donations.

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Hmm? Issue #0 has been

I'm afraid I don't understand the confusion here. We have been consistently saying that the only definite feature that Issue #0 will have on release in official statements is the character creator. For the record an authoritative statement is official. My previous listing in this thread is official by definition. I'm the guy in charge of releases by the way. In the past I had hoped to have the character creator as a separate product from the game and to have it integrated into it when that was ready, but because of our contract with Epic we can't release anything else except for the game. After that is released we can do other products with the same engine. This means we couldn't do the character tool separate unfortunately.

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This means we couldn't do the character tool separate unfortunately.

At launch or ever ?


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Only until the game launch is

Only until the game launch is there a restriction After that we have more license.

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I'm afraid I don't understand the confusion here. We have been consistently saying that the only definite feature that Issue #0 will have on release in official statements is the character creator. For the record an authoritative statement is official. My previous listing in this thread is official by definition. I'm the guy in charge of releases by the way. In the past I had hoped to have the character creator as a separate product from the game and to have it integrated into it when that was ready, but because of our contract with Epic we can't release anything else except for the game. After that is released we can do other products with the same engine. This means we couldn't do the character tool separate unfortunately.

Sorry Avel, but that is not true. Different devs have all but promised, over the last year in various threads, that the chat zone where you can run around along with the chat feature would release with Issue #0. This is the first time that I have seen a dev use the terminology that you used, saying definitively that the only official part of Issue #0 is the chargen. This is actual GOOD information because you made this official.

Please don't misinterpret my words and think that I am upset that that is the case; whether you end up launching with or without those extra features doesn't really matter to me as I probably won't jump in Issue #0 for a while.

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it's pretty empty unfortunately :/

Would love to put stuff on it but I'm not allowed. :-(

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avelworldcreator wrote:
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I'm afraid I don't understand the confusion here. We have been consistently saying that the only definite feature that Issue #0 will have on release in official statements is the character creator. For the record an authoritative statement is official. My previous listing in this thread is official by definition. I'm the guy in charge of releases by the way. In the past I had hoped to have the character creator as a separate product from the game and to have it integrated into it when that was ready, but because of our contract with Epic we can't release anything else except for the game. After that is released we can do other products with the same engine. This means we couldn't do the character tool separate unfortunately.

I think at least some of the confusion comes from the murky area between Issue 0 and Issue 1, and what the plans are for that journey. I'm happy for MWM to release such info as and when they see fit, but until the player base understands that plan I suspect discussions like this will continue.

I remember back when we were first starting to discuss releases. Many of us were with you on the idea of releasing the AB separately as a free 'taste' to get people hooked, but I can certainly understand why that can't be done.

Spurn all ye kindle.

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I don't see the point of a wiki on Issue #0 since there so little official information on it. It would basically just be speculation. Again, too many different things have been said by different devs to be able to say, on a wiki, "this is what is going to happen." It would just be a lot of maybes and hopefully's.

What you forget about that is that MWM can give some lore information to feed the wiki (i think) like some characters ans their story


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I don't see the point of a wiki on Issue #0 since there so little official information on it. It would basically just be speculation. Again, too many different things have been said by different devs to be able to say, on a wiki, "this is what is going to happen." It would just be a lot of maybes and hopefully's.

What you forget about that is that MWM can give some lore information to feed the wiki (i think) like some characters ans their story

Why would they do that instead of putting it on their own website? If they are going to take the time to put together something that can be shared as official then they need to to be doing it from their own website and not a wiki. That makes zero sense unless it's to a news site. A wiki should never have more information about a game than the game's own website.

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