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So true about testing so late and the lack of a timely announcement. Our stuff at work is tested months in advance, I but I have no idea how the gaming places do it. Even at the various places I’ve worked it’s been different. I’d imagine testing up until the deadline would lead to some ulcers.

True but who knows if their project is modularized that way and even it if is how many hooks they have into the rest of the project. I’m not a c++ developer or know the normal project setup unfortunately.

I’m sure the functionality is intertwined in the code base and the last thing you want it to merge in some bad code to a working branch. Releasing a module with known bad functionality in one part of it would be a bad move.

You know more than all of us, in your opinion would it be better to be feature complete with a module before moving onto the next one?

Honestly dates are a part of the software business and if you can’t make then your process is flawed. Missing dates in business software is not tolerated and is a good way to lose your business but for some reason it’s tolerated in the game world. The fact of the matter is ED’s process is flawed and it’s spread out so much that honestly I think they have too much to accomplish in parallel. Look at the updated roadmap, it’s a mess and all over the place. The bottom line is that their software development process is a mess and even so it’s still way better than their customer engagement and that’s saying something.

They honestly said the super carrier is ready to go but we don’t release EA products during a sale. I know people that were preordering as late as yesterday because we were told it’s ready to go and then today at the 11th hour we get a pretty weak statement. Hey it’s not done, but look over here at all this other stuff we have planned.

Before anyone trolls?

True

Thanks for the hard work, I enjoy your product. Your process just needs some improvement is all.

Take some of that early access cash and hire a full time professional PR person already.

Yep, adding in features and bug fixing can be done after the fact, but you can’t go back in time to fix that release date issue.

What they should of done is refund everybody’s money that went into that mess. It’s not the customers job to vet third party developers, it’s ED’s. They should have taken responsibility for it.

You don’t miss deadlines because you accurately plan. Why should those customers not accept that approach but they should accept ED’s?

They are not, but I also know all of the work and planning that goes into making sure your dates don’t slip and sometimes it’s a lot of work. If the world of software I work in if you miss dates it’s a big financial penalty for the company.

Again battered wife

So it’s my fault they let their dates slip? I don’t yell at the airlines for weather but I am a software dev that doesn’t let my dates slip.

More so a lack of comms from my frustration point of view. Hornet progress stalled, super carrier potentially delayed again, night lighting horrible, missiles kind of work, it’s all piled on at some point.

People don’t make these dates up, they were announced, so it’s not when WE want it it’s when they announced to have it available.

Nice humble brag

You know what’s better than 3 early access modules? How about 4? Sounds pretty positive to me.

It does, but ED’s dates slip constantly. I would love to own a company where all of my customers had battered wife syndrome so when I would constantly let dates slip or under perform they would just make endless excuses and allow me to get away with my lackluster performance while still handing over the $$$.

I’ve got nothing for that logic.

True. If they don’t like the criticism then they should change their current early access business model. Once people invest in a product they don’t like being kept in the dark about it.

Harrier and A-10. I’m not a fan of the boom method.

Awesome. I’ve only ever played single player, but I’ll check this out for sure.