Requests for a demo or some sort of a release are showing up more often in user comments and as a result
the team has talked about offering an
alternative release approach.
Here is what the team
proposes:
Option 2: Release ESF in 2 smaller phases
Phase 1
- Reduce the playable characters down to 5-6
- Limit characters to 1 transformation level
- Postpone non-deathmatch game modes
The
development has
discussed both options and are
comfortable with either.
Quite honestly it doesnt change a thing for us.
We have the Phase 1 as we call it set as a milestone or a release. In both ways our plans are not going to change.
Let's make this clear. First, Masta said that
the team talked about that, which means every single team member know there is (if option 2 is voted) a so called deadline (even if it not set yet, but you can be sure that it's less than 1 or 2 years^^ - just ask yourself: Why are we ask NOW?) and the teammembers are fine with that otherwhise they wouldn't agree and the poll doesn't exist.
Second, as you can see, Masta said what's inside the first phase. Again, ask yourself: Why is just this stuff inside? This can be one of the following reasons: a) that's what we got so far, b) we are sure that this will work fine or c) we are looking foward to it getting it to work (soon).
And like Masta said also, the devs are comfortable with either!
Third, Grega said there arn't any changes for us, doesn't matter what you're voting for.
Remember, these 3 statements has already been written!
I would like to say sth too about the comparison with the open beta. The team isn't stupid and you can be sure that we think about that, too and it's not like we had this idea 3 or 4 days ago... (Why there are differences compaired to the open beta? Just have a look at my second listing.)
With other words (copied from Masta again^^): What we want to know is what do you think? Because we wouldn't ask if we can't handle it. So forget about the bugs and stuff like that. Of course there will be some, even in the "full" final (nobody is perfect). What counts most is YOUR opinion of the following question: Do you want a full release with a long waiting period or a phase release with less content (which content exactly you can read in the first post)? Masta doesn't wrote sth about the choose between a full release or a buggy less content version.
I don't care about the final result and I'm sure ESF is not going to be die, because of our great community (not able to compare with NNK and stuff like that). You guys are awesome! That's why we want you to choose. Thanks.