Anyone Disgruntled?

[Fulloflight]

I am generally pretty light-hearted and forgiving, especially when it comes to games as good as this from a husband/wife programming and production team and a helpful and talented volunteer modding community. But where are the updates? It has been months since the last one. I know you all love the game, as I do, but one must admit there are very few professional reasons that justify such a long time between updates without an explanation, especially to this very small and dedicated community. The speed of update is one major reason why I purchased this game (along with the promise I was also buying version 1.0); so it doesn't really change my mind that most if not all games put out nowadays by large companies with dedicated staff and enormous resources are unfinished and slow to patch/update. If someone died and I don't know about it, I understand and please disregard this message. I hope I do not sound too harsh, since I bear no ill-will to anyone in this community, least of all our beloved developers. But the overzealous support, lack of actual criticism, and general, ineffective mocking of expediency is becoming somewhat dull and repetitive, no? I am glad someone is outspokenly excited about moving the game forward. My thanks to the modders who extended my appreciation of the game. Cheers,
Fulloflight

 

[Ingolifs]

All i need to know is that he's working hard on it. If it is taking a long time, then something big is happening. Most likely he had ambitious plans for the mod tools.

Yeah, it does seem to happen that when an update is overdue, people feel it's their right to have it out.

 

[JohnathanStrange]

I think I might've been inclined to be a bit impatient, if what we've already got hadn't been so entertaining already. I can understand the eagerness people have for new stuff; they're still in the grip of M&B fever, so why shouldn't they be curious about updates?

I've had a tremendous amount of fun from M&B so far; more so than most commercial games I've played recently; so if - and I shudder to say this - no updates come for weeks, I'm already satisfied.

Actually, I play M&B on a very casual basis now; the fever is past and I'm getting on with my life. I like to post still and read suggestions but as for striving to make another level or guard a caravan? No, been there.

signed, "A Gruntled M&B gamer"

 

[Rando]

While I have pretty much stopped playing M&B because I am waiting on the patch, I gotta remember that there are just 2 people working on this. Armagan has said that he is working on the mod tools trying to get them just right. Since he is probably writing them from scratch, I imagine that takes awhile and he has said he is trying to make them compatible with other things. The latter part of that last sentance seems to be taking the longest. I do hope an update comes soon but, I'd rather not be spending all my time updating the game because the new update came out when the new update came out after the new update came out. He also said something about quick fixes cause other problems. So, I'd rather have one "super" patch every 6-8 weeks (as is the current schedule) then to read 8 daily posts on how mount horses causes the game to crash.

 

[Cosan]

There are other ways to wait.

N is one other way. Its freeware, and has great forums. It matches M&B's quality, but not really because they are two different games and not the same genre.

 

[TheSlightFeelingOfRegret]

Someone who cannot tell that N and Mount&Blade are different genres is probably unsure of what a genre is.

For anyone who does not know what N is-
It's a 2D platform game where you control a little stylized-stick-ninja in his running, jumping, sliding and being obliterated by various machines. There are over 100 official levels and many user-made ones. It includes a level editor, so you can make your own.

It's available for download here (free, of course):
http://www.freedownloadscenter.com/Games/Puzzles/N.html

 

[Rosacrux]

I am concearned about the lack of updates, seeing that July's almost over (in August I go on holidays and there's no chance I can find time to play in September - I'll have an enormous workload for at least six months).

But I believe the tiny depeloper team who's given us such a sweeeeeeeeeeeet game, is doing their best to come up with something really good. Allthough, frankly, I am quite annoyed that we haven't heard a word about the delay.

 

[LB]

I don't mind the wait - the game is incredible as it is, and I only got it a few weeks ago anyway.

Still, a short blurb on why the new update is taking so long (having trouble reconciling new modding tools with current game, for instance) would be welcome. So we know he's still alive ...

 

[ShangTang]

Well he still posts regularly in the Technical forums so I think we can assume he's still kicking.

 

[Luthius]

Maybe he got into Guild Wars?

 

[rout]

Take all the time you need A.
If it wasnt an open beta, we wouldnt be playing it at all yet.

 

[ShangTang]

He said that once the mod tools are out regular updates will continue. He just wants the mod tools to be perfect.

 

[Pavlov]

Armagan is working hard on the next update. Be patient and you shall not be disappointed.

If it wasnt an open beta, we wouldnt be playing it at all yet

point and case.