The longer it is in EA the better.
For one thing, the custom servers for the MP guys are tied to the release date. These guys are getting screwed by postponements (well, modders are also slightly screwed by endless development), the rest of us can wait indeed.
Exactly what pops out of the whole announcement.
Kind of expected, considering the ongoing uncertainty of Taleworlds finishing tasks they have given themselves. In a professional world this is unacceptable. In the semi-pro game dev world they should give at least a rough estimate written in their roadmap. After they make a proper roadmap with colored squares or something easier to read than an outdated list.
Yes agreed. I'm happy to hear they aren't going to just release a half-finished utter mess for the modders to try and fix.The longer it is in EA the better.
They already released the game as a half-finished utter mess except that the modding tools are too broken for anyone to fix anything.Yes agreed. I'm happy to hear they aren't going to just release a half-finished utter mess for the modders to try and fix.
That tends to be what games are like in EA. What matters now is TW actually finishing the game, and more time to do that is needed. That, coupled with the fact that they are now returning to the offices may see a speed up in development time, however we will just have to wait and see if that actually happens.They already released the game as a half-finished utter mess except that the modding tools are too broken for anyone to fix anything.
Encroaching 12 years of development, I too feel they should keep going for at least another decade, then the game would be really good.I don't mind the game being in early access for a long period. They should take their time with this game. Make it good before releasing it to the wolves.
An incomplete shell of a game compared to what we were promised, a shell of game compared to it's predecessor.I don't understand why people are getting upset or critical about missed targets? You can play the game right now. Better to let them take their time and release a very good game.
I see this get repeated frequently but development actually started in 2010 right after Warband was released, so by the timeRelease a very good game? Lol. If I make a guess, only a handful of people still expecting something "good" from Taleworlds after this empty 8 year of development + 1.5 year early access.
A lot of features they are planning to add already exist with mods, but are broke with every single patch by TaleWorlds, some never to return due to the workload forced on them to keep it working. The best thing that could happen to this game at this point is for TaleWorlds to stop development on the game itself and just work on modding tools.Yup, to me they can delay as long as they want if it means they'll keep working and improving the game.
The current version is still missing things while others need improvements, forcing a release earlier would just mean no more big improvements and i'm sure no one wants that.
That goes against what the developers themselves have actually said:I actually it was announced in 2012 because of copyright issues with paradox. They started pre-production after that year. Currently, this version of the game is in development for 4 years. This is at least 3rd version of the game. They completely erased other versions (maybe not completely but some big part of the game).
Pretty much, a vast majority of the stuff we will not see for another 6 to 7 months is already a mod.I´m not a modder but isn´t this just some XML stuff? Like creating some templates that AI lords will use for recruiting / upgrading troops? At least to me it doesn´t sound like this should take a lof work to add it to the game, I could be wrong though.
Criminal empire stuff was scrapped a long time ago as far as I know. Even before EA release.
This. The top management behind this game is holding it back.I would love if they just gave a few of their most senior developers full permission to add whatever they think will be cool, imagine 2-3 full time Bloc adding stuff like proper vassal system, minor factions settlements, perhaps re-instate the old upgradeable villages and so forth.
Release windows mean nothing to them as we have seen time and time again, and it really seems as though they cannot work at a faster pace, so it will go on for years more without any doubt.I don't care whether they call it Early Access or Release. What matters to me is getting fixes, improvements and new features. I doubt that approaching release date will speed anything it up. And if calling it Early Access means that they will keep on working on it for longer, I'm fine with them extending it until Mount&Blade 3 if they decide to continue the series.
At some point in Bannerlord "Early Access" they'll start calling it Mount and Blade 3, just give it time and more release postponements. The Mount and Blade games will simply morph into the next version over the decades. You'll notice this when in three years they'll ask you to buy the next patch.I don't care whether they call it Early Access or Release. What matters to me is getting fixes, improvements and new features. I doubt that approaching release date will speed anything it up. And if calling it Early Access means that they will keep on working on it for longer, I'm fine with them extending it until Mount&Blade 3 if they decide to continue the series.
I actually it was announced in 2012 because of copyright issues with paradox. They started pre-production after that year. Currently, this version of the game is in development for 4 years. This is at least 3rd version of the game. They completely erased other versions (maybe not completely but some big part of the game). They still poorly managed the development (organization stuff).
From a Turkish dev and streamer VideoyunThis is completely untrue, where did you get this idea from?
'Shrug' what difference does it make? Whether the game is EA or not is merely a title. TW should spend as much time on this game as it needs.Release windows mean nothing to them as we have seen time and time again, and it really seems as though they cannot work at a faster pace, so it will go on for years more without any doubt.
But there was leaked footage before the official announcement, so pre-production must have started earlier.From a Turkish dev and streamer Videoyun
You can just play the game right now, I mean do some battles because that´s all you do as it seems.
I find it funny to put these into perspectives while CD Projekt RED just spent 40mins bragging about a new car, how tedious programming a game was, a new skin for a character, and two items. 9 months after the relative disaster they dropped in 2020, with a giant smoke screen in between.
And they were supposed to hype the people around that I guess.