Yeah!! 7! ???
Why do these need an excuse? They are not beholden to anyone to release the game sooner just because we wish it. Correct me if I'm wrong but did they ever make a commitment to release the game on a certain date and then later renege on it?
Think what you will about the game being early access after 8 years, but they didn't mislead anyone about what we were going to be getting.
Talesworld also warned all of us on the steam store page encouraging us to wait for full release if we want a finished game.
OP said "not been 8 years"
Guess what, no excuse, 8 years.
Let's see... I've pay my money for the game?!Unless you are an investor who gave money to Talesworld, why do you care, though? They could also go bankrupt or decide or get bought up which causes them to scrap the project. All possible. Instead we get an early access release of their attempt to finally bring this project home.
Iv has a lance in bannerlord you can couch. A little icon on the side of the screen pops up and you press x to couch it.LOL So true. I can only stab with mine, even at full gallop and using a lance that's marked as couchable. Even my KNIGHTS LANCE can't be couched. /sigh. *Picks up a Bastard Sword*
Unfortunately, this is a hard sell to some people. A lot of people don't know much about software development, never mind game development. Any minor issue will be touted as great failings by some due to misunderstandings about how games are developed.
However it's also a good opportunity to teach people about how much work is put in to make games like Bannerlord!
I think at the root of this is also how much you pay for an early access piece of software. Charging 50 euro's/dollaridoo's/whathaveyou's for an early access project that has been hyped to hell and back and has a really non-transparent development process is either really naive or really intentional. Of course they had to work hard on a new engine, but that doesn't take away the fact that they still decided to release it, and still decided to charge close to an AAA title for their game. And let's also not pretend Taleworlds is the 2 man studio it once was. Taleworlds has plenty of people on their payroll. It's not "a small indie team working on a project close to their heart," it is also "a software development studio that has worked on a well received game for years and has plenty of experience in the field of software development."
It's not strange that people expected more from the game when it was released as early access; especially when a lot of the issues the game had on release day and the days after come down to just plain stupidity. The fact that the engine took so long to make is entirely irrelevant to the fact that a good portion of the items in the game were locked behind MP and inaccessible in the SP. You can't explain that away by handwaving and saying "early access" over and over like it is some sort of magic trick.
They don´t need to excuse anything. These arbitrary time limits consumers are setting for developers are part of the reason why we´re being flooded with unfinished titles dressed as full releases (Battlefield 5, Fallout 76, Breakpoint and so on). We know already know that time spent in development is a useless metric to gauge whether a game will be good or not (see The Witcher 3 and Duke Nukem Forever). Let the developers use the time they need whether it be 3 or 8 years. It´s ultimately better for us and the developers themselves.
bannerlord has thousands of npcs on the same scene at the same time, of course the graphics aren’t going to be wonderful. But to say that the graphics absolutely suck is an overstatement, the graphics are actually quite beautiful, and in my opinion better then Skyrim.PvP is really fun. I'm hooked on it.
The single player is just horribly unfinished. How do you not have voice actors doing the parts of the villagers etc?
The graphics are from 2010. Skyrim looks better and that came out 9 years ago.
Was this a money grab? Who knows but I feel the money is worth it just for the PvP.
I haven't played single player, I'm not going to ruin that part until they're done or modders fix their game.
Honestly why does it affect you so much? Did you have nothing else to do in those 8 years? Maybe go outside or do something man, forgive and forget. Sure it’s been 8 years, but it’s out now, It’s time to accept itOP said "not been 8 years"
Guess what, no excuse, 8 years.
I didn't say they suck. I said they're from 2010, which is true.bannerlord has thousands of npcs on the same scene at the same time, of course the graphics aren’t going to be wonderful. But to say that the graphics absolutely suck is an overstatement, the graphics are actually quite beautiful, and in my opinion better then Skyrim.
Did you play warband? Cause the graphics sucked, and yet it’s still played by millions of people. Now, of course it’s all up to personal preference, but if the games good, graphics don’t matter.I didn't say they suck. I said they're from 2010, which is true.
bannerlord has thousands of npcs on the same scene at the same time, of course the graphics aren’t going to be wonderful.
I agree with you regarding the issues that seem easily resolved, and the until recently opaque development!
The game was released with a discount of 10% from $49.99, €49.99, £39.99, and an additional 10% discount for people who own a previous Mount & Blade game. We don't know TaleWorlds' financial situation, but as you have pointed out, they are a big studio now with plenty of people on their payroll. Many people will readily accept the discounts for the opportunity to play the game earlier in a less than ideal state.
The game is largely playable, but there is clearly a lot of missing content, some obvious mistakes like the items that were unused in singleplayer, and there are many issues still to resolve. I can see how it could be disappointing for some people. However, TaleWorlds are releasing frequent patches, and there are some developer responses in threads stating their intentions to fix problems that people raise.
The intention of my first post is to say that there are many people who think that solely this incarnation of the game has been worked on for 8 years, which isn't the case. And that this is an opportunity for people to learn more about game development in a positive way.
Did you push the X button to get it in position?LOL So true. I can only stab with mine, even at full gallop and using a lance that's marked as couchable. Even my KNIGHTS LANCE can't be couched. /sigh. *Picks up a Bastard Sword*