What do you think about delays in AQ3D?

Delays have occurred so frequently in AdventureQuest 3D that it is now one of players' expectations whenever the AQ3D staff members announce a new release. What do you think about delays?

For me, I think the delays have been a recurring problem for the game. Part of the issue is that there is a major oversight whenever the team announces a release date, which I think they should be more cautious about. Instead of releasing releases on the go, I think they would be better off making a bunch of releases beforehand and testing them, but only releasing one of their bunches whenever they think the time is right, that way, the team is a step ahead in their planning. I also think announcing AQ3D's Live release date was a major mistake as that was supposed to happen in October of 2016, then was postponed furthermore with the next official date set to October 13th, 2017; it was the biggest anticipation, but it failed its execution twice, so another thing I'd like to see is less release date announcements, but maybe stick to date approximations.

 

I remember reading that, I think on the news Disqus comment. I have a feeling a delay will happen again as it's hard for them not to announce a release date. I think the last time they announced a release date was for Darkovia being planned for Tuesday, but at least they weren't delayed that time.

I absolutely agree that there are other things to do while waiting for a release like play another game, but the issue rests on the AQ3D team's words. The news they give players tends to imply the team as a reliable source for information, but when it comes to delays, the team loses trust. It's sort of like keeping a promise, but only breaking them.

It seems to be a habit as well. Even when the team is aware that players don't like seeing delays, the team still posts release date. Looks like Cysero's handy-dandy "As soon as it's ready o'clock" mantra has lost its significance, but it does tend to be Artix who spoils release dates. I think it's just his personality.

Well I don't think anybody expects the team to put out weekly releases. For me and certain people, it would be great to see the team stay true to their words, even if it means not mentioning a release date in the news. Even an approximation is fine as long as it doesn't sound too affirmative with a chance of delay. The one day coding challenge does sound intense, but the developers have years of experience. I believe some of the developers have even challenged themselves to accomplish such daunting tasks. There have been Ludum Dare challenges that some of the developers have partaken such as for the Kitty.coli game and the Doom Cauldron game they've made.

Well it feels like I'm listening to words out of a clever, sneaky fox, when I hear one thing, but it turns out that something else occurs instead. Of course, words have little meaning compared to actions which have significant meaning.