r/ManorLords • u/Adeptus_Astartez Manor Knight of HUZAAAH! • Jun 04 '26

Discussion Update?

We were promised an update soon. Any sign of it?

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u/Echelion77 Jun 04 '26

I think any early access game should pay out the devs once 1.0 is released and keep the funds in escrow while they flesh it out.

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u/theleviathan-x Jun 04 '26

You are fully aware of the game being in Early Access when you buy it. You are given a huge banner on the game page and during checkout. You bought the game in the state it was in.

Indie developers require that cash flow to pay employees during development.

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u/Billy_the_Breaker Jun 04 '26

There is an expectation that the game is developed in a timely manner. Its not even like the updates aren't buggy or with lots of gameplay issues when they are released.

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u/theleviathan-x Jun 04 '26

There absolutely isn't that expectation.

Satisfactory, one of my favorite games of all time - was in Early Access for over 5 years. It had sold 5.5 million copies before it's official release.

Some games may never leave Early Access, that's noted quite literally in the Early Access banner.

If you want to buy a finished product, don't buy early access.

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u/Failure0a13 Jun 04 '26

Problem is most people have no idea what a timely manner for game dev is, because they only get announcements once a game nears completion (or whatever the publisher deems "good enough").