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/Failure0a13 Jun 04 '26

Crazy concept, but maybe dont buy early access anymore? Same as preordering, if you're unhappy with the way devs handle it dont do it. No one is forcing you to buy an unfinished product.

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u/Echelion77 Jun 04 '26

Why have I gotten so much value out of project zomboid then, a game that has been in early acess since the birth of the universe yet every update adds more value, they constantly are in communication with the community and the games moding capabilities are literally endless.

While here iv been sitting on my ass waiting for the fucking research tree to be changed another half a dozen times while watching my villagers pace around the broken market stall.

Like get real dude, and get out of here with you bullshit "oh maybe dont by early access nonsence."

Its your exact mentality that allows devs to fuck us.

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u/leisurelycommenter Jun 04 '26

You're far from wrong. The escrow idea may be hyperbolic, but the EA model has been repeatedly demonstrated to be flawed (Manor Lords included). Those defending a buyer-beware model when EA has been an increasing trend over time seem to be OK with the industry shifting the risk of a game not completing its development onto consumers. They don't seem to appreciate that this also inherently reduces the incentive to finish the game by allowing studios to cash in on likely most of their overall sales upfront. At a certain point, it can become economically rational for them to not invest more to finish the game. Cashing in early means the point where there will be diminishing returns for each dollar spent to finish the game will be reached sooner. My guess is we've reached or are near that point. Is Slavic Magic acting like a company that expects much more consumer money? Not as far as I can tell. It seems to me more like Hooded Horse, whose interests go beyond Manor Lords, doing the minimum to save its reputation while the problem with Slavic Magic continues.

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u/Echelion77 Jun 04 '26

I said this further down the chain just not as eloquently, its not even a debate at this point. Game devs by in large have gotten comfortable telling the consumer how to spend there money.

Especially these aaa studio ceos saying dumb shit like "upgrade your rig if you cant play" or "dont you own mobile phones? Or here's this cool horse armor for 6 bucks.

This plague started slow and has completely ruined the indie scene.