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PDX_Pariah

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Jul 21, 2020
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Howdy all,

Friendly neighborhood Community Manager Troy here to bring you the brightest and freshest news regarding Royal Court!

This year has been a long and interesting one, to be certain, but we are here all together to make sure that our fantastic community gets the product that we have all been waiting for and deserve. Earlier this year, we informed you all that we were working hard to make sure that Royal Court was up to our standards.

Royal Court is not only the first expansion for CK3, but also a set of features entirely new to the CK series, including cultural evolution and language. It is very much breaking new ground,and as such, we are experimenting at every turn.

With that in mind we are not, at the moment, entirely satisfied with Royal Court's progress, especially regarding its stability. There are a number of bugs we really need to iron out, and are taking more time to make sure it is in line with the standards you expect. We also understand the frustration that delays cause, but we would like to make sure we are always as forthcoming as possible and that you hear the news directly from us. It’s a tricky balance between sentiments like “It will release whenever we finish making sure it is ready” and things like giving exact timelines only to make necessary but upsetting changes to that timeline when we do actually need time to review and make those changes.

That being said, look forward to news about the 2022 release date Soon™!

In the meantime, you can catch up on all the previous points in our Royal Court FAQ HERE!

All of our team is hard at work following their projects through to completion and making sure that all the tasks that they started are fully realized and supported. This means they are going to keep up their hard work and make sure that Royal Court is the success that both their efforts and your expectations deserve.

All that said, we are super grateful for all the dedication and passion you have shown for Crusader Kings III leading up to this point. Your thoughts and feedback on the systems, features, and integration of Royal Court have led to some interesting changes and alterations that we may or may not have otherwise considered! Without your input and support, this game and expansion would not be anywhere near what it is shaping up to be!

Thank you from the bottom of our hearts! We appreciate your understanding and patience.

Cheers,
- Pariah
 
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The same question was asked each and every developer diary, and has been asked for months. It is a very redundant answer, and no matter how many ask, the answer will always be the same: we will let you know as soon as we have an answer. At this point it's becoming a meme to keep asking.

There is always the endless paradox of: "we want the game now" but "we want you to make sure it's good". At this point we're in a lose/lose: either we release a buggy, rushed game because people ask for it, and get a backlash because it's not up to standard; or we take our time to make sure everything is up to standard, but people bash us for taking time to do so. The second alternative you seem to want us to do is crunch like crazy without any regard for the health of employees, but just fuels an awful practice of the games industry by hurting the employees.

Gamers want things right now, seemingly often at the expense of the developers making its health. At the same time: gamers seemingly want to make the companies take care of their employees, so they can make good products.

It is exhausting to see it day in and day out: "release when?", "drop patch now!", "you're all scamming us for taking the time!", "why don't you release now?!" and so forth. We all want to deliver a product of quality, but this commentary makes it really difficult.

I love games, I love the experiences we all share when we play games, I love sculpting these experiences so more people can enjoy it all but I won't lie and say I am unaffected by fans who make unreasonable demands.
 
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