Shouldn't all of that be discussed in about 2-4 years when the core game is finished, released, works successfully and a list of next features to implement is compiled and evaluated? The risk of feature creep in software development is real.

I'd rather they spend their time on developing a great game, especially scoring well on the upcoming stress test is going to be crucial. When there's less urgent issues during Beta, sure, they could devote some time and effort to adding a couple more rewards.

I'm glad that SpatialOS is spawning a lot of innovative games lately and I'm certainly going to keep an eye on Fractured MMO. For all we know right now, my favorite race would likely be the Wolf-Kin if I manage to find enough like minded people to be in a proper pack
Then again, the Bear-Kin and the Hart-Kin would have a certain appeal as well as the 'basic good old human'.
And that's it for now! (More to come later, depending on how things develop)

I'm backer number 123 and currently went with early bird Recruit (20 €), but consider going up early bird Patron (90 €). I simply haven't decided yet.

There are a couple of German players, I'm sure some of them are going to invite you to 'German speaking groups'. So, welcome to Fractured, and I hope you're going to enjoy your time here!

@VyrVandalous said in Funding:

(...)I personally think they should be over the 2-3 million Euro point by now(...)

The company does have investors and 'other means of funding'. While I agree that the Kickstarter should have raised more money, I suppose that once we hit Alpha 1/2 and some videos of actual gameplay hit the net, we're going to see a higher influx of paying customers.

@VyrVandalous said in Funding:

(...) think options such as Auctions and some more pay options should be included here in the game in order to ensure it's long term survival.

You have some cosmetics and a VIP subscription that you can purchase for a steady income to the company.

@Jetah said in Give us Attribute Resets please:

(...)people will like the aesthetics of certain sub-race but the play style may change. changing the attributes allows for the person to keep the aesthetics they want and get a playstyle they want.

again, i'm not even sure where you brought up race as the discussion isn't about that.

Because, as @Yitra and I pointed out, race has far more impact in Fractured than 'aesthetics'? Different race comes with different attributes. The whole point and argumentation in this thread is that people can't be bothered to create more than one character and should be allowed to change their attributes to always have the perfect attribute distribution for the build they want to play with currently. Now, if you are stuck with your race, even if you would be allowed to redistribute your attributes and you could not change your race as well, you'd still be in the same 'bad' position you are now and would have to create a new character, since you still wouldn't have achieved the goal you wanted, to have the best possible attribute distribution for a new build.

Congratulations to all spammers, sorry, I meant winners!
May you keep posting and gaining points!

Any chance that you'd include the idea of 'female armor' in one of your design write-ups?
I tried to advertise the game to somebody who shrugged, replied it's 'bikini babes' and never came back. I kind of hope that the 'very open' female 'armor' we saw in the concept art so far isn't meant to be armor and that women wear real armor in the game, but it is tricky to advertise that.

I was under a wrong assumption when you announced going for Kickstarter. I thought (yes, I know what they say about assuming something :p) you'd need the money to actually develop the project, but as you stated you're financially stable, I would have advised to delay deploying the Kickstarter to far after pre-alpha and to as late into the project as you can push it.

That said, I've currently backed at early bird Recruit (20€, backer #123), because I am (unlike I first thought when reading your early spotlights) not your target audience and simply want to support your project for your great spirit and dedication. It's fine that I'm not your target audience and you shouldn't change that this late into development, so what I'm going to explain is a moot point, but it won't hurt if I go into detail on it either.

I was looking for a less 'limited' experience where players can moderate the community by themselves (all actions are possible, but have consequences that matter). An example of this would be Chronicles of Elyria, where I backed $175 (early bird Ursaphant rider) and would have gone higher if they had your 'working spirit' (I wish I could blend the two projects together ). I mention that project specifically, since I'm not sure the common analysis in this thread is entirely correct (the company behind that game is a fresh start, no name - had nothing to show and yet managed to get past $1.3 million with high cost tiers [$350, $175, $90, $50 for Alpha 1, Alpha 2, Beta 1, Beta 2 and $25 for the base game]).

I love that you're trying to make honest (and reasonable, based on your current progress) predictions about your game development schedule and your community interaction and willingness to address questions. However, I'm trying to 'vote with my money' (since other companies are following these kind of Kickstarters closely and are adjusting their projects accordingly), so I'll have to go with projects that are targeted at my desires in a direct competition.

To pico or not to pico

Communication

jaybirds are so greedy

people are people

Looking forward to taming

Welcome to Fractured!
I hope you're going to enjoy your time here

@Jetah said in Questions for roadmap for planet design:

(...)Would a tiered release be a possibility?(...)

I sure hope that's not the route they are going, that would cause horrible reviews.

@Specter said in Questions for roadmap for planet design:

(...)I cannot say how much they've raised so far but it's a lot of money, hence why they're able to double the team size(...)

The numbers certainly can (and should) not be disclosed and hiring additional team members is a great achievement, but one that comes at a cost. I'm aware that they managed to gain investor(s) (though Prometheus never provided a follow up on that topic like he announced). With the added salary, the burn rate increases (Chronicles of Elyria hired massively only a year before having to shut down because the burn rate had been raised and the income couldn't be sustained) and off predictions on development schedule have an increased impact, even if the investors have no say on a premature release (which is what happened with No Man's Sky).
I'm passionate and hopeful on the project, but I always prefer developers taking a pessimistic stance on preparation, meaning you try to get a minimal viable product ready as soon as possible and then expand on that. If you're forced to push the product out early, this strategy pays off.

@Specter said in Questions for roadmap for planet design:

(...)I can confirm they're certainly already working on the next planet(...)

Thank you, that's all the information I was really looking to get.

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@Kralith said in Questions for roadmap for planet design:

(...)means the whole system about Food & Potions & other Consumables(...) Decay (...)

That core system has been implemented. Consumable and timers/scheduling are already part of the game, what's lacking isn't functionality but content.

@Kralith said in Questions for roadmap for planet design:

(...)Seasons & Temperature & Weather*(...)

Are you sure that we're going to have local difference and not planet based difference?

@Kralith said in Questions for roadmap for planet design:

(...)Interplanetary(...)

Well, yes, that's part of what I'm talking about when I was requesting more focus on 'planets'.

@Kralith said in Questions for roadmap for planet design:

(...)already implemented core features not entirely completed(...)

Yes, from what I read, SpatialOS should be ECS based, which means one can fully reap the benefits of modular and abstract design paradigm. Or, in other words, '(...)make it work, make it right, make it fast(...)' [Kent Beck]. Get the core components done, then work on content, then work on balancing.

Would you be willing to share some key parts of the feedback afterwards (like the percentage of people thinking the game's ready for beta)?

Some people are just so...