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I'd actually appreciate bugfixes a lot. There are bugs present since the first public version that should be easy to fix (as opposed to adding new content, which is always lots of effort).

You know how hard it would be to write up "We hear you on issues A, B, C, D, and E, and we agree, we are working to address these items."

CD Projekt Red is currently in hot water for making their employees work for extended hours and still publish a game that was a buggy mess. The holidays just happened and if Larian allowed their employees to have holiday breaks it's very understandable that they would be playing catch up before patch 4. Also COVID has updated some workflows and it's impacted game development across the industry.

There is a lot we don't know, but for now it's better to take it in good faith that patch 4 will either have a lot of new content with it or gameplay changes. And we are getting it eventually.

Cyberpunk is clearly unfinished. They should've released it ~year later. Just bugfixes ain't going to cut it, stuff like AI and generally all the NEXT GEN OPENWORLD (haha) elements are basically missing.

Larian, take all the time you need to finish & polish this game (and maybe let us help with the polishing & bug fixing through EA and then beta)!

Again, I'm not asking for content.

I'm asking for.

'we are aware of your concerns with A, B, C, D, E and F, and we agree. We are currently working to address those concerns.'

No content demand.
No demand for staff crunch.

Just tell us we are being heard.

While I wouldn't mind more communication myself, Larian is clearly going with an "actions are louder than words" approach. I don't necessarily like it, but I do respect it. It's refreshing in today's industry, where game execs promise you the moon, and then fall short of even making a good game.

They showed us in the previous patches that they are listening and willing to make changes on our feedback. You are being heard.

I mean I agree they should take their time, it's always best to take their time. but all I ask is "hey next patch such and such ill be in it!" nothing flashy just word of mouth is fine with me XD. but hey I love this studio, their games, and all I am just an eager little beaver waiting for the next log of wood!

Considering I came in after patch 3, and many others 'first post feedback' mirrors mine. I will have to disagree that their actions speak loudly at all.

Changes made in patch 3 showed that, while they may not have constantly been communicating, they were in fact listening to feedback and were willing to change things based on it. You coming in during the downtime between patches doesn't change that. Your opinion is pretty much worthless when it comes to whether or not their actions speak loudly because you haven't experienced any of their actions.

Larian actually did say that they documented our feedback. Over 100 pages of notes and it will take months to implement.

After minute 4 in this video.
Larian's Twitter Post

That seems very honest. Larian released early access with feedback from testers (which they had internal meetings to discuss what to do), us the players in early access provided feedback and Larian is currently having meetings planning how to best implement these changes, etc. etc.

Granted they haven't specifically said what are in the 100 pages of notes, but can we blame them? xD

Razer nagga mice suck and I wouldn't use another one even if they gave it to me for free

I'm excited to see what the next update will bring, no matter when it will come. Of course I'm hoping for sooner, but I'll be fine with later if that's when it arrives. No need to rush. I am holding out hope that there will be an ability to roll stats added to character creation, but that's just me. That would be the best possible change/addition that could possibly be made in my view, but again... That's just what makes computer RPGs fun for me (Continually rerolling until I get exactly what I want and then playing through with it). I understand that there are some others who, for whatever reason, don't agree with that. Whatever. I will say though, in reading through these last few pages of content it is probably a very good thing that I don't work for Larian. I would have literally copied and pasted a post that said "We hear you on issues A, B, C, D, and E, and we agree, we are working to address these items." (with no other content).

As long as you fill in the blank's on A through E, thats all I could care about at this point.

If I was Larian, I too would say little or nothing. As soon as they announce "we are working to address your issues regarding A" . folks will start screaming "address it how exactly". And as soon as they mention HOW they plan to address it, folks will scream "that's wrong, that isn't what we want, that won't work" before even trying it. And if, gods forbid, after announcing exactly HOW they intend to address it, they find the plan is unworkable or not what they were looking for, and they change the manner in which they address it, folks will scream "that's not how you said you would address it". And worse yet, if it doesn't work, and they have to delay said fix to make modifications, folk will scream "you lied and said x fix would be in the update and it isn't there!!"

Far better to just release what they have done, as they are ready to release it - not that it will stop said screaming.

No regular communication is just poor. On an EA of this size and importance it is really critical for engagement. The occassional tweet (many people don't follow Twitter, for any number of reasons - I don't) for the odd news *soundbite* is not the same as posting actual progress updates on their EA steam page or official forums. They should follow Solasta's example - regular official updates on what they're about, honest engagement with their communiy, who are - afte rall - doing them a favour by play-testing their game from free. Again and again. I think regular feedback isn't too much to ask. And they need to have a thick enough skin to take on criticism - really, that's a poor excuse for remaining silent (or close to). Solasta chose to rework an entire game sub-system they had home-brewed in response to hefty crticism from their EA players. Their updates are regular, amusing, and brutally honest about what they can and can't do. I think pach 4 will show if they really have been listening, so I am waiting to see how they take all the feedback on their broken sysems on board.

>Anfindel
Oh then...
If I was Larian...
I would not have written things like this on the page where I sell the EA :
“We’ve learned that working directly with our players during development makes our games better.""our goal is [...] to maintain a healthy relationship with those who take the time to provide feedback and help us create a better game. "
PLUS, what is asked here (and elsewhere, more and more), is NOT to ask them to enter a debate with us. Just a little more regular communications, read what is asked.

well they just flat out lied cuz they don't work directly with the players

Please do not use these forums to attack other people, whether they be individual posters or Larian employees. There are better ways to express your concerns than to call people liars.

i hope we will get this patch soon

I will take any bug fixes and glitch repairs that they choose to patch, but I would also really like a more reasonable way to report issues without being completely ignored and/or blown off to be left flapping in the breeze sans any acknowledgment that an attempt that outreach was mounted in the first place!