Originally Posted by RagnarokCzD
Well ...
I presume we will get some new classes, or races sooner or (more likely) later ...
Maybe we will be able to actualy finish Act 1, one day (much, much later ... i would expect those things beind added in the end, if ever) ... since Gith camp, Duegar stronghold, Moonrise towers, and Shadowcursed lands ... seem (at least to me) like they are suppose to be part of Act 1.
And finaly there is level cap ... i dare to presume that we WILL get level 5 at least, when its ready ... if not for any other reason, its bcs spells and abilities definietly needed a lot of tuning so far, and at level 5 there is some gamechanging stuff. :-/

Looking at it now, it took about half year to implement Druid ...
With this rate, EA will be with us quite some time (2 years at least, just to implement Bard, Monk, Paladin and Sorcerer ... not even mentioning rest of advanced classes, Wizard alone would take half year even if we get 1AC per month, wich will probably never happen) ...

Question is if Larian will even be able to add things simultaneously, or if we will wait for every race, class, advanced class, level, or other kind of content separately. O_o

Point is, dont be rush ...
This EA isnt sprint, its marathon ... fu**ing long marathon, several marathons in row to be acurate, and we just started. wink

I think it's fairly safe to say that whilst it seemingly took a while to get Druid into our hands, that does not mean that other classes aren't "by and large complete", or that nothing else was worked or is being worked on, such as areas in Acts 2 and beyond. We just won't see those until release (or sneak peeks as and when).

I definetley agree that I believe it will be a while before we see Release 1.0, but I don't equate lack of additional content in the EA as a sign of a lack of progress, it's just a sign of a lack of VISIBLE progress to the outside world.

I agree also that the foundations need to be tightened up. I read also in the difficulty thread ( I think it was), that the tutorial section was not polished/helpful enough, whilst it's possible that that might not change, tutorial tips etc... should always be the last thing added once you are comfortable that the area in questionand it's mechanics are not going to chage, or it's just a waste. Again, we are playing an Early Access build and not a Demo or even a Beta build.

It can be frustrating not being able to take a peek behind the curtain more regularly and see what is in the works, even if it's just conceptually, and I too was a little dissapointed with the last Video presentation, I think there was a lot of fixes etc... but there was perhaps too much fanfare made after such a gap in communication, with perhaps too little visible pay off for the players, but that's Larian and their enthusiasm for you. On the flip side, show too much and where are the surprises! Sometimes we are impatient folk us gamers.

As for the OP, it's a two edged sword for me... I have deliberately kept my play time down to 30 or so hours when it first released and have been waiting for a more major update, because i do not want ACT1 to become an absolute chore once the full game releases. Whilst some might not see how that can happen, I don't want to play the full game just the once either, so playing ACT1 now OVER AND OVER makes that a risk (for me personally).
So yes I too would like to see new content in Act 1, more side quests, more classes etc... (understanding that it will only be ACT1 in EA), so that I feel the need to go back in and replay prior to the full release, but I personally would have preferred a meatier chunk be added rather than a drip feed; but that's a personal preference. I.e. the Druid and cut scene improvements alone won't entice me back, but a patch or three further down the line likely will.