Why are the devs so secretive about upcoming updates? No info whatsoever, just “we can’t tell you anything”. I’m not aware of any other games that don’t give the community anything whether it is progression updates or an estimated release time.
Don’t think it would hurt to give some news when we’ve only had one minor update so far this year.
Because they can’t tell you anything
Infinite Flight do release information about updates on there social media etc.
Features also get implemented but don’t make it into an update because simply it may not work with the app or further development may be required.
But importantly, it’s always good to get the update and be surprised about new features. Being already told about it doesn’t give that surprise (that’s in my opinion)
Yeah I agree, but they could be at least giving us an ETA of say 1-2 months or so. Especially when their updates are so far in between
Now these days, correct me if I’m wrong (anyone) they try to do an update every month.
Then we’d be on 23.5 by now instead of 23.1.
I don’t think we would see an update in January, I think we would be on 23.4
I don’t think they would have enough time to complete an update after a December update.
It’s very difficult to provide an ETA on development. Issues can and do crop up all the time during testing that completely push back the release date of an update. Giving a specified time window can lead to expectations not being met: either the update is late, or it’s rushed and incomplete. Both scenarios lead to user dissatisfaction.
And besides, isn’t the best part of an update exploring it all for the first time when it comes out?
The blog and development timeline are both fantastic resources to read through, and it’s always worthwhile keeping an eye on social media platforms where teasers and news are shared.
You can get a lot of information about things like 23.2 at meetups you see things you didn’t expect or not even on the radar. I think this year will be very interesting for the Infinte Flight Community.
If they provide an ETA, then that means things have to be rushed so they can be done on time. Having things rushed will likely cause a lot of bugs. The IF team usually provides WIPs that they post on their IG or Twitter.
I mean, who doesn’t like a good surprise and everything? I like discovering all the liveries that will be a part of the new aircraft.
I do enjoy what Infinite Flight does with the updates. It always gives me something to look forward too.
Just wait until it is released. All of us want the new update but be patient, please :)
Expect an average of 1-3 months between updates (can in some cases be more, ofc).
It all depends on what we plan to have in the next update.
This have been the case for the past 18 months.
It’s not in any way unique to IF. If you google the negative productivity effects of pinning down software development deadlines in general, you get 61 million hits, with all kinds of analysis, books and research articles written on the topic. It’s the nature of the activity. And it’s universal. Any perceived ambiguity is actually best taken as managing productivity.
“Wait fatigue” is real for some users.
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I think its better to be mad about the secrecy than to be super mad at them for a delay.