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Originally Posted by nilbog
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If I paid the developers.. I could give you a date. If I was paid, I could give you an estimate of how long my particular tasks would take. Since no one here works for $, the best estimate I can give you is.. when its done. Some devs have come and gone. Some devs are new. Training them takes time. DDOS attacks take time. Our real lives take time.
When I posted that, if the devs at the time would have continued their tasks at the same rate, then all my statements would still hold true. If a developer decides to resign, or have RL issues, they leave. It's not a job.
My past few weeks, aside from holidays, have been spent training people, fixing the posted Kunark bugs, and polishing up the next zones to be released. When there is a trained team working together, things get accomplished faster.
Are there outstanding issues in the opened beta zones that haven't been addressed? I'll be offended if you do not report them.
There hasn't been a patch in a while. Like a month. I'd expect the beta to be back up soon.
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Thanks for the quick response. Please understand, the following is merely discussion, and I continue with all due respect. Even with unpaid volunteers, and a busy schedule, it should be possible to give a release based on the current situation. You have a general idea of the time it takes to train developers, and a general idea of how many currently work on what areas of the project. You likewise know exactly where the project is, at this current moment, regardless of how many people are working on it. It should be possible, even with the variables you mentioned, to say something along the lines of "From where I'm sitting, assuming there are no further problems, the best case scenario for Kunark would be sometime near X qtr 2011, and further problems might push this date back."
It would at least be an update, a little morsel, for the players who happily have faith in you as project manager...enjoy very much playing "in your sandbox," and truly support project 1999.
Again, thanks for your response. I appreciate the quick professional reply.