PC When will A17 Experimental be released 4?

When will A17 Experimental be released 4?

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No way because Madmole said he will eat his beard if A17e isn't out before the end of 2018. I don't think it would taste good, even with Grampa's awesome sauce!
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Suddenly I got an awful feeling that Grandpa's awesome sauce was a hint that he's preparing to eat his own beard.

 
Oh come on, don't be like that! Don't say "in the next two" like if it really had to take that long to release the damn thing. Think more positively this time!

How about 17 polls from now? Will you still be correct there?
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Nah, I was just being sarcastic. It does look like they are wrapping things up.

 
No way because Madmole said he will eat his beard if A17e isn't out before the end of 2018. I don't think it would taste good, even with Grampa's awesome sauce!
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I think he's still eating his last beard when he made that promise in A16.. ;-)

 
Poll results so far are almost as depressing as the wait itself. Come on now, have more positive thinking, guys! Madmole said "we're getting really close".. I know he's been saying that for months now, but still!
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They would probably be gold if they didn't try to create a console port in the middle of the development process.

 
Meh, seriously doubt the console port caused any significant delay since they didn't do the coding for it. All they had to do was shop for a publisher and porting company.

 
I'm done with dates. Dates aren't working. So we will go to build version number for the poll so this one is sure to be the last one of these for A17. Sheesh!
As of today (October 16, 2018) they are at A17 b150 so what build do you think they will be at when A17 releases to experimental for everyone?

Alpha 17 won't release in October but it is close enough that by over-estimating wildly we can be reasonably certain it will release before the end of the year.
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Might I make a suggestion? For future updates, you may not want to be so ambitious. The more you try to pack in, the longer it takes to get out. This game has been in alpha a loooong time. This isn't the "Age of Infinite Attention Spans", but rather the "Age of ADD". If you guys can't get your updates out at reasonable time intervals, you're obviously going to lose some player base to other titles. Don't misunderstand me, this isn't a complaint or criticism. I'm not saying "hurry up, f___ers!" Quite the contrary. I understand the amount of work you guys put in, along with the limitations you have to deal with. Fact is I've enjoyed this game more than almost any other in many years, and I love its potential. Potential that is still as big as ever even after all the great work that's been put into it. But you won't be able to keep at it if the player base loses interest, and waiting so long between updates allows other titles to lure players away. So smaller, more frequent updates may be more beneficial to you guys, as well as us players.

Also, I can speak from personal experience, don't announce the impending release of an update until you're ready for folks to play it. It inevitably draws out, and though it may seem like you're generating "buzz" or excitement about the release, it inevitably gets drawn out far beyond what is reasonable and ends up being a tease (and not the good kind). No one likes blue balls, it causes resentment, whereas unexpected gifts are received with much gratitude. Anyhoo, my two cents, big fan, keep up the good work, love the 'stache, etc....

 
Meh, seriously doubt the console port caused any significant delay since they didn't do the coding for it. All they had to do was shop for a publisher and porting company.
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That is the company line. I halfway believed it too until I listened to Madmole's video. Dug it up for you, here.

See all them little arrows in that video where they bounce back/forth? Listen to the video. "get together and talk" "certification" "features we can do/can't do" "fix bugs to make it work on the console" "tested thoroughly and back to us, we fix it several times" "lot of back and forth" "lot of work" "we're not just working on the PC and ignoring you, we're working on all versions all the time". All those things mean time, energy, and money NOT spent focused on making or advancing creation of a stable PC version of the game.

 
That is the company line. I halfway believed it too until I listened to Madmole's video. Dug it up for you, here.

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Yea I saw that video 2 years ago when it came out. Still doesn't lay out how much time is actually spent on the console side by TFP. The only way to really know would be if TFP themselves actually put out more detailed info on it. I'm really not concerned about it tho. I'll play A17 when it comes out, til then I have other things to play.

 
Alpha 17 won't release in October but it is close enough that by over-estimating wildly we can be reasonably certain it will release before the end of the year.
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Nah! Most certainly it will be released after the end of the year, my guess is march 2019

 
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