Originally posted by Gunther Ultrabolt Novacrunch:

Originally posted by Altimely:

You're getting content in a few weeks and you're upset over an animation.

Whew.

I don't think he is upset.

8 months is a long time to wait for a substantial update.

One of the excuses put forth was the small design team (lack of human resources).

I think it is more than fair to question the point of this 1:47 video. It certanly wasn't a demo using the game engine. It didn't have any dialogue. The only text was at the end "Coming September 16th"

If you research animation costs online you'll learn that a 2 minute animation can cost between $20,000 and $200,000. For a team reluctant to hire programmers, this might seem like a questionable choice to some.

I would have much rather viewed some kind of cinematic that actually featured some of the new mechanics, and I would have rather seen this cinematic done using the game engine.

And you can find all that in other videos, some of them listed above. So whether or not a promo animation provides anything other than what it intends to do: promote the game, is irrelevant. Also you're going to see the content in a few weeks and you're not paying extra to do so. If you've already bought the game, there isn't any decision to make on whether or not the update is worth it, because you've already bought the game.

And the devs decision to hire (which they have, by the way) isn't any of our business, especially if we've already purchased the game. I mean holy crap, you have over 1000 hours in the game and now is when you're suddenly suspect of what the devs are doing? You've clearly got your money's worth. I don't understand the scrutiny when they've already delivered a worthwhile product, and that despite ridiculous speculation and criticism over setbacks during a global pandemic, they are still putting out content.

tl;dr it's an animation. Get over it. you'll see the content in 2 weeks.