New feature: Cluster Value Map Overlay will be delayed ----Post Updated Jan 24------

Nesnes · Dec 7th 2021, 10:41am

Hello everyone!

~~The release of the new map overlay for cluster values will be delayed.~~

~~After reviewing the feature's current state with live data we realized that it doesn't yet fulfill its purpose and needs some more work which will delay its release until January '22.~~

~~This will allow us to get it into a state in which it will become an actual asset to everyone playing the game.~~

Unfortunately we had to delay the release of the feature again because we still need to collect some more data before it can actually go live.

We're making progress on the development and are confident that the release is not far off, it will not be part of patch 4 though. It is planned to go live with one of the upcoming patches after patch 4.

Thank you all for your patience and sorry for the wait!

If you want to know more about this new feature, check out the designated Forum Post about World Map Overlays.

kind regards,

Nesnes & Dev team

YacineBrutal · Jan 21st 2022, 6:26pm

So, it's for tomorrow ?

The_Support_God · Jan 23rd 2022, 2:51am

+1 evil laugh

GodKilla · Jan 24th 2022, 7:45am

So what's going on? Where is it?

Nesnes · Jan 24th 2022, 11:23am

Hello everyone!

We are sorry but we had to delay the release of the feature again.

We still need to collect some more data before it can actually go live.

It is planned to go live with one of the upcoming patches, it will not be part of patch 4 though.

Thank you all for your patience!

Kind regards,

Nesnes & dev team

Aedistan · Jan 25th 2022, 6:48pm

Nesnes wrote:

Hello everyone!

We are sorry but we had to delay the release of the feature again.

We still need to collect some more data before it can actually go live.

It is planned to go live with one of the upcoming patches, it will not be part of patch 4 though.

Thank you all for your patience!

Kind regards,

Nesnes & dev team

I'm actually curious as to why the delays are occurring. You'd think the implementation would be pretty straightforward since, I assume, the behind the scenes bookkeeping of how much silver mobs drop is already there to help regulate the economy in the first place. I would love a blog detailing the unforeseen challenges in this project both at the coding level but also at the higher, abstract level with execution.

DaRuhl · Feb 22nd 2022, 7:17pm

So ummm...

We are now 2+ months overdue on this feature and approximately 1 mo since any update on it.

There's no mention of it in the notes for Patch 6, which likely means at earliest it is Patch 7 which means likely a minimum of another month delay.

Bluntly put, what's going on here?

Thanks!

DR

DaRuhl · Mar 1st 2022, 7:51pm

Another week and still no response?

TheRoadExplorer · Mar 2nd 2022, 8:07am

Honestly? I hope it doesn't get added. Even the mob value is something that discourages exploration. Instead it just becomes: Check map - Find good zone - Go there.

DaRuhl · Mar 2nd 2022, 2:21pm

TheRoadExplorer wrote:

Honestly? I hope it doesn't get added. Even the mob value is something that discourages exploration. Instead it just becomes: Check map - Find good zone - Go there.

I'm not sure I agree, but even in this case they should announce they decided not to implement it.

TheRoadExplorer · Mar 2nd 2022, 2:32pm

DaRuhl wrote:

TheRoadExplorer wrote:

Honestly? I hope it doesn't get added. Even the mob value is something that discourages exploration. Instead it just becomes: Check map - Find good zone - Go there.

I'm not sure I agree, but even in this case they should announce they decided not to implement it.

That is true. Better communication would be nice.

JexiSnow · Mar 2nd 2022, 2:55pm

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Piddle · Mar 3rd 2022, 2:16pm

JexiSnow wrote:

DaRuhl wrote:

I'm not sure I agree

EVE Online did something similar to this, which completely defeated the purpose of the exploration career part of the game. They implemented something to show how many cosmic signatures were in each system so noone went to "explore" the systems with little to no signatures in them and went to the ones with the most which defeated the exploration part of it where you had to originally fly around through systems to see how many signatures were in system.
Almost everyone I knew hated this feature. I'd really rather not see SBI following in CCP Games steps to be implementing stuff like this. As someone said above, it will literally just become check map -> see good zone -> everyone goes there instead of being spread out.

And all the people who think like you will go there and fight over it. Which is what SBI wants. And the people who don't want to fight will avoid those areas.

Your example was terrible and doesn't relate to this feature at all. EVE had collectibles and told people where to find them. That isn't anything like this. This isn't an exploration game.

Nesnes · Mar 3rd 2022, 3:07pm

Sorry but the feature is still not ready to be deployed.

We will have to work on it a little bit longer before it is actually useful

DaRuhl · Mar 14th 2022, 8:42pm

Hi!

Any updates here? Progress? ETA? etc.

Thanks!

DR

DaRuhl · May 4th 2022, 11:13pm

How are we looking here as we head into our 5th months of delays?

Assuming, of course, that the feature was silently cancelled without any communication of such?

Thanks!

DR

solventh · May 5th 2022, 4:54pm

DaRuhl wrote:

How are we looking here as we head into our 5th months of delays?

they decided to add new skins, thats what was needed instead.

Oshien · May 5th 2022, 6:07pm

I am ok with this feature never making it to live.

DaRuhl · May 6th 2022, 10:24pm

I think if it is never to make it to live, they should announce that and give at least a brief explanation as to why.

Or if it is still coming, they should announce a new target timeline and give some brief reason as to why it has been this delayed.

Just ignoring the issue entirely is, in my view, unprofessional.

Fikule · May 11th 2022, 3:05pm

I'm guessing they won't add this one just to encourage exploring. If people all know the best areas, everywhere will be pretty much the same value as people go wherever is best.

If they don't know, you can have a chance to stumble on a good area

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