Answer to Thomas Mahler post on what to do to sell more early access

I think he’s referring to the devs, not people here giving feedback…

I agree! But you could also consider having a roadmap of the features you’re aiming to introduce — similar to Enshrouded’s roadmap. Not necessarily tied to a timeline, but more like a list of planned features for the future. This approach avoids the pressure of deadlines and rigid release orders, while also setting clearer expectations about what will be coming, rather than when it will arrive.

Example

2 Likes

yeah, but the classical understanding of a roadmap is still "this will come first, then this and after all that we get this. like the first “roadmap” that was only leading to misunderstandings.

for quick sales though i recommend to weigh currents players wishes and expectations and advertise what makes the game unique.

also, what we have here on the forum with FAQs and patch previews, class previews etc. might also be good to have on the store page.

1 Like

Sorry bro, I was referring to the devs lol

Yup, these are the same ridiculous Steam users that are labeling Expedition 33 a soulslike when it’s literally a turn based combat JRPG with QTE ala Super Mario RPG, and nobody labeled Super Mario RPG as a soulslike.

Granted, Wicked is less clear a case because the combat with animation commits and stamina management and weight system and poise definitely borrow from soulslike combat systems.

The difference however is that these systems are all still a work in progress and subject to change, especially with the upcoming class revamp.

Steam users are genre illiterate. If you want to go insane, check out the Shoot 'em Up tag on Steam. As in the arcade shooter games where you scroll through levels and dodge bullets. Gradius, Ikaruga, etc.

Literally 90% of the entire page in that tag are not shmups. I think Crysis 2 is on there, which is absurd.

that’s not a Steam issue tho, not even isolated… is a community wide problem… too many people employ terms very loosely and often wrongfully… when corrected go hiding behind: “you are pedantic”
and all that on top of having games that overlap multiple genres… XD