Is there a schedule like path for add ons, content patches, balance patches and so on?
I just like to know, Dust514 is not even half finished and (if you ask me) should not left the beta. But well, now it is here, but without content. So I was wondering, who frequently will CCP patch this GÇ£released beta clientGÇ¥ with all this promising sweets like PVE, all drop suits (IGÇÖm not even talking here about the advanced. just basics, you know, all heavyGÇÖs, all lights), vehicles and so on. Things that a complete game should includeGǪ

But well, letGÇÖs stop the trolling for a short moment: Dear CCP, you have a rough plan for patching this game, like GÇ£once in a month, several content crumbsGÇ¥? Or will you wait and collect till you have a significant amount of chances before delivering? Do you plan on releasing a bigger content patch around the same time where eve gets their half year add ons? How would you like to handle the balancing patches? More frequent or orientating on with the content patches? Is there a roadmap somewhere where we can see, what you are doing, and what is in the short, mid and long-term plan? If not, do you plan to make one?

Now that I have asked this, would you like to know what I like to see asap? Group PVE content. What would you, dear reader, like to see asap?

Greetings

We have yet to see anything like a fixed schedule. Even a rough idea of release schedule would be nice, even if dates slipped and they had to revise. Just so we could... ballpark things I guess.

We have yet to see anything like a fixed schedule. Even a rough idea of release schedule would be nice, even if dates slipped and they had to revise. Just so we could... ballpark things I guess.

If you follow Eve Online's development patterns it will probably be the same way. Major content release twice a year (one in the summer and one in the winter) with various hotfixes in between. After all, Eve Online is connected to DUST.

Yes but eve online is old and done. This game is not even half done and suffers.

Technically Eve is never done. They have operated like this since release and now they are getting another update this June. You should see how Eve was back then.

Altho that sounds nice, it'd probably be worse.
Look at how people reacted to the respecs announcement, CCP said it might've be on Monday, but plans could change. (so it was just an estimate from the beginning.)
They also mention later on it wasn't going ot be specifically on Monday.

What happens on Monday?
"OMG CCP TROLL"
"CCP lied to us again!"
"CCP FAIL"

Tons of people were freaking out within the first hour the servers were back up on Monday.
People complaining CCP was lying and they were cheated, all over the place, saying stuff like "why did they even tell us Monday if they can't do it" or "Don't promise what you can't deliver."

I mean, if they get that kind of backlash for a slight delay on the optional respecs, imagine how people will react for multiple delays to big content announcements?

From CCP, I prefer not know when they plan stuff to go live, or I know I'll be left waiting for it, while if they keep it from us until they KNOW its ready, we just have to wait the short amount of time it takes to release from then.

I'd love to see an accurate schedule of what CCP plan to release and when:

EG:

August 2013
Caldari Rail Rifle
Minmatar Autocannon Rifle
Fill rest of dropsuit slots
Player market linked with EVE
Game fully integrated with EVE


December 2013
2 new heavy weapons
2 new sidearms
New vehicles

the big problem with console patching is the review process done by sony and the fact that the developer has to pay for that process.

this massively cripples development and bug fixing in particular

dint know that!

The plan is to try to get expansions every 3-6 months (they're free so no paying 15$ for them) and smaller patches as necessary to fix things between. CCP does express they want to stick to 3 month cycles however developer things DO happen and an expansion may get delayed by a month or two depending on the content.

There is still balance and fix patches on the way the dust from Uprising hasn't settled yet as many things are still unresolved and need fixing. This however doesn't take all the team's time so progress is being made by other teams. For example art and sound teams responsible for new content rarely have to go back and fix things so they're pumping out more artwork such as more buildings, weapons, effects, though sometimes the new things replace old things it is still progress forward.

Letting us know what is ahead in the next month could stop the complaining and leave some room for discussion.
The "Genetal Discussions" is becomming more a "General Complain".

Genital discussion is a bad idea.

So does this mean we have to wait for about 2+ months for some new content? I could understand and live with that, but I feel that this game needs help and content asap. Seeing this horrible reviews CCP must somehow feel the same way, right?

This is a PS3 beta test till PS4 and PC.
No graphic or bigger scale updates till then due hardware limitations.
10-20 years? hardly. Console players switch around once the next FPS game comes.