This is probably going to hit some people here very weirdly, especially as I have ZERO weight around here in any capacity (even as a player, I'm going to be the noob of a lifetime.)
Freelancer was released as a full game, during a time where Full Games got patched only to work on issues with the game state itself. Discovery Mod, added to that, allowing for far greater influence on the Multiplayer space from it's base state while keeping the Campaign's lore as canon within the mod. (Something other mods simply weren't doing to the extent that Discovery was)
Discovery now is more like an Expansion Pack. It's entirely new content and new areas to explore, new ships to fly and new characters and factions to meet and mingle with. We should not be looking at this as a simple Patch. This is almost an entirely new GAME being offered to us in the form of an Expansion Pack.
I for one am grateful that the devs are working on this game and mod still after so many years. I am grateful for the work that they've done and are continuing to do. I am with some of you that the day of/day before the update being delayed should have been announced earlier, however not to the extent that some of you are. I don't blame them for that kind of oversight, it's human and it's not something that is easy to balance.
Devs: Take your time, take the heat a bit and learn that this kind of announcement should be a bit earlier than it was. (no hate)
Players: No one is taking away your deeds and roleplay actions to get ready for the update. Read into this as something akin to the calm before the storm. In some areas it's already hit, Piracy has come to an all time high, bases are in abundance of commodities, POB's are dwindling in supplies due to the piracy causing a shortage. Some bases are unwilling to sell, hoarding their goods to everyone except their own factions. Ships become derelict or run out of fuel with a full cargo containment. Storm areas are causing entire convoys to disappear. We are the ones that write the story of Discovery, right now is your chance to make a storyline that goes into the inferno that will become the Fire and Fortune Update.
As a community, we've got this. We will remain strong and we will make ourselves better for it. Look at everything as an opportunity and we can write some of the most amazing stories out there. Unlike the voiceline... Keep daydreaming, it makes your creativity thrive. I'll embrace the grave before my time to protect that creativity.
