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There's a not-so-subtle difference between revealing all and not showing anything.

The teaser video that was done near the end of the development of 4.85 is a very very good example of a smart way of generating excitement.
Take new game releases for instance.
The dev's never show it all before it comes out but they show enough for people to physically sweat with anticipation over it.


You CAN have undiscovered things that people go YAY about when they find but at the same time letting people in on the development of some things, eg if a ship is going to be included, is not a terrible evil thing and it lets people get excited over it all.

Not only does this all damage how much people enjoy the mod (Anticipation can do a lot to help things) but it also creates lots of divides and jealousy with some folk.
Maybe even a bit more developer interaction on the forums would be handy. Currently what we have is this:

1. Random person proposes fantastic idea.
2. Plenty of folk agree.
3. It is never ever given an official word and slowly dies.

There is no feedback, there is no official recognition of well..anything.


Essentially what I am suggesting is to make the development of the mod more public or transparent. Yes keep some things to yourself but also show off some of the new features. God knows that plenty of other mods throughout the gaming world manage to do that quite easily.

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