I was surprised that after the two recent updates, SU10 and WU11, and the release of Local Legend #7 there hasn’t been a corresponding Live Dev Q&A.
Until now, it was usual that after each update there was the corresponding Live Dev Q&A, informing about the new features introduced, future updates and answering the doubts of the users, as was done previously.
Especially after the realease of the long-awaited SU10, which incorporates new features such as DLSS, DX12 improvements, etc.
They seemed very interesting to me, since it was a way of discovering what was new first-hand, with very interesting explanations and a way of knowing the status of user requests, bugs, etc.
My question is if there are plans to do a new Live Dev Q&A or they are not going to be done anymore.
Maybe they are busy with SU 11. For me, I can go without a Dev Q&A for the next 2 months because I think we really need to start the open beta for SU 11. In fact, I think the open beta for SU 11 should have started already. We have barely a little over one month left for the open beta for SU 11. The SU 10 open beta took more than 2 months, so only one month left for the open beta for SU 11 seems a bit short.
So if Jorg/Seb/Martial need to spend that extra time getting the SU 11 open beta setup instead of doing the Dev Q&A, I would support that. Whatever they need to do to get the SU 11 open beta started, and make a smooth release for SU 11 (I don’t think SU 11 can be pushed back because it’s a special MSFS release like SU5 and SU7, they are under the gun to meet the deadline of November 11th).
Yes, I suppose that for the 40th anniversary edition they will make a special release, but it seemed strange to me that there was no communication, beyond the Development Updates and the release notes.
I miss the live Q/A for the chat log alone. There are some very funny people out there, and some of the comments in chat literally make me laugh out loud. But for realz, aside from some upcoming reveals, I’m OK with there not being a live Q/A after every release. Quarterly would be cool by me.
I think we should be grateful that we get the level of communication from them. As there are other flight sims where you are completely left in the dark (P3D) for example
given that we had one just prior to SU10 I’m not surprised there isn’t going to be one for a bit… that being said I sure would have liked one anyway given how poorly WUXI has been received in some areas.
I really hope they will continue with live dev Q&A’s, they were brilliant and miles better than anything I’ve seen before in the flight sim world! Always looked forward to the next Q&A!
Personally, I suspect they’re keeping their heads down and simply won’t entertain a Q&A following the SU10 release, as a number of key expectations weren’t met or were poorly implemented. For example - DX12, DLSS, Multi-Monitor support & weather radar improvements. Several key bugs were also introduced which impacted Tobii Eye Trackers & HDR.
I don’t think this is the reason, because since the release, the simulator has had various bugs (some of them still unsolved) and they have always responded to questions.
In fact, it would be very good if they answered these questions that you mention, since it would end a lot of the speculation and debate that has been going on in the forums since the release of the SU10 and WU10.
With this topic, I did not want to create a new controversy (there are quite a few already) but to state a fact and my surprise at this topic.
For everyone who lives and works in the real world, we all understand that no matter how hard you try, sometimes the problems are more complex than you think, and deadlines will slip. Sometimes it’s just waiting on outside vendors to keep up their end of the bargain, and deliver on promises.
Ultimately, I’m not hung up on exact deadlines. I like knowing what they are shooting for, but just knowing they ARE working on stuff, is enough for me. If a deadline slips, who really cares? It’s a marathon, not a sprint. I’m still betting on the tortoise.
Not to worry, the Live Dev Q&As aren’t going anywhere! @Jummivana is currently working with Jorg, Seb, Martial, and possibly a few special guests to organize the next session. We haven’t set an exact date yet, but we’re targeting sometime in November.