Addressing Hytale's Broken Community
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- Опубликовано: 29 ноя 2023
- The Dark Side of Hytale's Broken Community; The truth behind one of the most popular yet unplayable games of all time, HYTALE.
Today we explore everything from the controversies, development History & the current state of the game. Addressing rumours & unpopular opinions.
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Utter shock, the Hytale team has dropped a new blog post just as I uploaded this video, to no one's suprize there wasn't any major news aside from some new concept art & updates on the work being done, which is a little disappointing. I don't know how much longer we have to wait.... I have High hopes but I'm also sceptical. let me know how you feel in the comments! Ill also Appreciate it if you like, comment & subscribe, this video took an entire month to edit & research! 🔥
Honestly I’m not really hyped for it anymore it looked amazing in 2018 but it’s 2023 now and at this point I don’t even know if there is a game actually being made anymore
Ya, makes you wonder if this will ever happen. I still want to play it, but so much of my hype has died and now I'm kinda meh about it.
REMINDER that the silence is PURPOSEFUL. Theyre just not there yet in terms of development but it theyre clearly approaching it, looks like we will get things later next year.
I mean, they're already saying that at best, they will START to expand outside playtesting by summer 2024. That's not reassuring. We're basically probably going for yet another year of waiting...
And they're posting freaking concept arts that look like they belong to a completely different style of game with smooth lines and everything. They pretty much haven't posted a screenshot of the game in a year!!! I know they're reworking the game engine but still, they HAVE to have some Work-in-Progress screenshots to show to their starving community! Right now, they're all-talk-no-show.
The new blog post was a clown show. They revealed they still have most devs working in the old engine because the new engine is still so underdeveloped. They haven't even caught up the rendering engine to the old one. Anyone who thinks they can go from an unpresentable engine to a public game beta in a year are nuts. At this point 2027 is looking like the realistically optimistic year of the beta.
Most people have no problem with the wait itself. Obviously the scope of the game massively increased after they got backing from Riot and now they are making Hytale everything it can possibly be and will release a playable finished product when it is available. What is a problem to most people is how dead silent everything has been, we have been able to do nothing BUT wait in silence and anxiety over whether things are actually going as well as we hope they are.
people say this a lot but I dont understand it. at least once a year we get news that their work is going well and that theyre hitting their internal goals.
@@austeyen5628 I'd imagine the problem is how little that actually says. You can say "we hit our internal goals", but if you don't define what those goals might have been, it's hard to take as a sign of progress, because we cannot see the progress
Unfortunately a big cause of this silence was due to the situation between Hytale News and Hytale Hub, the developers used to be very active in a lot of parts of the community but after that situation they started to step away from the community in order to hopefully avoid something like that happening again.
Nah I got a problem with it, because now I have time issues.
Hytale’s issue is it’s trying to be something that is oxymoronic; the nostalgia of Minecraft with features Minecraft can’t deliver. I would be shocked if the game releases before 2030s, and even more shocked if it isn’t a massive commercial failure that threatens the existence of Hypixel studios.
I think the major thing is Hytale started as an indie passion project, then the trailer made the team realize that it wasn't going to be a slow start. But, have millions of potential players at the start. With riot buying them and the rewrite of the code, I think its fair to think the game before the trailer as a proof of concept game demo and the actual game development journey taking place after the trailer. Meaning about 4 years of development. My theory is a 2026 beta release at the minimum.
late 2024 -early 2025 - beta, 2025 med or late - game release
@@FanaticGames-nk2pi sure sure
nah you couldn't call it an indie project as large brands behind it
Assuming your correct with your "the trailer was a proof of concept" point, that would mean that - even with a 4 year development - the game would have released late 2022 to early 2023.
However, it's been 5 years since the trailer and they have no game to show for.
I'm in a position where I was really hyped for the original trailer, then until a month ago just completely forgot about this games existence. However this means that instead of getting annoyed at the lack of information currently being received instead I'm being flooded with all they have added in the past 5 years
Great coverage of everything Hytale up until now, with great editing! Really shows the growth the studio has grown. The passion is palpable. This is clearly a huge project that will make big waves when it's finally out.
hahaha funny seeing you here! :p
@@tomonmars if you pay really close attention to the video you might notice my name in there too haha
I was totally shocked when I paid attention to the detail put behind the editing. Absolutely incredible!
Another example of scope creep. I'm sure that's if they released it early access with a minimum viable product to play, It would be wildly popular and they can just add features on after it's out.
‘Tis a dangerous thing
This video was a nice surprise!
Hytale is such a shame... They released the trailer way too early and they were in over their heads with the development.
I think it's safe to say that there isn't a lot of anticipation and excitement for this game, but I still hope that Hypixel Studios are able to pull this game together.
They will, they have riot games behind them. They probably wouldn't had them without the trailer 🙌
The game they are working on right now is not the game they showed in the trailer. Because of the amount of attention the trailer received many more doors opened for them. They are completely redoing the game with a new engine and rethinking nearly all aspects. This is why it's taking them so long. Had the trailer received modest attention and no interest from Riot acquiring them, they would've likely released it already.
And it would pale in comparison to the Hytale they are working on right now.
@@celian_ds wait until Riot start milking game to death
The hype will come back once the mc youtubers and the like start posting videos on it, but they have indeed missed the best timing to release it. At worst though I don't really think having it exposed to a big audience will be an issue by the time it releases, and hopefully it won't be a jank mess and full of content on release....I mean you have all this time so it seriously better not be.
I have hype for this game, but it just sits in the back of my mind waiting for the day a beta release trailer drops.
Well developed essays AND highly-detailed builds?
Jeracraft is quickly becoming my favourite minecraft channel
3:20 obviously no project is 1-1 if you factor in the type of work needing to be done along with the skill of developers, but people need to keep this in mind. The pandemic and engine rework likely put the game into development hell for at least one whole year. All of a sudden you needed a team with a new skill set and a good chunk of your team is useless while the engine builders are remaking everything from Java. The 2023 summer hiring blog post was a soft reboot of development in my mind so if they’re aiming for a beta in 2024, I am impressed.
In the corner of my mind I am so hyped for this. When it does come out I will be there.
I guess a few
The one thing I look forward to most in Hytale is the modding capabilities. I never managed to get into minecraft modding since the scuffiness of Java would make it hard to create high quality content. But with Hytale as a baseline, its new engine in C++ and the modding they are promising, I think me and my fellas would have a great time creating some kind of weapon/magic pack or an entire adventure map.
people alway ask "where is hytale" but not "how is hytale"
I honestly always felt like it was strange how many people felt that Hytale was going to flop because of how long they're working on it, when I feel like they should be the opposite, I'd be far more worried if they were releasing it early before they feel it's ready
It's not about releasing it early, it's about giving your passionate audience nothing. There were years before riot bought them out. All we wanted was a play test :(
@@romanoreo The game is probably still years away from being in an alpha state, let alone being playable to the public. You probably couldn't even call it a game in its current state lol.
@@Topunito which is incredibley unfortunate for how many years its been.
@@TopunitoI don‘t think after 8 years of work that this is unplayable, I am pretty sure they already made all the beginning elements and basics, a roadmap without order is very unlikely. So a play test now would definitely be playable, it just probably wouldn‘t be quite finished in regards to adventure mode and programming tools
it was not that strange
hytale looks like one of those games from way back in 2014 - 2015 (etc.) when i couldn't afford the full version of minecraft
As a person who has been waiting for my most anticipated update in a game (Fantastic Frontier) for about 5 years, I have 0 problem with waiting, but I would still love a few frequent teasers every once and a while.
Jera, you have not a single idea on how hyped I am for this, specially your buildings in the game. I... I... I can't word how hyped I am, seriously.
I do hope the it comes out eventually because it does look like the sort of game I've wanted for some time now. I really like both Minecraft and Terraria but what I really want is sort of a mix of both. (Or, well, _really_ I just want 3D Terraria with the scope of Minecraft, but I'd settle for a prettier, more action-oriented Minecraft with more customization.)
It's absurd to think that this game won't ever release or will "die on launch" due to the loss of hype surrounding the game. The reason for the silence is quite simple. Riot Games. It's how they have always operated.
once upon a time a blue girl said "don't make a girl a promise, if you know you can't keep it" and they did it, they made a promise that they couldn't keep
This was a great essay video. I'd love to see you do more of these!
In the meantime I’ve been playing this game called Vintage Story which is being developed by a former Hytale developer.
wasn't it a mod that eventually got it's own game?
@@Pengouinn yes but the developer worked on Hytale at one point but left the project to make his own game cause Hytale was not he envisioned for his idea of a block based game.
I love your normal building videos and this one was no execption! Great content, hope we see more!
I had completely forgotten about this game.
I would prefer it if you linked some of your "research", whether it be in the description or just throwing an article or interview on screen
It helps legitimize your words and claims, and provides more context and opportunity for people to look into it for themselves
I actually saw your comment on the hytale trailer, minutes after you posted. Is it possible for you to make a video of a beta if they send it to you? Also, love your channel keep it up!
Idk man, after no mans sky, cyberpunk and starfield im now even more skeptical about these ''delayed until its perfect'' games
its because cyberpunk needed more time it released in this catastrophic and rushed state
making a game is long
I feel the same way 😭
very well-made video it was entertaining and a fantastic summary of where we're at!
It might take some pressure off of them if they start smaller. Release a beginner zone and a couple regions to explore. Build from there, incorporating features as they get finished. It's how most big MMOs have to be designed. I remember reading up on EverQuest, they had the next three expansions already planned when Ruins of Kunark came out, simply because the scope of an MMO is so extremely vast and detailed oriented. Hytale feels insanely detail oriented, so it might take off some of the stress if they go smaller. They hyped our expectations and want to live up to what they posted, but sometimes it's just not doable, especially if it impacts the emotional and mental health of the teams involved in the creation.
I'm tired of just seeing "Studio Updates" and Concept art and Concept Visualization. I don't know if Riot is making them be secretive or they just don't care to keep their community in the loop. The Hytale studio team and the communication to the community they have is embarrassing. Last blog we got was 6 months ago and before that there were no blogs for a whole year from July of 2022 to June of 2023. There needs to be a closed beta and the people in the closed beta need to make content on RUclips so that the community can see how far the game has come over the years
hytale is probably still years out, but hopefully with patience we can see this game come out and be as incredible as we all want it to be.
The biggest problem I have is the lack of transparency. Every time there's a new blog post I'm less and less enthused as the blogs have become more and more vague. "We're making progress at a steady pace towards our goal", "we recently held PvP testing and the players involved gave incredible feedback to shape direction", "We've built a game engine from the ground up to match our vision and yours". I mean, these are nothing statements that give the reader no new information and these kinds of sentences are what comprise most of the blogs wording. They say a lot without saying anything as if they're trying to hit a word count on a high school essay.
I do get it to a certain extent, if you come for the king (Minecraft), you best not miss. I think a lot of Minecraft players are planning on ditching Minecraft for Hytale once it comes out provided the game lives up to expectations as it seems to have everything Minecraft does but with polish, flexibility, and satiating the thirst for an RPG element built into an open world voxel survival crafting game. Hytale hype reached such extreme heights that delivering on that hype is what will ultimately decide the fate of the game and Hytale wants to ensure version 1.0 is as perfect as it can be.
Did you add the World of Warcraft sound effects yourself? Or are these sounds in the actual footage? Like the "quest accept" sound or the "level up" sound?
No sorry, I edited those myself, I hope people don't think hytale ripped off world of warcraft sound effects 🤣
This has to be the single best Hytale video I've ever seen. Also a very big fan!
I really want to see updates more often in the future, and that includes gameplay stuff. Like I know they changed engines, but I really want to see more than concepts. I want to see footage for things like their building and combat blogposts. I need more visual results.
I have a feeling they don't want to release anymore footage until they perfect the new engine, hopefully we'll get something soon!
Showing a game (or idea) to the public before it’s completely finished is like fermentation, you let it age finely to get hyped up by the community and finally release it when the time is ripe, however somethings ferment better than others and if not done correctly may lead to anticipation turning into dread making it rotten, one must carefully plan ahead what they will do and take action when the fermenting process is turning sour by either releasing constant updates or setting believable and realistic deadlines
Amazing and well done video!
Giving Hytale the realist yet optimistic point of view.
We don't see this enough,
I'd love to know what are your thoughts of the new blogpost released today
Damn that’s unexpected of you to make a documentary, but it’s a welcome surprise.
Man this game is going to generate more money than any of riot game's have done in a year's worth a time... just cause it's a sandbox game alone, but the fact it has a curated RPG experience, mini games, creator and modding support... so much will come out of this yet still mysterious project that hasn't been fully revealed.
Just wait until jera hears about star citizen
I lost hope in Hypixel like 9 years ago when I was banned for having a Doctor Who mod on my client (which I had just forgotten that was on my client at the time) and when trying to appeal, they condemned me for "choosing to use mods on the Hypixel server" like I was some sort of dirty cheater. I've tried to reach out and contact them twice over the last 9 years to explain the situation, hoping to get someone that will understand what happened, but every time its another form of "Sorry, you chose to use mods on Hypixel, and your ban will not be lifted." and i'm not about to make another MC account to play Hypixel. I've never been happy with them since.
It's refreshing seeing a Jeracraft video that didn't take half a year
Really well put together! Nicely done ☺️
And now we got a Blogpost, good timing Jera! xD
I believe Hytale will get new trailers and maybe a release date at the end of 2024. 2024 Oct 15th is Riot's 15th anniversary and they're known to put up a great show for them. Arcane Season 2 will also release at this time. Riot Games might wait for the right time to dominate the internet with their announcements, similar to the 10th anniversary where they revealed 4 new games and Arcane.
i find it funny that Hytale also released a blog post today.
I hate the whole "iTS a MInecrAFT RiPP0Ff" that people say with sandbox games that so much as have the main aesthetic of pixels. its like saying fortnight ripped of team fortress 2 because their both shooters with a cartoonyish art style. that being said I am exited for this game to come out hopefully soon.
Nah most people say it’s a Minecraft ripoff because it’s marketed as “a better Minecraft”.
Don’t forget that the production of ToK they only developed the new stuff, they already had a world(ok they did make two more) and the physics engine(but they did expand.
Having delayed and increased the scope of the game for so long with such little communication, I fear that the game is being set up for failure on delivery. Aside from this, there are plenty of issues with the pre-release community itself, it often reeks of toxicity. I truly wish that this game would succeed, but it's looking like the future is bleak.
It reeks of delusions and toxic positivity. Any negative opinion is met with threats of violence in common instances via PMs. I honestly can't wait to see the game fail, all that 'positivity' for nothing.
WOOO welcome to the wait, friend!
Amazing video as usual! Can not wait to see what is next brother!😄
Amazing video, Jera. I can understand why this video took so long to make.
Also ty for putting me in there :)
Honestly, I'm completly fine with them taking so long. After all, our kids want to have a nice blockgame as well XD
Still checking the blogposts nearly every day, and will continue to do so. 😁
A big reason for the delay is that they've needed to rebuild their game engine from scratch because of their new needs. In due to popularity, demand and expectations, Hytale needs to release for multiple platforms (such as mobile and pc) and so they made an engine that allows them to do that easily and without having to work on multiple version of the same game simultaneously.
Also, they're after getting aquired they're in need to expand their team so as to set the Correct groundwork for the future.
Tldr they're getting all of the delays out of they way now so that they can focus on what matters latter
Still, they should at least say that the game will come out in X years. No point in waiting for it without the release date... Also trailer shouldn't be released so early
@@makubas Yes and Yes,
But I have have strong aversion for time-limits.
And a release date would scare me as a person. So I don't personally hate then, tho I know their usefulness
Yeah but community managing isn't just throwing a handful of concept arts and artworks (that look nothing like the actual pixelated-blocky style of the game) once every 6 months and call it a day, especially after making the community wait for more than 5 years. Last actual official screenshot of the game was nearly a year ago.
@@goblinounours and don't forget that Hypixel server is having a falling decline of users based players & there Skyblock server is p2w & that Riot Games got a few controversy
Hytale does NOT need a fucking mobile port lmfao and neither does it need console. It was promised to be PC only for the time being but then with RITO they decided to make it everything which was stupid
The editing is crazy in this video, my eyes were constantly assaulted with bright, stimulating visuals
the simple fact hytale is basicly a Riot game, its enought to know they are working hard to deliver the best possible game possible, and obviusly thinking about the long term support the game will have
I am so excited for this, whever it may be that it does get released
People started losing their hope after Hypixel stopped posting on their blog and funny enough it was in that moment when Minecraft started to take the crown again so their server grew. For me it seems that they got Hytale on hold up or cancelled it completly not making it better then it was or "infinite" like one of the devs said.
I'm glad that the dev take time to make the best game for all of us. One thing I complain would be the lack of communication.
Oh yes I am so happy that I am gonna get to play this game in the little free time I have from working a 9-5 job after the game's announcement when I was in fucking middleschool
The problem is probably that games used to be finished before you got a trailer, and nothing was said about it for years, but now we see everything way too early which makes people more impatient...
I made it in a Jera video! Was very entertaining to watch
Newest blog post in a nutshell: "Hi, please don't leave us. We said the engine was going good but now...well we are going to spend all of our resources towards it next year. Oh hey, look one more Kweebek! Oh look avatars and the Capital, but you guessed it we aren't showing you nothing. Oh for the future, the release date is Ju- SIKE YOU THOUGHT LMAO we aren't showing you anything lmao! We basically just said it isn't coming out next year either cause the engine isn't even done and we haven't even finished everything we want to after that! You thought we were going to give you a well-thought-out blog post with good information but NOPE! LMAO get trolled Hytale community!" - Hytale team
(Btw I am not a Hytale hater I am really excited for the game I basically just thought it was sad they hyped this blogpost so much and we basically got nothing. Even though I am still looking forward to the game and will stick by it until the release!)
There’s a sort of peace in constantly waiting. Maybe I just think that so I don’t have to cry
i would literally pay someone to leak at least a demo of this fucking game, i mean minecraft lunched for the public on alpha, this game is almost finished from the start and NOTHING bro im 22 years old now, im not a kid anymore i just want to play this fucking game
They should have just released without expanding scope. And updated as it went along, it would have at least filled peoples expectations and had a built fan base. Now the fear will be they have waited to long and they will not be able to build such "Hype" again thus making the game not the success they expect
I know a lot of people are desperately waiting on this game and it has been a long time since we got anything worthwile with it. But making a game isn't easy. And they want it to be the best they can possibly make it (I pray that's why they're taking so long anyway. I'm remaining optimistic about it.)
I'd rather wait for the game to be ready than them just give it to us now knowing it's not done and deal with the flood of complaints. "Why's this broken?! We waited 5 years for this?!" Nobody wants to get those kinds of reviews day 1. So just hang in there guys.
perfectionism has never been healthy in any situation
@@voidazru True (I didn't watch the vid really just tried to leave an encouraging comment) but any developer would still like to make their game the best they can.
They definitely don't deserve any sort of hatred, but they did make some mistakes, like how few updates have been released about the state of the game. I definitely agree with your point about releasing the game rushed, but you can only take that so far. It's been 5 years since the trailer, and they don't really have much to show for it. It feels like a classic case of scope creep: instead of finishing the dang game, they just keep adding more and more features in a vicious cycle. More development time isn't going to fix that.
@@bbrainstormer2036 I know im just trying to remain optimistic.
@@Guardian-of-Light137 I can respect that
this editing is insane! 🔥nice vid
Honesty i forgot about this game in a week after the reveal, will probably forget again tomorrow
This sort of impatience from players is one reason why games are rushed out too quickly.
They will rage if it takes too long, and complain about the results if something was rushed out...
Facts 😅
hytale: version 2.0 is nearly ready for playtesting!!!
everyone: V2?!?!? WE HAVEN'T EVEN SEEN V1
I am kind of hoping for an end result that is two parts Terraria, one part Minecraft and one part Valheim. If Hytale pulls it off, I am on board.
Very good, very well edited video and very well researched for the current state of Hytale.
We'll wait till the end, everyone! Through the hot summers and cold winters until release.
Why is there a random World of Warcraft "quest accept" sound effect at 2:36 lmfao
This was unexpected, but cool to see that you are as excited (and sceptical) for Hytale as me
Why you playing the quest pick up noise when I'm chilling in Valdrakken my dude, confuse the shit out of me! xD
I know this isn’t about your minecraft server but I think some treasure hunter items should be rewards from boss fights, AvidMC style.
I was 13 when the trailer came out. Still hoping
a simple thing that has to be known about game development, hindsight is 20/20 but foresight is blind
it will release when it's ready, when ready is i don't know but it'll come eventually
and with the latest blog post it might even show real signs of life in 2024, maybe even mention of the beta test i signed up for years ago (of prospective scheduling quarter something in 2025)
I don't want another biomutant situation bruh
OMG I MADE THE VIDEO
Appreciate the credit on my video man
No problem 🔥
Minecraft doesnt own tile by tile survival sims, id say Vintage story has way more content and reward then minecraft, in an evolution style long play kinda thing, both games are for very different people who like geometry in block form, hytale id say looks like an inbetween bridging that gap and this is the first time im hearing about it, I can understand why people are hyped about it
2:51 , is actually SethEverman?
im surprised by jeracraft making a video essay😭 good video tho
Missteps of the Hytale development team
1. Announcing the game too early and hyping the community too early (this led to their competitor Minecraft starting to develop new content)
2. releasing their concepts too early (this leads to the fact that minecraft has almost completely copied Hytale's concepts and put them into their own games and now even if Hytale releases them, their concepts will still be said to be copy of minecraft)
3. they don't measure themselves (they have a good idea but they don't have enough ability to complete it, which led to the problem above, when they hadn't finished the game yet, Mojang almost completely copied the concepts their game, and resulted in losing trust of the community as the game's launch was delayed time and time again.)
My friend and I are so excited for this game because even 4 years ago it looked better than minecraft which is what brought most of it's fans in. Like This game promises to be everything that minecraft adamently refuses to be despite it's constant updates that lack even a small amount of cohesion. I've lost my love for minecraft because even though it's changed drastically, it honestly hasn't changed at all since it's inception. There's not enough to do in the game to the point that even with 300+ mods I can't enjoy it like I used to.
I'm 20 years old. I've been waiting for this game a quarter of my life. 😂
same
I watched the trailer and then totally forgot about it
i think they should release the beta, while it would't be the final product, it would bring Minecraft much needed competition, and seeing as how ambitios the project is, even the beta it self could be a vast improvement from moderen Minecraft in many ways, plus it would mean the game could finally have a playerbase, meaning they can maintain interest as they keep working on the game, and releasing updates.
i know some people might not be fund of that idea, but i feel it is the most realistic approach for a game of this scope. that said, with Riots funding it seems unlikely that it'll get canceled and some people will remain patient for this game i'm sure, but i don't think most people will. if Hytale takes too long to release, especially without any blockposts in regards to it's development, most people will lose interest and move on. i think it is important not to overestimate the devs, because that can lead to major dissapointment, we can have faith, but we have to keep our expectations reasonable.
You didn't consider the latest blog post?!?!? /j
Can't belive that GD 2.2 will be released before hytale
Soooo is hustle going to be new game like Minecraft or just really impressive Minecraft server?
They actually released a blog post
I think that RIOT will move Hypixel to making of League of Legends RPG game or even use already created assets and game code and implement Hytale into LoL universe.
The thing is that they're not showing us anything new. We have no info about the game. That's why some fans of the project started to wonder if it's not a scam.
I'm confused as to why no one is mentioning tony hawks underground in minecraft related discussions.
If i were to try to imagine the ultimate voxel game it would have to look like THUG the game that actually has vertical slabs.
If always heard of hytale, I just never know what it was until this video, great job
In my opinion, the only thing Hytale seems to share with minecraft is the genre, and even then it's only partly.
They're both voxel sandbox adventure games. But that's where the similarities stop dead in their tracks.
For me they are extremely different in almost every way, and it feels pretty narrow minded to consider Hytale anything near a "Minecraft clone". Minecraft does not own the voxel sandbox genre, it just happens to be the only successful game in the genre at this time.
(Additionally, one could argue that Hytale isn't even a game, but rather an engine, a tool for creators. The 'game' we're thinking of is the story mode of Orbis that Hypixel Studios is crafting with this engine)
Vintage Story is another game anyone who likes Minecraft and are interested in hytale should check out
Its difficult.
See the 2018 trailer looked like a playable game, if they had released an alpha or something at that time to tide people over until a real release, i dont think people would be as upset. But it's difficult because if the game changes in core ways between then and the release, then players may feel that the final product isnt as good, or is lacking in the more unpolished, but exciting, features of that alpha. Like what happened with Cube World Alpha vs CW Release.
I fully believe that without them being picked up by Riot we would already have the game in our hands. However, because they got picked up and have a bigger budget, what we're getting will be infinitely better than what we could've gotten.
I think if they knew in advance that they would be picked up by Riot, i dont think they would've released that 2018 trailer. Because they would've known this would happen to the community.
Ultimately, the community needs to be patient and understanding of the situation, because what we're getting [whenever that is] will be a better experience than what was shown in 2018, and way better than what we could've had.
I wanna be mad at them still, i really do. I've been waiting since i was 16... I'm 22 now. Was hoping for a playable beta or something, but i still like to see the world grow. I can't wait for it to release. And now that I've seen his face and how passionate he is i just can't be mad. 😮💨