I agree. They for sure need to change that. Like…
Look at VT2. They have beta testing open to the public for Versus.
Or this:
This is one of the best pieces of communication I have seen from Fatshark.
Details into what was behind their design process, trials and errors, etc.
Why don’t we get more of this or more in Darktide?
Satisfactory, DRG, captains of industry, etc. There’s lot of games that are better at transparency and giving insight. Why don’t they do this? I have no idea. Who’s to blame? No idea either. We should call them out on it as a failing of their business, that I think does impact their bottom line and ability to get useful criticisms in early, and to build understanding around delays when you mention what you tried, what didn’t work, what you had to start over with, etc. But I don’t know whether that’s due to development processes, mismanagement, split focus, resourcing, lack of skill, etc. No idea.