Xsyon launch delayed until August, further delays possible

StarVault have delayed the game for 9month.
I think they don't need more delay

I wouldn't hold my breath on Dawntide releasing anytime soon. As for Xsyon, it just looks like yet another indie sandbox scam (remember Mourning/Realms of Torment, DnL, Mortal Online), where they set a release date, sell some preorders, and then delay the game's launch to continue on with the development funded by a bunch of suckers. Why would anyone pay for this? People's stupidity never ceases to amaze...

@ColRoofles

Dawntide is supposedly going into open beta on the 31st of this month. Not saying you are wrong but I'm kind of hoping you are. :P

Darktide is in early beta stages and it's progressing slowly. They've got a lot of good ideas and the game has a lot of potential (but then you could say that about pretty much every game out there...), but the reality is that half of the game doesn't work / hasn't been implemented yet, and the other half that does work, performs very badly. A release date 1-2 months from now is simply unrealitic. Hopefully, this open beta is going to last a few long months, which should give them enough time to somewhat finish the game and release it in an acceptable/playable state.

Alan, right now very few of the features are turned on because the focus is on testing server stability and performance. As stability is ironed out, they will be turning on feature after feature to test it on the live server. Then the head start will begin and the game will go live.

You're just acting like the other children who preordered for free beta time, and are now whining because you are expected to actually take part in the testing, rather than run around acting like a troll for the next few months.

Omali,

You mean those "awesome" features that you have not seen personally, video or screens of?

I think you should brush up on the history of "Dark and Light"

Are the characters making gang signs?

Based on the SS on the top this game is meant to be released at least 6 years ago. Not having the budget for super high polycounts is one thing, but when it just looks like the characters have no emotion is another.

SWTOR characters have the same bland emotionless faces and no one seems to notice. Just saying.

The players complaining bought a product that was supposed to have launched already. They were promised early access immediately prior to launch. Instead, it turns out that they paid for the privilege of beta testing a game that's not launch-ready and won't be for months. They have a right to be upset.

I applaud Notorious' desire to not release until the game is stable and feature-complete and I appreciate their level of communication. I truly wish them the best. That being said, selling preorders to a game that had never been beta tested (it was allegedly tested in-house only, which is synonymous with alpha testing, not beta, which is when testers outside the development team are granted access to the product) and for which no in-game screenshots or video footage existed is a very poor business practice, IMO.

I was extremely critical of Notorious when the game was announced and preorders were offered and I was skeptical of their ability to deliver by April. Unfortunately, I was right. I wish I wasn't, because it sounds like it could be an amazing game if they get the opportunity to complete it.

~Ripper

Everything that is currently in the game, including combat which you left out, is terrible. For those that haven't watched, check out some in game videos, there are plenty of them as of now. I figured that the videos didn't do the game justice when they first came out. I didn't get in the first round of invites based on my preorder date, but I have had access for a few weeks now. Unfortunately, when the game was actually playing on my screen, I was dumbfounded by how clunky and dysfunctional the features are. The videos actually made the game look better than what it is.

Let's remind ourselves what Xsyon (lead developer) told the community approximately 2 months before the original (April) release date:

"EVERY feature on the feature list is either 100% complete, or 80% complete"

Now we're looking at MAYBE a August release date, with the game currently in an alpha stage at best, with only 10% of the massive feature list working at best.

also to note:
when a game is 2 weeks from release by god dont expect a miracle patch. they dont exist. there are no hidden features, no "xp for beta boost" and by sure as hell no "they will revamp this on release day" shit.

it.does.not.exist.