other than the "Development update" on the 20th, has Asobo communicated any release date for upcoming patches or hotfixes??

 

It has not even been a week since the launch, give them some time.

Too many bugs to address. The known issues list is still at "installation issues"

3 minutes ago, maniamcool said:

other than the "Development update" on the 20th, has Asobo communicated any release date for upcoming patches or hotfixes??

 

Well did you read the "Development Update"? Because that answers your question.

https://www.flightsimulator.com/august-20th-2020-development-update/

 

The team is currently working hard to provide a patch update to address issues that have been recently reported. Expect a release date for the patch in our August 27^th update.

42 minutes ago, stans said:

It has not even been a week since the launch, give them some time.

Every other developer witth such a huge list of bugs usually presents a day one patch!

39 minutes ago, highflyer2020 said:

https://www.flightsimulator.com/august-20th-2020-development-update/

 

The team is currently working hard to provide a patch update to address issues that have been recently reported. Expect a release date for the patch in our August 27^th update.

So they are saying they are going to update us after almost 10 days about the release date of a patch?!

4 minutes ago, chatman said:

So they are saying they are going to update us after almost 10 days about the release date of a patch?!

Mmm, yeah... sounds about right.  

I think I'll spend the time flying. 🙂 

Hook

Holy cow, the impatience level is off the charts not even a full week after launch.

Breathe a little, go fly. The sim is amazing and fully functional despite teething issues.

9 minutes ago, chatman said:

Every other developer witth such a huge list of bugs usually presents a day one patch!

So they are saying they are going to update us after almost 10 days about the release date of a patch?!

Every other developer normally has a confined game world where it's much easier to pin down issues, they don't normally have the whole planet to pin them down. It's also a myth to say they dish out a day one patch as well, many don't!

9 minutes ago, styckx said:

Holy cow, the impatience level is off the charts not even a full week after launch.

Breathe a little, go fly. The sim is amazing and fully functional despite teething issues.

And thats exactly the problem: many can't fly because they get crashes after minutes or even seconds after entering the game. I was one of them but was lucky enough to find a solution posted by fellow simmer (not MS!) which worked for me. But many still suffer from those crashes and for them the announcement from Asobo regarding the patch is not accepable. I'm not talking about cosmetical issues or some flight systems that are modelled incorrectly but these basic issues need to be addressed fdast and I wonder why these did not get fixed in the beta period

Edited August 24, 20205 yr by chatman

My impression is that the guys in Asobo and their partners are really dedicated to this product.

Don't forget they've set the bar very very high this time. I will respect that and I will be patient for them to give their best. I wish they would fix all problems yesterday because I'm really angushing to see the sim at its true potential, but as a software engineer I know it's not realistic.

Edited August 24, 20205 yr by V2-Rotate

31 minutes ago, chatman said:

And thats exactly the problem: many can't fly because they get crashes after minutes or even seconds after entering the game. I was one of them but was lucky enough to find a solution posted by fellow simmer (not MS!) which worked for me. But many still suffer from those crashes and for them the announcement from Asobo regarding the patch is not accepable. I'm not talking about cosmetical issues or some flight systems that are modelled incorrectly but these basic issues need to be addressed fdast and I wonder why these did not get fixed in the beta period

Ahem... you answer yourself, didn't you? If you found a solution yourself it's likely Asobo hardly can reproduce and fix it on day zero.

They had some distribution / installation bugs identified and fixed/worked around during roll out.

They also seemingly rectified some "game-play" stuff on the back-end without touching the clients and without any public announcement (that is weird, imo)

Many other problems will need time to be reproduced-identified-fixed...

Edited August 24, 20205 yr by Marco Manieri

It's not uncommon for a new game release to have a day one patch. 

It's ok to have patience, yes, true, but it's also OK to question why there wasn't a day one patch or why it requires a date to announce another date for a patch.

Maybe it's better to put out a huge patch all at once instead of a few, quick, small ones?

But it's kind of sad that so many people are quick to get riled up over people posting a simple question. 

Maybe the tone of the replies are lost in translation of a post, but really, on a forum, people can't state their disappointments?

Some people must be great to get a beer with:

Friend one, I wish they had deliver my new huge TV, it was suppose to have arrived last night.

Friend 2: Oh, shut up you impatient fool. It will come when it comes. Now shut up, and wait...who do you think you are, a customer? You think you are always right?

(I would rather get this reply) Yeah, it would have been great to get some patches after a day or two, but be patient, it will get better.

But then again, the times are a-changing...some people quick to post back harshly. 

Their communication is very bad. You learn close to zero things in their "dev updates". Not a single word about autopilot issue or missing airports. 

Edited August 24, 20205 yr by Aaron555

6 minutes ago, Aaron555 said:

Their communication is very bad. You learn close to zero things in their "dev updates". Not a single word about autopilot issue or missing airports. 

They spoke on both during the livestream I believe. They certainly paid lip service to auto pilot.