Which Devs Provide Updates via Marktplace For Sure?

[737_800 434]

Do we know from today which developers are reliable on putting their updates into the marketplace for there products and with whose I have headache?

[Tierborn 191]

1 hour ago, 737_800 said:

Do we know from today which developers are reliable on putting their updates into the marketplace for there products and with whose I have headache?

100% that sell on the marketplace

[Tomaz Drnovsek 440]

One would hope all of them.

[FlyBaby 659]

3 hours ago, 737_800 said:

Do we know from today which developers are reliable on putting their updates into the marketplace for there products and with whose I have headache?

They are all supposed to update on the store, but that has not been the case, at least in a timely fashion.

For example, the Iris Jabiru was more than 2 months late (after releasing an update on other stores) for the marketplace while still selling a broken version (flaps issue) on the marketplace. One customer stated that he bought a second copy from another store just to get the update version.

Be it no updates or late updates, I don't see where Asobo / MSFS has addressed the issue. it is a shame because Devs can steer folk to their own stores by not updating the MSFS store promptly.

I no longer buy exclusively from the marketplace due to the issue with updates.

 

[Glenn Fitzpatrick 3,799]

25 minutes ago, FlyBaby said:

 

For example, the Iris Jabiru was more than 2 months late (after releasing an update on other stores) for the marketplace while still selling a broken version (flaps issue) on the marketplace. One customer stated that he bought a second copy from another store just to get the update version.

 

That issue was entirely down to Microsoft being prats about minor details in the supplied update. Though with the immature abuse the developer copped on the forums from what seemed to be tantrum throwing 15 year olds I am surprised he bothered fixing it at all.

There have been a number of cases where developers are being abused on the main forums about updates where the delays are almost entirely MS who take at least a week to approve things even if the update is fine.

 

 

Edited July 9, 2021 by Glenn Fitzpatrick

[Bobsk8 12,855]

I got an update from Zinertek  and Key West Airport from FS Dream Team ,  and I think that has been it for market place. 

[Glenn Fitzpatrick 3,799]

5 minutes ago, Bobsk8 said:

I got an update from Zinertek  and Key West Airport from FS Dream Team ,  and I think that has been it for market place. 

The best for me for updates has been Orbx.  The Orbx app monitors your addons and downloads and updates them automatically.

The marketplace is slow and takes ages to approve updates even when the dev has submitted them in a timely manner and there are no issues. Ironically the delayed updates are often to fix issues created by MS themselves.

Just Flight will send an email and you have to log into their store front and redownload the installer manually.  Buying direct is even more hit and miss.

 

Edited July 9, 2021 by Glenn Fitzpatrick

[FlyBaby 659]

6 hours ago, Glenn Fitzpatrick said:

That issue was entirely down to Microsoft being prats about minor details in the supplied update. Though with the immature abuse the developer copped on the forums from what seemed to be tantrum throwing 15 year olds I am surprised he bothered fixing it at all.

Again, no excuse for a 2+ month delay...none. And he should have fixed it....and he did.

He was making money off of a product that he knew was broke (store version), and dragged his feet for 2+ months to get the update on the store..

BTW...many other devs seemed to be able to pass the MSFS certification process during that 2 month delay.

6 hours ago, Glenn Fitzpatrick said:

 

There have been a number of cases where developers are being abused on the main forums about updates where the delays are almost entirely MS who take at least a week to approve things even if the update is fine.

Well, I was not talking about a week....the Iris issue was more than 2 months. No excuse.

[conundrum 49]

That’s still on M$. It seems to be random when something gets approved. And they claim they don’t curate.

[737_800 434]

I was going to use the ORBX Sale and buy ESGG on the marketplace. Is ORBX reliable on the marketplace or do the scenery updates work better with the Orbx Central?

[Micko 89]

I don't know what's it like on the marketplace but Orbx Central is just something else.