---
I WHOLE HEARTEDLY agree
how long has this been going on???
this has become a "look at how pretty we made this"
seems that theres no cake just the toppings.
I do continue popping in to see if anything has changed but truth be told I dont feel that this will get completed.
That is just my opinion & hope that i am totally wrong, but theres so little progress shown to support my opinion
---
I know main-thread-wise this is certainly off-topics.
But with the recent ever so more increasing "trendy-hating" on "Early Access" and other "perpetual-development / neverending-beta"-products, I'd say this the good spot to finally toss in my though I've held long enough:
I for one have started accept more the mentality that rather than just simply investing into a "product" I am purchasing an "experience"
( or "utility" in case of actual tools for example ).
For me, this has been the case with "Firefall" and "Em8ber"
( granted, I've been "grandfathered" from Firefall so no new fresh-cash given yet over here ).
Do I feel extreme miffed due being "bait & switched" especially in case of Firefall when it was "released" back in 2014?
Absolutely!
In many ways, I certainly do wish I could get back my dosh and invest into something else today
( though, reality is that same +100$/€ certainly ain't same value as it was back in years 2010-2013 ).
Let's be realistic though:
For everything to get done, resources are needed.
And in case Em8ber, Crixa Labs have decided to make their product via crowdfunding / being funded by "normies" rather than some mega-investors
( at least as far I am aware that is ).
Sure, they're "selling promises" with various kinds of incentive (promises) like the skins.
But again referencing to beginning of my post, perhaps simply changing the mentality from "product" to "experience" could help here, especially when taking this further with a "satisfied-pirate"-mentality where one would purchase the product after already gotten the experience
( although, "money-back / satisfaction guarantee" probably wouldn't apply in this case ).
I suppose my main of mine here is:
Thinking beyond of just the "product" itself certainly can help making smarter investments.
And here in case Em8ber if one would like to throw in some cash just for the sake enjoying all the development stories and such, I for one say that could be "money well earned"
( or at least, I personally enjoy following the progression of this project and the interaction with the staff ).
---