You promised the game would launch on time in 4 months！now tell me 6.12???

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Jyrlep#4788 wrote:

If they keep breaking their word repeatedly, then no, I don't think the game survives in the long run. Maybe not overnight, sure. Games usually don't explode dramatically, they just leak players slowly, like a boat everyone keeps insisting is "still basically fine" while their shoes are underwater.

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Jyrlep#4788 wrote:

Oh don't worry, I'm not worried.

The playerbase has already dropped, and it will drop more if they keep treating "4 months" like a decorative suggestion instead of an actual commitment.

For long-lasting companies, keeping promises is one of the few real quality indicators. Anyone can sell hype. The hard part is not making your roadmap read like fan fiction a month later.

If they keep breaking their word repeatedly, then no, I don't think the game survives in the long run. Maybe not overnight, sure. Games usually don't explode dramatically, they just leak players slowly, like a boat everyone keeps insisting is "still basically fine" while their shoes are underwater.

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karsey#2995 wrote:

The best part about Steam charts is we can make them mean whatever we want.

I think GGG is more concerned about full-release quality, content, timing, and promotional efforts than they are about how sad EA players might be because they have to wait another 4 weeks for an update.

No one will remember EA once the game goes F2P on release and all of our stash and characters are gonna be in a void-league come January. There is no way they let Standard league mingle with EA stuff after a busted temple league like this.

We're all just going to be that one person in town with a Kiwi pet, yelling about how GGG betrayed us when they promised an update in May 2026 and then released it in June. I will never forget this heinous transgression.



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Jyrlep#4788 wrote:

Looking at Steam charts, the trend is not exactly screaming "nothing to see here".

0.3 started at around 350k and bottomed out near 14.5k (need to look "closer" stats, 6-months window).
0.4 started at around 290k and, before the league is even over, is already sitting around 10k. I would not be shocked if it slides to roughly 7k by the end.

So yes, a league-to-league drop of around 15-20% is pretty big. That is not some microscopic rounding error you need a telescope to find.

And before someone does the usual forum backflip - yes, I know Steam charts are not the full playerbase. The point is the trend.

If anyone has better data, post it. I am genuinely interested. But "I feel like the playerbase is fine" is not data, that is just astrology for forum warriors.

https://steamdb.info/app/2694490/charts/#max

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Jyrlep#4788 wrote:

Looking at Steam charts, the trend is not exactly screaming "nothing to see here".

0.3 started at around 350k and bottomed out near 14.5k (need to look "closer" stats, 6-months window).
0.4 started at around 290k and, before the league is even over, is already sitting around 10k. I would not be shocked if it slides to roughly 7k by the end.

So yes, a league-to-league drop of around 15-20% is pretty big. That is not some microscopic rounding error you need a telescope to find.

And before someone does the usual forum backflip - yes, I know Steam charts are not the full playerbase. The point is the trend.

If anyone has better data, post it. I am genuinely interested. But "I feel like the playerbase is fine" is not data, that is just astrology for forum warriors.

https://steamdb.info/app/2694490/charts/#max

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yosheee89#3525 wrote:

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Jyrlep#4788 wrote:

Looking at Steam charts, the trend is not exactly screaming "nothing to see here".

0.3 started at around 350k and bottomed out near 14.5k (need to look "closer" stats, 6-months window).
0.4 started at around 290k and, before the league is even over, is already sitting around 10k. I would not be shocked if it slides to roughly 7k by the end.

So yes, a league-to-league drop of around 15-20% is pretty big. That is not some microscopic rounding error you need a telescope to find.

And before someone does the usual forum backflip - yes, I know Steam charts are not the full playerbase. The point is the trend.

If anyone has better data, post it. I am genuinely interested. But "I feel like the playerbase is fine" is not data, that is just astrology for forum warriors.

https://steamdb.info/app/2694490/charts/#max

I noticed you didn't include 0.2, which was 246k peak, yet both leagues following topped that. Also the 10k low of current league occured after 4 months, while the 14k low of previous league occured after 3 months.

If you look at the player count of the current league after 3 months, the player count is roughly 14k, so the same as 0.3.

The only real difference here is one higher overall player count for one league, which isn't enough to imply a doomed downward spiral.
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