Patience is a virtue. <\/p>
Since its launch into early access, Manor Lords<\/a> has taken the simulation game scene by storm, with players absolutely relishing this new city-building experience.<\/p>\n As with any game, however, it\u2019s only natural for fans to start wondering about a Manor Lord roadmap. What new features could be in store? Might one of them be Manor Lords multiplayer<\/a>?<\/p>\n In this case, developer Slavic Magic has opted\u00a0not\u00a0<\/em>to release a roadmap or to promise anything too specific.<\/p>\n This may feel a bit odd, especially after recent viral hits Palworld<\/a> and Helldivers 2<\/a> took the opposite approach. So, what gives?<\/p>\n \u201cI do not plan on releasing a roadmap yet,\u201d Manor Lords creator Slavic Magic wrote on Steam<\/a>, with the solo developer opting to address the players directly.<\/p>\n As for why, Slavic Magic said: \u201cI\u2019ve made a mistake once or twice before, of promising and working on a feature only to find out that the testers didn\u2019t care as much as I did and that they actually wanted something else.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cSo even if I have a plan, I want to adopt the philosophy of \u2018listen, verify, implement\u2019. This way I expect the first month of patches to be just bug fixes and polish.<\/p>\n \u201cDuring that time, together with [publisher] Hooded Horse, we\u2019ll be collecting your feedback and then prioritising work based on what we hear.\u201d<\/p> To us, this sounds like a really clever approach. Firstly, it just makes sense for any new game to focus on bug fixes and polish, to make sure the game in its first form is 100 per cent as good as it can be<\/strong>. You don\u2019t want to put the cart before the horse.<\/p>\n Beyond that, it\u2019s very refreshing to hear a developer saying so candidly that they want to listen to fans, to take players into account rather than forging ahead with their blinkers on and doing whatever they want.<\/p>\n As Slavic Magic noted, down that path you could put months of work into something that the community doesn\u2019t end up jiving with.<\/p>\n With any ongoing game, listening to player feedback is key. As much as the developer\u2019s vision is important \u2014 crucial, even \u2014 so is the voice of the fans. Finding a way to blend those two perspectives, to make them sing together, is often where the magic happens.<\/p>\n And if the future of Manor Lords is one that doesn\u2019t include a massive preordained roadmap, we could be in for a lot of magic. If you don\u2019t want to miss any updates when they do arrive, you might to join the game\u2019s official Discord<\/a>.<\/p>\nWhy isn\u2019t there a Manor Lords roadmap?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Why is this a good thing?<\/strong><\/h2>\n