Being relatively new to the forum, I have not taken the time to read back on topics of the past, so forgive me if I'm digging up something that's long been forgotten.
What sort of community involvement is OE going to have during the development of PE? A great many of us are already beta testers, so that's promising. I'd also love to take part in regular input of the game if OE decides to reach out to the community, but at the same time I don't want them to feel obligated to do so.
This is their vision after all, and I would be really sad if it turned into a "try to please everyone" fest. Especially if it's from entitlement people may feel after Kickstarting. I know I feel it, but I'm resisting!
On the other side of the coin, I wouldn't like to see things that they ask of us (I'm imagining this taking place in poll form) flat-out ignored in the end. I'd rather not have been given the choice in the first place.
All-in-all, I'm happy where things have ended up, and whether OE keeps everyone in the loop throughout, or closes their doors for the next 18 months to only re-open them Willy Wonka fashion, with golden tickets and everything, to something so fantastic words will fail me - I will be very satisfied.
