Disagree with the recent direction towards idle style/mobile style time based mechanics in their asynchronous multiplayer.

EDIT 2:
In response to the developer's edit:

A few things:

I feel you are NOT working on the core of X4 (or this expansion) to the extent you should because resources are being spent on asynchronous multiplayer idle/mobile game mechanics. That's the point. I am not resting assured that you are utilizing the resources you have effectively to improve the expansion... I don't believe you or see that in the current game or at the very least I strongly disagree with your assessment from a consumer standpoint.

I feel that where I posted the review is fine, your personal opinion on where it belongs isn't relevant and I'm not sure why it's included except as an attempt to devalue my opinion in this forum. I don't care if you personally agree it's the right spot for it, this isn't your corporate forum. My views on this are directly relevant to this particular expansion cycle.

You want to know what your real concern is? That the review is somewhere that can potentially affect your sales instead of in the tens of thousands of base game reviews. Also that this expansion has "mostly negative" recent reviews. Please stop asking people to change their reviews or telling them they're putting them in the wrong place and think about why you're receiving this feedback. It's not because of the Russian language stuff either.

Your forum is not welcoming and my opinion of your moderators is that they are often rude or culturally insensitive so I'm no longer interested in engaging with it or them. Past experiences there have been fruitless for me and many others (check the sentiment in your discord beta channel on providing you feedback), you just want to move to a domain you have complete control over just like you're trying to control the narrative here.

This is the most current release and the one which I find underdeveloped because of the above mentioned features which are going into this particular expansion release cycle. I shouldn't have to "provide additional points" until your sense of whether my review is applicable or fair is satisfied either. It's not your call to question what I find fair personally or to suggest I didn't consider my review.

I was trying to be polite and strained to maintain that tone in this but my patience with the responses and insincere corporate approach here is wearing thin.

EDIT:
To the developer:

I don't agree with your statement and believe it's in bad faith to say that the beta and future development of the concept aren't part of the game or expansion.

Please try to keep an open mind and understand people can have different cultures, value sets, and opinions that may not satisfy what you think is fair in your set of values or culture. For example, I personally find your approach a little rude and borderline disingenuous but many people may not. This isn't the space for it but if you want to discuss feel free to message me personally.

The beta content is content that was available to all to play in the game, it was developed alongside this expansion, and it was rolled out during the first months of the expansion. Officially the studio has said they will develop it further and integrate it into the game/expansion and that it is part of their future direction. This is listed in the very article the developer linked.

I don't agree that the team multiverse beta has nothing to do with the state of the expansion and stating that as a fact is why I think the statement is slightly disingenuous. It's development time that could have been spent better improving the state of this expansion in my opinion, I believe it to be absolutely relevant personally. They are, by the developer's own admission, features the studio intends to continue to develop. I believe the state of Kingdom End suffered for it and continues to suffer for it.

However, I've included some additional issues below to hopefully provide a sense of fairness that satisfies your values.

In my opinion here are other reasons to rate this as I did including:
- continued issues with poor AI
- UI/UX issues
- extensive fleet behavior issues beyond individual AI
- amount of bugs present in the base game and in the beta (though I do applaud your commitment to fixing bugs in your games)
- lack of developer responsiveness to player feedback
- more I won't get into because this shouldn't be overly negative or an attack.

Belgoray, I hope I wasn't rude here and I tried not to make a long list of negative things, hopefully this helps you respect my opinion instead of just dismiss it (and ask me to change it!!!!) due to not feeling that my opinion is fair.

Disagree with the recent direction towards idle style/mobile style time based mechanics in their asynchronous multiplayer. EDIT 2: In response to the developer's edit: A few things: I feel you are NOT working on the core of X4 (or this expansion) to the extent you should because resources are being spent on asynchronous multiplayer idle/mobile game mechanics. That's the point. I am not resting assured that you are utilizing the resources you have effectively to improve the expansion... I don't believe you or see that in the current game or at the very least I strongly disagree with your assessment from a consumer standpoint. I feel that where I posted the review is fine, your personal opinion on where it belongs isn't relevant and I'm not sure why it's included except as an attempt to devalue my opinion in this forum. I don't care if you personally agree it's the right spot for it, this isn't your corporate forum. My views on this are directly relevant to this particular expansion cycle. You want to know what your real concern is? That the review is somewhere that can potentially affect your sales instead of in the tens of thousands of base game reviews. Also that this expansion has "mostly negative" recent reviews. Please stop asking people to change their reviews or telling them they're putting them in the wrong place and think about why you're receiving this feedback. It's not because of the Russian language stuff either. Your forum is not welcoming and my opinion of your moderators is that they are often rude or culturally insensitive so I'm no longer interested in engaging with it or them. Past experiences there have been fruitless for me and many others (check the sentiment in your discord beta channel on providing you feedback), you just want to move to a domain you have complete control over just like you're trying to control the narrative here. This is the most current release and the one which I find underdeveloped because of the above mentioned features which are going into this particular expansion release cycle. I shouldn't have to "provide additional points" until your sense of whether my review is applicable or fair is satisfied either. It's not your call to question what I find fair personally or to suggest I didn't consider my review. I was trying to be polite and strained to maintain that tone in this but my patience with the responses and insincere corporate approach here is wearing thin. EDIT: To the developer: I don't agree with your statement and believe it's in bad faith to say that the beta and future development of the concept aren't part of the game or expansion. Please try to keep an open mind and understand people can have different cultures, value sets, and opinions that may not satisfy what you think is fair in your set of values or culture. For example, I personally find your approach a little rude and borderline disingenuous but many people may not. This isn't the space for it but if you want to discuss feel free to message me personally. The beta content is content that was available to all to play in the game, it was developed alongside this expansion, and it was rolled out during the first months of the expansion. Officially the studio has said they will develop it further and integrate it into the game/expansion and that it is part of their future direction. This is listed in the very article the developer linked. I don't agree that the team multiverse beta has nothing to do with the state of the expansion and stating that as a fact is why I think the statement is slightly disingenuous. It's development time that could have been spent better improving the state of this expansion in my opinion, I believe it to be absolutely relevant personally. They are, by the developer's own admission, features the studio intends to continue to develop. I believe the state of Kingdom End suffered for it and continues to suffer for it. However, I've included some additional issues below to hopefully provide a sense of fairness that satisfies your values. In my opinion here are other reasons to rate this as I did including: - continued issues with poor AI - UI/UX issues - extensive fleet behavior issues beyond individual AI - amount of bugs present in the base game and in the beta (though I do applaud your commitment to fixing bugs in your games) - lack of developer responsiveness to player feedback - more I won't get into because this shouldn't be overly negative or an attack. Belgoray, I hope I wasn't rude here and I tried not to make a long list of negative things, hopefully this helps you respect my opinion instead of just dismiss it (and ask me to change it!!!!) due to not feeling that my opinion is fair.