@Valygar, this is where a Good Answer is needed.
Found a feedback post on canny and at least Vid Barta from SG is active there and merged similar posts in.
So vote it up, maybe it will become more important for SG when it has plenty of votes (honestly, 66 is not really much, top posts have over 300):
https://feedback.phoenixpoint.info/feedback/p/customisation-of-game-menu-options
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To the OP:
You can’t please everyone. No matter what approach you take some are going to feel that they are not listened to.
End of the day, we have the Canny site for suggesting changes. Even having that alone is completely unheard of in games dev full stop. They could have released the game as is and left it at that, but instead have been constantly working on improving the game, and we have a FAR better game today then what was initially released.
All criticism and feedback is taken on board (from the impressions I’ve had judging of the forums here, responses by the forum mods etc).
However saying that there is deception of any kind though, is acting a little entitled. Games been in a great state for the past 12 months. There is PLENTY of other games out there if you don’t like the game.
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If they wanted to close the studio, they should have done just that. There was no option / resources for another game. (I’m not talking about shame on the name JG)
I don’t exactly feel, the urge to explain the key issues / points.
For example:
@noStas I’ve read a lot for your comments everywhere and I’m impressed that you and the main posters here have been able to stay civil.
But I think you consistently ignore the point that you’ve put CC and SG on such high pedestals that are simply out of touch with reality.
They’re a small studio trying to make an ambitious game and your fervor and love of the game is amazing, but it’s tiring reading your same comments everywhere about somehow hoping the devs will suddenly switch around and decide to do things exactly as you’re hoping and reach the godlike status you’re hinting they totally could be.
The game and the studio are unlikely to ever meet your expectations, and I think if you can’t enjoy the game as it is (bugs and all), then I’m really sorry but maybe it’s time to move on. You pour so much effort into your posts that it must be frustrating to not feel heard, but I think people have responded yet you just can’t accept it is what it is.
Sorry buddy - at the end of the day a game can’t please everyone (I’ve had my share of disappointing games too).
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The goal is always above the possibilities. Without this, there is no development.
You still don’t get my main point and this is my problem. But once again, almost all problems are from misunderstanding. This means that both sides did not give an explanation to each other (the episode with the EGS and the current silence, become an internal rule of the SG).
For comparison, max Toxic - Cyberpunk 2077
1/4 of the players are dissatisfied 
The bad way is the choice of the SG. I don’t have the strength to change it, but SG has the strength to explain it. When you try to explain something, you better understand Your position. This makes it possible to better work on Your mistakes.
I do get your point but we’re going to go into circular argument since the point I raised has been raised multiple times by other posters here, but you’re just not seeing it that way.
However you are entitled to stick to your point of view in spite of what everyone else says, so good luck man.
Peace out and I hope you are able to find some closure eventually.
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You “push” me into:
This forum is filled with Silent Men (in read-only mode). They wrote (over a year ago) their constructive proposals, which remained unanswered / ignored. Also, there is another category that Try with every DLC / major patch and then drop it until next time. And this is the Active and Smart / Constructive part of the Community, just Ignored by the Developers.
And that’s just a +1 disadvantage that can be turned into a virtue.
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@Valygar, I will duplicate here for convenience.
Two most important tracks for PP
Feedback on Phoenix Point as a XCOM Veteran - #21 by noStas
[Feedback][Spoiler] Goodbye Phoenix Point - #67 by noStas
I don’t have the skill to collect and group it all into one post.
I believe they are growing with money influx of Epic time and Steam release and being purchased by another big studio. Its no longer indie - kickstarter backed game.
I find @noStas feedback very relevant, but highly unlikely devs will turn the coin at this stage in big and deep changes, I expect bugfixes, balancing and some new DLC content.
But I do hope many of good ideas can be saved and done in PP2. Game deserves a series, and I hope it already is a financial success. At some point most of bugs will be fixed, DLC adding will be source of revenue and not so demanding for programmers, so development of PP2 could begin, based on most interesting player and community proposals. That would be right thing to do. Like Photoshop new version should be done based on innovation in field, but also in users feedback and requested tools.
One is comparing applies with oranges (or tomatoes - as it is also a fruit).
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These are 2 different genres where players have completely different expectations.
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The numbers of the player base between the two skew the percentages.
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Cyberpunk 2077 was in development for close to 9 years. They also spent close to $313 million in development. While SG’s costs were just over $1 million. PP’s development.time 3.75 years.
Find us more comparable fruit to help build your merry-go-round quest.
EDIT:
According to https://steamdb.info/
PP 1,615 reviews 73.56% positive
CP 366,168 reviews 78.21% postive
Just under 5% difference between the two. When looking at the total numbers, there really isn’t much difference. Especially when one considers the huge difference between the number of reviews between the two.
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This example was not about game rating (PP, CP). It was about the attitude of people to specific examples (1/3 and 1/4 of the negative flow from the total).
It wasn’t addressed to you.
And what percentage of the PP negatives are not about the game itself, but the Epic exclusive that yanked the rug out from under some folks’ feet? And as I pointed out The large number of Cyberpunk players/voters vs. the smaller pool of PP players/voters will certainly skew the percentages. You also ignore the other factors I mentioned that can skew the percentages.
I knew that there is no convincing you, as it appears that you are trolling us with the same stance over and over again. The only things that change are your argumentation in an attempt to keep the merry-go-round spinning. It’s amusing at least, if not boring.
Sounds like a boring thing after some time, but does not change the fact that asking for some core mechanics improvement is not a good idea. Game can progress in many other ways (as canny feedback shows) but its not from @noStas only that core mechanics improvement need has been voiced.
Steam rating of game is 72% positive, so really, about 1/3rd of game base owners does not recommend it. Some of the reviews are not usual “epic rants/privacy is broken/xcom is better” but really analyze in depth why and which core mechanics should be better
I tend to be in the middle: I wish we did not have such super duper powers and have more weapons and armors too boost soldiers other way then by WP powers. I feel this would be more realistic. In right combination, time you can feel powerful but very next full mutation set nulls it and puts you hard on track - which can be driving force once, but gets tiresome as it occurs more and more often. Too many events on earth size map while being limited by base system. I would like more freedom here and slower pace of Pandas 5 bases plus constantly raiding, so feeling you do protect planet is better. Hardness can be in larger human squad and larger enemy waves, not in increase of number of missions popping up.
My feeling is *from bugix list is that some of the criticism gets in, but its mostly most annoying bugs and some features balance, no more than that. There is no outgoing communication except canny under review and planned list
In progress
https://feedback.phoenixpoint.info/feedback?status=in-progress
Planned
https://feedback.phoenixpoint.info/feedback?status=planned
Under review
https://feedback.phoenixpoint.info/feedback?status=under-review
To be fair, complete list is also extensive, but popularity seems not having anything to do with it
https://feedback.phoenixpoint.info/feedback?status=complete
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Absolute agree, see here:
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I agree that slower pace of game would create a way better feeling. I feel production is already slow, research without new bases too, so maybe making things a bit more expensive and giving more time to explore the map and obtain resource is simple and elegant way to make game not so frantic and giving time to player. Pandas evolution delayed or broken to smaller steps.
I fear keeping current pace and adding 1-2 DLCs can only make more frantic game with so many things to do " so little time" feeling, EVEN FURTHER.
I dont believe this is such a drastic game changer and is something that could be implemented easily. Should we create a canny ticket?
(More than 45% negative at the start (3.12.19) in the EGS)
Phoenix Point (3 Dec,20 - 24.2% negative) after 1 year of revision
26.65% (3 Jan)
26.50% (16 Jan) a month later
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- Imo, max reduction to
25% negative, for the future.
To compare the dynamics of negative movement:
max Toxic - Cyberpunk 2077 (10 Dec,20 - 29% negative) at the start
22% (16 Jan) a month later
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- Imo, reduced to a possible
10% negative, for the future.
I am not all about QUANTITY, but there are some quite fair judgement on elements that need to be improved there. So, as in POSITIVE so in NEGATIVE comments, some real nice spots on what needs to be improved can be found.
That should be QUALITY someone should be looking for that can prevent further negative comments, or lessen them.
And dont forget its not just negative comments, its not recommending the game at all. So its high degree of disappointment.
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