Anyone else holding off on playing KSP?

[vetrox]

I've tested alpha versions of games, they either barely work or they are just graphics with no game built yet. I'd say KSP left alpha a long time ago.

This is more like an MMO, where the game is already released but updated regularly with additional content.

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I couldnt agree more.

KSP was the first "early access" game i bought on steam (back in 0.19) and all i can say is, its ruined almost all other early access games for me. They are all bare husks of the game the developers promise them to be. It baffles me how early in developement some of these games are. Interstellar marines is one of them. Now i outright refuse to play early access/alpha. You just dont know how long the developers will take to make the game they advertise.

When I bought ksp it felt like a copletley finished game. They could have stopped updating it then and there and I would have got my moneys worth. Time spent on call of duty (AAA Game @£50) 16 hours. Time spent on KSP (small dev team, no big advertising campaign @£10 or whatever it was back then) 840 hours. Its only 400 hours behind my total dota 2 playtime! Best educational game I ever did play.

My only gripe now is MODS. I really could do with a nexus or steamworkshop to keep all my mods in one place and updated automatically. Probably the biggest reason i dont use many mods. Some of them require so many other mods its hard to keep track sometimes

Edited April 16, 2014 by vetrox

[Demon_82]

I'm playing as much as I want, every update changes something and gives you a new thing to do, and that without taking in account what you may haven't still done before. Probably when/if the game gets it's final reléase, I'll be done before people who boughts/plays it then, but I'll have some hundred of hours of fun and enjoyment already in my account. That, if I ever get done with it, actually I doubt it xD

[Syphus]

I've been playing the game since about v0.11 (I remember I started before the Mun). Sure there have been some stops and starts, but I still haven't gotten bored of it yet. It certainly feels like much more of a complete game now. However, its always been mainly up to you to make your own goals.

The game started prior to Early Access existing on Steam. This was also before every other game was saying "Early Access - Alpha Mode, current features: You can start the game and stand in a blank white cube. Saving coming soon!" For better or worse, it was likely one of the games that paved the way for these things (along with earlier success, like Minecraft and Mount & Blade).

Edited April 16, 2014 by Syphus

[Rowsdower]

What I mean, is anyone else here waiting on playing KSP till the game is finished?

I've bought the game, and I've played around with it some, and LOVE it, but I'm purposely not playing it right now, waiting for more updates. I just don't want to get bored of this game before it's feature-complete.

I'm REALLY looking forward to the finished Career mode, and all the things that entails. There's many things I haven't gotten to do in this game yet, like going to other planets in the system, but I wanna hold those events off until I have a finished game to really enjoy it all in.

Any one else here like this? Or can you just not wait?

You paid to be able to play it before completion. Why wait? With more features being added in future updates and so many challenges and mods to play with right now, you will still get your money's worth playing today instead of tomorrow. Waiting has its own advantages, though. You'll get a complete game served up on a silver platter and you'll still have much of that "day one" excitement. Your call Personally, I think half the fun has been being able to experience the progression.

[Caelib]

I still play a few hours a week just to keep my skills fresh -- waiting for contacts and currency.