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I think as long as more DLC is a possibility Owlcat has incentive to improve the game. I'd like there to be more DLC. It's been heavily implied but not confirmed, I think.
There will be more DLCs. At least 3 more are planned as a part of Season Pass 2.
They said they were already in the process of reabalancing armor this week.
Didn't say "this week" but I can confirm that it's already past the design stage and should land in one of the future updates, after the dust settles with EE and console release.
Yes, it's not malice. It is a honest communication disaster that happened due to missed goals - they could have averted with honesty once they reliased they'd reached their budget in money and time for what I now label the "So-called Extended Edition".
And to be honest, here's the big kicker for me: this is how CD Project Red started their long path to the Dark Side. At first it wasn't malice and we fans forgave them everytime because we liked their game, we saw where the problems came from, CRPR worked hard on fixing the issues and kept delivering. Until one day we woke up and could only say "Yes, this last one? It was indeed malice that led us here".
So be careful on that slippery slope - others have already gone down there.
I love Owlcat's games and know there's a great company with great people and do not regret having already pre-odered the next one and totally will buy the next season pass as well if the content seems interesting. But I have seen too many good companies that made many games I loved fall in that exact trap over the decades.
If you want, please do downvote if that makes you feel better.
I find your lack of faith disturbing.
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On a serious note though, don't worry, we are the same people, with the same goals and values and same development process. Sometimes things don't go as planned, but we're commited to fix and improve for as long as it is needed.
One of which will be From the Ashes 2 as I got it.
Yes, one of them will continue the story.