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"We’ve already taken steps to ensure that we increase the number of game updates we release" - Jagex, 2019 on the Runefest 2019 announcement post. So where are all these updates?

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Originally posted by ezaroo1

To be fair working on collaborative projects where you need to see what other people are doing is a lot slower when you’re all working in different places.

It’s possible for sure but it’s going to be slower and less efficient.

This is very true, or at least it is in my personal experience. We were able to release Arch remotely because all of the difficulties were already behind us and we were dev complete, but collaboration and decision making is noticeably slower now.

Us not talking about the new projects we're working on contributes to this issue too. Also, extending the post-release support period for updates (Arch, 120 F&H), while absolutely worthwhile, delays starting work on the next thing.

This is not to say that remote working (nor these other examples) are the only reasons why things feel like they've slowed down, but they are things that should not be discounted.