[2022] Is 1.0 a grim predule?

Man I can see people with fireaxes about to chop down my door. I get it though. This is a community that wants this game to succeed. I want this game to succeed. It does so many things right, but also has its fair share of shortcomings.

Lets be honest though. The game currently isn't doing so hot. sub 1000 steam players is a low number. Who knows what's going in Cremas offices? Although something seems a bit fishy. Take the 1.0 trailer for example. It seems as if it is pushing more for people who don't own the game and not us.

"Get ready for 1.0. Play with your friends. Explore the airborne archipelago. Be the best temtem trainer!"

These are all things we already know? It's very scary for a 1.0 trailer for a game to show literally no new content. If anything a full release should have a powerful trailer to push the game.

Now we could be optimistic and say they are being cheeky and keeping 1.0 features a surprise. Or from a more realistic marketing standpoint, they probably predict an influx of players at 1.0 that dwindles back down. If that were the case, wouldn't it make more sense to work on the microtransaction shop and advertising the game as full release to try and pull new people in for it.

Why didn't/haven't they advertised the microtransaction shop if it's coming? Cause people would lose. their. sh*t. It's a PR nightmare waiting to happen, and they have to be careful on how it's implemented.

My opinion? and man this is so gonna get me axe murdered. Make Temtem free (or at least way cheaper). Obviously give something back to those who bought it. Introduce a cash shop that sells just butt-loads of cosmetics. It works for pretty much all the popular games out there now. You know just as well as I do, if the game was more accessible, it would have a healthier community. But at this point? No one's going to shell out almost 50 dollars for it. The people who would pay for it are already here and have paid for it. This just feels like a hail mary.

I predict they are going to push hard for advertising (aka 1.0 trailer), introduce their microtrans shop at launch or as early as possible, and cash out.

But who knows! Maybe im just CRAZY! !remindme in 1 year to see where we are.