Dying Light 2 was postponed indefinitely in January. Now, a Polish insider magazine called Polskigamedev reports on the situation at the developer Techland, relying on anonymous sources. The report speaks of "Total chaos" in development, but also lets the PR and some of the people involved have their say.
However, parts of the report have apparently spread online and not all of the report's content has been taken into account, which in turn has prompted PR. What exactly is going on there?
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Dying Light 2 postponed indefinitely
What exactly is Techland accused of?
The Polish report is based mainly on the comments of some anonymous developers at Techland. So it should »No clear line« for working on Dying Light 2 give. The reason for this is supposedly primarily the responsible creative director Adrian Ciszewski – one of the cornerstones of the developer studio.
"Constant changes"
The first point of criticism is according to the report the constant change of different content. The story as well as the direction of play and basic mechanics should change all the time. So there should not yet be a vertical slice – a cross section of the actual game, in which all planned features are already represented.
According to various developers, this lack of focus can be traced back to Ciszewski, who was "overwhelmed" with his position, "insulted people" and expected excessively long working hours.
Quarrel with Chris Avellone
According to internal sources, the second important reason for the problems with Dying Light 2 are conflicts between role-playing expert Chris Avellone and Ciszewski. The studio management supposedly interferes in Avellone's work regularly and requests changes to the story of Dying Light 2.
These interferences probably came not only from Ciszewski, but also from the managing director Pawel Marchewka.
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What does the other side say about the allegations?
The developers' resentment was picked up by several other news magazines. However, the Polish report also sheds light on the opposite perspective. Techland's PR department will also speak later other developers involved paint a different picture
Main programmer Bartosz Kulon, for example, emphasizes that a lot of the contents of Dying Light 2 were the ideas of Ciszewski himself and that he had full confidence in his decisions.
Techland's PR takes a stand
Techland's PR department was also interviewed, stressing "to take the criticism of anonymous developers seriously." However, the development of Dying Light 2 should not be in danger. A vertical slice has been around for four years.
In fact, the vision for Dying Light 2 was created before the actual production started. In collaboration with Ciszewski, lead author Pawl Selinger and later Chris Avellone. On Twitter, PR manager Ola Sondej also emphasized that after the report appeared Dying Light 2 is in "good condition"
While I have your attention, development of Dying Light 2 is moving forward, the game's in good shape (and in good hands), so worry not. It IS coming.
– Ola Sondej (@olasondej) May 6, 2020
When does Dying Light 2 appear?
A release for Dying Light 2 was actually planned for spring 2020. In January, however, Techland announced that they needed "more time" and the release was postponed indefinitely. Several months were assumed.
Officially nothing has changed. Dying Light 2 still has no release date. However, the Polish report also questioned its sources on this topic. Quite different answers came out.
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According to the developer, anyone who plays through Dying Light 2 will only see half
Christmas sales should therefore be aimed for, but most expect not before 2021 with a publication. However, it should be emphasized again that these are only guesswork from the anonymous sources and not official announcements.
Accordingly, fans should wait and see what is officially announced about Dying Light 2.
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