CrimsonMask

Oh, i get that. Playerbase size and marketplace revenue played a big role in their decisions. APBs was a few hundred when LO bought out both games, FEs was a lot smaller. Naturally, APB seemed more reliable to prioritize. In an ideal world, we would already have the remake to play, and new content for it. In this one, we have to wait it out just for classic. The anticheat is right above FE in priority, its just a very annoying wait, especially when it seems like the game is so close now.

APB anticheat patch (along with a content update) has been delayed. No word yet on how it will affect work with FE, but a delay on any kind of progress with FE is likely. Looks like "days, hopefully not weeks" just turned back into "weeks, hopefully not months". Initial post about the patch Patch delay notice Further details (mostly same info on discord, so linking just forum posts)

They are a relatively small company dealing with a big pile of dumpster fires (FE, APB had its own moments too, also Unsung Story and STFU) and this year sure wasnt gentle on them xD Its probably safe to assume that theyre diverting what manpower they have to more essential tasks, at least until they arent swamped so bad. And writing a quick notice on Discord is faster than a more formal post here (for comparison - APB gets more minor updates / news via discord too, mostly the big ones actually reach the forums). Im also doing this at the expense of my free time. If LO staff spent the past few months working 16hour long days (based on what Matt said at the end of AMA - im assuming most of them are, or FE / APB related staff are at least) - there really isnt that much spare time left for copying text from one site to another. (dont get me wrong, id prefer that updates be timely and everywhere theyre due, but its likely just not possible given the situation)

Links to the VOD of the AMA, where FE was mentioned: [1] (incase timestamp doesnt carry over - 01:43:50) [2] (01:45:26)

A very shory recap of what was said about FE during the AMA for APB: * FE is "days away from being online. Hopefully not weeks". (Old anti-ddos system prevented bringing FE back earlier, fixed now); * Theyre still working on the remake. Yay; * Matt is sorry that we are going bonkers with FE withdrawal here for so long; (I wasnt able to watch the AMA stream - ty to johnnynge for clipping and relaying the parts about FE, Hondy and sal_the_Value_Pig for providing and clarifying quotes)

Incase anyone is interested in spying on the AMA tomorrow (10AM PDT / 5PM UTC): http://twitch.tv/LittleOrbit

Emily hosted an impromptu Q&A session yesterday at LOs discord channel, reposting questions asked and received answers. ----- Q: "any eta for fe going online?" --- Q: "How is the progress on the FE remaster going and when will we get any news on it?" --- Q: "if our friend, the lag, is caused by the suspected memory leak, there won´t be much hope for less lag, even on better hardware." --- Q1: "Will we be able to get a merchant that introduce all marketplace cosmetics ?" Q2: "Or a merchant for commanders best crafting kit at least? Needed quality of life item" --- Q: "Is there anything we as fans can do to help get FE back online?" --- Q: "A friend from steam asks me if there will be a reset and if the entire game will be launched again in its final state or if it will be launched in parts or maps or something like that. She says it's unplayable if you do the same thing again and it's not worth going back. Greetings emily" --- Q: "A few have been inquiring about options to support LOs work on FE, since theres no way to do it now. Will a donation option ever be available for FE classic, or is donation / monetization only going to be available for FE remaster and onwards?" --- Q: "Here, I think I can sum all this up in one question: When FE: Classic comes back up, will there be any changes?" --- Q1: "Would love to if you can add more Deathtoll or AP pistols/shotguns/rifle variations for us PVPers DT and AP guns can be augmented, and there isn't that many of such types ingame" Q2: "How about an augmentable light rifle?" --- Q: "Relaying an older notice about FE on Steam for german players: in germany the steam version is not available. Due to a new law the devs need to fill out a form about age restrictions for the steam version to unlock again" --- Q: "Will we ever have the option to "wardrobe" weapons, like how we can do with clothing? Eg: to make equipped ice shards look like shivs and so on? Like a version of this [Wardrobe Slot Unlock: All], but for weapons" --- Q: "Does it [the remaster] stop there? [this is 25+ links... no lol]

That or they hit a snag again, since the AMA for APB got moved too. LO discord: [1] For FE Classic: Regarding FE Remaster: [2] [3] [4] [5]

AMA announcement (twitter / X) its APB centered, but there still is a chance to hear something / anything FE related, if anyone participates and asks questions Also, regarding news / updates about FE [1] [2] Edit: AMA HERE

LO staff have been spotted in FE side of LOs discord [1] [2] [3]

Minor / indirect update from X [1] (Context: APB AC takes priority over FE - with this out of the way, FE should get more attention)

Wouldnt be realistic to expect anything on monday anyway. End of next week, begining of the week after that would be reasonable, if they dont get stuck on some bugs.

FE UPDATE [1]

Minor update: Issues at APB EU server host (more info - forum post here). How it relates to FE: Bonus: [Q: "but like, why dont you guys only focus on APB and sell the other games?"] [1] [2] [3]

Not so much an update, but hey, theyre alive xD [Received via Discord PM from Emily]