Wozu Early Access?

„The game is starting in Season Zero, with a plan to run a year-long season starting in each December, at the end of which there will be a reset of most items including player cards. This will obviously be a difficult technical undertaking, particularly for the first time, so starting in the Early Access program indicates that back-end systems for running seasons are yet to be perfected.

Two of the three core modes are operational (Matches and Journeys), but Events are still to be added. There are other major features currently closed off including Trophies (achievements), Faction (guilds) and the Club employee system.“

Wie lange wird dieses Spiel ungefähr den Early Access-Status haben?

„The short answer is: twelve months.

The plan is to get all three modes up and running in full by December 2024 for Season Zero, with a view to a full launch in December 2025 and a new season (with a card and currency reset) to prepare for the start of the 2025 Australian rules football season in February/March.“

Wie soll sich die Vollversion von der Early Access-Version unterscheiden?

„The full version of Mr Football is planned to include events with fresh content every week, operating as a live service game. Event themes are planned to be based in part on recent real-life events in the Australian Football League.

Features planned to be included are: Mateships (bonuses for playing connected players), Rooms (live chat), Faction (guilds), Legends (a Journeys mode for special Legends cards), Honours (an honours board for your best cards), Trophies (shareable displays of in-game achievements), Events, and Club (upgradable back-office employees).“

Was ist der derzeitige Stand der Early Access-Version?

„The game has several modes of play: Match, Journeys and Events. The first two of those are operational, with varying levels of polish and quality-of-life additions. There are several PvE and PvP game features in those modes which have not been opened yet, as they require more work at the back end with plenty of content yet to be created. Events will be the third mode to be opened, which will include the first two but also add other mini-games.“

Wird dieses Spiel während und nach Early Access unterschiedlich viel kosten?

„The game will always be free to play, with a commitment to making it possible to complete a full collection of all players in the Scrapbook across the course of a season (thus earning permanent Trophies which survive the season reset) without having to spend a cent. Prices for virtual items and currency will be determined at launch, when microtransactions are enabled.“

Wie werden Sie versuchen die Community in den Entwicklungsprozess miteinzubeziehen?

„Community members are encouraged to give feedback on game features and bugs, of course, but also on the ranking of cards.

Tickle Monster will be active on the Steam forums answering feedback.“