Footium Weekly Update
Game Release Update:
We won't be launching the full game in Q2 2022. Our original plan was to launch a fairly straight-forward game and continue adding features + complexity over time, however, we no longer believe this is to be the best path forward to create a successful game over the longer term.
The beta will continue expanding as we integrate feedback and add new features, and we hope to have everyone participating in the beta within the next few months! It would be possible to launch a basic version of the game (basically polishing up the current beta and adding a few new features, no increase in match engine complexity) by the end of Q2, but given the feedback from the current beta and the features that we as a team want to have in the game at launch (see below), the optimal decision is to delay the launch until later in the year.
Once the game is fully launched, changes to elements of the game such as player attributes, major match engine refactors etc. will likely cause changes in value, so we want to have all the major aspects finalised before launch. Some elements will still change throughout the game's progression. We understand many of you will be upset that the game launch is being pushed back, however, as a team, we have to do what we believe is best for the project long term.
Here's the list of features we intend to have in the game at launch.
Club Spotlight
Footium AMA Recap
Following our decision to delay the game launch we had an AMA to cover any questions our community might have had. From the team there was Jordan (Co-Founder), James (Co-Founder), George (COO), Fraser (Full Stack Developer) and Sam (Community Lead). You can check out the recap of the event below:
Footium Play Offs
After a hard fought play offs, Queen United managed by community member KBrown clinched promotion to Division 1 for the next Phase of the beta. Congratulations to everyone involved after a brilliant season, we are looking forward to seeing you push for promotion again next season!
Next Week
Phase 3 League Tables
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Phase 3 Kickoff
Club owners who have been selected for the Phase 3 beta will be able to log into the game on Wednesday the 11th of May, start tinkering with their team and maybe try and pull off some transfers. Matches will kick off at 6pm UK time on Thursday the 12th of May. We are really looking forward to seeing more people playing the game and gathering as much feedback as possible as we move forward with development.
Enjoy the rest of your weekend and thanks for reading the Footium newsletter, if there is anything more you would want adding to this weekly update, please let us know in the comments!