

Even if I had enough interest left in me to give feedback, it'll be ignored or disregarded, or my criticism would be twisted back around and used against me somehow. So the third Subnautica game? Yeah whatever. Instead of Below Zero giving me more of what I wanted, more of what was in Subnautica, it gave me less of what I wanted. My expectations that UWE will do anything other than what they want, are strong and powerful and what I should have led with. My expectations towards UWE being able to produce another Subnautica game that I might enjoy are nill. My expectations towards UWE being able to work with and manage their community have all been dropped. I don't think it's right or appropriate to be using the Early Access system of early buy in from customers with the notion they would have constructive contributing impacts towards the final game, if you never had any intentions of listening to player feedback to begin with. They had all the funding they needed, and on top of that the avalanche of Early Access buyers that got the game the day it came out on good faith further funding the project. So, if they had this vision of theirs all along, then why release Below Zero in Early Access? They didn't need the money, because their pockets were weighted down from the success of Subnautica. They said they have seen and acknowledged feedback and critique, and that this is the way they are moving forward. It's their idea, they're trying it out, Obraxsis said if it works it works if it doesn't work it doesn't.


This is because despite Below Zero being placed in Early Access, more than one UWE devs at more than one point has said on these very same forums, that what they are doing is what they wanted to do. I have no interest or anticipation, and my expectations are very low. The listing pushes for someone familiar with " open-world games and the process of developing narrative in the context of an open-ended, player-driven experience," and who has "experience working on live projects or episodic content".Well, the comments sound more like what people wish or hope to be in the next Subnautica game, but as the OP is asking for what our expectations are.
SUBNAUTICA 3 CONFIRMED SERIES
Subnautica has always had an unusual emphasis on narrative for a survival game, and it looks like that won't be changing with the next series entry. This person has a unique opportunity to join the team early in development and help establish the narrative direction for a beloved franchise." The devs are looking for a senior narrative designer (via our friends at The Loadout) who will "collaborate closely with the team to tell compelling, dramatic stories in the context of the game experience, while also defining the history and lore of a new science fiction world and its alien inhabitants. Either way, developer Unknown Worlds has announced that the "next game in the Subnautica universe" is in development, alongside a job listing which reveals a few things about the direction of the upcoming game. Yep, we can now say 'Subnautica 3 confirmed' - unless you're really pedantic, in which case we must say 'the third entry in the Subnautica series is confirmed'.
