Just happened upon this:

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-05-08-team17-confirms-230-million-flotation-plans

Basically, Team17 is preparing to sell stock, which should give them more capital, and therefore more hiring power, bigger budgets, and a chance to grow. I wonder if the update is being held back until after the smoke clears?

Any news?

Quote from: j0e on June 09, 2018, 04:14 PM
Any news?

Not on the Worms front, but Team17 is now officially on the stock market.

https://www.google.com/search?q=LON:TM17&e=4112296&tbm=fin&biw=1280&bih=797

As a result, the company is now valued at £217 million, with their gross profit from the offering being £107.5 million. Founder/CEO Debbie Bestwick intends to cash in £50 million of her personal £100 million stake.

https://www.prolificnorth.co.uk/news/digital/2018/05/wakefields-team17-raises-%C2%A3217m-stock-market-float

I feel like someone from TUS should buy at least a tenth of these stocks. Perhaps fund DC/CS's work with them?

Quote from: The Extremist on June 10, 2018, 11:47 AM

Quote from: j0e on June 09, 2018, 04:14 PM
Any news?

Not on the Worms front, but Team17 is now officially on the stock market.

https://www.google.com/search?q=LON:TM17&e=4112296&tbm=fin&biw=1280&bih=797

As a result, the company is now valued at £217 million, with their gross profit from the offering being £107.5 million. Founder/CEO Debbie Bestwick intends to cash in £50 million of her personal £100 million stake.

https://www.prolificnorth.co.uk/news/digital/2018/05/wakefields-team17-raises-%C2%A3217m-stock-market-float

Seriously, I see 3.8's release increasing Team17's stock, so that should convince you if returning old-timers won't.

we havn't even explored all the possibilities our current update has to offer... yet everyone is so much in hurry to get the new update lol

Quote from: Husk on June 10, 2018, 10:20 PM
we havn't even explored all the possibilities our current update has to offer... yet everyone is so much in hurry to get the new update lol

There's always an option to keep the old update, like I do with 3.6.31, because of Project X, which should really be updated.


Maybe in 3.8, we could see a successor to PX, even if it's primitive.

Why would it increase their stock?

Quote from: XanKriegor on June 11, 2018, 04:39 AM
Why would it increase their stock?

because people will come back to play WA, which means buying it.

unless they are pirates. YARR ARR FIDDLEEE DEEE

Ah yes, i forgot that games are not  for free 

Quote from: Ytrojan on June 10, 2018, 10:16 PM
Seriously, I see 3.8's release increasing Team17's stock

Excuse me for a moment

@Cybershadow and Deadcode - Would there be any legal (or other) issue in posting unofficial alpha builds on the worms2d.info site? The time Team 17 is taking to vet the update is not reasonable, especially since you've stated you wish to release updates more frequently. I think they feel threatened because W:A outshines all their new games, and wish it never existed. However threatened I can't imagine them taking you to court over a 20 year old game, even if you straight up leaked their source code. Both of you live far outside UK jurisdiction. What judge would take them seriously anyway?

The only reason I visit this site anymore is for news about the update. I think we have, out of respect, been overly shy in probing for news, and this has come across to you as a lack of interest. I care about this update (and this game) a lot and I'm sure tons of other players do too even if they don't speak English well enough to say so. You both should know how much I appreciate your devotion but I don't feel like rehashing all that again during this dry spell. It kills me that months go by and you don't say anything..

Quote from: TheWalrus on June 11, 2018, 07:01 PM

Quote from: Ytrojan on June 10, 2018, 10:16 PM
Seriously, I see 3.8's release increasing Team17's stock

Excuse me for a moment

Innocent youth is glorious. xD

Quote from: j0e on July 09, 2018, 12:53 AM
@Cybershadow and Deadcode - Would there be any legal (or other) issue in posting unofficial alpha builds on the worms2d.info site? The time Team 17 is taking to vet the update is not reasonable, especially since you've stated you wish to release updates more frequently. I think they feel threatened because W:A outshines all their new games, and wish it never existed. However threatened I can't imagine them taking you to court over a 20 year old game, even if you straight up leaked their source code. Both of you live far outside UK jurisdiction. What judge would take them seriously anyway?

Sue them? Why and for what advantage? Tbh at this point, T17 dug themselves a grave

Also +1

6 years already and people still hurry up the patch developers of WA! Come on now, take a rest with Sonic Mania or Epic Battle Fantasy 3/4/5. Kupo delivers a new game for you to play and you ignore him (pretty much like you ignored me, I had the same story).