The primary issue here, if it’s not already clear, is the timing of the last 3 events in the above Non-functional in some capacity once the April 22nd deadline came. Long story short, we were led to believe for the better part of 2 months that all developers wereĬontacted, and either on board with the new requirements, or willing to have their app become I’ve added emphasis to the events that are most important as I see them. The long gap from 31 JAN until 7 MAR saw multiple email exchanges and a few requests from PD to postpone the meeting. PD reconfirms that iOS multitasking will not be allowed. PD notifies us they’re reconsidering their stance on iOS multitasking features.
PD notifies us that they are still in discussions with other developers who are not currently required to make changes for the agreed upon April 22nd deadline. PD confirms iOS build meets requirements for April 22nd deadline.Īndroid/iOS builds are released to the public.
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PD receives a GCN Android test build with requested changes in place. PD receives a GCN iOS test build with requested changes in place. PD moves deadline to April 22nd to accommodate other developer(s).
PD decides that iOS widget/multitasking capabilities are to be removed. Request for ruling on iOS multitasking is sent to PD. PD confirms they’ve reached out to all other 3rd party app developers to plan for April 8th deadline and that ‘everyone has received our proposed changed extremely well.’. PD gives the OK to disclose details on the ban publicly.ĭedicated e-mail chain to maintain contact about upcoming changes/requirements. Teleconference call w/ PD to discuss changes/timeline. Initial e-mail received about upcoming overlay ban. Have turned it into an exercise in futility.Īs a bit of background, here’s chronological list of relevant events.
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Out clean on the other end given perfect conditions, but the series of events that have unfolded Bear in mind, this was an almost impossible situation to come This past week (22 APR through 26 APR), has seen that plan executed on our part, and subsequentlyīurned to the ground by Playdemic. Leading up to the ban would/should look like. After some back and forth, we reached an agreement on what the next few weeks Specific as was allowed), on what capabilities were to be removed and the time frame for all of Over the next few months, we exchanged dozens of emails ironing out specifics (or at least as To help provide input to arrive at the best possible solution for everyone involved, given the While we were not thrilled with theĭirection PD was choosing to steer the game, we were willing to work with them, as requested, ‘Safe and Fair’ gaming environment as they envisioned it. The Die is CastĮarly this year, we were engaged by Playdemic, the creators/maintainers of Golf Clash, to startĪ discussion on removing overlay capabilities from our Android and iOS apps in order to create a Give you some facts on what happened and why it happened. Information and/or speculation being spread around the online community so this is my attempt to I think an explanation is warranted for the overlay feature removal.
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