Perhaps they originally planned to have them drop and later changed it to be a pay model instead?

Oh dear, now he'll be used in every mission as Antagonist... Can we at least see him in the game this time even if we can't access him for 10 days?? I had to have someone take screenshots of Mikah who 'was' in the game just so I could even look at her character page. You never know you might get some Founder sales from actually showing people what they're buying into.

At this point in time she's probably the biggest sell about the Founders because she is literally half that cost all by herself at 20$ to buy or you could farm the 120,000 Gold to unlock her instead... Curious if people are willing to farm that much on the same five missions before getting bored or if they'll fork out the 20$ instead...

I'm not entirely sure what you mean but picking up 'parts' of stuff to later assemble would give the game a bit more meat for sure. I know in another thread someone suggested breaking the blueprints up into pieces and that is one possibility. Another might be one shot consumables for any variety of purposes. The latter would require balancing for sure since it is essentially a PVP game at its core but it would also add a bit more depth. I would love to hear what kind of ideas the developers are already considering so there might be some discussion regarding future changes to gameplay.

I don't mind the Antagonist being able to let's say 'aggro' a particularly good Raider with enemy NPCs with perhaps a 'mark' mechanic. Forcing a group of Raiders to actually work together or at least as two man teams is how you effectively do any 4 vs 1 because your back can be covered as games like Army of Two heavily showcased. As it stands an Antagonist really needs to 'sync' their activity with what NPCs are doing as well as keep firmly in mind what players need to accomplish to progress. Thus, anything that can make the Antagonist better control NPCs even if it's just an aggro focus gives them a greater ability to control the flow on their end. In that way, they are more like a commander than just a simple assassin.

Well this game is full of rage quitters, boosters, and afkers. If you're an Antagonist this tends to work in your favor but if you're a Raider you might have to an entire section over if the host drops out. However, an Antagonist quitting out after joining guarantees you an easy win without having to do really anything except wait. All that aside, I can't imagine anyone 'likes' the current system and it's just a matter of how tolerable you are of it. Even if you like it, you're sure to be confused by it since I can't remember another game that worked like Raiders and I admit the first time a blueprint came up I honestly thought we 'all' got it because we did really good.

Probably at this point it might just be the player base is shrinking from an already humble start.  It can be enjoyable so... best of luck to you guys.

It's difficult to estimate a time frame for such a significant change, as the whole game (missions and reward system) would need rebalancing. We are not speaking about years, but probably more than a couple of months.

That's, of course, if the team decides to implement this change.
Thanks for your feedback!

Why not just add a mode rather than affect the modes that are present? As the topic creator stated, people really just want to play the game and that doesn't mean it has to be the 4 vs 1 you all intended. With a new mode you could create something simpler perhaps that lacks the structure of the 4 vs 1 and perhaps has a lesser reward as a result. I mean this doesn't have to be an argument of one thing instead of another as many games have offered multiple modes with multiple choices on player counts and it seems from your own admission 2 player co-op 'is' in high enough demand. Either way I'll do my best to enjoy the game it's just a shame when a design choice is so terribly rigid.