I wanted to call this thread "More Information" or "Better Communication with Your Playerbase" but I think a quasi Mission Statement about what type of game Vendetta hopes to become would fix a lot of my problems.

I had a lot of trouble at first trying to discover what type of game Vendetta was. I joined because I Have A Dream and I could see the Possibilities within Vendetta to experience at least part of that dream. Over the weeks I've been involved my opinion of what Vendetta is has changed considerably, mostly for the better. I still strongly believe in the Possibilities, but it's nice to have positive reinforcement to help encourage that belief.

Adding new content to the game that moves it toward the Dream is obviously the biggest way to encourage that belief, but also the most time consuming. It's a lot easier to just post something on the website that let us (well, me) know that you're continuing to move the game in a direction I Believe in. The News and In Progress pages are obvious attempts at satisfying my desire for Better Communication, but I found them distressingly light. Considering all the potential I see for Vendetta, I strongly feel the need to see more light coming from the tunnel.

I accept that fact that saying too much can be doubly disastrous as it can pigeon hole your game and unreasonably raise expectations. So I understand the need for caution and greatly respect a Dev Team that Delivers It's Promises. I also know that spending time to craft messages for your entire player base (actual and potential) requires time that could also be spent working on that new content we'll all love... but... I still want to know more.

[edit - punctionation problem that made a sentence non-sensical (RelayeR)]

There have been several interviews with John (incarnate), but it looks like some of the links are no longer posted.

http://www.apple.com/games/articles/2004/10/vendettaonline/