Alot of people posting old bugs looking for a reason to rage about nothing and spread negativity. Apparently, the forums have become a good way to let off steam. No disappointment here, just a bunch of delusional players with poorly managed expectations.
There is a pandemic going.
If you have an investor who gives you money to develop a product, be sure there is an NDA(Non-Disclosure Agreement) signed that makes it illegal for you to disclose information, which is common sense by now in any game studio. I believe Funcom will release information only about stuff they are ready to reveal to the public otherwise they might get sued by their investors.
All you’re doing right now is speculating on false rumors other players have spread on the forums. Funcom released no info about the new map. No official source said it’s going to be a paid map. No official source said it’s going to be an independent map from the current one.
Also, firespark is just a misinformed person who takes 20min to say 1 relevant sentence, so he’s yet another ambiguous source on all things Conan which I wouldn’t take seriously.
Again, we know nothing about the new map.
The “Game as a Live Service” update was implemented to allow for the game to be launched on Funcom’s own game launcher, which we already know it’s coming from this source:
Conan Exiles 2 will not happen any time soon, not until UE5 comes out next year. Add an average of 5 year development and you’re looking at 6 years at least before you can consider Conan exiles 2.
Best regards.