How long is the game going to be (playtime) in its Early Access state?

We plan to make big strides and conduct as many rounds of feedback as possible. We believe we can have a good final version candidate during 2018, once we have collected and digested as much of the feedback as we can. But we'll need to feel the game is at the right stage, and it is confirmed by the community feedback, then we will set a release date. Depending on the feedback we get, we may adjust this window of time to what’s best for the game and the community. Having said the above, we apply the same philosophy to the playtime by definition. On one hand, Memories of Mars is based on several systems which will not increase unfairness because of lack of diligence. In other words, you'll always be able to compete whatever the amount of time you can allocate to Memories of Mars.