Beerfish wrote...
A few points: Developers and community managers are in a very tough spot. People clamor for info and the writers, developers, community guys really want to be able to give out selected stuff. They do not want to have a cone of silence over the project and watch as fans get all grumpy due to lack of info. Especially a group like BioWare that has for the most part been very accessible to the community over the years. They like interacting with fans.
In your opinion, I guess... Because there are sometimes a cone of silence over some questions and a frustration lack of info. And I'm not talking about "Which are gonna be DA2 companions?" but for example "Does character from Golems' DLC could be import to Witch hunt?"
The problem comes when they give out some nugget that ends up getting yanked in the development process. Then they are accused of being misleading, breaking promises and lieing. It has happened on more than one BioWare game in the past. So, they either say nothing at all or try and provide enough info that can be looked forward to without making iron clad promises.
I'm sorry but if they said that there will be 2 years of DLCs and then they say that won't, aren't they breaking a promise? You can call it as you want, but it's a fact. I'm not talking about why there will not be more DLC I'm talking about how they announce it and how they inform about it.
The problem of not making iron clad promises as you call them is that people get tired. If there will be no more official, clear, and specific info about DA2 in these forums for the next two months for example I can afirm you that the people who read this forum will decrease. Maybe it's true that they should not tell anything that it's not sure sure sure... but do you thing the "Who tell you X it's over?" formula it's the best way??? Really???
In many cases they just don't know. In the example above the poster wants to know 100% for sure if the wardens story is over for sure. No matter if they say yes or no they will disappoint people and they may in fact be wrong. Two years from now the higher ups in BioWare or EA might suddenly say 'I think we should do another game to do with the original DA'.
I'm not talking about how people react to the answers I'm talking about the answer itself... I really don't understand what problem would be in answering I don't know... They could say what it's true at the moment... (for example that they have plans for 2 years DLCs) and when that true falls down they can inform and explain (for example, I'm sorry but there will not be more DLC).
Also during the game development itself the project is malleable right up until the end. Things change, parts of the story get cut, companions get cut.
Plans, game wise, sequel wise and DLC wise change so in many cases it is better for them to keep it zipped or just hint than to get nailed by people calling them liars.
Now, I'm not absolving BioWare or other game companies of any blame at all. They have talked about things and failed to deliver of that there is no doubt.
I know it's hard, complicate and everything you want... I understand, really, but I disagree to how they manage some things
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