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[ABCoLD]

TastyLaksa wrote...

I wouldn't have wanted it if they didn't announce on their blog about something exciting that is coming! Only for that something exciting to be another announcement.

So so far they have announced that they were announcing that the DLC would come out somewhere in the christmas season. Or maybe not. You know. Breezy.

Who knows maybe they might just announce that there will be a DLC after this one!! OMG i can't wait for the day when they announce that they will be annoucing the release of the DLC!

They will do that.  You know why?  Because they have people for whom a large part of their job description is writing press releases.  It's what they're hired to do.  We're lucky they don't regularly publish the internal memos about how wonderful Potluck Tuesday was at the Portland Pod.  

[TastyLaksa]

Why not just sack the guy since he isn't quite doing anything useful. I am sure the company could use the extra profits



So far this press release style has dont nothing except made me angry.

[Earion-Lun]

I want a real expansion¡¡¡¡ 20 or 30 hours ¡¡¡

[TastyLaksa]

Earion-Lun wrote...

I want a real expansion¡¡¡¡ 20 or 30 hours ¡¡¡

Don't worry after this DLC is out. They will definitely make an announcement about announcing their plans for announcing expansions in the future.

[Earion-Lun]

I hope so¡¡

[Gracchio]

PrinceOfFallout13 wrote...

MANFRED911 wrote...

Titius.Vibius wrote...

Kylazin wrote...

Likely going to be after the new year. Thanks console gamers.

Oh, so now that's the deal, we have to wait for the console gamers? Great, just great!

Not all console gamers just PS3 owners f#@%ing Sony

so thats what people do now blame a company?

geez i tought you people were more mature than that just wait and have patience nobody is born walking it takes time so yeah just wait and stop pointing fingers

You do realise there is hardly any difference in getting your code working on a pc or an xbox 360. Hell, XNA even has a convert to xbox option, tho it would be unlikely for bioware to use xna. Still, they have to convert a lot of stuff to make it not only work but also run smooth on both platforms.

PS3 however, requires a COMPLETELY different programming language, hardware which requires a lot of tuning and that's just some of the stuff which makes converting a game to PS3 format a very lenghty process.

Go sony.

[J.O.G]

ABCoLD wrote...
When three groups are given software to QA and one group takes 3 weeks longer than the other two, yes, I blame it for having poor QA.

Is it poor QA? Or might it be thorough QA?

Quality assurance is an unrewarding task: either you're quick with it and everyone is happy at first and then blames you for failing to do your job, or you take your time and everyone blames you for delaying things unnecessary.

That said, we PC users had to wait half a year to get the game because of consoles, so nothing new here.

Modifié par J.O.G, 18 décembre 2009 - 12:28 .

[Deception_2112]

Lets just hope this doesn't turn out to be another Mysteries of Westgate for NWN2..



That was utterly amusing and towards the end it was just sad..

[Matt125]

When MoW eventually came out it was well-received by the NWN2 community, and by a few review sites as well. Bear in mind MoW was made by a small, amateur studio and was messed around royally by Atari. MoW was delayed again and again because Atari couldn't make up its mind about copy protection.



Return to Ostagar is made by Bioware, all the copy protection is already included in game and the format of the DLC is tried and tested by things like Warden's Keep and Stone Prisoner.

[RinpocheSchnozberry]

Most of the goodies will get release on a Tueday for some magical reason. With next week being Christmas and tons of people being gone for the holiday, I really don't think we're going to see this until the new year.

[LdyShayna]

TastyLaksa wrote...

This could all have been avoided if they did not have a case of premature announcement of a unfinished product.

My understanding from reading the posts is that the delay was not because their initial product was unfinished, but because they decided to go back and change the product based on the objections people had to it as originally described.  Whether this was a wise move on their part is, of course, up to the various consumers to decide.

[Bullets McDeath]

Bioware: We got new DLC!



The internet: It's too soon! And too expensive! I hate DLC!



Bioware: OK, how about we make it cheaper and don't release it until later?



The internet: Eff U, Bioware!



/thread

[Valmy]

There is just no pleasing some people.

[TastyLaksa]

The problem is they don't INTEND to release it later. I'm upset with the striptease like approach to releasing content.

[TastyLaksa]

The problem is they don't INTEND to release it later. I'm upset with the striptease like approach to releasing content.

[Bullets McDeath]

Well, on the other hand, you have people clamoring on these boards for DLC and demanding to know what is gonna be out when and when the hell is all their DLC coming, less than a month after the game is released. Obviously, they announced this a little too early but... sh*t, is this the first time a piece of game software has been announced and then delayed? Methinks not. It's not like this is going to be Duke Nukem, it's a relatively simple hitch in the proccess and one that should be resolved relatively quickly. Nothing for anyone to get hyperbolic about (he added in vain).

Modifié par outlaworacle, 18 décembre 2009 - 04:43 .

[Zepheera]

Half the complaints I've seen since the "update" would probably be settled if a BioWare rep would at least give us another update on how things are looking for the release date, rather than leaving us up in the air "Maybe/maybe not".



I'd rather KNOW I'm not getting it this month, so I can just not bother checking for updates.

[Bullets McDeath]

I would err on the side of caution and say it'll be in January. If it were going to be available for Christmas, we'd likely have confirmation on that by now (it being a week away and all).

[RurouniSaiya-jin]

Zepheera wrote...

Half the complaints I've seen since the "update" would probably be settled if a BioWare rep would at least give us another update on how things are looking for the release date, rather than leaving us up in the air "Maybe/maybe not".

I'd rather KNOW I'm not getting it this month, so I can just not bother checking for updates.

Maybe/Maybe not is probably the best answer they can give until certification is done. It isn't like they can casually ask the certification people how much longer is it going to take, especially in the case of Sony and Microsoft.

[TastyLaksa]

Precisely. Strip tease style. Very little information except vague promises of seeing the goods.

[TastyLaksa]

Precisely. Strip tease style. Very little information except vague promises of seeing the goods.

[Bullets McDeath]

But since they don't know themselves... what do you want them to say? Have an official, global "we don't know WTF is going on" press conference? They've announced they are waiting on Sony's QA process. We'll know when they do. Even if they say January now, what if Sony totally drops the ball or there's some huge PS3-only bug discovered at the last minute? Now it's on track for Valentine's Day maybe and the internet breaks the **** in half.

We'll know when they do, don't take it personally.

Modifié par outlaworacle, 18 décembre 2009 - 05:09 .

[darkshadow136]

They messed up.!!! They should have never announced it for the Holidays if they couldn't deliver the goods. I don't get what the big deal about it is anyway from what I've read about it this DLC will be shorter than Wardens Keep. I was all excited about the addon till I read that Wardens keep was a real disappointment and too short.



I wish they would leave the short Mods to the modding community and come out with some full expansions that last longer than 20-30 minutes. If Bioware wants $10-$20 for a real full expansion I don't mind that. But $5-$15 for less than an hour of teasing I can do without.

[TastyLaksa]

darkshadow136 wrote...

They messed up.!!! They should have never announced it for the Holidays if they couldn't deliver the goods. I don't get what the big deal about it is anyway from what I've read about it this DLC will be shorter than Wardens Keep. I was all excited about the addon till I read that Wardens keep was a real disappointment and too short.

I wish they would leave the short Mods to the modding community and come out with some full expansions that last longer than 20-30 minutes. If Bioware wants $10-$20 for a real full expansion I don't mind that. But $5-$15 for less than an hour of teasing I can do without.

Precisely I am not upset it's delayed. That's normal. I'm upset with the whole way they announced it SO MANY TIMES.
It's coming out Soon soon soon soon soon soon soon soon soon!

[darkshadow136]

TastyLaksa wrote...



Precisely I am not upset it's delayed. That's normal. I'm upset with the whole way they announced it SO MANY TIMES.
It's coming out Soon soon soon soon soon soon soon soon soon!

Lol yep as the saying goes if you are going to screw me at least kiss me 1st.