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[ElitePinecone]

serenai wrote...

Ryan Loe:
I wish the Aussies were on. I would like to know how my evening turns out and they are in the future.

Signs point to 'entertaining'. 

I should probably use this precognition thing for productive purposes.

[Steppenwolf]

MWMike2011 wrote...

I really don't think any of us are expecting any sort of solid announcements about what will be in the game and whatnot this early on, but I would be happy to have some sort of solid confirmation that I will be able to play it on my Xbox 360. I know we are ASSUMING it will, but I'm not looking for assumptions, I'm wanting solid firm answers from BioWare...

Laidlaw and Darrah are still saying that the game is coming Fall/Winter 2013. Even if the game is set to launch in the middle of December(which is highly unlikely) going this long without revealing the game and starting pre-orders is very uncharacteristic of BioWare and EA.

[Enad]

BasilKarlo wrote...

MWMike2011 wrote...

I really don't think any of us are expecting any sort of solid announcements about what will be in the game and whatnot this early on, but I would be happy to have some sort of solid confirmation that I will be able to play it on my Xbox 360. I know we are ASSUMING it will, but I'm not looking for assumptions, I'm wanting solid firm answers from BioWare...

Laidlaw and Darrah are still saying that the game is coming Fall/Winter 2013. Even if the game is set to launch in the middle of December(which is highly unlikely) going this long without revealing the game and starting pre-orders is very uncharacteristic of BioWare and EA.

You're right but maybe Bioware and EA want to approach DA3 differently. 

EA knows the target market for BF4 are a bunch of sheep and will lap up any MP FPS so it's a good idea to make it pre-orderable asap, but DA3 is different. EA and Bioware know DA2 didn't sit well with many fans(I love it but I know it caued some problems). They're probably trying something new now.

[GithCheater]

BasilKarlo wrote...

MWMike2011 wrote...

I really don't think any of us are expecting any sort of solid announcements about what will be in the game and whatnot this early on, but I would be happy to have some sort of solid confirmation that I will be able to play it on my Xbox 360. I know we are ASSUMING it will, but I'm not looking for assumptions, I'm wanting solid firm answers from BioWare...

Laidlaw and Darrah are still saying that the game is coming Fall/Winter 2013. Even if the game is set to launch in the middle of December(which is highly unlikely) going this long without revealing the game and starting pre-orders is very uncharacteristic of BioWare and EA.

When was the last time Laidlaw and Darrah insisted that the game is coming Fall/Winter 2013?
 
I think you misheard them.  I distinctly heard them say "Fall/Winter 2013 is coming" the day before the new season of "Game of Thrones" started.

[Steppenwolf]

Enad wrote...

You're right but maybe Bioware and EA want to approach DA3 differently. 

EA knows the target market for BF4 are a bunch of sheep and will lap up any MP FPS so it's a good idea to make it pre-orderable asap, but DA3 is different. EA and Bioware know DA2 didn't sit well with many fans(I love it but I know it caued some problems). They're probably trying something new now.

Doing nothing is certainly a different approach to marketing.

[Enad]

BasilKarlo wrote...

Enad wrote...

You're right but maybe Bioware and EA want to approach DA3 differently. 

EA knows the target market for BF4 are a bunch of sheep and will lap up any MP FPS so it's a good idea to make it pre-orderable asap, but DA3 is different. EA and Bioware know DA2 didn't sit well with many fans(I love it but I know it caued some problems). They're probably trying something new now.

Doing nothing is certainly a different approach to marketing.

What I meant is maybe starting Marketing later and not over hyping it with CGI and such.

[Steppenwolf]

Enad wrote...

What I meant is maybe starting Marketing later and not over hyping it with CGI and such.

Hype sells units. Subtlety does not. Marketing is about getting products into as many peoples' face-holes as possible.

[Lobos1988]

BasilKarlo wrote...

Enad wrote...

What I meant is maybe starting Marketing later and not over hyping it with CGI and such.

Hype sells units. Subtlety does not. Marketing is about getting products into as many peoples' face-holes as possible.

also they don't have to do cgi IF in fact the game looks as stunning as they claim ^^

[Degenerate Rakia Time]

BasilKarlo wrote...

Enad wrote...

What I meant is maybe starting Marketing later and not over hyping it with CGI and such.

Hype sells units. Subtlety does not. Marketing is about getting products into as many peoples' face-holes as possible.

nope, marketing is about getting an attractive product into as many peoples face holes, and if Bioware think they need to wait more so DA3 can be attractive then so be it 

[Steppenwolf]

Rakia Time wrote...

BasilKarlo wrote...

Enad wrote...

What I meant is maybe starting Marketing later and not over hyping it with CGI and such.

Hype sells units. Subtlety does not. Marketing is about getting products into as many peoples' face-holes as possible.

nope, marketing is about getting an attractive product into as many peoples face holes, and if Bioware think they need to wait more so DA3 can be attractive then so be it 

If the game doesn't have any presentable content at this point in time then there's no chance it's coming out this year. What do you think this discussion is about?

[DragonMage95]

BasilKarlo wrote...

Rakia Time wrote...

BasilKarlo wrote...

Enad wrote...

What I meant is maybe starting Marketing later and not over hyping it with CGI and such.

Hype sells units. Subtlety does not. Marketing is about getting products into as many peoples' face-holes as possible.

nope, marketing is about getting an attractive product into as many peoples face holes, and if Bioware think they need to wait more so DA3 can be attractive then so be it 

If the game doesn't have any presentable content at this point in time then there's no chance it's coming out this year. What do you think this discussion is about?

I'm curious as to why people say there is no presentable content. Also, marketing takes many different forms, just because they aren't showing us anything doesn't mean a 2013 release date is doomed and it doesn't mean they have nothing to show us either. I think that they don't want to show anything yet until they believe the content they have is worthy. I'm sure they want to show us something but they don't want people to make assumptions and later say "Bioware lied to us, the stuff in the trailer wasn't in the game".

[Degenerate Rakia Time]

BasilKarlo wrote...
If the game doesn't have any presentable content at this point in time then there's no chance it's coming out this year. What do you think this discussion is about?

define presentable, and while you're at it find me a game that showed actual polished non-beta footage 8 or so months before release.

[Fortlowe]

^ Bioshock Infinite

[Steppenwolf]

The line from Laidlaw and Gaider is that the game will be unveiled it's ready to be unveiled. Gaider tried to make the argument that that doesn't mean the game isn't ready to shown by saying that the game will shown when they feel it's ready. When asked when they will feel that the game is ready to be shown he said "when it's ready to be shown."
There's no reason that the game wouldn't have already been shown if it was in a presentable state. Even BioWare, through Gaider's doublespeak, agree with that.

Rakia Time wrote...

 find me a game that showed actual polished non-beta footage 8 or so months before release.

Dragon Age:Origins, The Witcher 2, Skyrim, Fallout 3, Heavy Rain, Borderlands 2...

Need I go on?

[Fiddzz]

Lack of teasing is currently because we had bug week, planning for the next milestone, DA Week, and canceled sprint review day (so we could spend more time doing all of those things). Next sprint starts on Monday so it's back to business as usual and you'll see more teasing. Especially next sprint review day.

[Zyree]

Blair Brown wrote...

Lack of teasing is currently because we had bug week, planning for the next milestone, DA Week, and canceled sprint review day (so we could spend more time doing all of those things). Next sprint starts on Monday so it's back to business as usual and you'll see more teasing. Especially next sprint review day.

This makes me really, really happy

[Conduit0]

There is at least a small possibility that they're waiting for the release of the World of Thedas book before they officially reveal DA3. The book will help hyping up the game, and the game reveal will get people interested in the book.

[DragonMage95]

Conduit0 wrote...

There is at least a small possibility that they're waiting for the release of the World of Thedas book before they officially reveal DA3. The book will help hyping up the game, and the game reveal will get people interested in the book.

That seems like a possibility. Also, I don't really mind them not showing us anything, to me it means they're working hard on the game instead of working hard on some trailer or something.

[hahagirl727]

Blair Brown wrote...

Lack of teasing is currently because we had bug week, planning for the next milestone, DA Week, and canceled sprint review day (so we could spend more time doing all of those things). Next sprint starts on Monday so it's back to business as usual and you'll see more teasing. Especially next sprint review day.

YAY! More teasing awaits us 

[Sir George Parr]

Blair Brown wrote...

Lack of teasing is currently because we had bug week, planning for the next milestone, DA Week, and canceled sprint review day (so we could spend more time doing all of those things). Next sprint starts on Monday so it's back to business as usual and you'll see more teasing. Especially next sprint review day.

More koalas?

[LolaLei]

Blair Brown wrote...

Lack of teasing is currently because we had bug week, planning for the next milestone, DA Week, and canceled sprint review day (so we could spend more time doing all of those things). Next sprint starts on Monday so it's back to business as usual and you'll see more teasing. Especially next sprint review day.

What's bug week? :-S

[DragonMage95]

LolaLei wrote...

Blair Brown wrote...

Lack of teasing is currently because we had bug week, planning for the next milestone, DA Week, and canceled sprint review day (so we could spend more time doing all of those things). Next sprint starts on Monday so it's back to business as usual and you'll see more teasing. Especially next sprint review day.

What's bug week? :-S

I assume it's a week where they look at the game and find the bugs and fix them.

[Steppenwolf]

DomRod95 wrote...

LolaLei wrote...

Blair Brown wrote...

Lack of teasing is currently because we had bug week, planning for the next milestone, DA Week, and canceled sprint review day (so we could spend more time doing all of those things). Next sprint starts on Monday so it's back to business as usual and you'll see more teasing. Especially next sprint review day.

What's bug week? :-S

I assume it's a week where they look at the game and find the bugs and fix them.

Obsidian refers to it as "going Gold."






You see what I did there?

[DiegoRaphael]

Conduit0 wrote...

There is at least a small possibility that they're waiting for the release of the World of Thedas book before they officially reveal DA3. The book will help hyping up the game, and the game reveal will get people interested in the book.

So this sould be soon.

The World of Thedas book (Collector's Edition) started shipping yesterday

[Fiddzz]

LolaLei wrote...

Blair Brown wrote...

Lack of teasing is currently because we had bug week, planning for the next milestone, DA Week, and canceled sprint review day (so we could spend more time doing all of those things). Next sprint starts on Monday so it's back to business as usual and you'll see more teasing. Especially next sprint review day.

What's bug week? :-S

Bugs are constantly filed, and worked on (if important enough) during the sprint, but generally the developers are working on features.  Bug week is a time we set aside for the team to stop feature development and work only on bugs.  This helps make the build more stable, reduces our tech debt, and allows for more iteration on content that's already created, it's a good thing