[James Smart]

But i think dlc out in Tuesday

[Taylor Bakos]

Saying that people are overreacting to this is a understatement. He miss worded, i do it, we all do it a time or two. he corrected himself let that tweet or twitt however you say it go. the only reason people are still on that tweet is because Ign & other big Gaming wedsites want a good news story so make something out of nothing at all.
Here are the facts
1st: Patch 1.6 is being rolled in with the dawnguard patch 1.7 for ps3 & patch 1.7 will be released for all platforms.
2nd: Sony said they are hopefully getting to test Dawnguard within the next month.
3rd: Beth said the patch 1.7 dawnguard patch will be released for all platforms in the next few weeks
So all in all Us on Ps3 must have had a import problem with dawnguard that they are trying to correct. remember people Patience is a virtue.

P.s if i mis spelled anything in this post i am sorry my spelling skill isn't as good as most people lets just leave it at that.

[Angelina Mayo]

I think a lot of folks were expecting it to come out on July 27th due to assumptions made across the web and were shocked it wasn't there for the taking. I admit I was a little hopeful but expected to wait. Nothing had been discussed about a release date and even now there is none. The only news is that.. there is no news. As of yet.

Yeah, given that this much anger hasn't been the norm for the past month is a good indicator that many people were expecting to be playing Dawnguard 31 days after it launched on xbox.

[CxvIII]

What pisses me off is how they imply that it would be released on other platforms after the 30 days. Why say a 30 day exclusive when its more like a 2-3 month exclusive. =/

[Thomas LEON]

And because people aren't playing a DLC they expected some are frothing at the mouth and calling Bethesda heretics in the gaming world. Could be worse. Look at all the day one DLC out there.. Not to mention new games coming with free additions that if bought 2nd hand must be purchased before use. Now THERE'S something to froth about. But, I digress..

All in all the media put the spin on why folks are ticked off right now. Articles pointed to the 27th and that's what tons of people were counting on. Now they're raging at Bethesda when I personally believe we should only be raging at ourselves for expecting what was alluded to. Just my opinion though.

[Michelle Chau]

Saying that people are overreacting to this is a understatement. He miss worded, i do it, we all do it a time or two. he corrected himself let that tweet or twitt however you say it go. the only reason people are still on that tweet is because Ign & other big Gaming wedsites want a good news story so make something out of nothing at all.
Here are the facts
1st: Patch 1.6 is being rolled in with the dawnguard patch 1.7 for ps3 & patch 1.7 will be released for all platforms.
2nd: Sony said they are hopefully getting to test Dawnguard within the next month.
3rd: Beth said the patch 1.7 dawnguard patch will be released for all platforms in the next few weeks
So all in all Us on Ps3 must have had a import problem with dawnguard that they are trying to correct. remember people Patience is a virtue.

P.s if i mis spelled anything in this post i am sorry my spelling skill isn't as good as most people lets just leave it at that.

While this is true, the thing is he works in PR one would think that someone in that position would proofread before hitting the post button; and in this case his post was on an already volatile situation and his post, however misinterpreted, made the situation more volatile. That said I personally knew exactly what he was saying and started laughing to myself as soon as I saw it as I knew exactly what would happen, which is that the quote would be used to beat Hines and Bethesda to death with.

All that said I will be getting DG as I knew it wouldn't be out until august anyway, however I will be waiting for the modding community to fix whatever is wrong with it first and my mods to be compatible.

[Emily Graham]

Yeah, given that this much anger hasn't been the norm for the past month is a good indicator that many people were expecting to be playing Dawnguard 31 days after it launched on xbox.

People expect a lot.

[quinnnn]

i dont think anyone is overreacting at all . we get lied to months before the game is even out . patches meant to fix things break more stuff.. making water look better cool..... shame it crashed the game as soon as you even get one foot wet .... how did that even happen i mean really how.

then on top of crashes and bugs we get silence from beth for 2 months. hey im not bothered about exclusive or timed DLC its not guna make me run out and buy whatever console has the deal. but whats the point in say oh yer 30 exclusive and when that 30 days is up all you say is .. oh no plans as yet for other systems. no one is asking for much im not asking beth to catch the sun and put it in a jam jar for me we just want good solid info on what the actual plans are... that's all PS3 has ever asked in fact instead we get "no info yet will post wen i have some" ... so no one at beth has any idea whats going on with ps3.... and we have had 7 + months of that.

i also understand DG broke the 360 game and that svcks .

[Wane Peters]

What pisses me off is how they imply that it would be released on other platforms after the 30 days. Why say a 30 day exclusive when its more like a 2-3 month exclusive. =/

Yeah, pretty much same here. Around the time the Xbox version came out i could have sworn i saw a bunch of interviews saying that the PC and PS3 version will be released at a later time after the 30 day "agreement".

And now we have; "We have not announced Dawnguard for any other console at this time."

Other than that, though; i'm fine with waiting a bit. It's just very irritating and confusing with this whole "Nope. We didn't announce it." thing.

[SaVino GοΜ]

Yeah, pretty much same here. Around the time the Xbox version came out i could have sworn i saw a bunch of interviews saying that the PC and PS3 version will be released at a later time after the 30 day "agreement".

And now we have; "We have not announced Dawnguard for any other console at this time."

Other than that, though; i'm fine with waiting a bit. It's just very irritating and confusing with this whole "Nope. We didn't announce it." thing.

"Have not announced" does not equal "are not releasing". But I also understand disliking a vague answer to the question.

Question: I know it was rumored that the release was a 30-day exclusive. I don't recall any confirming word from Bethesda on this. Again, all media driven. If you review the E3 interview all that's said is "timed exclusive". Was the 30-day assumption only based on past experience?

[FirDaus LOVe farhana]

"Have not announced" does not equal "are not releasing". But I also understand disliking a vague answer to the question.

Question: I know it was rumored that the release was a 30-day exclusive. I don't recall any confirming word from Bethesda on this. Again, all media driven. If you review the E3 interview all that's said is "timed exclusive". Was the 30-day assumption only based on past experience?

this all i could find .. most site are blocked at work

http://kotaku.com/5929541/skyrim-dawnguard-30+day-xbox-360-exclusivity-has-now-exceeded-30-days

[Horror- Puppe]

i dont think anyone is overreacting at all . we get lied to months before the game is even out . patches meant to fix things break more stuff.. making water look better cool..... shame it crashed the game as soon as you even get one foot wet .... how did that even happen i mean really how. then on top of crashes and bugs we get silence from beth for 2 months. hey im not bothered about exclusive or timed DLC its not guna make me run out and buy whatever console has the deal. but whats the point in say oh yer 30 exclusive and when that 30 days is up all you say is .. oh no plans as yet for other systems. no one is asking for much im not asking beth to catch the sun and put it in a jam jar for me we just want good solid info on what the actual plans are... that's all PS3 has ever asked in fact instead we get "no info yet will post wen i have some" ... so no one at beth has any idea whats going on with ps3.... and we have had 7 + months of that. i also understand DG broke the 360 game and that svcks .

I'm a Ps3 owner i know this all to well but for people to say what this guy said ( witch he corrected himself later ) & come up this Oh they are never going to release it for the pc & ps3 it was all to get us hyped & buy an Xbox 360, That is overreacting & with that should they have come out & just said " yeah we hit a bump in the road on the release of Dawnguard for ps3 but we are working on it or something of that nature. Yes. People need to look at everything thats been said not just one thing.

[Loane]

this all i could find .. most site are blocked at work

http://kotaku.com/5929541/skyrim-dawnguard-30+day-xbox-360-exclusivity-has-now-exceeded-30-days

Thanks
I just don't remember any site stating Bethesda told them directly. Question answered.

[BaNK.RoLL]

Question: I know it was rumored that the release was a 30-day exclusive. I don't recall any confirming word from Bethesda on this. Again, all media driven. If you review the E3 interview all that's said is "timed exclusive". Was the 30-day assumption only based on past experience?

We knew the first two DLCs would be 30day exclusive since August last year. It was on their blog and they announced it in a press release.
http://www.bethblog.com/2011/08/26/skyrim-roundup-vampires-dlc-news-quakecongamescom-and-more/

The point is, these 30 days were the only thing PC and PS3 players had to work with if they wanted to guess when to expect Dawnguard. Pete's tweet and Gstaff's comment in one of the threads after this period is up basically throws every timeframe out of the window. I don't think there are a significant number of people who think Dawnguard will never release for PC and PS3, but now, it could be at any point in the future, from 2 weeks to next year. So why expect it at all?

[Prue]

Oh well, ive given up on playing Dawnguard soon. I've turned back to old lovers and new flames for the time being.

If it takes 3 months or 6, so be it, at least the modding community is improving the game every day that goes by, making my future next playthrough all the more kickass.

Bethesda Softworks really needs more open communication with its fans, though. I wish devs would actively post on forums and ask for feedback on ideas.

[Jynx Anthropic]

"Have not announced" does not equal "are not releasing". But I also understand disliking a vague answer to the question.

Question: I know it was rumored that the release was a 30-day exclusive. I don't recall any confirming word from Bethesda on this. Again, all media driven. If you review the E3 interview all that's said is "timed exclusive". Was the 30-day assumption only based on past experience?

See, the problem is that bethesda never bothered to dispute the countless articles stating this 30 day exclusive rumour. This lead to people believing today would be release day.

For the most part I presumed the articles to have been based on some form of fact regarding this 30 day rumour, once hell broke loose I started to track the articles I read over the month to see where they got their facts come from. None came from a specific statement made by Bethesda, but was all mostly circumstancial

I suppose this has been a nice bit of free advertising to keep the hype alive for Dawnguard. but now the cat's out of the bag I wonder how Bethesda is going to keep the hype alive with release season having begun, because you can bet the hype is going to drop down quickly from this point onward. And most of us consumers are impulsive, give us time to use our common sense and you might just have a good number of people deciding to not buy the DLC (from the get-go).

[Claire]

Again, I will only become enraged at one point: if DG doesn't come out for the Wii. I mean, talk about graphics and the responsiveness of the controls of Skyrim on that system! PC users, eat your hearts out!

[Lance Vannortwick]

I'm a Ps3 owner i know this all to well but for people to say what this guy said ( witch he corrected himself later ) & come up this Oh they are never going to release it for the pc & ps3 it was all to get us hyped & buy an Xbox 360, That is overreacting & with that should they have come out & just said " yeah we hit a bump in the road on the release of Dawnguard for ps3 but we are working on it or something of that nature. Yes. People need to look at everything thats been said not just one thing.

Unfortunately that is how a lot of gaming communities, heck a lot of online communities in general, work a portion of the community will latch on to something and scream at the top of their digital lungs about it regardless of whether it has been corrected, which is why as I said personally I would proofread everything I say in regards to an already volatile situation before posting an official statement about it.

[Shianne Donato]

Skyrim was the fastest selling title on Steam ever.
We modders on PC make you more money with our free mods than you will ever get from Microsoft for an exclusive.
I really don't get why you do this.
As a result and protest over the latest announcment, I will pull my mods off Workshop until Dawnguard is released on PC.

Really? How do they make more money off of your free mods?

[Mark]

See, the problem is that bethesda never bothered to dispute the countless articles stating this 30 day exclusive rumour. This lead to people believing today would be release day.

For the most part I presumed the articles to have been based on some form of fact regarding this 30 day rumour, once hell broke loose I started to track the articles I read over the month to see where they got their facts come from. None came from a specific statement made by Bethesda, but was all mostly circumstancial

I suppose this has been a nice bit of free advertising to keep the hype alive for Dawnguard. but now the cat's out of the bag I wonder how Bethesda is going to keep the hype alive with release season having begun, because you can bet the hype is going to drop down quickly from this point onward. And most of us consumers are impulsive, give us time to use our common sense and you might just have a good number of people deciding to not buy the DLC (from the get-go).

Some truth there, but then again I personally adore TES and all the lore involved. In few other gaming series have I seen such myth and development of a universe (complete with tons of fan-fiction, expounded lore, etc). Of course I'll grab DG to expand the lore and create new adventures. Now, I DO think $20 is a bit steep and a more rational choice would be to wait until all the DLC comes packed into a GOTY edition. Then again, if people were rational creatures highly anticipated releases would result in companies shutting down due to tumbleweeds blowing by as game stores sit abandoned.

I was there at midnight for the Skyrim launch and so were hundreds of others. All biding our time to get home and tear the hell out of the plastic wrap to shove that disc into our consoles/PCs.

[Inol Wakhid]

I'm a Ps3 owner i know this all to well but for people to say what this guy said ( witch he corrected himself later ) & come up this Oh they are never going to release it for the pc & ps3 it was all to get us hyped & buy an Xbox 360, That is overreacting & with that should they have come out & just said " yeah we hit a bump in the road on the release of Dawnguard for ps3 but we are working on it or something of that nature. Yes. People need to look at everything thats been said not just one thing.

my main problem isnt even DG im really not bothered about waiting . i am however sick to death of the lack of communication and support and the lies that have clearly been told from the start.nothing iv stated is untrue.

why when pc and xbox did beta tests and reported bugs non of them (as far as iv seen) have been fixed or even mentioned by beth.why wasnt i allowed to play the game the way i wanted . why can a dragon kill a quest essential npc......all of this stuff adds up fast

[jeremey wisor]

I am now of the opinion that there was no MS gagging order in the deal. I have come to this conclusion via the deduction that if that was the case, Beth would have cone straight out with a release date after the 30 day period.

The fact that they haven't suggests that they just plain dont know 100% when it will be available. Why state a date which could be wrong? Pretty sure that breaks some advertising guidelines...

[Chica Cheve]

Really? How do they make more money off of your free mods?

sells copy's.. if i could afford a good pc id gt skyrim on it just for mods

[Lyd]

Really? How do they make more money off of your free mods?

Countless people, me first of all, only got this title because of its promised moddability. Toolsets and mod communities do equal sales. I brought two copies of Dragon Age 1, I'd never look at DA2 because they stripped out the mod tools, for example.

And also, quite a few pirates actually paid for the game because they wanted easy access to Steam mods.

I'm really unsure how much a "timed exclusive" pays, though. Its entirely possible that in the end, M$ is willing to pay a [censored]load for that, in which case, its hard to pass up the free cash. Cant blame them.

[GEo LIme]

Unfortunately that is how a lot of gaming communities, heck a lot of online communities in general, work a portion of the community will latch on to something and scream at the top of their digital lungs about it regardless of whether it has been corrected, which is why as I said personally I would proofread everything I say in regards to an already volatile situation before posting an official statement about it.

True, very true. people hate on Beth? they need to see Thq, they never & i mean NEVER fix any of the bugs in there Svr series & when they do they patch it poorly & then come out & say you should be honored just to play are buggy games. ( i know its kinda off topic but it needed to be said Beth isn't the worst there worst companys out there that treat there fans worse then Beth does. )