i could never understand way game developers in this situation bethesda give out so little info to fans/costumers about future dlcs plans. We learned what hearthfire will be week or so before it came. way not announce to all loyal skyrim/elder scrolls fans that been supporting beth for years, this our plan and this is what you guys can expect in future regarding skyrim, i think we all would appreciate that a lot. way always keep us in dark till last minute

Probably because it wouldn't be appropriate, considering that PS3 players haven't even got Dawnguard yet.

The main issue is because as soon as a developer says anything, the fans take it and twist it 50,000 ways and then get mad at the devs when the DLC is exactly what the fans had twisted it to become.

Unfortunately the less you say in these situations the better. If the fans were a little more open minded and accepting, and a little less finatic, they could say more without causing mass rioting.

I think the word you're looking for is 'why'.

They announced Dawnguard a good deal of time before it was released. Hearthfire was the love child of one/two people and didn't really need to be announced any earlier than what it was. You have to consider right now that the publishing arm of Bethesda (Softworks) is all things Dishonored right now. If they were holding off because of that, we'll know soon enough.

In some cases it's also a matter of not wanting to over promise and under deliver.

They might say 'Hey, the next DLC will take place in North Western Morrowind, and we're adding spears and spellmaking.' And then at the release date nears they still can't get spears to work quite right, spellmaking is unbalanced, and they haven't made as much content for North Western Morrowind as they'd like. So I think oftentimes they will wait until they're sure a feature or area is in the game and working before they say we're going to get it.

you prob right about dishonored and hope we hear something soon

we'll know soon enough other than Skyrims release hype Beth isn't very public in their on goings as other companies who discuss DLC's

NW Morrowind? What happened to the rest?

Bethesda is always rather late when it comes to announcements. Skyrim was only announced 11 months before it was released, most games are announced a lot earlier than that.

you make good point, but i was thinking more about them at least announcing direction they are going not small details

It's a large province, you know. It could take Bethesda a year or so to make the whole of Morrowind, especially if you include Vvardenfell (although considering the Red Year, there won't be much to do for Vvardenfell).

Do you really not know how to spell "why"?!
Lol, sorry. I had to ask!


Anyway, my guess is that revealing information about a DLC just before release makes it so people are still excited for it when it drops. DLC is alot different than full games and consumers easily forget about it once the hype wears off. DLC doesn't get the kind of coverage full retail games get so the developers rely alot on the hype. It makes it even more difficult for DLC sales because it tends to come out well after people have completed and finished a game and have totally forgotten about it. If we knew about a DLC add-on months in advance, most people would've either sold the game to Gamestop or put it on the shelf for good and that means a potential loss in sales. All of us here are hardcoe fans of Skyrim and it would be madness for us to not remember a DLC drop, but for alot of casual gamers, they wouldn't remember.

My major is in business/marketing and I've learned that a massive developer like Bethesda has reasons for everything they do, especially in regards to sales. They've probably done countless studies, focus groups and many other things to figure out how best they can maximize sales and profits. So I'm sure the best way to go about that is to do exactly what they're doing.

Well, I would rather hear some Beth news at the last minute, than to hear the news early on and dead silence later on.

Do you really not know that "a lot" is two words?

You made my night. The above is why I always proofread a post twelve times before I mock someone's spelling or grammar.

OP may not be a native english speaker...

It's a Beth thing though, to be 'tardy' regarding information...other companies manage quite well on the communication front.

Wut? Y's a hard word to spell.