» Fri Jun 24, 2011 2:48 pm
Honestly I'm more upset that while the DLC is ~4 weeks away, they have the gall to tell us the trailer will be released "in the coming weeks." No [censored], Sherlock? I'm sorry, don't mean that to come off as offensive, but yeah, that's a pretty useless announcement. See, in my opinion, THESE are the kind of setups where you attempt to give an estimate, no matter how unsure you are. It's one of those things where after hearing "soon" for ages, they finally decide the DLC is coming "not so soon," and just when you're about to say "oh well that's ok, I'm sure we'll be getting some details to hold us over til then," they respond with "Absolutely. You'll be getting more details on OWB. Soon."
If there's anything to be insulted about, it's that. It's clear people are upset with the lack of info, and whether or not their reactions are civil or reasonable is irrelevant. Responding to complaints with the same exact attitude that fueled half the complaints is pretty messed up. I mean, is there anything wrong with delaying the DLC? No, why should there be? People will always be upset with delays just like people will always hate taxes, but these guys are the developers and it's their job to decide if the game needs a delay or not. There's no motive for them to pointlessly delay the DLC unless they see good reason to. Respect their authority in that respect instead of blindly accusing them of this and that and who knows what. On the flip side, I'm sure a lot of people wouldn't be as frustrated as they are if they didn't wait until AFTER it was clear there was a problem and everyone was running about in panic to announce the delay. Even simple updates like "looks like trouble in development, expect delays" would help calm people. Still, give them credit for being responsive to questions and posts on the forums; something most game developers don't do. Beth/sidian is very responsive to the community here, something we should be thankful for. They're plenty capable of posting "yeah I think that bugs been fixed" or "I agree this needs balancing," it's just the release date questions that are generally left unanswered until a week before the release/after the delay.
Personally I'm not upset. I just wrote this cause I both think the people complaining should calm down and yet I can see why people are annoyed.