tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1538233114133115363.post1695350495121612106..comments2024-03-26T20:47:12.919+00:00Comments on Going Commando | A SWTOR Fan Blog: Talk To MeShintarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16758343475446510635noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1538233114133115363.post-91553316763937119582019-03-28T03:15:15.518+00:002019-03-28T03:15:15.518+00:00And I certainly prefer this approach to its opposi...<i>And I certainly prefer this approach to its opposite - I still remember my utter horror at Blizzard posting the in-game story cinematics for Warlords of Draenor on their own front page two months before the expansion's release (and no, adding "spoiler warning" to something like that isn't really good enough).</i><br /><br />This. So much this.<br /><br />It drives me nuts that Blizz routinely provides this sort of "community engagement" when I'd really rather find out about the story <i>during</i> the game. From my perspective, I believe this is a side effect of WoW's emphasis on raiding, because they're extremely transparent in the PTR about what's coming, letting the top end progression guilds examine the raids for issues, and letting the players in to see everything. If you get into the PTR on a regular basis, you're likely not interested in the story at all because on release you can just rush ahead to max level. And, unfortunately, that attitude bleeds over into regular dev interactions.Redbeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05306063084983025771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1538233114133115363.post-83793173358446126372019-03-27T08:57:04.632+00:002019-03-27T08:57:04.632+00:00I'm not a fan of hype cycles either, though as...I'm not a fan of hype cycles either, though as someone who works in marketing I have a certain professional respect for the way WoW uses something like the mere announcement of a new expansion to rejuvenate interest in the game for months without actually adding many (or any) updates to the game in that time. At this point it feels like people are more into the game during the run-up to a new expansion than in the year after its actual launch, lol.<br /><br />But the opposite is actually also somewhat odd. In the case of SWTOR in specific, the devs let on that a big update is in the works ages ago, but nothing beyond that, so all the news sites have been able to report is: "No big updates to SWTOR in a year! Uh oh, maintenance mode?!" That said, I'm sure the big reveal at Star Wars Celebration in a couple of weeks is going to be fab.Shintarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16758343475446510635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1538233114133115363.post-38425596354980672092019-03-26T09:53:36.623+00:002019-03-26T09:53:36.623+00:00I guess I'm the odd one out here, I'm real...I guess I'm the odd one out here, I'm really not interested that much in previews.<br /><br />Sure, if an expansion hits I'm willing and eager to see a trailer or two, and read 1-2 summary posts (like mmo-champion does for WoW) but that's about it.. I really don't get why I need to be held in a constant hype cycle for months. On the contrary, usually I'm super hyped if they (whatever team/game/company) announce something nice and then totally bummed out if I can't play it for months. By the time it launches I'm probably in the mood to play something completely different. So my vote would be to release one tidbit of information at a time and not heaps of stuff, all the time. I don't want to miss new expansions or major features, but a month i n advance is fine...Nogamarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16541775026595839236noreply@blogger.com