Does anyone else think OBS have announced two release dates to generate publicity?

[Lord_Mord]

Oh and by the way: Look into this thread: https://forums.obsidian.net/topic/96413-deadfire-delayed-to-may-8th/page-3

Frog Man accused some people of conspiracy theory and guess what: Nobody is pissed. That happens if you don't always assume that everybody is against you.

[mrmonocle]

very very unlikely. I think the publicity is a byproduct of a poor marketing job that turned out in favor of Obsidian by chance. Kudos to the QA though. They managed to convince the board to postpone the release and thus there is hope for another beta update for us to fiddle.

[VincentNZ]

Postponing anything that many people anticipated is never a good thing, even if you cite good reasons like bugfixing for it. This just creates the sentiment that the game is a bugfest and not at all in a stable form.

 

Realistically it probably is a good thing for the game, because balance might be worked on, serious bugs get squished and ideally the game will be out in a state where players get the minimum hassle. Publicity wise it is really hard to turn this into something that is regarded as a positive.

[Tarlonniel]

You guys are all wrong. What's really happening is a total redesign of all the character sprites - into muppets.

 

It's a terrible thing when the game director goes mad with power.

[algroth]

It's a terrible thing when the game director goes mad with power.

 

[Ethics Gradient]

There is no better way to generate more publicity for your release then to have all the media outlets announce it twice. 

Getting back to the topic...  No, I do not think this is a secret maneuver to get some last-minute media exposure.

 

Release dates aren't exactly legal contracts with players, but it is a significant break in good-will and faith when you unexpectedly announce a last-minute delay.  It is rarely ever seen in a positive light, and many of those media outlets who may have reported on Deadfire in the past are likely to hold off on new stories until they're absolutely 100% certain about the game's future.

 

Regardless about how you feel about the climate in this forum, Pillars fans, as as whole, seem to be quite accommodating of this news.  It says something positive about a community that after an unexpected slide in the release date, most comments are along the lines of:  "Sure, I can wait.  Just use that extra month to make the game even better."

[Messier-31]

That last post about the screenshots for example was really silly and awkward.

 

Dunno mate, it made my day.

[JerekKruger]

Dunno mate, it made my day.

It certainly made me chuckle.

[Valmy]

Like the title says?

 

There is no better way to generate more publicity for your release then to have all the media outlets announce it twice. 

 

There is also the extra publicity from all the news coming out saying it has been delayed.

 

Its a money game and there playing it

 

I seriously doubt that many people care. This forum does not get a lot of traffic. Release dates getting delayed is about as exciting as a weather forecast.

Edited March 14, 2018 by Valmy

[Pidesco]

Between the dubious start to the thread, and the quick veering into off topic discussion of posting patterns, this thread doesn't seem to provide any use other the destabilization of the community. As such, the thread is now closed.