Lack of News and "Confirmed details". : V - Skyrim

» Fri Jan 01, 2010 10:25 am

I've been a sometimes-lurker sometimes-poster on the forums for 3 games now. One thing I've learned about gaming communities (and Bethesda in particular) is that the developer is ALWAYS damned if they do and damned if they don't. In a situation where the dominant voices of the community will be pissed off anyway, why blow all the surprises? What generally happens is that Todd (or whoever) will release a detail, however benign, and the community will immediately commence either Operation Fill Diaper or Operation Grandiose Assumption.

For the developer, its just not worth it to release too much detail.

» Fri Jan 01, 2010 9:57 am

At least it's not Fable 3.

I was about to say.

There is only a set amount of information that they can release without ruining the game when it actually comes. They control the release of information through the period between announcement and release to maximise excitement building up to the release date because there is no point in giving away every detail straight away meaning people are bored of it by the end.

» Fri Jan 01, 2010 5:34 am

I've been a sometimes-lurker sometimes-poster on the forums for 3 games now. One thing I've learned about gaming communities (and Bethesda in particular) is that the developer is ALWAYS damned if they do and damned if they don't. In a situation where the dominant voices of the community will be pissed off anyway, why blow all the surprises? What generally happens is that Todd (or whoever) will release a detail, however benign, and the community will immediately commence either Operation Fill Diaper or Operation Grandiose Assumption.

For the developer, its just not worth it to release too much detail.

I don't think that's a bad thing though. It just goes to show how awesome everyone wants the game to be. We all know we'll (more than likely, unless something majorly horrible happens) buy it. So do the devs.

» Fri Jan 01, 2010 9:12 am

I do agree that the interviews haven't been good but we still have another 185 days until Skyrim comes out. (Yes I'm tracking the amount of days because it's that (censored) good).

Who knows the next interview could drop a bombshell like. "Just confirmed Todd said that Horses have made it into the game and there will be Horse Armor in the Game that you can buy for your Horse".

» Fri Jan 01, 2010 7:52 am

What worries me, is that sometihng similar happened with OB as far as I remember. A lot of speculation and in the end it turned out that a lot of stuff they hadn't bother to mention had actually gotten a downgrade from the last game. I just dont wanna launch up Skyrim and see that we now only have 4 gear slots and there is no way to incrase your speed and jumping abilities.

» Fri Jan 01, 2010 1:32 pm

I don't think that's a bad thing though. It just goes to show how awesome everyone wants the game to be. We all know we'll (more than likely, unless something majorly horrible happens) buy it. So do the devs.

Meh... I don't know. I think it is a bad thing if the community is up in arms over details they haven't experienced yet. In the months before the launch of Oblivion, starting a thread with even the minutest bit of optimism was considered flame bait. The dominant feeling in the community was that the game svcked already. In fairness, I didn't end up enjoying Oblivion, but it was for reasons entirely different than what the community was up in arms about.

» Fri Jan 01, 2010 1:10 pm

E3 Live demo for all to see - I am so excited that I feel like Terry Crews in the Old Spice Commercials (Youtube that [censored] - [censored] hilarious)

Pete confirmed there will be no live E3 demo.

» Fri Jan 01, 2010 2:06 am

Pete confirmed there will be no live E3 demo.

Say whaaaaa-?

So journalists will get to see it? But no one else?

» Fri Jan 01, 2010 12:38 am

Say whaaaaa-?

So journalists will get to see it? But no one else?

Yea, their booth is closed off and by appointment only.

» Fri Jan 01, 2010 4:05 am

Yea, their booth is closed off and by appointment only.

What kind of bologna is this?

» Thu Dec 31, 2009 11:26 pm

Yea, their booth is closed off and by appointment only.

It will be leaked like it has been every E3.

» Fri Jan 01, 2010 3:19 pm

It will be leaked like it has been every E3.

How does that happen? A reporter sneaks a camera in?

» Fri Jan 01, 2010 5:23 am

How does that happen? A reporter sneaks a camera in?

Yep.

» Fri Jan 01, 2010 2:57 pm

Yep.

Lawl, you'd think they'd just let it be open if it's going to leak.

» Fri Jan 01, 2010 2:17 pm

It will be leaked like it has been every E3.

The Oblivion walkthrough was officially released by Bethesda. It was just after E3 I think.

» Fri Jan 01, 2010 3:22 pm

Yea, their booth is closed off and by appointment only.

If not mistaken that's how it was for OB too. Beth showed their game demo in a separate hotel later in the evening. They didn't do a live demo at like M$ or Sony's conference if that what some of you are expecting. They later released video footage of the same demo with commentary afterwards.

» Fri Jan 01, 2010 5:14 am

If not mistaken that's how it was for OB too. Beth showed their game demo in a separate hotel later in the evening. They didn't do a live demo at like M$ or Sony's conference if that what some of you are expecting. They later released video footage of the same demo with commentary afterwards.

What did they do with Fallout 3? I just went back and checked the gameplay video and it is dated July 2008. E3 was is July that year, so Beth released the demo footage right away to the public?

» Fri Jan 01, 2010 12:35 pm

Battlefield 3 will be released around the same time. There is less info on BF3 than for Skyrim.

» Fri Jan 01, 2010 7:40 am

What did they do with Fallout 3? I just went back and checked the gameplay video and it is dated July 2008. E3 was is July that year, so Beth released the demo footage right away to the public?

Closed E3 2007
Live E3 2008

» Fri Jan 01, 2010 2:27 am

Closed E3 2007
Live E3 2008

It took it a year to show it officially? Well thank The Nine Skyrim is coming out in November of this year.

» Fri Jan 01, 2010 12:36 am

I sometimes feel like Todd talks a lot without actually saying much.

Yea
Todd is great but he would be a great political figure

» Fri Jan 01, 2010 2:05 pm

If not mistaken that's how it was for OB too. Beth showed their game demo in a separate hotel later in the evening. They didn't do a live demo at like M$ or Sony's conference if that what some of you are expecting. They later released video footage of the same demo with commentary afterwards.

On the Making Of Oblivion video they were really worried about being ready for the demo and they showed it at some kind of conference to a large audience.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pE8tStMX-Y

» Fri Jan 01, 2010 1:12 pm

I think we've gotten a good amount of info so far and there'll obviously be released more before 11.11.11. Just have a little patience... Though i'll admit,
I got a little dissapointed when I heard there would be no E3 live demo. But oh well, you can't always get what you want.

» Fri Jan 01, 2010 9:56 am

It makes sense for them not to be releasing much information right now. I'm sure we will hear much more after E3.
I'll admit it is kind of frustrating, but isn't that the point? Give is small amounts of information, to keep us interested?

I only found out about Oblivion about a month before it was released, so I had loads of information about the game! It kind of makes me wish that I hadn't heard about Skyrim for another month or so!

» Fri Jan 01, 2010 7:57 am

I'm mostly annoyed that all magazines and articles and whatnot just pretty much release the same info over and over again and again, just in different words.

Then again, Bethesda wants to spoil the game as little as possible and make all the total available info last as long as possible... so I don't blame them.