They will have worked on it for 5 years. How much stuff do we want. They have to make choices because one more month to include this and then one more to include that then another for something else they would love to do or we would love to see...keeps adding up month by month and year by year. Personally I think 2006-2011 is plenty long to call it enough. Sooner or later they must start work on a next gen game.

They will have worked on it for 5 years. How much stuff do we want. They have to make choices because one more month to include this and then one more to include that then another for something else they would love to do or we would love to see...keeps adding up month by month and year by year. Personally I think 2006-2011 is plenty long to call it enough. Sooner or later they must start work on a next gen game.

I'm probably a little bit off on my assumptions, but...

With stuff like this, time literally is money. There are people making this game, and they all have to get paid. Like in the movie business and similar media - this generally comes out of capital that is received beforehand by investors for an expected return on investment. Looked at from that view, the "deadline" is simply when that money runs out, and there's no longer any money to pay these guys to work on the game any longer.

Obviously, that's on overly-simplistic view of the business. There are companies that have a reputation for delaying release of a game until it's "ready." (Blizzard comes to mind, for example.) But generally, it seems like most companies have to struggle more in balancing between monetary concerns versus quality.

(That being said, that's really no different than any other media. A writer can spend ten years writing one novel - but they're not going to be making a living doing that, and no publisher is going to advance them enough money to be able to do that independently. Even the most "indie" of movies has to get finished at some point. Coming from a classical art background myself - and taking "videogames as art" as a given - all art stems from striking a balance between practicality, perfection, and creativity. I can't remember who said it, but there's a famous quote something along the lines of "no great painting is ever finished - only abandoned."

That's likely true of videogame design, as well. You're only ever going to be able to do so much. And the end result is always going to be better if you set a goal that exceeds your practical limits, and pare back from there. If you end up creating something that's actually exactly as good as you'd intended - then you probably weren't really trying hard enough. )

Skyrim is the most resonable province out of every single one in tamriel to have spears because it is home of the nords and a more barbaric culture

I'm probably a little bit off on my assumptions, but...

With stuff like this, time literally is money. There are people making this game, and they all have to get paid. Like in the movie business and similar media - this generally comes out of capital that is received beforehand by investors for an expected return on investment. Looked at from that view, the "deadline" is simply when that money runs out, and there's no longer any money to pay these guys to work on the game any longer.

Obviously, that's on overly-simplistic view of the business. There are companies that have a reputation for delaying release of a game until it's "ready." (Blizzard comes to mind, for example.) But generally, it seems like most companies have to struggle more in balancing between monetary concerns versus quality.

(That being said, that's really no different than any other media. A writer can spend ten years writing one novel - but they're not going to be making a living doing that, and no publisher is going to advance them enough money to be able to do that independently. Even the most "indie" of movies has to get finished at some point. Coming from a classical art background myself - and taking "videogames as art" as a given - all art stems from striking a balance between practicality, perfection, and creativity. I can't remember who said it, but there's a famous quote something along the lines of "no great painting is ever finished - only abandoned."

That's likely true of videogame design, as well. You're only ever going to be able to do so much. And the end result is always going to be better if you set a goal that exceeds your practical limits, and pare back from there. If you end up creating something that's actually exactly as good as you'd intended - then you probably weren't really trying hard enough. )

I've waited some time already and could certainly stand to not play it for a while longer than planned, if only it meant that the game would be more complex, less buggy and generally better for it.

If you try to excuse anything with 'lack of development time' when it was you who set the deadline in the first place, that's just... tasteless.

They were in earlier games however.

People forget this thing had been worked on for more than 4 years... Thats a hell of a long time in the gaming industry. Im SURE after four years they are cutting things now because they're out of time. Did I mention how long four years is? No? Its FOUR freaking years!

Do you guys think they might have cut anything else because of devlopment time?

Is the Pope Catholic?

Yawnnn~

Spears aren't in Skyrim because they serve no purpose. It's been said over and over again. they are an unnecessary weapon that filled no particular role. It's like the mysticism of the weapon family. I dare you all to come up with one reason why spears are deserving of a spot in our arsenal.


Also, it's fair to say, if it didn't make it into OB, it never had a chance in Skyrim.

Define "Catholic"

People forget this thing had been worked on for more than 4 years... Thats a hell of a long time in the gaming industry. Im SURE after four years they are cutting things now because they're out of time. Did I mention how long four years is? No? Its FOUR freaking years!