When will our Q&A be answered? : V - Skyrim

» Thu Jun 23, 2011 4:27 am

I do have to admit that with all of the interviews I have seen Todd attending it makes me wonder how much time he is really setting aside to answer them for us. I mean.. he just did an interview with Notch and while I enjoyed watching it it's not like it was something that needed to happen right now. Would prefer to have some of our very important questions be answered.

» Thu Jun 23, 2011 1:07 pm

Ok, so i made a twitter today and I just asked pete if he can give a eta for the interview, and I asked if the hack delayed it.

» Thu Jun 23, 2011 4:39 am

What exacty do GStaff and Nick Breckon do? They're very rarely on the forums, and Pete Hines seems to have taken over the whole "jetsetting around the world demoing for the press" gig. So again- what the hell do those guys do?

My understanding is that they work for Pete and do various things his dept. needs to get done.

» Thu Jun 23, 2011 1:39 am

Edit: wrong topic

» Thu Jun 23, 2011 11:06 am

Just keep your expactations low. I think the answers will be distributed like this:

~45% answers we already know
~30% answers will be dodged
~15% answers will have nothing to do with Skyrim

~10% answers will really get us new info

» Thu Jun 23, 2011 8:51 am

It seems the developers are just afraid of alienating their fan base with some of the answers.

If things such as "1 piece armour-greaves", "only 3 guilds" or "no spell-making" are confirmed, this forum will go completely crazy.

Anyway, forum morale seems quite low right now, so let's hope those answers come soon enough and help to dismiss all those "dumbing-down-the-game" threads and rumors.

» Thu Jun 23, 2011 10:44 am

Anyway, forum morale seems quite low right now, so let's hope those answers come soon enough and help to dismiss all those "dumbing-down-the-game" threads and rumors.

No people would still complain.

» Thu Jun 23, 2011 3:05 am

It seems the developers are just afraid of alienating their fan base with some of the answers.

If things such as "1 piece armour-greaves", "only 3 guilds" or "no spell-making" are confirmed, this forum will go completely crazy.

Anyway, forum morale seems quite low right now, so let's hope those answers come soon enough and help to dismiss all those "dumbing-down-the-game" threads and rumors.

I wouldn't worry about the guilds only being 3, it was confirmed months ago that the Dark brotherhood is in and is joinable, hopefully they'll be more guilds this time around as oppose to Oblivion.

» Thu Jun 23, 2011 5:45 pm

Most Likely tomorrow

This was two days ago! Where do you get your information! :swear:

» Thu Jun 23, 2011 1:48 am

it was confirmed months ago that the Dark brotherhood is in and is joinable, .

can you elaborate on this?

I would be pretty surprised if DB is not joinable, but so far I haven't read any confirmation that they will be.

» Thu Jun 23, 2011 5:03 am

This was two days ago! Where do you get your information! :swear:

Maybe this time it will be tomorow? Hopefully? :foodndrink:

» Thu Jun 23, 2011 4:19 pm

we need more info!
i hope still this month

» Thu Jun 23, 2011 4:21 am

I have pretty low hopes for the QA anyway, most of the questions were either pretty specific that devs wouldn't want to commit to, would have spoilers in them, or were already answered. Besides that most answers from Bethesda are so generic that they aren't even worth reading.

» Thu Jun 23, 2011 1:34 pm

Yeah, i'm not getting my hopes up too much either. Most of the questions I'd like answers to only really popped up after seeing the E3 demo.

Stuff like, will greaves be included? Will finishers be optional? Will we be able to adjust the HUD? etc.

I'm hoping by some coincidence someone asked these questions before E3 when the Q&A first went up...

» Thu Jun 23, 2011 4:14 pm

What exacty do GStaff and Nick Breckon do? They're very rarely on the forums, and Pete Hines seems to have taken over the whole "jetsetting around the world demoing for the press" gig. So again- what the hell do those guys do?

They are on the forums many times throughout the day. This forum covers quite a number of games. They are also posting stuff on Facebook and twitter throughout the day, they keep the Bethesda Blog up to date, they assist with things like presentations at E3, they keep the moderators in line, answer emails to Bethesda and themselves (including pms) and I assure you somewhere on their job description it says "and all other duties as assigned". That is a lot for any two people to keep up with.

In their spare time they try to squeeze in a bit of gaming for pleasure, wives, girlfriends, pets and on rare occasions they get to sleep.

» Thu Jun 23, 2011 8:06 am

They are on the forums many times throughout the day. This forum covers quite a number of games. They are also posting stuff on Facebook and twitter throughout the day, they keep the Bethesda Blog up to date, they assist with things like presentations at E3, they keep the moderators in line, answer emails to Bethesda and themselves (including pms) and I assure you somewhere on their job description it says "and all other duties as assigned". That is a lot for any two people to keep up with.

In their spare time they try to squeeze in a bit of gaming for pleasure, wives, girlfriends, pets and on rare occasions they get to sleep.

Hey summer- has anyone ever told you that you are the nicest moderator on the Bethesda forums? Even when someone, such as myself, makes a rather petulent post about how the Community Managers seem fairly inactive, you don't moan or chastise or lock the thread- you instead calmly answer the question without sounding in any way condescending, and without coming across as sounding superior. Mad props!

» Thu Jun 23, 2011 5:49 am

The Q&A is in the works and will be coming soon. We'll let you know when to expect it as soon as possible.

» Thu Jun 23, 2011 4:05 pm

Nick Breckon felt a disturbance in the force...

» Thu Jun 23, 2011 1:52 am

The Q&A is in the works and will be coming soon. We'll let you know when to expect it as soon as possible.

That's good news, can't wait.

» Thu Jun 23, 2011 10:42 am

The Q&A is in the works and will be coming soon. We'll let you know when to expect it as soon as possible.

What I was expecting but nonetheless reasurring to hear it from someone in the know.

» Thu Jun 23, 2011 8:26 am

The Q&A is in the works and will be coming soon. We'll let you know when to expect it as soon as possible.

Wow! I make a post about how I never see you guys in the forums, and then here you are, half an hour later! :wave:

» Thu Jun 23, 2011 1:20 pm

Wow! I make a post about how I never see you guys in the forums, and then here you are, half an hour later! :wave:

Coincidental. You're still a jerk. :smile:

Seriously though, E3 was basically a megaton dropping on our schedules, devs and marketing alike. We'll get it up as soon as humanly possible.

» Thu Jun 23, 2011 1:29 pm

You're still a jerk. :smile:

This is something that I am actively trying to improve!

Oh yeah, I should add that I do really enjoy your podcasts, and I have listened to every single one of them all the way through. Admittedly I am usually just trying to find out some more information about Skyrim, but I have enjoyed the informal tone of the shows, combined with the interesting questions that you pose to the various devs that you have on. More please!! :goodjob:

» Thu Jun 23, 2011 9:16 am

Thanks Nick, can't wait to read the Q&A.

Do we know what format it'll be in? A text article?

» Thu Jun 23, 2011 11:17 am

Coincidental. You're still a jerk. :smile:

Seriously though, E3 was basically a megaton dropping on our schedules, devs and marketing alike. We'll get it up as soon as humanly possible.

awesome!
are we talking about days, or weeks?