Q2? FU and I am out of here. I am too old for this shit -.- They can milk and overhype the kids.
They never said Q1, they always said "early 2012". BYE!
I understand his frustration... and really Q2 isn't 'early' it's 'mid' year.
It wasn't very nice of you to basically tell him to get lost.
People are just generally tired of waiting and being fed hype without even a date to be mentioned. It would be so much easier for fans if they would just give us a date, or at least a month.
It would be so much easier for fans if they would just give us a date, or at least a month.
You're forgetting that this is a conference call. People will always have unrealistic expectations because a conference call somehow equates to a press conference or something.
Q2? FU and I am out of here. I am too old for this shit -.- They can milk and overhype the kids.
They never said Q1, they always said "early 2012". BYE!
I understand his frustration... and really Q2 isn't 'early' it's 'mid' year.
It wasn't very nice of you to basically tell him to get lost.
People are just generally tired of waiting and being fed hype without even a date to be mentioned. It would be so much easier for fans if they would just give us a date, or at least a month.
they gave 3 months, quarter 2, thats 3 months out of the year... lol
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It would be so much easier for fans if they would just give us a date, or at least a month.
You're forgetting that this is a conference call. People will always have unrealistic expectations because a conference call somehow equates to a press conference or something.
When did I say I was wanting an answer in the call or even expected it? I was speaking in general it would be nice to at least know what month the game is aimed for. You are trying to speak for me here.
It would be so much easier for fans if they would just give us a date, or at least a month.
You're forgetting that this is a conference call. People will always have unrealistic expectations because a conference call somehow equates to a press conference or something.
When did I say I was wanting an answer in the call or even expected it? I was speaking in general it would be nice to at least know what month the game is aimed for. You are trying to speak for me here.
Well, it seemed that was what you were saying. Sorry about the misunderstanding.
Q2? FU and I am out of here. I am too old for this shit -.- They can milk and overhype the kids.
They never said Q1, they always said "early 2012". BYE!
I understand his frustration... and really Q2 isn't 'early' it's 'mid' year.
It wasn't very nice of you to basically tell him to get lost.
People are just generally tired of waiting and being fed hype without even a date to be mentioned. It would be so much easier for fans if they would just give us a date, or at least a month.
they gave 3 months, quarter 2, thats 3 months out of the year... lol
They didn't say it was definitely coming out in Q2, they said they are aiming for Q2 which means at the earliest... so basically it could be out anytime in Q2-Q4 now.
Remember they 'aimed' for a Q4 2011 release and look what happened. Blizzard really can't give a definite answer for anything, seems like a way for them to cover up being unable to keep their word.
Why does everyone have their panties in a bunch over Q2? First of all they never said Q1. Second of all, Q2 STARTS April... I can't see how an April-June Window is disappointing. At least we finally got them to pinpoint a quarter. Which is better than what we've had in the past. Think about it for a second...
We've gotten "by the end of 2011" ...
We've gotten "early 2012"
and now we've gotten "Q2 2012".
It's getting more and more precise, and we're going to probably get an actual date announced in March. I really didn't expect anything else. I mean how could you expect something more? The game's actual release has to be AT LEAST 2 months away from an announcement because it takes that long for a game to get manufactured, boxed, and distributed after going gold. And we don't have a date right now, so it's ALWAYS at least 2 months away from whatever day it is. Ie. if they announced it tomorrow the earliest you'd see the game is April 10th. Which is in Q2...
In otherwords how could you possibly go into this conference call not fully expecting to hear something along the lines of Q2 at the minimum? You automatically set yourself up for disappointment if you thought you'd see a release before April (start of Q2) going into this conference call.
I realize we're all excited about the game, and we're super hyped up about it. But you have to look past what you "want" to happen and just look at the facts. And the fact is that the game has been looking at a Q2 release as soon as January went by with no solid release date. Always add 2 months to the potential release date announcement (ie. game going gold) and you won't get yourself psyched out.
If you don't believe me just look at Starcraft II. Blizzards officially announced the release date of July 27th on May 3rd. Do the math and you get about 85 days...
If you don't believe me just look at Starcraft II. Blizzards official announcement of the release date for July 27th on May 3rd. Do the math and you get about 85 days...
Along those lines, the World of Warcraft: Cataclysm expansion was given a release date on October 4, 2010; the release date was December 4.
If the release date is given by the end of February, we're looking at a likely May release.
If you don't believe me just look at Starcraft II. Blizzards official announcement of the release date for July 27th on May 3rd. Do the math and you get about 85 days...
Along those lines, the World of Warcraft: Cataclysm expansion was given a release date on October 4, 2010; the release date was December 4.
If the release date is given by the end of February, we're looking at a likely May release.
Very well could be. My main point is that the time to get actually angry at Blizzard for a "delay" or "missing the goal" is if they officially and publicly announce we're going to release the game on 'X day Y month' and then they whiff. There's no reason to expect the game to come out any sooner than when they give you a real, exact, press release, officially announced date. Projections are just that, hopes and goals.
For god's sake all you idiots whining about "delay".... There is NO delay! Q1 was never the goal. I have no idea how people still bring this up, are you bots or something?
actually Q4 2011 was their goal as they have mentioned. so, technically it has been delayed but not because they never said that was the actual release date. But Blizzard did say they were shooting for late 2011 originally.
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For god's sake all you idiots whining about "delay".... There is NO delay! Q1 was never the goal. I have no idea how people still bring this up, are you bots or something?
actually Q4 2011 was their goal as they have mentioned. so, technically it has been delayed but not because they never said that was the actual release date. But Blizzard did say they were shooting for late 2011 originally.
Edit: sorry, didn't read your post right. I agree that they "aimed" and it was their "goal" but they didn't give a release date for 2011. But since they consistently said they "aim for late 2011" and "2011 is looking good", they apologized for it and pushed it back.
I understand his frustration... and really Q2 isn't 'early' it's 'mid' year.
It wasn't very nice of you to basically tell him to get lost.
People are just generally tired of waiting and being fed hype without even a date to be mentioned. It would be so much easier for fans if they would just give us a date, or at least a month.
You're forgetting that this is a conference call. People will always have unrealistic expectations because a conference call somehow equates to a press conference or something.
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And not what I was hoping for...
When did I say I was wanting an answer in the call or even expected it? I was speaking in general it would be nice to at least know what month the game is aimed for. You are trying to speak for me here.
WTF
Well, it seemed that was what you were saying. Sorry about the misunderstanding.
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They didn't say it was definitely coming out in Q2, they said they are aiming for Q2 which means at the earliest... so basically it could be out anytime in Q2-Q4 now.
Remember they 'aimed' for a Q4 2011 release and look what happened. Blizzard really can't give a definite answer for anything, seems like a way for them to cover up being unable to keep their word.
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They also mentioned that they will be releasing more information on the release date within the next few weeks.
given that Jay Wilson is suppose to give us another article update soon™, hopefully we will hear a more specific date/range for release then.
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We've gotten "by the end of 2011" ...
We've gotten "early 2012"
and now we've gotten "Q2 2012".
It's getting more and more precise, and we're going to probably get an actual date announced in March. I really didn't expect anything else. I mean how could you expect something more? The game's actual release has to be AT LEAST 2 months away from an announcement because it takes that long for a game to get manufactured, boxed, and distributed after going gold. And we don't have a date right now, so it's ALWAYS at least 2 months away from whatever day it is. Ie. if they announced it tomorrow the earliest you'd see the game is April 10th. Which is in Q2...
In otherwords how could you possibly go into this conference call not fully expecting to hear something along the lines of Q2 at the minimum? You automatically set yourself up for disappointment if you thought you'd see a release before April (start of Q2) going into this conference call.
I realize we're all excited about the game, and we're super hyped up about it. But you have to look past what you "want" to happen and just look at the facts. And the fact is that the game has been looking at a Q2 release as soon as January went by with no solid release date. Always add 2 months to the potential release date announcement (ie. game going gold) and you won't get yourself psyched out.
If you don't believe me just look at Starcraft II. Blizzards officially announced the release date of July 27th on May 3rd. Do the math and you get about 85 days...
If the release date is given by the end of February, we're looking at a likely May release.
April-June is when I'm done class!
All I going to hope for there is a full explanation of the rune and skill system changes.
Very well could be. My main point is that the time to get actually angry at Blizzard for a "delay" or "missing the goal" is if they officially and publicly announce we're going to release the game on 'X day Y month' and then they whiff. There's no reason to expect the game to come out any sooner than when they give you a real, exact, press release, officially announced date. Projections are just that, hopes and goals.
actually Q4 2011 was their goal as they have mentioned. so, technically it has been delayed but not because they never said that was the actual release date. But Blizzard did say they were shooting for late 2011 originally.
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Edit: sorry, didn't read your post right. I agree that they "aimed" and it was their "goal" but they didn't give a release date for 2011. But since they consistently said they "aim for late 2011" and "2011 is looking good", they apologized for it and pushed it back.