78 replies to this topic

[Evolvate]

Devs,

It's plain to see that the game is going to live up to what (little) hype has been made about it, but a lot of folks are still hesitant to buy anything until they have a chance to see a lot more of what the game has to offer.

At this point the NDA is more of a hindrance to the initial success of this game than a help in controlling rampant over-expectation - let loose the dogs, drop some gameplay videos, give us the 911 on mech stats.

An informed potential customer quickly becomes and valued consumer if they have the information they need to make a decision - get rid of the NDA and let people talk about the game without worrying about getting the ban-hammer and you will see thousands of new Founder's purchases and the success of the game assured.

[Phasics]

Or you could let the devs just do their thing

[Greyrook]

naturally, Pirahna doesn't have a marketing plan or anything.

[Besh]

No its not. Its time to drop the NDA when PG/IGP decide to. Please assume these guys KNOW what theyre doing instead of lecturing about marketing...

If you are not comfortable with spending money upfront, dont do it.

http://mwomercs.com/.../page__hl__lift

All has been said here, and its still being discussed...

*yawn*

/thread

Edited by Besh, 26 June 2012 - 05:01 AM.

[Eiki]

He mentioned 911! 9/11! September 11th! Get him!

[BulletChief]

as long as there are enough people breaking it like like now, i'm totally fine with the NDA...

just adds to the hype^^

[McScwizzy]

Let the devs do their thing and just **** and go play another game till it comes out.

[Farris]

BulletChief, on 26 June 2012 - 05:07 AM, said:

as long as there are enough people breaking it like like now, i'm totally fine with the NDA...

just adds to the hype^^

*sigh*

[Pun Pundit]

I, too, think the game would benefit from an NDA lift or at least some more substantial info / gameplay videos.

I am willing to support this game as seen by my founder's tag, but I know many people are hestitating to put their money down simply because the info on the game has such a tight clamp on it.

We, as customers and potential customers, are allowed to have different opinions on the game and its marketing than the developer and/or publisher does. The publisher is fairly new, so it's understandable they are taking a conservative approach to releasing information, but I think they are being too conservative.

[Fugu]

I just saw the exact same thread yesterday.

[Adridos]

We will get open beta... right now, it's closed beta, the version no normal human eye should see... and for a good reason.

Edited by Adridos, 26 June 2012 - 05:34 AM.

[Diomed]

The NDA should come down.

[Karl Split]

Just give the devs time to develop the game lads, its mechwarrior everyone knows it will be awsome

[pursang]

Oh look, another person with hubris trying to tell the developers what to do.

[Evolvate]

Besh, on 26 June 2012 - 04:59 AM, said:

No its not. Its time to drop the NDA when PG/IGP decide to. Please assume these guys KNOW what theyre doing instead of lecturing about marketing...

If you are not comfortable with spending money upfront, dont do it.

You are absolutely correct, which is why the devs aren't getting my money. Until I can make an INFORMED decision (which oddly enough includes actual information) then I won't be spending a dime. Ooh, what's that? Planetside 2 is dishing out all sorts of information and actually talking about the game and showing in-game footage? That's interesting...almost like they have some sort of advertising plan to generate interest.

[Pun Pundit]

pursang, on 26 June 2012 - 05:43 AM, said:

Oh look, another person with hubris trying to tell the developers what to do.

Actually, we're giving our opinions of what the publisher should be doing. Please get your facts straight if you're going to be snarky.

[Amarus Cameron]

All those who are waiting and seeing about the game before buying, that is fine. So wait and see already, not whine and complain until you are shown what you want.

Edited by Amarus Cameron, 26 June 2012 - 05:49 AM.

[RG Notch]

pursang, on 26 June 2012 - 05:43 AM, said:

Oh look, another person with hubris trying to tell the developers what to do.

Or the same person with another account. Note the post count and who liked it.

[Besh]

Evolvate, on 26 June 2012 - 05:43 AM, said:

You are absolutely correct, which is why the devs aren't getting my money. Until I can make an INFORMED decision (which oddly enough includes actual information) then I won't be spending a dime. Ooh, what's that? Planetside 2 is dishing out all sorts of information and actually talking about the game and showing in-game footage? That's interesting...almost like they have some sort of advertising plan to generate interest.

So, youre repeating your point to make a point...you know what, Ima do the same...

http://mwomercs.com/.../page__hl__lift

Read it please. Its from yesterday...

One more thing to comment on: the point of wanting to see the game before spending money has been argued to worlds end already. It has an easy solution: wait til its open Beta, try the game, then decide. Wheres the Problem ?

Pun Pundit, on 26 June 2012 - 05:47 AM, said:

Actually, we're giving our opinions of what the publisher should be doing. Please get your facts straight if you're going to be snarky.

Its still Hybris....I mean youre entitlted to your opinin ok, but how come you think you know better actually...?

Edited by Besh, 26 June 2012 - 05:53 AM.

[Perfecto Oviedo]

They have their reasons for keeping the NDA up and trying to be as hush-hush about the Beta as possible. I suspect it has something to do with the fact that things are added to the game so regularly and bugs addressed often, that the game this week could seem substantially different than it will 2 weeks from now. There isn't that much concrete info to go around, I suspect. A feature is in one day, out the next, and back after that. Everything is in flux.

Let the devs do what they think is best, and don't buy a package if you're not comfortable with it. No offense meant, but given the amount of people who bought within the 1st day, I'd say they're not especially hurting for dough at the moment.

They've done good by word-of-mouth advertising thus far. I think they have a plan of attack they're sticking to as best they can.

EDIT: If they didn't feel strongly about the NDA, it would be dropped by now.

Edited by Perfecto Oviedo, 26 June 2012 - 05:54 AM.