If any student decided to not get this game just because they can't be all that active the first few days, then they shouldn't get the game at all, period.

In the great world of online games, the social glory of gaming, the amount of selfish people who can't think of anyone but themselves is amazing. "I" get hurt by this so change it for "me"! If they had shipped it during the summer, we would have seen thousands of angry people who can't play because they are on vacation trips around the world..

Remember that bwe that took place at the start of the Euro Soccercup? People crying all over the forums. Then there was another event that crashed with a certain holliday somewhere in the world. The list can be made longer but if you don't get it by now, you never will.

If companies considered every real-life obstruction into the release of their games, we would never get any games released, at all!

Now chill, whenever "you" have the time to play after the 28th of august, the game will be there

The average age of gamers is 35 years old.

Therefore 90%+ of customers are not students - therefore the ops concerns are unimportant.

Originally posted by Unshra

Originally posted by bwinthehouse

Wow, I forgot that my audience here was bitter unemployed college grads who can player this game any time of the year because they do not have a job. I speak for the majority and younger part of the community when I say that this release date is horrible. How did they chose this one in the board room? Did they not consider that a majority of their buyers would be extremely stressed out with starting school again? Such a bad business move, they should have considered the happiness of the majority. 

"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means."

 

To clear a few things up, the game releases world wide and the students in the US do not equal the majority of gamers and most likely never will. It's nice that you think you're special but one of the first things you will learn when you graduate is that you are not and the honest truth is that if everyone was then no one is... here's a nice commencement speech to put it in perspective.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lfxYhtf8o4

 

With that said the numbers tend to show that most online gamers are 25-40 years of age (google it), I doubt many of them are still in high-school though some might be furthering their education via other means. So no you are not part of the majority and there is a good possiblity that Arena Net thought of that when it come to their release date because the simple fact is the majority that you claim will still buy the game even if it doesn't release when they want it to.

I fully agree with you, it would be a REAL bad thing if they are 25-40 and still in high school.

The attitudes of some people in this thread amuse me.  College is not supposed to be the best time of your life.  It's the time where you hold your nose to the grindstone, earn high marks, and get your degree, so that you can get a good job and be financially secure for the rest of your life.  Of course, greedy corporate America and our lacking higher educational system are turning that dream into a nightmare, but that's for a different thread.

I guess the currrent state of the economy hit those of us here pretty hard and you're all working two jobs or 70 hour work weeks, unable to simply work from 9-5 then go home and watch American Idol and re-runs of Everybody Loves Raymond all night while moaning about how tired you are.

or then again, maybe that's exactly what you're doing.  I doubt many of you ever put forth real effort in college like 90% of the students I know.  I can imagine life after school would be a shock.

Another one? I see our future is not bright with the current minds going through school.

Originally posted by bwinthehouse

How stupid.... don't consider students?

Everyone is busy with something, it's called life. Stop insulting the people who work hard to bring a good game.

Originally posted by Vortigon

The average age of gamers is 35 years old.

Therefore 90%+ of customers are not students - therefore the ops concerns are unimportant.

funny how alot of gamers ive seen dont really act like there 35 years old though

Originally posted by CrunkJuice2

Originally posted by Vortigon

The average age of gamers is 35 years old.

Therefore 90%+ of customers are not students - therefore the ops concerns are unimportant.

 

funny how alot of gamers ive seen dont really act like there 35 years old though

 

 

THIS.

I dont think you guys should be proud when one says the averahe age of a gamer is 30+ years. MMO communites are terrible, troll-like, QQ, Rant,etc....You "mature" adults got to stop arguing with a person that is 15+ years younger than you, grow up.

PS- look at the post above me lol, exactly proves my point

I Want It Now!

http://youtu.be/TRTkCHE1sS4

Originally posted by bwinthehouse

This launch date is horrible. It is right when the bulk of the gaming community is going to college, highschool, graduate school etc... I do not understand games that do not set up their release dates with well know college breaks and vacations. I am just disappointed because I wanted to grind this game out before I went to college, not during my first couple of days at the school were I might not even be set up to play yet. ARGH!!! This whole summer, there has not been one good game....

Just remember its not always about you.  That is part of the problem with todays society IMO.  Just remember though you may think College students make up the bulk of "your" gaming friends, middle aged married professionals make up mine.  So when people say Aug is a horrible time frame to release for you, I say Nov (when most games are released to capture that holiday crowd) is horrible for me so for once I am happy that I get to play a release and take a week off work in normal vacation hours and not have to worry about dipping into my holiday money or time.  Like the old saying goes, one mans junk is another mans treasure sorta pertains to all things.

Originally posted by bwinthehouse

This launch date is horrible. It is right when the bulk of the gaming community is going to college, highschool, graduate school etc... I do not understand games that do not set up their release dates with well know college breaks and vacations. I am just disappointed because I wanted to grind this game out before I went to college, not during my first couple of days at the school were I might not even be set up to play yet. ARGH!!! This whole summer, there has not been one good game....

HAHAHA. LIfe sucks eh?

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Originally posted by bwinthehouse
This launch date is horrible. It is right when the bulk of the gaming community is going to college, highschool, graduate school etc... I do not understand games that do not set up their release dates with well know college breaks and vacations. I am just disappointed because I wanted to grind this game out before I went to college, not during my first couple of days at the school were I might not even be set up to play yet. ARGH!!! This whole summer, there has not been one good game....

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so you will have to play in limited quantities like the rest of the world that has a real job ... poor guy.

Originally posted by CrunkJuice2

Originally posted by Vortigon

The average age of gamers is 35 years old.

Therefore 90%+ of customers are not students - therefore the ops concerns are unimportant.

 

funny how alot of gamers ive seen dont really act like there 35 years old though

 

 

I will say, even though the OP is clueless, that it is amazing that this this is the average and yet they clame that kid dominance is ruining their games.

I would how many of these hardworking, educated adults are working as cashiers at Kum & Go.

Originally posted by stragen001

The rest of us have to goto work every day, and you dont hear us complaining about them releasing on a workday do you? 

This^

And I work 7 days a week...never get a day off.  Course I do work overnights thus having my entire late morning, afternoons, evenings and late nights to do as I please, but thats besides the point...ROFL

Originally posted by Khrymson

Originally posted by stragen001

The rest of us have to goto work every day, and you dont hear us complaining about them releasing on a workday do you? 

This^

 

And I work 7 days a week...never get a day off.  Course I do work overnights thus having my entire late morning, afternoons, evenings and late nights to do as I please, but thats besides the point...ROFL

what soooooooo many here in this thread are afraid to admit.

Originally posted by SuperXero89

I would how many of these hardworking, educated adults are working as cashiers at Kum & Go.

LOL ikr, but most of all i wonder how many this educated adults have a women :P

Finally I can schedule my weeks off from work for Gw2.  Thank You Anet! Guess ill celebrate this over July4th.

Cool.  One more egocentric college kid finally realizing the world doesn't revolve around them.  ArenaNet, you just made the world a better place.

BTW, the release date is actually a bad time for me as well as I will be on vacation.  I'll have about enough time to make a character or two to save the names and play for a couple hours during early release (I pre-purchased).  The difference between you and I is I'm not going to whine because I don't get to play when I want.  That's life.  Get used to it.