Originally posted by DaezAster
Second delay for the second update. At least this update has some real promising additions. I personally would much rather them getting the issues sorted first though. I think they should be looking to do something special when the gw2, mop hype starts to die a bit. 

It's the fourth delay, not second.

First it was supposed to come out in August, then 9/11, then 9/12, then 9/13 and now finally "next week".

In this instance they really needed to step up and release on time. Basically to inspire people to have faith in the game and show they as a company have changed.   The longer this drags on the worse it is for the game.   Because it's just showing what an impact all the various factors is having on Funcom at the moment.  Half the staff gone, lead designer among them, ex CEO facing insider trading allegations.  They needed to say with this update, all this periphery stuff is happening but we are not phased and it will not impact on the game.   Instead all you get the sense of, from Taribs rhetoric, is panic stations.  

They would of been better to cancel the update  - they had good enough reason with half the staff gone. Then state they will publish a new release schedule and decide on the frequency of the updates, once the reorganisation was settled.   People would have been miffed but understanding I would have thought.  This stringing people along and failing to meet expectations is a more damaging route to follow.

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Originally posted by fallenlords
In this instance they really needed to step up and release on time. Basically to inspire people to have faith in the game and show they as a company have changed.   The longer this drags on the worse it is for the game.   Because it's just showing what an impact all the various factors is having on Funcom at the moment.  Half the staff gone, lead designer among them, ex CEO facing insider trading allegations.  They needed to say with this update, all this periphery stuff is happening but we are not phased and it will not impact on the game.   Instead all you get the sense of, from Taribs rhetoric, is panic stations.  

 

They would of been better to cancel the update  - they had good enough reason with half the staff gone. Then state they will publish a new release schedule and decide on the frequency of the updates, once the reorganisation was settled.   People would have been miffed but understanding I would have thought.  This stringing people along and failing to meet expectations is a more damaging route to follow.

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Well said on all points.

I award you three internets.