Release Date is a bit Troubling
Lediath
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From the discussion currently going on in the forums, I'm probably in the extreme minority here. I'm a 30 year old gamer with a small family and limited free time. My gaming tastes are very broad (RTS, MMORPG, Shooters, Puzzlers), which means that I'm fairly picky about which games I play. BGEE is going to be released in September for all platforms besides android.
Here are just a few big titles being release at around the same time as BGEE
Guild Wars 2 - 8/28
Borderlands 2 - 9/18 (exact same date)
Mists of Pandaria - 9/25
Personally I will be playing only Guild Wars 2 out of that list, however, it's mainly because of Guild Wars 2 that I won't be picking up the PC version of BGEE. I have a long commute, so I will be getting BGEE for the iPad, but when I'm in front of my PC i'm most likely going to want to play something fresh and new. I can only assume that other gamers will feel the same way, and may just pass up BGEE all together ...
Does this concern anyone else? Do you guys think Beamdog should try to push BGEE out the door a bit early, perhaps early August? I really want BGEE to succeed and I'm afraid that the currently planned release date will hurt initial sales.
The fact of the matter is that BGEE is going head-to-head with some crazy competition.
thoughts?
Here are just a few big titles being release at around the same time as BGEE
Guild Wars 2 - 8/28
Borderlands 2 - 9/18 (exact same date)
Mists of Pandaria - 9/25
Personally I will be playing only Guild Wars 2 out of that list, however, it's mainly because of Guild Wars 2 that I won't be picking up the PC version of BGEE. I have a long commute, so I will be getting BGEE for the iPad, but when I'm in front of my PC i'm most likely going to want to play something fresh and new. I can only assume that other gamers will feel the same way, and may just pass up BGEE all together ...
Does this concern anyone else? Do you guys think Beamdog should try to push BGEE out the door a bit early, perhaps early August? I really want BGEE to succeed and I'm afraid that the currently planned release date will hurt initial sales.
The fact of the matter is that BGEE is going head-to-head with some crazy competition.
thoughts?
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Tangent, if you're at all interested in role play games I highly suggest Guild Wars 2. If nothing else it has absolutely incredible world and character design.
An isometric rpg fan will almost always pick BG over an mmo. Yes, there are specific situations like yours (the OP's) but is's pointless to try to account for such minute scenarios imo. GW2 is the only significant thread out of the 3 imo but there's always something, c'est la vie.
In the end the devs have a deadline so they can't delay and from what I see they're pretty hard pressed to actually meet that deadline so I don't see them finishing the game to good effect before the announced date.
Back on subject, I don't really see the conflict as all through the fall season there are games coming out that you might want, you will just have to decide what is more important.
Every month new games getting released, I think its a good time as there are no top-expected games such as shameful Diablo 3 which getting released at this time...
If you have a bar across the street and a bar around the corner, but all your friends visit the bar around the corner, you're more likely to visit the bar around the corner than across the street. It's the same thing.
Borderlands 2 will be purchased on one of my consoles to play after I get through KoA: Reckoning, The Witcher 2, and some Lego Games.
Mists of Pandaria I have no idea about, but if its a WoW expansion i have no need for it. BG:EE is the only one I'm eagerly waiting for though.
'nuff said
If you follow discussions on MMO forums then it looks like the "average player base" races through new MMOs at neck breaking speed (and misses out on the low and mid level content) and a month or two later they are already bored. Eventually there will be some time to replay Baldur's Gate. ,)
Having said that, BG has always been my "Goto" game when I am bored. I might not play it right away on its release date, but I will play it many times over, whenever I'm feeling bored of most other games
As I said in my original post, I have a very very specific situation but some parts are still fairly relevant.
Releasing ANY game in between such huge players in the gaming market today is very risky, but then again BGEE is a very niche game designed for a core audience.
The final decision is really up to the devs, and I truly hope they've made the right one on BGEE
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Overall though, I don't see how it could be troubling for Overhaul games. It's a cheap games, by all means and nowadays' standards. It's the price of a high quality indie if you wish (which BGEE partially is) so I don't see why people couldn't afford such a milestone title.
Besides, the game is available for pre-order already, I can't see why it would be that much of a big deal - people that REALLY want to play it will buy a pre-order if possible. People that aren't sure, will wait for reviews (and those won't come THAT early will they?). People that would like to support Beamdog, will buy the game at any time of their life.
I mean, competition can be serious, but I don't see such a case here. I might be ignorant though.
I've been doing a lot of console gaming and MMOs have never really gotten their hooks into me, so I don't really have a conflict. I do feel your pain though. There are only so many hours in a month.
And after playing all of Guild Wars 2s betas i cant recommend that game enough, they created such a beatiful, rich and living world.
But ofc i will first conquer Sword Coast ^_^