Guild Wars 2

So, I was watching videos of an upcoming game from NCSoft that releases this weekend. They were showing their features video and it had me pumped up. Then, something was said that snapped me back into reality and made me suddenly skeptical. The narrator said, “And all of these features are just the tip of the iceberg”.

Before Guild Wars 2, I always assumed that “just the tip of the iceberg” meant we only see a tiny portion of the otherwise massive object. Now, I take that phrase to mean, “this is pretty much all we have, but luckily the rest is below the frigid water, and since you can’t see it, we’ll make you think there’s much more…and it’s massive!!”

felivear.1536:

So, I was watching videos of an upcoming game from NCSoft that releases this weekend. They were showing their features video and it had me pumped up. Then, something was said that snapped me back into reality and made me suddenly skeptical. The narrator said, “And all of these features are just the tip of the iceberg”.

Before Guild Wars 2, I always assumed that “just the tip of the iceberg” meant we only see a tiny portion of the otherwise massive object. Now, I take that phrase to mean, “this is pretty much all we have, but luckily the rest is below the frigid water, and since you can’t see it, we’ll make you think there’s much more…and it’s massive!!”

It’s a little misleading..

From the developer’s standpoint it more means… And we’re going to continue to have a small team spending time developing all NEW features!

Of course, what everyone hears: “Wow, they’re holding back 80% of the good stuff, I’d better set my expectations for the game’s features super high!”

Kind of a misunderstanding on both ends.

felivear.1536:

So, I was watching videos of an upcoming game from NCSoft that releases this weekend. They were showing their features video and it had me pumped up. Then, something was said that snapped me back into reality and made me suddenly skeptical. The narrator said, “And all of these features are just the tip of the iceberg”.

Before Guild Wars 2, I always assumed that “just the tip of the iceberg” meant we only see a tiny portion of the otherwise massive object. Now, I take that phrase to mean, “this is pretty much all we have, but luckily the rest is below the frigid water, and since you can’t see it, we’ll make you think there’s much more…and it’s massive!!”

Carbine seems to be a bit faster with development and reacting to feedback tho. Especially when it comes to features, systems etc. The game will release as a finished product instead of a work in progress.

Locuz.2651:

felivear.1536:

So, I was watching videos of an upcoming game from NCSoft that releases this weekend. They were showing their features video and it had me pumped up. Then, something was said that snapped me back into reality and made me suddenly skeptical. The narrator said, “And all of these features are just the tip of the iceberg”.

Before Guild Wars 2, I always assumed that “just the tip of the iceberg” meant we only see a tiny portion of the otherwise massive object. Now, I take that phrase to mean, “this is pretty much all we have, but luckily the rest is below the frigid water, and since you can’t see it, we’ll make you think there’s much more…and it’s massive!!”

Carbine seems to be a bit faster with development and reacting to feedback tho. Especially when it comes to features, systems etc. The game will release as a finished product instead of a work in progress.

If there’s anything that I know … it’s that you absolutely cannot predict the performance of game developers based on the pre-launch period where the entire company is building goodwill and hype for the most box-sales possible.

Chaith.8256:

It’s a little misleading..