So let's get this straight, you're sort of agreeing with me, but still thought you'd add in some sarcasm for good measure?
*scratches head*
Nope, not agreeing with you at all. It seems ridiculous to me that that was the reason. I was saying that if you were right - for the sake of argument - it was still a stupid thing to be complaining about.
I think it's fair that we all get the game at the same time, no matter where we are. Im European so I simply marked 21st of my schedule instead of 20th... And I was surprised because it's afternoon and chap2 is already out!!
Telltale, you've made a brilliant series with more positives than I can even mention in the character limit, but if you get an award for anything it should be for calmly putting up with ridiculous threads like.
Perhaps some sort of time-zone map on the front page would be in order? Anyone who thinks America is sixteen hours behind... "the world", clearly needs some help.
So are you guys there or not? I mean "there in the office" not "there as in available for emotional support". I mean ... oh well, the game is out, who cares!
International people should simply be happy the release is simultaneous, most publishers release their games to other regions much later than the local release.
That's the nice thing about Digital download companies... last minute literally means "Last minute." The build of chapter one that you played was probably not even 10 minutes old when they released it.
Now if they would have gone and given a date that was 24 hours later than when they planned to release it, then you all would complain that it was released without your knowing... then you would expect all their games to come a day early... and get cranky when they are not...
They said August 21st during PST and thats when it was released... they fulfilled their promise (although they probably should have also noted "during daylight business hours" and not given the indication of a possible midnight release)
The real problem here is impatience... *Suspiciously eyeballs the 500 "I want my game NAO!!!1!" threads from yesterday*
A number of Telltale employees have said an infinite amount of times that they always release games while they are in the office, because if something goes wrong, they're there to fix it right away.
I don't know why this keeps coming up, people are impatient/insane.
It's the same with webcomics for instance. You're better off having a schedule that's way too slow for you and updating at midnight that day than having a "as soon as it's ready" schedule, even if you end up updating twice as often.
Not that you'll be perfectly fine with the set schedule, either. People will complain that you're lazy and make a list of webcomics that update more often than yours.
I think the "not knowing" aspect gets to people. They just wait, and wait, and feel like they've been stood up or something. If you have a set date, even if it's in a long time, you tend to feel less angry because you feel less helpless.
...Do people saying stupid nonsense about the release time not realise that everyone in the world gets it at the SAME time? This is such moronic whining, and this is coming from someone who lives in Australia and has to wait until the next day to play each episode. Who CARES? You didn't have to wait for any longer because of your time zone. If they had announced the release date as the 21st, and released it exactly when they did, would that somehow make you happier? No, it would just be stupid because Telltale are an American company, and they wouldn't announce a release date that's wrong for them.
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Is it time for some snarky remark about the slowness of non-US people?
What difference does it make to sell a pre-order or sell the released game? A sale is a sale.
But, it doesn't really matter now, seeing as how you were completely wrong about today's release.
WOOOOoooooo.....
Haha, might want to check the thread above then.
Nope, not agreeing with you at all. It seems ridiculous to me that that was the reason. I was saying that if you were right - for the sake of argument - it was still a stupid thing to be complaining about.
(Also, kudos to Telltale for getting the game out so early in the morning. I'm glad I'm not there to help.
Muaha it was ready yesterday, for once
Pretty much this to a dot.
Perhaps some sort of time-zone map on the front page would be in order? Anyone who thinks America is sixteen hours behind... "the world", clearly needs some help.
Or maybe some sort of restrictive white jacket.
I knew it, they only had to press the button!
So are you guys there or not? I mean "there in the office" not "there as in available for emotional support". I mean ... oh well, the game is out, who cares!
HA! Germans get it even before that because we open presents Christmas eve!
Way more than 12 at most - don't forget that GMT+12 and GMT-12 are in the Pacific. Hawaii is like 21 hours behind the far east point of Asia.
However since I can't find "the rest of the world" on my map I am unable to say whether it is 16 or 12 hours ahead of "the America timezone".
Damn you're edgy and unique.
Now if they would have gone and given a date that was 24 hours later than when they planned to release it, then you all would complain that it was released without your knowing... then you would expect all their games to come a day early... and get cranky when they are not...
They said August 21st during PST and thats when it was released... they fulfilled their promise (although they probably should have also noted "during daylight business hours" and not given the indication of a possible midnight release)
The real problem here is impatience... *Suspiciously eyeballs the 500 "I want my game NAO!!!1!" threads from yesterday*
I don't know why this keeps coming up, people are impatient/insane.
It's the same with webcomics for instance. You're better off having a schedule that's way too slow for you and updating at midnight that day than having a "as soon as it's ready" schedule, even if you end up updating twice as often.
Not that you'll be perfectly fine with the set schedule, either. People will complain that you're lazy and make a list of webcomics that update more often than yours.
I think the "not knowing" aspect gets to people. They just wait, and wait, and feel like they've been stood up or something. If you have a set date, even if it's in a long time, you tend to feel less angry because you feel less helpless.