:DCould Piracy have played a role in xbox $$$ getting it first? I know XBOX has piracy issues too but far less than PC I Know this from experience. Playing a Pirated XBOX game requires more effort than a PC game does. So maybee they just want to get as much cash as possible before the game gets "cracked" by the "Pirate Community"and it becomes free. Even if this could be true us PC users Had to buy all five Episodes at once so yeah we got mildly shafted on the release date as well as PS3 users. Just a thought....:D
XBOX piracy is much easier than PS3 piracy, so not really a valid point. A lot of the time Microsoft pays for exclusives and special dates. Still bullcrap tho
Why is this game episodic? What does that mean?
Telltale has a strong history of releasing episodic games but more importantly, we wanted this game to offer an experience analogous to the comic books and TV show, which are also episodic in nature. We have plans for 5 episodes, releasing approximately once per month.
Telltale has a strong history of releasing episodic games but more importantly, we wanted this game to offer an experience analogous to the comic books and TV show, which are also episodic in nature. We have plans for 5 episodes, releasing once per month.
Which one it's correct? For sure saying "periodically" it's right but something more concrete like "monthly"?
I am going by specifically what the Steam version states. As I am a pc user this is where i see the "periodically in 2012". I dont trust anything on TellTale site as it seems they update well after any other site does.
Steam has changed the wording 3 times since release. Originally is was monthly releases, that got changed to "Planned monthly releases" which is now "Periodically in 2012".
I know this question is kinda stupid, but what's a season pass? Lol.
Season pass is the full purchase of all 5 episodes pre paid. So when they are releaased, the game is updated without having to purchase each episode seperately
XBOX piracy is much easier than PS3 piracy, so not really a valid point. A lot of the time Microsoft pays for exclusives and special dates. Still bullcrap tho
I respect that opinion, it makes sense. but at the end of the day TWD is an epic game and I'm a fan of the AMC series and on Vol.7 of the Comic series(yeah Im a Noob to the Comic). I'm glad its out Friday!
Honestly, we don't know the reason. Thing is, I doubt Telltale is trying to piss off PC gamers. The only real logical conclusion in my mind is that there is some other reason that they don't want to talk about or can't talk about which is preventing the PC version from coming out until Friday. I highly doubt the company is going out of its way to release the PC version later just because they "lack respect" for PC gamers or anything else, which I think is kind of an absurd assumption to make given Telltale's strong PC gaming roots.
But that in my opinion is the main problem - again. Telltale does not REALLY communicate with us (I don't mean "we know, you're angry, we hope june" and "yeah 27th for some of you" blabla but REAL Dialogue). I still don't get the reason WHY THEY WON'T TALK to us?
Let me summarize:
Question 1: When will Ep2 in may come out?
Answer TTG: NOTHING
Leads to wild speculation every day of may and not pleased customers.
Question 2: When will Ep2 in june come out?
Answer TTG: NOTHING official BUT in an interview on E3 (which could easily be missed) the developers tell a journalist "we hope end of june".
Leads to wild speculation about what day of june and reason for the delay as well as angry customers.
Question 3: What is the reason for the delay.
Answer TTG: NOTHING
Leads to even more speculation and more angry customers.
FINALLY TTG announces a release date but for some reasons does not say a SINGLE WORD about the reason WHY they don't release simultaneously for all platforms.
Leads to more and more speculation and now really pissed customers.
STILL NO DIALOGUE!
The whole reason that this thread has grown so big is the complete lack of real dialogue with TTG (don't tell me they don't have the time). The users talk to themselves, guessing, arguing....there are people who know all the answers and they just won't talk. THAT ist the whole problem for me. Hell, let me wait for 2 years if you like - but give me (believable) reasons! Stop the guessing game! Treat me like a human and not like dirt (which is exactly how I feel treated by this once valued company).
And again: It's not one tiny little bit about the two days waiting...I couldn't care less. It's just about respect, principle the truth and some f**ig dialogue (i try to stay calm - but it's hard, sorry).
Well said Mark. I just sent this email to the TTG PR department. If i get a reply ill let yall know. (email minus the signature...)
Good Afternoon,
I know you have been probably busy over the past couple weeks addressing the various concerns of your company. As a long time fan of Tell Tale Games (TTG) products, I have recent concerns that I believe need to be brought into the light.
I purchased the season pass of your game "The Walking Dead (TWD)," and did so on the notion that I would be receiving an episode a month and accepted that it would be an outstanding product (based on previous experiences). The first of these two episodes was sensational and left me craving more. Your company, as always, did not disappoint. However, there was an understandable delay with the release of the second episode with it coming out just today. This did not upset me in the slightest. I have no understanding of the kind of work it takes to produce a game, and therefore cannot criticize anyone on any issues they might have had in this process.
However, there is one thing that had me quite distraught. It was the lack of communication from you, the company, to us, the consumers. I do not write this to critique, belittle or criticize anyone. I write this as a true fan of your company and seek to provide input to better TTG, that way I can see this third-party developer continue to produce games and stories that have kept me entertained throughout my childhood.
That being said, if you stopped reading this email and checked your companies Twitter, Facebook, or even the forums on your own website. You will see input from hundreds if not thousands of people many of them with the exact same issue as myself. It wasn't the game's delay that had us worked up, but the sitting in the dark. When I gave you my money on the premise of getting something once a month, and you didn't immediately deliver, that was fine because there was material at E3 to keep our hopes alive. However, in the silence that continued, I eventually felt like I was robbed of my money.
Please, just take a second to look at all the unanswered questions by fans on the forums of your own website. I guarantee you that many people are not as understanding as myself. As a company, your primary concern should be to keep your repeat customers appeased. You do this through good communication. I am sorry to say that the customer service of this company has declined from what it was a couple of years ago, then it was arguably the best of any video game company, now my thoughts have started to shift over the past couple months. You don't have to worry about me, I'm with TTG for the foreseeable future, but if you don't change things up for the next few episodes, you WILL lose fans and you WILL lose sales.
Like I said, I'm taking time out of my day to try and help all of you by writing this. So please, don't just delete this or ignore it. Doing so would be pouring fuel on the fire. If I have emailed this to the wrong person of department by mistake, please do me a favor and forward this to the correct person. A better flow of info to the consumers could never be a bad thing. No news, in this case, is not better than bad news. So please, help me to help you. I'll be eagerly waiting for your reply.
IDK im pretty proud of it. I think it gets most people's point across.
After the videos of "Starved for help" from IGN on youtube (I have not watched them, just read the heading) I cant wait to play it, sounds/looks awesome!
yes, i,m aware of that, but the 29th is a friday, and since when does psn have new stuff on a friday? psn updates on wednesdays, which means we ain,t getting it till next week, like i said, so unless you work for telltale games or know differently, i,m sticking with my version. if however you do know differently, please enlighten me
If TTG says it's coming out Friday, it is. Episode 1 came out on a Friday for Xbox and Xbox updates on Wednesdays.
I respect that opinion, it makes sense. but at the end of the day TWD is an epic game and I'm a fan of the AMC series and on Vol.7 of the Comic series(yeah Im a Noob to the Comic). I'm glad its out Friday!
The comic is the purest form of the IP...I think anyway;)
I personally think that TTG has lost my support until they can learn to treat their pre-orders with more respect. I am also left wondering why I even bothered pre-ordering. There was absolutely no benefit to it for me. None. I could not care less about their retarded contest. I ended up paying more than others payed on other consoles. What benefit did I get?
This is beyond absurd and I'm going to be on the same bandwagon as others now...there was no benefit to buying this game from TTG directly, so I will not be doing so any more. If I want to get a game from them, I'll wait til steam has a sale on it. This is my last serenade.
Where did you preorder it on? I got the game cheaper for preordering.
Although, what the heck happened to telltale's awesome preorders?
I just sent this email to the TTG PR department. If i get a reply ill let yall know. (email minus the signature...)
.....IDK im pretty proud of it. I think it gets most people's point across.
Very diplomatic - I like that you don't rant (even if you as we all would have every right to do so) but try to make clear to TTG that you only want to help the company because you like their games so much. Unfortunately I don't have much hope that you'll get a satisfying answer...but I hope I am wring.
Well said Mark. I just sent this email to the TTG PR department. If i get a reply ill let yall know. (email minus the signature...)
Good Afternoon,
I know you have been probably busy over the past couple weeks addressing the various concerns of your company. As a long time fan of Tell Tale Games (TTG) products, I have recent concerns that I believe need to be brought into the light.
I purchased the season pass of your game "The Walking Dead (TWD)," and did so on the notion that I would be receiving an episode a month and accepted that it would be an outstanding product (based on previous experiences). The first of these two episodes was sensational and left me craving more. Your company, as always, did not disappoint. However, there was an understandable delay with the release of the second episode with it coming out just today. This did not upset me in the slightest. I have no understanding of the kind of work it takes to produce a game, and therefore cannot criticize anyone on any issues they might have had in this process.
However, there is one thing that had me quite distraught. It was the lack of communication from you, the company, to us, the consumers. I do not write this to critique, belittle or criticize anyone. I write this as a true fan of your company and seek to provide input to better TTG, that way I can see this third-party developer continue to produce games and stories that have kept me entertained throughout my childhood.
That being said, if you stopped reading this email and checked your companies Twitter, Facebook, or even the forums on your own website. You will see input from hundreds if not thousands of people many of them with the exact same issue as myself. It wasn't the game's delay that had us worked up, but the sitting in the dark. When I gave you my money on the premise of getting something once a month, and you didn't immediately deliver, that was fine because there was material at E3 to keep our hopes alive. However, in the silence that continued, I eventually felt like I was robbed of my money.
Please, just take a second to look at all the unanswered questions by fans on the forums of your own website. I guarantee you that many people are not as understanding as myself. As a company, your primary concern should be to keep your repeat customers appeased. You do this through good communication. I am sorry to say that the customer service of this company has declined from what it was a couple of years ago, then it was arguably the best of any video game company, now my thoughts have started to shift over the past couple months. You don't have to worry about me, I'm with TTG for the foreseeable future, but if you don't change things up for the next few episodes, you WILL lose fans and you WILL lose sales.
Like I said, I'm taking time out of my day to try and help all of you by writing this. So please, don't just delete this or ignore it. Doing so would be pouring fuel on the fire. If I have emailed this to the wrong person of department by mistake, please do me a favor and forward this to the correct person. A better flow of info to the consumers could never be a bad thing. No news, in this case, is not better than bad news. So please, help me to help you. I'll be eagerly waiting for your reply.
IDK im pretty proud of it. I think it gets most people's point across.
Will you PM me their response and I will do the same and let's see if they are using the standard cookie cutter response we have seen in the past. I also wrote an email, probably not as kind as yours, but nothing out of hand. I was affected by the waiting period as well and think they should also explain that.
I am a HUGE fan of the game but not TTG (my first TTG experience). Had i grown up with them and the caliber of game they put out w/good customer service I no doubt would have loved them as well. but all I have is painful reminders, one after another, of ....well you know;)
Well said Mark. I just sent this email to the TTG PR department. If i get a reply ill let yall know. (email minus the signature...)
Good Afternoon,
I know you have been probably busy over the past couple weeks addressing the various concerns of your company. As a long time fan of Tell Tale Games (TTG) products, I have recent concerns that I believe need to be brought into the light.
I purchased the season pass of your game "The Walking Dead (TWD)," and did so on the notion that I would be receiving an episode a month and accepted that it would be an outstanding product (based on previous experiences). The first of these two episodes was sensational and left me craving more. Your company, as always, did not disappoint. However, there was an understandable delay with the release of the second episode with it coming out just today. This did not upset me in the slightest. I have no understanding of the kind of work it takes to produce a game, and therefore cannot criticize anyone on any issues they might have had in this process.
However, there is one thing that had me quite distraught. It was the lack of communication from you, the company, to us, the consumers. I do not write this to critique, belittle or criticize anyone. I write this as a true fan of your company and seek to provide input to better TTG, that way I can see this third-party developer continue to produce games and stories that have kept me entertained throughout my childhood.
That being said, if you stopped reading this email and checked your companies Twitter, Facebook, or even the forums on your own website. You will see input from hundreds if not thousands of people many of them with the exact same issue as myself. It wasn't the game's delay that had us worked up, but the sitting in the dark. When I gave you my money on the premise of getting something once a month, and you didn't immediately deliver, that was fine because there was material at E3 to keep our hopes alive. However, in the silence that continued, I eventually felt like I was robbed of my money.
Please, just take a second to look at all the unanswered questions by fans on the forums of your own website. I guarantee you that many people are not as understanding as myself. As a company, your primary concern should be to keep your repeat customers appeased. You do this through good communication. I am sorry to say that the customer service of this company has declined from what it was a couple of years ago, then it was arguably the best of any video game company, now my thoughts have started to shift over the past couple months. You don't have to worry about me, I'm with TTG for the foreseeable future, but if you don't change things up for the next few episodes, you WILL lose fans and you WILL lose sales.
Like I said, I'm taking time out of my day to try and help all of you by writing this. So please, don't just delete this or ignore it. Doing so would be pouring fuel on the fire. If I have emailed this to the wrong person of department by mistake, please do me a favor and forward this to the correct person. A better flow of info to the consumers could never be a bad thing. No news, in this case, is not better than bad news. So please, help me to help you. I'll be eagerly waiting for your reply.
IDK im pretty proud of it. I think it gets most people's point across.
Well said, and what alot of fans are thinking. Even enjoyed they way they rejuvinated BTTF, although by the sounds of it that might not be a popular opinion.
Still think thier should be reprocussions for the head of a certain department which cannot be mentioned (nod to the mod) for the total lack of communication. Hey, maybe the request for total silence came from the top, or thier net connection has been sketchy for two months stopping them from giving helpful responses.
I gave in and bought episode 2 for xbox 360 and just completed it now.
I must say that those who claimed it was better than first were not lying.
This episode was in my opinion not only better, but way better than the first one.
So even though I am a bit disappointing in lack of communication and delays I would have to say telltale did a damn good job on this.
I gave in and bought episode 2 for xbox 360 and just completed it now.
I must say that those who claimed it was better than first were not lying.
This episode was in my opinion not only better, but way better than the first one.
So even though I am a bit disappointing in lack of communication and delays I would have to say telltale did a damn good job on this.
I did the same but haven't had time to play it yet lol
I'm getting the impression we aren't hearing anything because they aren't taking our annoyance seriously. They figure they are going to hear complaints no matter what they do and so they are going to do whatever. Then when the game releases all will be forgiven and candy will fall from the sky.
What they don't get is that this isn't the normal forum ranting(at least not for me). This is customers with valid complaints being ignored....That is bad business.
I have a PS3, and an XBOX360, and I bought ep1 on both systems, and yes I bought ep2 at 7:15 this morning and DEVOURED it. Those who have not played it yet, it will NOT disappoint.
My boyfriend just organised a friend get together on the 29th... But I'm pretty sure I'm just going to be a recluse and play The Walking Dead Episode 2 in my room. For an hour, at least. /pro social skills
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Get some ideas for the drawing ready.
XBOX piracy is much easier than PS3 piracy, so not really a valid point. A lot of the time Microsoft pays for exclusives and special dates. Still bullcrap tho
It's for the sex
Could you merge all spoilery threads in only one when you can, please? There's too much down there.
They need to update the TWD web.
Steam has changed the wording 3 times since release. Originally is was monthly releases, that got changed to "Planned monthly releases" which is now "Periodically in 2012".
I suppose, yes.
I respect that opinion, it makes sense. but at the end of the day TWD is an epic game and I'm a fan of the AMC series and on Vol.7 of the Comic series(yeah Im a Noob to the Comic). I'm glad its out Friday!
Epic Comment!
But that in my opinion is the main problem - again. Telltale does not REALLY communicate with us (I don't mean "we know, you're angry, we hope june" and "yeah 27th for some of you" blabla but REAL Dialogue). I still don't get the reason WHY THEY WON'T TALK to us?
Let me summarize:
Question 1: When will Ep2 in may come out?
Answer TTG: NOTHING
Leads to wild speculation every day of may and not pleased customers.
Question 2: When will Ep2 in june come out?
Answer TTG: NOTHING official BUT in an interview on E3 (which could easily be missed) the developers tell a journalist "we hope end of june".
Leads to wild speculation about what day of june and reason for the delay as well as angry customers.
Question 3: What is the reason for the delay.
Answer TTG: NOTHING
Leads to even more speculation and more angry customers.
FINALLY TTG announces a release date but for some reasons does not say a SINGLE WORD about the reason WHY they don't release simultaneously for all platforms.
Leads to more and more speculation and now really pissed customers.
STILL NO DIALOGUE!
The whole reason that this thread has grown so big is the complete lack of real dialogue with TTG (don't tell me they don't have the time). The users talk to themselves, guessing, arguing....there are people who know all the answers and they just won't talk. THAT ist the whole problem for me. Hell, let me wait for 2 years if you like - but give me (believable) reasons! Stop the guessing game! Treat me like a human and not like dirt (which is exactly how I feel treated by this once valued company).
And again: It's not one tiny little bit about the two days waiting...I couldn't care less. It's just about respect, principle the truth and some f**ig dialogue (i try to stay calm - but it's hard, sorry).
Good Afternoon,
I know you have been probably busy over the past couple weeks addressing the various concerns of your company. As a long time fan of Tell Tale Games (TTG) products, I have recent concerns that I believe need to be brought into the light.
I purchased the season pass of your game "The Walking Dead (TWD)," and did so on the notion that I would be receiving an episode a month and accepted that it would be an outstanding product (based on previous experiences). The first of these two episodes was sensational and left me craving more. Your company, as always, did not disappoint. However, there was an understandable delay with the release of the second episode with it coming out just today. This did not upset me in the slightest. I have no understanding of the kind of work it takes to produce a game, and therefore cannot criticize anyone on any issues they might have had in this process.
However, there is one thing that had me quite distraught. It was the lack of communication from you, the company, to us, the consumers. I do not write this to critique, belittle or criticize anyone. I write this as a true fan of your company and seek to provide input to better TTG, that way I can see this third-party developer continue to produce games and stories that have kept me entertained throughout my childhood.
That being said, if you stopped reading this email and checked your companies Twitter, Facebook, or even the forums on your own website. You will see input from hundreds if not thousands of people many of them with the exact same issue as myself. It wasn't the game's delay that had us worked up, but the sitting in the dark. When I gave you my money on the premise of getting something once a month, and you didn't immediately deliver, that was fine because there was material at E3 to keep our hopes alive. However, in the silence that continued, I eventually felt like I was robbed of my money.
Please, just take a second to look at all the unanswered questions by fans on the forums of your own website. I guarantee you that many people are not as understanding as myself. As a company, your primary concern should be to keep your repeat customers appeased. You do this through good communication. I am sorry to say that the customer service of this company has declined from what it was a couple of years ago, then it was arguably the best of any video game company, now my thoughts have started to shift over the past couple months. You don't have to worry about me, I'm with TTG for the foreseeable future, but if you don't change things up for the next few episodes, you WILL lose fans and you WILL lose sales.
Like I said, I'm taking time out of my day to try and help all of you by writing this. So please, don't just delete this or ignore it. Doing so would be pouring fuel on the fire. If I have emailed this to the wrong person of department by mistake, please do me a favor and forward this to the correct person. A better flow of info to the consumers could never be a bad thing. No news, in this case, is not better than bad news. So please, help me to help you. I'll be eagerly waiting for your reply.
IDK im pretty proud of it. I think it gets most people's point across.
The comic is the purest form of the IP...I think anyway;)
Although, what the heck happened to telltale's awesome preorders?
hahahahahaahah!!!!! YES!!!!! THIS!!!!!!!!!!!:D:D:D:D:D:D
Steam was $25....no discount
Very diplomatic - I like that you don't rant (even if you as we all would have every right to do so) but try to make clear to TTG that you only want to help the company because you like their games so much. Unfortunately I don't have much hope that you'll get a satisfying answer...but I hope I am wring.
Will you PM me their response and I will do the same and let's see if they are using the standard cookie cutter response we have seen in the past. I also wrote an email, probably not as kind as yours, but nothing out of hand. I was affected by the waiting period as well and think they should also explain that.
I am a HUGE fan of the game but not TTG (my first TTG experience). Had i grown up with them and the caliber of game they put out w/good customer service I no doubt would have loved them as well. but all I have is painful reminders, one after another, of ....well you know;)
Thanks bud.
Well said, and what alot of fans are thinking. Even enjoyed they way they rejuvinated BTTF, although by the sounds of it that might not be a popular opinion.
Still think thier should be reprocussions for the head of a certain department which cannot be mentioned (nod to the mod) for the total lack of communication. Hey, maybe the request for total silence came from the top, or thier net connection has been sketchy for two months stopping them from giving helpful responses.
I must say that those who claimed it was better than first were not lying.
This episode was in my opinion not only better, but way better than the first one.
So even though I am a bit disappointing in lack of communication and delays I would have to say telltale did a damn good job on this.
I did the same but haven't had time to play it yet lol
What they don't get is that this isn't the normal forum ranting(at least not for me). This is customers with valid complaints being ignored....That is bad business.
Any chance of a new poll/thread with the July dates for EU playstation owners?
Unless anyone has any news on their "coming soon" date for us?
My experience says otherwise.