Yes… The very same ETA as there always is…when it’s ready and Crate never give out ANY definite eta’s as with any pc game / software there can always be a problem at the last minute.
All I can say is that even the closed testers have no expansion to test yet, no date for when they will get it (and they know better than to ask when it might be available for testing :D:D) and are running exactly the same game as everyone else.
So don’t hope that it might suddenly arrive for play in the next few days / weeks.
only thing I can say is be patient. I’d rather the expansion make a strong impression on release, rather than it be lackluster and require tons of fix patches, as opposed to content/balance passes patches.
Making a strong first impression is very important, people are less likely to refund if the work is polished and the content is solid. Don’t rush the work, Crate knows we’re chomping at the bit for the expansion but they also need to be able to work on and polish it for the best experience possible.
Mistakes occur. It’s no kindness to pretend that they never happened. They made a mistake. It’s understandable, and hopefully something they don’t do again… But it WAS a mistake. If we pretend there was no mistake, then it will simply occur again.
As for #4… That’s EXACTLY what no game company wants to hear. They want you playing THEIR game as much as possible, because that leads, eventually, to more money for them. If you go play some OTHER game… How does Crate know you’ll come back for the expansion? If you play some other game, you’re not talking about this one, so they’re not getting word of mouth sales either. The fact that you, I, and others, have GONE to other games, specifically because we’re waiting for the expansion, is proof that a mistake was made.
Look, crap happens. I’m not saying Crate is awful. I’m saying they’re human, and I’d rather they didn’t make this specific mistake again.
Because they read the first thread, Grim Misadventure #109: A Look Back at 2016, which stated the expansion release date was Q1/Q2 and then this thread in the FAQ section of the first post which states the release is Q2/Q3.
In terms of stealthiness - that’s pretty bold! LOL!
Can’t wait for the expansion to hit and I hope there is another supporter pack for sale so I can show some more support to the Devs for the awesome work they’re doing =)
Anyway, telling people to come back May 1st, which is when Q2 starts, leads one to think they were spot on with their Q2/Q3 suggestion.
…but how they keep dripping light-content (two pre-developed and mid-polish classes, a tiny portion of a new area in a stream, and constellation pictures just makes me wonder if Q3 was the actual target and Q2 was for hype building.
Hyping for ~6 months for the expansion on top of the 10+ years for HL:3 and 8-10 years for Black Mesa has really burned me out on waiting for game releases.
Indeed. Q1 runs from 1st January to 31st March, Q2 1st April to 30th June, Q3 1st July to 30th Septemer and Q4 1st October to 31st December. So 1st May is not quite halfway into Q2.
You can even show a couple of screenshots, new enemies (mobs) and a new area??? And when, extension output finally, when you will announce the name of the extension and the date, as it were, second quarter, do not you think that for too long already, and in the end turn out, a couple of hours of running, and all the end again? I very much hope that there will be at least the entire third act, in size, or at least the first, though, and best of all, and the first and third acts together, that would be cool, though!!!
and Crate never give out ANY definite eta’s as with any pc game / software there can always be a problem at the last minute.
