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Fossoway#5540

Shieldbreaker

Fossoway#5540

Shieldbreaker

7 days ago

May 8, 2025, 9:49:39 PM

A concept art for a new unit.

New animations for old units/spells.

Explain a new mechanic.

A new landmark.

A new unique item.

A new faction.

A new generic lord/hero.

A new legendary lord/hero.

If you're gonna drip feed news, then please drip feed some actual new news. Something different. Doesn't need to be someting big, but it has to be something interesting. Something to talk about. Something to keep us hyped for the DLC.

You used to show actual showcase videos for new units. Taking a few minutes to write down an article about upcoming stuff is nothing compared to that.

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DarthEnderX-#6513

Faceless Everchosen

When push comes to shove, you gotta do what you love. Even if it's not a good idea.

DarthEnderX-#6513

Faceless Everchosen

7 days ago

May 9, 2025, 2:14:39 AM

They don't have to be nearly that granular.

4 LLs

3 LHs

3 Lords

3 Heroes

15 Units

That's 28 things. That's 7 months of announcements right there.

Updated 7 days ago.

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Captain_Rex#1635

Champion Of Chaos

Summon the Elector Counts!

Captain_Rex#1635

Champion Of Chaos

6 days ago

May 9, 2025, 12:47:30 PM

DarthEnderX-#6513 wrote:
They don't have to be nearly that granular.

4 LLs
3 LHs
3 Lords
3 Heroes
15 Units

That's 28 things. That's 7 months of announcements right there.

Best thing I can offer is Champions of Slaanesh 1 minute Animation video in 2 weeks. Deal?

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kaiki#4128

Melee Expert

Plip, plop, plip, plop.

kaiki#4128

Melee Expert

6 days ago

May 9, 2025, 4:51:11 PM

For CA, it does hurt when they try to listen to players' thoughts. I know how ridiculous it sounds, but honestly, it’s a pretty objective conclusion based on what I have seen.

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John_Kimble#3765

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John_Kimble#3765

Newcomer

6 days ago

May 9, 2025, 4:56:44 PM

Captain_Rex#1635 wrote:

DarthEnderX-#6513 wrote:
They don't have to be nearly that granular.

4 LLs
3 LHs
3 Lords
3 Heroes
15 Units

That's 28 things. That's 7 months of announcements right there.
Best thing I can offer is Champions of Slaanesh 1 minute Animation video in 2 weeks. Deal?

I think i'd like to take a third look at Dechala's concept art no?

Updated 6 days ago.

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Celery#7483

Harbinger

Celery#7483

Harbinger

6 days ago

May 9, 2025, 5:13:11 PM

John_Kimble#3765 wrote:

Captain_Rex#1635 wrote:

DarthEnderX-#6513 wrote:
They don't have to be nearly that granular.

4 LLs
3 LHs
3 Lords
3 Heroes
15 Units

That's 28 things. That's 7 months of announcements right there.
Best thing I can offer is Champions of Slaanesh 1 minute Animation video in 2 weeks. Deal?
I think i'd like to take a third look at Dechala's concept art no?

We've seen front and back, we need concept art from the side.

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NickCageStoleMyFace#5594

Nameless

NickCageStoleMyFace#5594

Nameless

6 days ago

May 9, 2025, 8:18:06 PM

Its takes away from the reveal trailer.

OoD trailer views were crap compared to other DLC because all the surprises were gone.

Probably another reason OoD didnt sell as well as ToD.

Updated 6 days ago.

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TheWattman#7460

Lustrian

A LH should never replace a LL. Generic lord & hero options for all races involved in a DLC. May Tzeentch change the ways for the better.

TheWattman#7460

Lustrian

6 days ago

May 9, 2025, 10:30:22 PM

NickCageStoleMyFace#5594 wrote:
Its takes away from the reveal trailer.

OoD trailer views were crap compared to other DLC because all the surprises were gone.

Probably another reason OoD didnt sell as well as ToD.

Yeah there is such a thing as oversharing, which can just as easily kill hype as drip-feeding can. We definetly got overspoiled by OoD and I think its only reasonable for CA to reign it in a little. We're still getting basically bi-monthly updates and larger patches, which is way more than before in both the realm of news and content-getting. We didn't get as much as last time in terms of news, but that's reasonable as to not overshare and also because it was pretty clear that CA didn't really have a clear idea at the time for what to do for 6.2. Which is a thing that can happen, they're only human after all. Plus running betas on the side and collecting/analyzing that feedback.

Not every content/news cycle is gonna look the same.

Updated 6 days ago.

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DarthEnderX-#6513

Faceless Everchosen

When push comes to shove, you gotta do what you love. Even if it's not a good idea.

DarthEnderX-#6513

Faceless Everchosen

6 days ago

May 9, 2025, 11:10:29 PM

NickCageStoleMyFace#5594 wrote:
Its takes away from the reveal trailer.

Who gives a ****! It's a ****ing commercial!

3 weeks of hype is not worth 8 months of endless tedium!

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TheWattman#7460

Lustrian

A LH should never replace a LL. Generic lord & hero options for all races involved in a DLC. May Tzeentch change the ways for the better.

TheWattman#7460

Lustrian

5 days ago

May 10, 2025, 7:43:49 AM

DarthEnderX-#6513 wrote:
Who gives a ****! It's a ****ing commercial!

3 weeks of hype is not worth 8 months of endless tedium!

Its not a constant 7 month tedium, but one with hype and news peaks every 2 month or so. We're between two right now. There's no reason to be angry just because the last update didn't bring exactly what you expected in terms of such news.

The trailer is supposed to be a big whoof that brings people into the DLC cycle, not just us dedicated fans. If everything is known beforehand, its just gonna be a whimper, sort of like OoD. And the DLC image is gonna suffer for it.

Honestly I think trying to maintain constant (and probably low-intensity) hype factor is a bad strategy for advertisement. Its only natural for interest in anything to fluctuate over time and its a better business strategy to actually have some wow-factor on actual release.

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DarthEnderX-#6513

Faceless Everchosen

When push comes to shove, you gotta do what you love. Even if it's not a good idea.

DarthEnderX-#6513

Faceless Everchosen

5 days ago

May 10, 2025, 11:45:16 AM

TheWattman#7460 wrote:
There's no reason to be angry just because the last update didn't bring exactly what you expected in terms of such news.

Except there kinda is. Because the amount of content they gave use during OoD to hold us over for a 2 month period was WAY more than we got this time.

OoD's first dev blog revealed all 3 LLs and, like, 6 units. We only got a third of that this time, but are having to wait the same amount of time till the next one.

If you wanna reveal less in each blog, fine. But then do them more often.

TheWattman#7460 wrote:
The trailer is supposed to be a big whoof that brings people into the DLC cycle, not just us dedicated fans. If everything is known beforehand, its just gonna be a whimper

No it wouldn't. Because for the non-dedicated fans, they wouldn't be paying attention to anything until the trailer anyway.

Anyone who belongs to a TWWH online community and is keeping up with weekly content blogs is a dedicated fan.

For those actual dedicated fans, we don't NEED to be brought in with a trailer. Because we'd already be here, every week, having a new discussion each week about some new character or units.

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Sheikh_Nimr#9382

Newcomer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drETXsSkVt0

Sheikh_Nimr#9382

Newcomer

5 days ago

May 10, 2025, 12:24:24 PM

To be honest, pandering to the so-called dedicated fans is a waste of time, because they are guaranteed customers.

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TheWattman#7460

Lustrian

A LH should never replace a LL. Generic lord & hero options for all races involved in a DLC. May Tzeentch change the ways for the better.

TheWattman#7460

Lustrian

5 days ago

May 10, 2025, 2:02:05 PM

DarthEnderX-#6513
wrote:Except there kinda is. Because the amount of content they gave use during OoD to hold us over for a 2 month period was WAY more than we got this time.

OoD's first dev blog revealed all 3 LLs and, like, 6 units. We only got a third of that this time, but are having to wait the same amount of time till the next one.

If you wanna reveal less in each blog, fine. But then do them more often.

We're not entitled to any amount of concrete news just because we got a lot of it last time. We should consider ourselves lucky that CA has this new community-driven approach and sharing as much as they actually do.

Think of it. Before OoD, we couldn't even have dreamt of the day that CA would reveal actual stuff about the DLCs (more than the specific races in the pre-SoC roadmap) until the actual marketing month. And now here we are, getting demands of weekly revealings? Because all of the sudden, big bi-monthly announcements are not enough anymore? In the same way that the Greenskins in OoD were deemed insufficient because it didn't contain what people actually wanted (but nevertheless had completely valid stuff), now the style of news is criticized because it didn't reveal everything immediately or proceeds continously. Which frankly I find wholly unrealistic to expect.

DarthEnderX-#6513
wrote:No it wouldn't. Because for the non-dedicated fans, they wouldn't be paying attention to anything until the trailer anyway.

Anyone who belongs to a TWWH online community and is keeping up with weekly content blogs is a dedicated fan.

For those actual dedicated fans, we don't NEED to be brought in with a trailer. Because we'd already be here, every week, having a new discussion each week about some new character or units.

You think that non-dedicated fans aren't also gonna find twitter posts revealing a unit or dev videos? Maybe not on the dot of 4pm CET, but a few days or weeks after.

Updated 5 days ago.

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Shadow#6953

Melee Expert

The Metal Dragon

Shadow#6953

Melee Expert

5 days ago

May 10, 2025, 2:23:41 PM

Its clear that Ca has nothing ready and it's trying to stall time before announcing that the DLC is coming sometime in September or October.

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DarthEnderX-#6513

Faceless Everchosen

When push comes to shove, you gotta do what you love. Even if it's not a good idea.

DarthEnderX-#6513

Faceless Everchosen

5 days ago

May 10, 2025, 3:03:06 PM

TheWattman#7460 wrote:
We're not entitled to any amount of concrete news just because we got a lot of it last time. We should consider ourselves lucky that CA has this new community-driven approach and sharing as much as they actually do.

JFC, there's nothing "lucky" about the fact that community backlash FINALLY got CA to stop treating us like **** during OoD's development.

We were incredibly UN-lucky that CA felt it was okay to treat us like that for YEARS. And it took years of feedback from the community to get them to finally treat us like normal customers.

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Struuner#8507

Shieldbreaker

Struuner#8507

Shieldbreaker

5 days ago

May 10, 2025, 7:00:57 PM

Lol would be bad if it's delayed

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Dragantis#9204

Iron Dragon

Dragantis#9204

Iron Dragon

5 days ago

May 10, 2025, 7:40:11 PM

Guys we were over it many times already, exactly with almost every DLC. Why CA don't leak some info about x? Because if by some crazy reason x does not work, or turn out to be just bad for overall gameplay CA can't remove it or give up on it after they already announced it. Why? Because people would make hell about it. For example let's take previous DLC, what if on some point of development turn out that Greenskins aren't so well suited for this dlc that CA though at the begging but they can't switch them to race X because second team were developing it for they DLC would you allow it? I bet Greenskins fans would be furious as hell.

That's why as long as something isn't ready and is working correctly CA isn't going to announce it. So, as I already said few times, let them cook.

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Funzo#7954

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Funzo#7954

Newcomer

5 days ago

May 10, 2025, 8:18:12 PM

Shadow#6953 wrote:
Its clear that Ca has nothing ready and it's trying to stall time before announcing that the DLC is coming sometime in September or October.

Impossible! The assets are already in existence. They could make a new DLC every month if they wanted to. To say that they have nothing ready is over-the-top.

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NickCageStoleMyFace#5594

Nameless

NickCageStoleMyFace#5594

Nameless

5 days ago

May 10, 2025, 11:00:52 PM

DarthEnderX-#6513 wrote:

NickCageStoleMyFace#5594 wrote:
Its takes away from the reveal trailer.
Who gives a ****! It's a ****ing commercial!

3 weeks of hype is not worth 8 months of endless tedium!

This guy doesn't market.

Hype gets people excited to play.

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DarthEnderX-#6513

Faceless Everchosen

When push comes to shove, you gotta do what you love. Even if it's not a good idea.

DarthEnderX-#6513

Faceless Everchosen

5 days ago

May 10, 2025, 11:33:34 PM

NickCageStoleMyFace#5594 wrote:
This guy doesn't market.

Hype gets people excited to play.

Ah yes. I'm sure Smash Bros. would be way more popular if they just didn't do all those Directs describing every facet of the game, keeping the entire internet constantly invested and interested in the upcoming release, and just dropped a trailer a month before launch instead.

If you do market, I feel sorry for the company you work for.

Updated 5 days ago.

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