I love Total War Warhammer. And i am getting disappointed by CA's communication policy with its players. I have been playing paradox games for a long time. And for all their games, almost simultaneously they make weekly dev diaries to keep their players up to date about the upcoming features and also in certain points applying the wishes of their players.
I really dont understand, how it is so difficult for CA to adopt such policy. For months people here yearning for updates, any news. Logging in everyday with hope. Yet, we dont see any news or answer whatsoever.
If anybody in CA reading all these forums. You should take another approach to communicate with your players. It is a shame you dont give any damn for these last couple of months for such a good game that has been made with all your effort and hard-work.
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6 · Disagree AgreeSo no.
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4 · Disagree AgreeMeaningless fluff is going for months and then hearing "We're working on it." Even if they want to keep as much under wraps they could talk about bug fixes that they are working on and when we can expect those fixes or even timetables for when DLC will be revealed. That would not be difficult, or "fluff".
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0 · Disagree AgreeMy point is. I want some updates. And they should keep in touch with their players more.
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13 · Disagree AgreeAlso as the publisher of their own games they have far more freedom to release news than CA does, as they need SEGA approval.
Whatever CA does, never ever adopt the paradox DLC model for god's sake.
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0 · Disagree AgreeIf you want someone working to speak, then you're just making them work less just to write something.
Want an update? Here's one; THEY'RE WORKING ON IT.
Corrected action is the most sincere form of apology.
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2 · Disagree AgreeCorrected action is the most sincere form of apology.
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0 · Disagree AgreeLike sI aid, that only leaves a weekly blog that says nothing but "We're working on it". CA just figured they won't bother.
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0 · Disagree AgreeFYI, Shogun 2 and Crusader Kings 2 were released about a year apart, and CK2 is still one of their most played games, which I'm sure has nothing to do with the constant updates and content (snarky smiley face)...
And if it just so happens to be about that oh so lame excuse "they nickle and dime you!", then I have news for you, buddy; they work for a living, and if you want them to keep making content, they need to be paid for it. It's a business, not a charity. Forego that next cheeseburger and eat some ramen, there's your money.
Additionally, Paradox has sales for their games with ALL of their DLC for a well below reasonable price often enough to make these comments stink of entitlement.
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0 · Disagree AgreeEven if we did get more information this is a 4+ month DLC, how much can they put in 1 week? Pathetically little. It's an entirely different context to paradox.
Besides if they were going to ape another developer they should pick a good one, not a mediocre one.
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0 · Disagree AgreeThe base point is a good one. Updates without new noteworthy information are pointless. Giving us trivia doesn't fix the problem that is slow content.
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0 · Disagree AgreeParadox is a prime example of how community managers or even devs themselves can share information on upcoming updates and participate in discussions without being chained by NDA to the point of announcing the pack a few weeks before it's launch: check this out, for example https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?forums/age-of-wonders-planetfall.1009/
Is it really that hard to use your head first without jumping to blaming community for everything instead?
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3 · Disagree AgreeSure, we can ask for more information, but it simply can't be like Paradox while still being good. Context is -like my little brother- king.
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0 · Disagree AgreeAnyway Paradox is completly different in their approach to its player base, and whatever else you may say about them, the oppenes and aveilability they show, that they always inform them, is a practice I appreciate very much. Especially compared to CA who are all about - mostly pointless - secrecy. There never could be a Queen and Crone like story with Paradox, where I buy the DLC but they only add and - whats even more absurd - reveal part of the content I paid for much after the release/my purchase.
I love the games that CA makes but community managment is not their forte - and as thats something that Paradox does really well I think that in that regard they could learn from Paradox.
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5 · Disagree AgreeThere are diffirent way of keeping community informed with the upcoming product: releasing concept art and renders of the units, doing sneak peaks on unique campaign mechanics and LLs, etc. Stuff like that isn't made in days anyway, so what's the hold up?
Many companies, Paradox and developers under them in particular, practice this kind of community interactions and nobody has any problems with this what so ever.
edit: it's actually not just up to Paradox. Amplitude studios, who are also under SEGA just like CA themselves, are also very open and constantly provide various pre-views of the upcoming content and even have communty polls to shape it (don't really think we need it for TWW though). Just pointing it out to cease the "it's not CA, it's evil SEGA preventing them to announce their products earlier!!!"
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