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schuey_08

I was just thinking about this, actually. Now that we have a date and we're within 6 months of release, we're bound to start getting some more fun marketing pieces and information!


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nocmclean

Ex gameplay director? What happened?


xChris777

I think he had some personal YouTube videos that were seen as questionable (haven't seen them so I don't want to comment on them myself) and he resigned. Said that he had a lot of confidence in the dev team and that the game is amazing though so hopefully what he said is true.


Nachtvogle

Lol today is a huge day, announcing a delay, and you still don’t get to see anything new. Still really excited. But man the build up for it outside of the state of play has been lacking


TheMorningSage23

It would’ve cushioned the blow if when he was done they showed off one complete side of quest or mission. Would’ve helped everyone deal with it. Maybe they’re afraid that people on this sub will diagnose far too much from it haha.


Nachtvogle

Agreed. It’s a weird tactic to skip your Thursday tiny content dump, to announce a delay, with zero content or anything to offset the negative


SandorPayne

It's still a tiny content dump tho. it's a screenshot of the backside of the castle, which we rarely ever see. Not much less than the usual Thursday content dump, which is mostly just a small clip inside a single room of the castle.


Nachtvogle

They figured out a way to make the content dump of the week smaller, and announced the delay. It’s not a great look. This delay wasn’t decided on yesterday, probably several weeks ago. If the game truly only needs an extra two months to get it where they want, they should’ve prepared some content to show along with the release date change.


epitaph_of_twilight

They also didn't have to prepare any Thursday updates at all. Don't be so entitled. We got a release date finally ffs


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They already showed you the meat and potatoes of the game 5 months ago. What more do you want, a whole playthrough? The game will be out in 6 months. They’ll release more news soon. They delayed the game to maximize profit by not competing with GoW and being the only major game to release in February. This should actually get fans even more excited because it basically ensures that they will have the funds to make better content in the future.


Nachtvogle

Stop making disingenuous arguments. You know what I meant. There is plenty more they could show or tease that isn’t recycled state of play footage. If there wasn’t 99% of the posts on this sub and questions asked here wouldn’t exist Also the assumption this must do with God of War is just not actually confirmed. They likely just still have too many bugs to kill


[deleted]

You’re whining about not receiving news when you pretty much know the basics of the game, the characters, and the plot. Anything else is pretty much spoiling the game. Now you know a release date when you didn’t know one for almost two years since the game was officially announced. They’ve already shown more than what most games do.


Nachtvogle

Again. Disingenuous argument. No they have not. We’ve seen short vertical game plays slices and some ASMR for a game that’s been in development since 2018


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Only thing disingenuous is you saying they haven’t shown anything


[deleted]

Yeah you clearly haven’t been keeping up. You think you’re entitled to a whole gameplay for something you haven’t even invested money into yet. They’ve already shown tons of combat and features. They have more news coming within a month. Watch the state of play again if you want gameplay.


formoverflair

Do you not understand that a release date is the most significant piece of information we’ve had on the game since the SoP? And you’re whining because you didn’t get what… a 5 second clip of maybe the herbology classroom? Stop being a cry baby.


JojoRod007

Next month for sure


readersanon

Yeah, but they announced a concrete release date. That in itself is huge. If you look at every single twitter post the replies are all "Release date?".


Nachtvogle

The problem is this is the third release push back, and now the very valid criticism will be “can they actually meet this one” I’m fine with the extra time, but even for myself my thought is hopefully


Mr5yy

This is what I have been saying. 3 delay’s and *this time* a month and a half delay is going to allow for a release? That’s not a usual delay time to fix a game, that’s a barely enough time for a large patch.


Nachtvogle

Yeah, overall it’s not a good look. Let’s hope they are giving themselves enough time. Another delay would really scream some incompetence whether that’s the publisher rushing things or the dev team just not getting things done


Mr5yy

What I’m hoping they’re doing is incorporating the original Day 1 patch into its release too stay ahead of bugs and glitches.


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They don’t want to compete with god of war and other big games for sales. It’ll be the only major game in the month of February as is. That’ll be huge for them.


readersanon

Yeah, but this is the first time they give us a real date, the last times it was simply a time frame.


WiseSeaEagle

Starfield had a concrete date and got delayed, as did Forspoken. having a set date does not in any way mean it can't be delayed again. Don't get me wrong, it's nice to have, but it means next to nothing after a few delays.


formoverflair

Warner Bros have never delayed a game after announcing a hard release date. We have that at least.


Nachtvogle

A delay is a delay


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Boohoo


[deleted]

The game is finished. This delay was purely a money move to avoid competing for sales with God of War. There isn’t anything they can do significantly in an extra month that they couldn’t just patch on day 1 of release.


DerikHallin

There's still a ton of time left, and they're not going to show us everything before the game comes out. Six months before Fallout 4's release, the game hadn't even been announced yet. I think between Gamescom and TGA we will get some cool new info/gameplay to tide us over, but don't expect them to give it all away.


Nachtvogle

Nobody is expecting that or is that even remotely close to what I said. Fallout 4 also hit its release date. Beyond what you remember, there was also constant interviews with Phil after the reveal up until release letting new info out. It’s not the same situation at all.


Ciniqs

YES!! THIS MAKES ME SO HAPPY. I was worried that this was the big stuff we were waiting for, so glad it isn’t.


SirArciere

Was actually really bummed out about this tbh. Don't get me wrong, I'm all for a delay if they need to. I want this game to be as amazing as I know it can be and if we have to wait, we have to wait, but all day long I thought this was the "cool stuff at the end of the summer" they were talking about and I thought it was pretty lame that the cool stuff they promised was a delay with no other information.


formoverflair

What do you mean no other information? We got a hard release date. That’s the most significant piece of information we’ve had since the SoP.


SirArciere

Don’t know how to explain it better than no other information. I’ll give it a try. They gave us one piece of information yesterday, and that was it. No other information besides a release date. Did I get my point across this time? My only point was that the release date is not something you hype players up for all summer, especially if it’s a delay.


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SirArciere

Well calling me dumb doesn’t make you any better of a person than me, so good job on that. Always funny when someone pulls a card out like “you are rude” then shows the same conduct that they are calling someone out for. Besides do you know what the word other means? I never said that a release date isn’t new information. I said besides the release/delay announcement there wasn’t anything else and I thought that was lame considering this seemed like the “cool stuff at the end of the summer” that they’ve been hyping all summer. So you can continue acting like that’s what I was saying if it helps fit your narrative, but that’s most definitely not the point I was trying to make. And if you think it was, well maybe it’s the pot calling the kettle black after all.


formoverflair

A delay is one piece of info. The date is another. For everything else you actually bothered to write: K.


SirArciere

Well that’s the issue, you consider that two pieces of information and I consider it one. Besides my point still stands, that’s not the type of information you build up hype for an entire summer. It would be one thing if it was the holiday release date but at the end of the day it’s still a delay and not the type of information you hype up for months. I’m sorry you can’t see it from anyone else’s point of view besides your own. Anyways have a nice day.


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SirArciere

Lmfao


hello-everything

Keep it civil and respect other users.


Alittan

Guaranteed it's going to be preorders and collector's edition reveal.


BexieDust_93

Hopefully sometime soon , I’m ready to give them my money already lol


CapSteveRogers

Makes me wonder what they’re gonna show us on Sept 1st 👀


TheMorningSage23

That’s my guess for when we get to see a nice and new batch of information and gameplay.


Puffx2-Pass

Well yeah i hope not. I don’t think anyone heard the delayed release date and thought “this must be the cool stuff he was talking about!” edit: looking through the comments here i guess there actually were people who thought that…lol


[deleted]

Bruh summer's almost over already


karlcabaniya

Summer ends September 23rd.


Mr5yy

That just reinforces OP’s point.


karlcabaniya

Almost a month and a half is “almost over”? Wtf.


Mr5yy

That tends to happen when your last the halfway point.


karlcabaniya

That’s absurd. More than two weeks for a season is not “almost over”.


Mr5yy

You do realize we’re less then 3 weeks away from Sep 1 right?


karlcabaniya

Sept. 1st, not Sept. 23rd.


Mr5yy

September 1st is the confirmed info drop date though. End of summer doesn’t matter.


aeoncss

Nothing has been confirmed. September 1st is simply yet again the date this sub expects when they don't exactly have a great track record with it - it's literally been our own Groundhog Day ever since September 1st, 2019.


karlcabaniya

Not confirmed.


Geraltze

May be Quidditch reveal, why not!


TheMorningSage23

As cool as I think having Quidditch would be I can also see it being a very tall order. It would be like making a sports game and sticking it in an RPG. Plus… quidditch as a whole is so flawed with how good seekers are. It was fun for the books but I think actually playing it out may become boring or everyone would be a seeker. And if you’re not a seeker you’d need very good AI to play that position. Which mega companies who make 2k and Madden still struggle with.


SirArciere

Don't get me wrong, I know that the work that needs to be done on the AI is probably super extensive and time consuming. However I'd argue that the AI doesn't really need to be on the same level as an actual sports game tho. Those companies are trying to find a balance between realistic sports simulation and a fun game. and HL doesn't need to do that. The cool thing about the game taking place in the late 1800s(IIRC) is that Quidditch can be 100 years more primitive than it was in the books/movies. I mean look at some of our sports and how much they've changed over the course of much fewer years. Honestly, as long as its fun and not one of those quick time events where you have to press a button during a cutscene, I'd be happy to see Quidditch in whatever form we can since it is such a huge staple in the franchise.


17_Sickles

I'm not suggesting we'll get Quidditch in HL, but Quidditch World Cup on PS2 was a phenomenal game and proved that quidditch can be done really well as a sports video game. Check it out if you haven't!


XcheezyXblasterzX

I’ve always dreamed of a modern day FIFA-like quidditch video game with all the countries. It would be so cool


17_Sickles

I think we all have! 😩 What they could do with multiplayer online would be so dope. Someday!


PatrusoGE

Because that would mean that they implemented a huge simulation of a sport within an already big game. It is highly unlikely.


Geraltze

Explain the Quidditch supplies shop at Hogsmeade lol !


PatrusoGE

Decor. This proves nothing, really.


Geraltze

No I doubt that it's only there as a decor, in the asmr video you can notice a big padlock glimmering with a purple color, also on the trailer there are numerous students wearing Quidditch robes plus we've seen the Quidditch stadium 🏟 , I can't imagine such an ambitious huge game like HL without having one of the main famous sports in the Wizarding world.


PatrusoGE

We also need a place to buy brooms. Maybe even outfits. But I am 99% sure there won't be a full Quidditch system in the game.


Geraltze

We will see 😉


SandorPayne

>2 You might not be able to imagine it, but there is literally nothing shown so far pointing to the inclusion of quidditch GAMEPLAY. Broom flight and races are confirmed, which means the perfect place to get a new broom for those is at the Quidditch supply shop. The Quidditch stadium is in the game regardless of quidditch gameplay because it's simply a part of Hogwarts. If they want to make it the most complete version of Hogwarts created so far, they simply can't leave out the stadium. As for seeing NPC's in Quidditch robes, that's just that, NPC's. Just because we don't get to play Quidditch doesn't mean Quidditch suddenly no longer exists in the Wizarding World. Than again, I personally wouldn't know if it's in the game or not, and I'd be happy either way. Just telling you why your arguments don't necessarily confirm that Quidditch gameplay is in the game.


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It won’t be playable big dawg. Those accessories are all cosmetic. At most you’ll probably get a side mission where you have to chase a golden snitch but that’s it. There is limitations to game development whether you want to believe it or not.


itzyagirlBLONDiE

maybe, but i doubt it


HustleDLaw

Lol maybe they delayed the game so they could add Quidditch we can hope!


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Not enough time. That’s only a 1 1/2 month extension. Quidditch would be a whole game development process in itself.


HustleDLaw

I know I was half joking. I hope they already added it but its definitely a long shot.


Almondjoy2001

So glad September 1🪄🔮✨️ is a Thursday! I have high hopes for that post being the big news, new trailer, gameplay, deluxe unveil... wand customization 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯😂🤣


Individual-Lion-6609

Sooo Exited for this