What does BioWare mean by "Soon"?

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What does BioWare mean by "Soon"? Sept 26, 2018 14:11:45 GMT Hrungr, DragonKingReborn, and 2 more like this

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Post by SofaJockey on Sept 26, 2018 14:11:45 GMT

BioWare's "Soon" has become a legendary if groan-inducing term.

After many time seeing it used over the years, I've gained a sense of what "Soon" actually means, and here's my stab at it:

Very soon - a week to 10 days
Pretty soon - 2-3 weeks
Soon - around a month
Fairly soon - 6-8 weeks

I'm open to evidence to support or counter this hypothesis and acknowledge that the term may be used inconsistently by different people.

If you like, please share examples of dated statements when something was going to be happening some version of 'soon' and when the teased thing actually happened.

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What does BioWare mean by "Soon"? Sept 28, 2018 0:34:19 GMT SofaJockey, mousestalker, and 1 more like this

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Post by Hrungr on Sept 28, 2018 0:34:19 GMT

I think BioWare just operates on a geological time scale.

I remember a couple of tweets from Jonathan Warner that were good for a laugh...

Jonathan Warner‏ @bio_Warner Aug 18, 2017
Thank you. We are busy putting the Kick in Kickass!
More news soon!
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Jonathan Warner‏ @bio_Warner Aug 18, 2017
A little quiet now, but more soon!

It'd be 10 months before we got that news... :pinched:

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What does BioWare mean by "Soon"? Sept 28, 2018 0:59:28 GMT SofaJockey, Hrungr, and 2 more like this

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Post by DragonKingReborn on Sept 28, 2018 0:59:28 GMT

Pfft - geological time scales are for noobs.

Bioware operate on cosmic time scales.

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Post by bshep on Sept 28, 2018 1:46:27 GMT

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