Why Mass Effect Andromeda Devs Keep Silent About the Game

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Why Mass Effect Andromeda Devs Keep Silent About the Game Aug 12, 2016 17:18:50 GMT

Post by Sartoz on Aug 12, 2016 17:18:50 GMT

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It's been said before, in one form or another. Here, though, directly from the horses mouth (ie: in this case from Sean Murray from No Mans Sky).
Taken from an article in PCGAMESN.COM updated Aug 12, 2016.

Murray also touched on why the PC version has had so little chatter from Hello Games, explaining that “Whenever devs are tight-lipped, it's normally just because they literally, legally, can't talk about a thing. Man, you would surprised how wrapped up most devs are in contracts and nonesense. Often for instance lots of devs will have a clause that says ‘you literally can't say the name of platform X.’” You’ll note Murray doesn’t talk specifically about why he had to be silent on PC, but we expect you can read between the lines.

So, if the little people can't talk, then it must be a question of marketing / timing strategies (imo), why management also stays silent.

Link: www.pcgamesn.com/no-mans-sky/no-mans-sky-pc-release-time

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Why Mass Effect Andromeda Devs Keep Silent About the Game Aug 12, 2016 17:58:42 GMT

Post by Monk on Aug 12, 2016 17:58:42 GMT

Well, MEA devs might not be able to say much in the way of details, they're still talking about it. For example,

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Why Mass Effect Andromeda Devs Keep Silent About the Game Aug 12, 2016 18:51:14 GMT

Post by Sartoz on Aug 12, 2016 18:51:14 GMT

Aug 12, 2016 17:58:42 GMT Monk said:

Well, MEA devs might not be able to say much in the way of details, they're still talking about it. For example,

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LOL.

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Post by Cyonan on Aug 12, 2016 19:05:53 GMT

Yeah when it comes to game development, employees tend to be under strict NDAs that say they can't talk about basically anything which leads to the incredibly vague Twitter statements of "worked on awesome stuff today!" and nothing else.

Marketing on this one seems to want to do closer to what Bethesda did with Fallout 4 where they say almost nothing until much closer to launch.

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Post by Beerfish on Aug 12, 2016 19:21:07 GMT

Aug 12, 2016 19:12:07 GMT dalinne said:

Conspiracy theory:
We are the game and they are the players.
:hithead:

Rush fan?

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Why Mass Effect Andromeda Devs Keep Silent About the Game Aug 12, 2016 19:39:40 GMT

Post by dalinne on Aug 12, 2016 19:39:40 GMT

Aug 12, 2016 19:21:07 GMT Beerfish said:

Aug 12, 2016 19:12:07 GMT dalinne said:

Conspiracy theory:
We are the game and they are the players.
:hithead:

Rush fan?

I don't know what is that but the hive-mind is finally working

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Post by Beerfish on Aug 12, 2016 19:47:16 GMT

Aug 12, 2016 19:39:40 GMT dalinne said:

Aug 12, 2016 19:21:07 GMT Beerfish said:

Rush fan?

I don't know what is that but the hive-mind is finally working

I thought your comment might just be referring to some lyrics from the Band named Rush:

All the world's indeed a stage
And we are merely players
Performers and portrayers
Each another's audience
Outside the gilded cage

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Post by themikefest on Aug 12, 2016 20:04:23 GMT

Aug 12, 2016 19:21:07 GMT Beerfish said:

Aug 12, 2016 19:12:07 GMT dalinne said:

Conspiracy theory:
We are the game and they are the players.
:hithead:

Rush fan?

I am. Good group

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Post by Monk on Aug 12, 2016 20:26:09 GMT

Aug 12, 2016 18:51:14 GMT Sartoz said:

Aug 12, 2016 17:58:42 GMT Monk said:

Well, MEA devs might not be able to say much in the way of details, they're still talking about it. For example,

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LOL.

Hey, it's better than "Well, we just shredded some more #space assets".

Aug 12, 2016 19:05:53 GMT Cyonan said:

Yeah when it comes to game development, employees tend to be under strict NDAs that say they can't talk about basically anything which leads to the incredibly vague Twitter statements of "worked on awesome stuff today!" and nothing else.

Marketing on this one seems to want to do closer to what Bethesda did with Fallout 4 where they say almost nothing until much closer to launch.

Yeah and i'm kinda hating them for it. :lol:

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Post by Pearl on Aug 12, 2016 21:06:58 GMT

you need to clam down dog

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Bioware should trow us a bone to chew in the meantime, not a brick covert with honey like the E3 "trailer"

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Post by dalinne on Aug 12, 2016 22:26:17 GMT

Aug 12, 2016 20:39:44 GMT SalMasRac said:

they will be allowed to talk about it August 27th

Anyone has played The Wolf Among Us from TellTale Game?
I bet devs have a ribbon around their necks :ph34r:

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Post by ComradeShepard7 on Aug 12, 2016 22:40:18 GMT

Maybe they've now realized that saying/showing the game will have/be X, and then failing to deliver on the expectations they created leads to irritated players? It makes far more sense to me to stay quiet till they have a solid idea of what will actually be delivered, although the marketing will probably still largely be a bunch of playing to emotions instead of presenting what the game experience is like.

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Post by FireAndBlood on Aug 13, 2016 10:39:53 GMT

The game is a lie!!!!!

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Aug 13, 2016 19:05:04 GMT General Mahad said:

Maybe it's running into difficulties with the BioWare brain-drain.

Then they should've hired some of the thousands of brilliant minds out there looking for work by assessing their resumes, and making sure they're listened to.

Maybe they didn't because they're stuck on "who you know" political dynamics like some of those Glassdoor reviews indicate.

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Post by SofaJockey on Aug 13, 2016 20:50:30 GMT

There are also the answers Mark Darrah gave as to why they don't or can't answer questions
(typically relating to Twitter):

We can not because of a contractual obligation
We can not because of SEC or other regulatory laws
The information would trigger a revenue recognition issue
It's a surprise
We don't know the answer
We are avoiding bad news. We try to avoid doing this because it rarely works out. But it does happen on occasion.
You asked it a way that didn't make someone want to answer. Be nice, please
The question got lost. This is not an excuse to SPAM your questions, however.

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Post by SalMasRac on Aug 13, 2016 20:58:41 GMT

Aug 13, 2016 20:50:30 GMT SofaJockey said:

There are also the answers Mark Darrah gave as to why they don't or can't answer questions
(typically relating to Twitter):

We can not because of a contractual obligation
We can not because of SEC or other regulatory laws
The information would trigger a revenue recognition issue
It's a surprise
We don't know the answer
We are avoiding bad news. We try to avoid doing this because it rarely works out. But it does happen on occasion.
You asked it a way that didn't make someone want to answer. Be nice, please
The question got lost. This is not an excuse to SPAM your questions, however.

He forgot

It's going to suck

or maybe he is contractually obligated to not answer that.

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Aug 13, 2016 20:58:41 GMT SalMasRac said:

Aug 13, 2016 20:50:30 GMT SofaJockey said:

There are also the answers Mark Darrah gave as to why they don't or can't answer questions
(typically relating to Twitter):

We can not because of a contractual obligation
We can not because of SEC or other regulatory laws
The information would trigger a revenue recognition issue
It's a surprise
We don't know the answer
We are avoiding bad news. We try to avoid doing this because it rarely works out. But it does happen on occasion.
You asked it a way that didn't make someone want to answer. Be nice, please
The question got lost. This is not an excuse to SPAM your questions, however.

He forgot

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or maybe he is contractually obligated to not answer that.
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what is the surprise tho

I'm curious

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Post by SalMasRac on Aug 13, 2016 21:06:01 GMT

Aug 13, 2016 21:01:38 GMT Addictress said:

Aug 13, 2016 20:58:41 GMT SalMasRac said:

He forgot

It's going to suck

or maybe he is contractually obligated to not answer that

what is the surprise tho

I'm curious

The surprise is : how much it's going to suck!

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