System Specs to be announced shortly

[Dano]

Originally Posted by Mango

Because it wasn't announced. "Coming soon..." isn't an announcement, it's a passing comment that Ilya was nice enough to post on the official IL2 facebook page.

It isn't news until we actually see system specs!

It's a passing comment that should have been here

[JG52Uther]

Well that is the thing with CoD,you have to trawl the net and at least four different sites to get info!
Sometimes,you can even put all the bits together and get an answer...

[Triggaaar]

Originally Posted by Dano

It's a passing comment that should have been here

It would have been nice, no harm in pointing it out I agree.

Originally Posted by Mango

Because it wasn't announced. "Coming soon..." isn't an announcement

Right, so saying that the new game is due to come out on the 25th March also isn't an announcement? We haven't got the game yet, but we are happy to know it's only 2 months until release day. We haven't got the system spec yet, but it's nice to see that it's likely to be out before the game, giving those that have waited the chance to make system changes before the game is out. People have been asking for system specs here for a long time, and the comment was simply saying that if they know those will be out soon, they could have said so here, instead of only on facebook.

[Mango]

Originally Posted by Triggaaar

Right, so saying that the new game is due to come out on the 25th March also isn't an announcement? We haven't got the game yet, but we are happy to know it's only 2 months until release day.

Actually, that is an announcement. The game didn't officially exist until UBI said so. If Ilya had mentioned on facebook that Storm of War will come out on March 25th, that would be a different story.

[Dano]

Originally Posted by Mango

The game didn't officially exist until UBI said so.

Lol, right...

[Triggaaar]

Originally Posted by Mango

The game didn't officially exist until UBI said so.

You're losing the plot. People tried a Beta version of the game in November, and we've seen countless videos and screenshots, so we knew that it was in development and real. If you want to argue that being in development isn't the same, well I've got news for you - it's still in development. You still can't get hold of the final version. Ubi aren't the only publisher, but as far as you're concerned 1C could have released it, and everyone could be playing it, but it wouldn't be official. Ok.

[Chivas]

If Luthier had of posted in the IC forums that the system specs would be out shortly, we would have taken it as a promise and would expect the system specs in the next few seconds. And if it didn't all hell would break loose.

[Triggaaar]

Originally Posted by Chivas

If Luthier had of posted in the IC forums that the system specs would be out shortly, we would have taken it as a promise and would expect the system specs in the next few seconds. And if it didn't all hell would break loose.

He couldn't possibly have said 'we hope to have the system specs out shortly, but no promises'?

[Chivas]

Originally Posted by Triggaaar

He couldn't possibly have said 'we hope to have the system specs out shortly, but no promises'?

It doesn't matter how he phrases his statements, its ALWAYS taken as a promise, here and at UBI forums.

[Mango]

Originally Posted by Triggaaar

You're losing the plot. People tried a Beta version of the game in November, and we've seen countless videos and screenshots, so we knew that it was in development and real. If you want to argue that being in development isn't the same, well I've got news for you - it's still in development. You still can't get hold of the final version. Ubi aren't the only publisher, but as far as you're concerned 1C could have released it, and everyone could be playing it, but it wouldn't be official. Ok.

Replace the word "UBI" with "Any Publisher". I'm saying there's a difference between an official announcement from the marketing machine and some tidbit updates from the developer. Ilya is under no obligation to "pre-post" anything here before facebook, and I'm sure once the specs are available he'll be courteous enough to post them here first.