20 days where are the videos?

[Vevster]

Originally Posted by JG52Krupi

Yes we can, they can force Oleg to stop showing off videos, it wouldn't be the first time a publisher has done this to generate a "media blowout" and hype for a game.

So you blame a publisher for something they could do but without any proof they did?
Seems strange to me. Any hint that Ubi forced 1C to stop showing anything?

Me think a trailer is in the works. That's probably late but who nows who has what at disposal to create one and how much time it takes them.

We're a small bunch here waiting for that for sure, but I guess IL2 is not on top of the priorities for Ubi marketing, and if they got what they needed already late, hard to win back lost time (partially by choice, allocation of ressources, which here we "don't" accept, but may be understandable)

[the Dutchman]

For a serious flightsim from maybe the most important era of airwar Ubi's website is a joke!
That short for release i expect to see a site like say the Silent hunter series?

[JG52Krupi]

Originally Posted by Vevster

So you blame a publisher for something they could do but without any proof they did?
Seems strange to me. Any hint that Ubi forced 1C to stop showing anything?

Me think a trailer is in the works. That's probably late but who nows who has what at disposal to create one and how much time it takes them.

We're a small bunch here waiting for that for sure, but I guess IL2 is not on top of the priorities for Ubi marketing, and if they got what they needed already late, hard to win back lost time (partially by choice, allocation of ressources, which here we "don't" accept, but may be understandable)

No I merely stated that they could be.

But look at sh5 no word for ages and then bam few pictures just 1 or 2 months before release and in-between the images and the release virtually nothing.... Sounds familiar!!!

[Fansadox]

Marketing wise this is turning out to be an undersnowed child without a transsponder jacket.

Mouth to mouth, simmer to simmer advertisement just aint enough nowadays. Besides how do i confince someone when there is so little to show?

Common Oleg you can do better then this

[kendo65]

I suspect the reason for no videos or any recent comment from the devs is that they are burning the midnight oil and stressing to get the game up to gold status. Expect it is 'all hands to the pumps' time right now.

Don't know when the final cut-off point for going gold will be, but to allow enough time for distribution, etc I expect it would have to be by end of next week at latest (?)

Personally, I feel that they have been a little too cautious in what they've shown - the 2 videos were very good. The 'perfectionism' excuse sounds right to me.

Overall though, the promotion has been poorly handled. I've been very positive about everything all the way through, but right now there are enough warning flags to cause me some misgivings and worries. I have no doubt that eventually we'll get something great. Also no doubt that I'll enjoy the game from the start, but I'm finding it harder to keep making allowances for the dropped features and unfinished elements - Oleg's admission that the Spitfire pilot might not be fixed before release was what pushed me over the edge a little - and lack of promotion.

[Tomahawko]

Has it occurred to anyone that they might be purposefully advertising in this manner?
This way they can release it, polish it, make it proper and start the advertising after it's 99% completed and not a crap shoot.
We've all witnessed potentially great games with huge hype crash because they aren't ready for the "mob."