Tenderfoot Thahd saladin Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 waiting is torture does anyone know how the porting/testing is progressing? i need my fix cu in avernum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Articulate Vlish Koranzite Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 I know, it's torture, buy I've no doubt that Jeff is working really hard to finalise it as soon as possible. Look on the bright side, he's released them early before, so for all we know it could be out any day now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast The Mystic Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 Patience truly is a virtue, but sometimes it can be considered a lost art as well. I too have Windows, and am waiting for the arrival of A6. In the meantime, instead of complaining about the wait, I'm replaying the series, and am currently about 25% into A4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Randomizer Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 Judging from the current beta version number the end is near. Probably before the end of the month. This is subject to change at any moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast The Mystic Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 Meanwhile, I'm in no hurry, as I'll probably be too busy to play it until about mid-May at the earliest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenderfoot Thahd saladin Posted February 18, 2010 Author Share Posted February 18, 2010 Originally Posted By: The Mystic In the meantime, instead of complaining about the wait, I'm replaying the series, and am currently about 25% into A4. been there done that would have been nice to play it on my birthday (today) well so i just have to meet some friends and have fun anyway *g* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curious Artila Chidar_K_ Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 Happy birthday! I'm also itching to get to play A6. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unflappable Drayk Toby-Linn Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 I also can't wait to play A6.....I managed to play part of the demo on a friend's Mac computer but that only managed to whet my appetite, lol. Games have been released earlier than Jeff sometimes anticipates so it could be out in February! I'm excited. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Acky Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 I Emailed Jeff and asked him the other day. He said it should be ready by at least by the end of the month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyshakk Koan Firecage Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 The end of this month? YESSSS!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenderfoot Thahd saladin Posted February 19, 2010 Author Share Posted February 19, 2010 thanks and cool i guess we can all survive an other week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk Neossokrass Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 I don't know about that. Any longer and Jeff is gonna start finding his stuff gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Nioca Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 *facepalm* Seriously, patience. The world won't end if A6 isn't released within a week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curious Artila Chidar_K_ Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 Originally Posted By: Nioca *facepalm* Seriously, patience. The world won't end if A6 isn't released within a week. How can you be so sure? All the signs point at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curious Artila Karacan Posted February 22, 2010 Share Posted February 22, 2010 So, it's officially confirmed to come out this week? I need to order two keys to have one of them sit teasing in a friend's inbox who currently only has mobile phone access. The timing is important, the world (at least the opportunity to be at once generous and malicious) IS going to end soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyshakk Koan Firecage Posted February 22, 2010 Share Posted February 22, 2010 Comon week....end already!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast The Mystic Posted February 22, 2010 Share Posted February 22, 2010 *rubs, eyes, shakes head in mild disgust* Sheesh, how impatient can you get? I'm more than content to wait for the game to come out; when it's ready, it's ready. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyshakk Koan Firecage Posted February 22, 2010 Share Posted February 22, 2010 But I am addicted. Geneforge and AVernum is better than drugs.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast The Mystic Posted February 22, 2010 Share Posted February 22, 2010 And cheaper, too, and more easily accessible. And with the number of games, side quests, and individual playing styles, the possibilities are early endless when you need a fix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyshakk Koan Firecage Posted February 22, 2010 Share Posted February 22, 2010 Dude, your making me go crazy....ARG! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Alorael at Large Posted February 22, 2010 Share Posted February 22, 2010 No, there is no confirmation that the game will be out by the end of the week! Randomizer, who would know best, guessed before the end of the month. That's a guess. Educated, yes, but still guessing. Then someone could wait another week, someone else suggested the world wouldn't end, and nobody said that the game would be out before the week is. —Alorael, who believes this is exactly how nasty rumors get started. Also how politicians find that they have made impossible promises that they don't remember. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenderfoot Thahd saladin Posted February 23, 2010 Author Share Posted February 23, 2010 Originally Posted By: The Mystic Sheesh, how impatient can you get? I'm more than content to wait for the game to come out; when it's ready, it's ready. well i´m visiting spiderweb several times a day..... :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Acky Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 It's called hyping. You don't have to participate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyshakk Koan Velzan Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 Truly, Waiting For Avernum 6 Is Torcher, The woest kind Imaginable, I mean Seriously WTF I MUST PLAY IT ALREADY!~!!!! .... "Dies From waiting so Terribly long" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Dikiyoba Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 You know, every time someone asks when a Spiderweb game will be released, Jeff sets the relase date back a week. At this rate, Dikiyoba doesn't think A6 will ever be released for Windows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast The Mystic Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 From the Spiderweb main page: Quote: We hope to release it in early March. From the A6 main page: Quote: Coming in Spring, 2010. From me: I don't really give a (self-censored) when the release date is, seeing as I most likely won't be able to download it until mid-May. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chittering Clawbug AaronC Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 I suppose to summarize the thread, people with Macs say you are horribly impatient, and people with Windows can't wait. I can't wait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyshakk Koan Firecage Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 Dito Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Articulate Vlish Koranzite Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 Originally Posted By: Aphasia for the ! No, there is no confirmation that the game will be out by the end of the week! Randomizer, who would know best, guessed before the end of the month. That's a guess. The end of the month is the same as the end of the week. Next Monday is March 1st, so the guess does imply this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast The Mystic Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 Originally Posted By: AaronC I suppose to summarize the thread, people with Macs say you are horribly impatient, and people with Windows can't wait. Correction: There is at least one Windows user (namely myself) who can wait. Quite patiently, too. To those who can't wait: Try doing what I'm doing, and replay the entire series. That way, the plotline will be fresh in your mind when A6 for Windows comes out. Originally Posted By: Koranzite The end of the month is the same as the end of the week. Next Monday is March 1st, so the guess does imply this week. Depends on what day you use as the end of the week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Nioca Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 Ditto, Mystic. I have to admit, I'm a little disheartened to hear that monsters still have a lot of hitpoints... is Jeff still sticking with the "Every enemy's a miniboss" setup he used in A5? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Randomizer Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 No, you can usually one shot the beginning monsters. The rats might take two shots. It's those 1000 hit point sliths around Formello that really drive you crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Swimmin' Salmon Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 Question. If you have no problem waiting, why are you repeatedly checking this thread and posting? I can't play it, since my hardware is not compatible, despite being <1 year old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curious Artila Karacan Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 Well, I'm not a patient person. Sure, I could try and live a better life, but I like instant gratification. My question was based on this comment: Quote: I Emailed Jeff and asked him the other day. He said it should be ready by at least by the end of the month. Now, I'm not a regular to the forum. I don't know if the guy posting this last week was pulling mine and your legs. There hasn't been someone looking more or less official rebuking him though, so I figured it was gold enough. I also don't know how Spiderweb works, obviously. In my line of industry, we're looking forward to maximize monetization and impact of a new game on the first week - to do that, we build up hype, and to do that, waving around a release date works best. Haven't been able to purchase a single Spiderweb game in the month it came out before due to lack of information mostly, but I'd love to be a day one buyer of AV6. Money is good. Windows users have money (judging by how expensive the OS is). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenderfoot Thahd saladin Posted February 24, 2010 Author Share Posted February 24, 2010 here the fans are the best pr-teams Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curious Artila Chidar_K_ Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 True. Jeff should be paying us for that we play his games . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk Geneforgeisformeyukkyu Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 Originally Posted By: Chidar_K_ True. Jeff should be paying us for that we play his games . How is he going to feed his household? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Randomizer Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 Jeff has a period where the beta tested version could be released as is, but he waits a few days to see if there are any last minute major bugs. During this time he tries to find out where the beta testers are in his game to see how many have completed it. Right now it's at that stage. Jeff releases the game when he feels it's good enough so sometimes it's released early. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenderfoot Thahd saladin Posted February 24, 2010 Author Share Posted February 24, 2010 well, i would risk the chance of a last minute bug to play the game NOW :-) (as tomorrow is myy day of) well the end is near :-)) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Dantius Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Originally Posted By: Karacan In my line of industry, we're looking forward to maximize monetization and impact of a new game on the first week - to do that, we build up hype, and to do that, waving around a release date works best. Oh, so you work on the Starcraft II development team, then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Acky Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Quote: Now, I'm not a regular to the forum. I don't know if the guy posting this last week was pulling mine and your legs. There hasn't been someone looking more or less official rebuking him though, so I figured it was gold enough. Well, keep in things two mind. 1) Jeffs answer was literally a single sentence, so he may have just said that because he was busy. 2) Jeff has put off releases before and has never been absolutely accurate with when predicts when the game will be ready, at least not in my 2 years here. "End of the month" might very well mean "Whenever these damn Emails stop asking me and I can get back to work." I have the emailed saved and can send it to you if you like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curious Artila Karacan Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Originally Posted By: Dantius Originally Posted By: Karacan In my line of industry, we're looking forward to maximize monetization and impact of a new game on the first week - to do that, we build up hype, and to do that, waving around a release date works best. Oh, so you work on the Starcraft II development team, then? I wish. It works for Blizzard though, doesn't it. And no, a mail won't be necessary - just keeping up my hopes to do load Avernum to the laptop I'll be taking to next week's convention. They say Hope dies last, but bleeds the most. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Alorael at Large Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Apple appears to prefer to refuse giving any information it can plausibly withhold. Doesn't seem to hurt Apple much. —Alorael, who suspects Jeff can't give an accurate date because he releases as soon as the thing is ready and has no development schedule to accommodate besides his budget. And he doesn't have to get people lining up at stores. The web is wonderful like that: unlimited supplies available instantly from anywhere! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast The Mystic Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Originally Posted By: Master Ackrovan "End of the month" might very well mean "Whenever these damn Emails stop asking me and I can get back to work." Precisely. The less people pester Jeff about a new game, the more he'll be able to work on said game, the sooner it may be released, and (potentially) the more bug-free the game will be. Considering the amount of drivel in this thread about being impatient waiting for the next game to come out, frankly I'm surprised it hasn't been locked yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Acky Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 thing is, he doesn't read the forums, so whatever is said here will undoubtedly have little to no actual effect on his work progress Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenderfoot Thahd saladin Posted February 26, 2010 Author Share Posted February 26, 2010 it´s out :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast The Mystic Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 So I noticed. I'm considering myself sort of lucky that I could get it this quickly. My backup hard drive decided to die earlier today, and I've been spending the past few hours making a new backup drive by redownloading everything that was on the old one. My current stop is the Spiderweb main page, so I figured that while I was here downloading a bunch of patches for the games (I had originally bought a bunch on CD, only to find a patch released shortly afterward), and figured I might as well download A6, since I was in the neighborhood anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk Pyro Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 damn I hate midterms. Guess I can wait another week...and another paycheck... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasoned Roamer Steel Maverick Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 Awesome. A bit of me feels sad knowing the series I enjoyed as a kid finally comes to a close. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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