Hearts of Iron IV video interview with Podcat

[Regina]

In case you missed it, here is the interview with Podcat about HOI4 from Gamescom! (Better late than never? )

"Project lead Dan Lind tells us about what changes Paradox are making when they return to the World War II theatre.
We learn more about the strides made to make the game more accessible while maintaining and even increasing the depth."

Cheers,
regina

[video=youtube;QuB44iAEMb4]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuB44iAEMb4[/video]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuB44iAEMb4

 

[Centurion1973]

thanks!

Wil we get DD today, or next week?

 

[Regina]

thanks!

Wil we get DD today, or next week?

Not today, so I assume they are aiming for next week

 

[Darkath]

it's always the first friday after the 7th day of the month so for this month it's on Friday 12th.

 

[Centurion1973]

Not today, so I assume they are aiming for next week

OK, thanks.

When can we expect increse in frequency of DDs? It was originally promised "after summer".

 

[Darkath]

OK, thanks.

When can we expect increse in frequency of DDs? It was originally promised "after summer".

Not really, they always said they'd increase the pace in early 2015 :

From the first DD :

We will start slow and release development diaries about once every month and later speed up their release as we march towards early 2015 so sit back and enjoy the ride!

 

[Regina]

OK, thanks.

When can we expect increse in frequency of DDs? It was originally promised "after summer".

I don't know if it is set yet, but we will of course speed up as we march towards the release.
So I guess the frequency might start to go up in the beginning of next year!

 

[Le_Carabinier]

That's petty much the same as confirming a delay.

 

[SpanglishEmpire]

That's petty much the same as confirming a delay.

No it isn't, Sadly Paradox allow their staff to celebrate Christmas so they will start after the holidays is what it sounds like, Though I feel they should all be beaten daily throughout Christmas to atone for their sins at not having the game available right now.


Is that a HOIV4 shirt and will it be on sale later?

 

[Ksyr]

That's petty much the same as confirming a delay.

I don't see that connection you are claiming.
Anyway, I am confident it will be released when it is ready and not before.

 

[Le_Carabinier]

No it isn't, Sadly Paradox allow their staff to celebrate Christmas so they will start after the holidays is what it sounds like, Though I feel they should all be beaten daily throughout Christmas to atone for their sins at not having the game available right now.


Is that a HOIV4 shirt and will it be on sale later?

That's a lot of things you wrongly deduce from my exactly 9 words long post. Moreover, HoI IV DDs, most of them consisting of one or two screenshots ans barely more than one Word page worth of text, do not take a lot of time to create.

I don't see that connection you are claiming.
Anyway, I am confident it will be released when it is ready and not before.

The connexion is that if the acceleration of the rythm at which DDs are published only comes as late as January 2015, it is probably because much of what is supposed to be shown to us is not ready yet.
I agree with you that the game will be released when it is ready. What I am saying is that this time will probably happen at a later date than what is currently announced.

 

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Pumped

Dear god I am absolutely thrilled for this game!

 

[Darkath]

The connexion is that if the acceleration of the rythm at which DDs are published only comes as late as January 2015, it is probably because much of what is supposed to be shown to us is not ready yet.
I agree with you that the game will be released when it is ready. What I am saying is that this time will probably happen at a later date than what is currently announced.

No the rythm of DDs has little to do with what is ready to be shown, it has more to do with hype-train build up. It's unnecessary to spend a lot of time in communication far away from release as you can't keep everyone hyped forever (only die hard fans like us ). So paradox, as they always do, only increase the DD frequency when the game is close to release to build up hype close to release and finally launch the game when hype is climaxing.

Assuming DD rythm increase as late as January 2015, that leaves a whopping 13 dev diaries left, for a grand total of 24 dev diaries. That's obviously less than the whopping 44 dev diaries of EU4, but that one was in development for a longer period of time (also they had a lot of "filler DD" about specific countries and their national ideas)

 

[Kadanz]

That's a lot of things you wrongly deduce from my exactly 9 words long post. Moreover, HoI IV DDs, most of them consisting of one or two screenshots ans barely more than one Word page worth of text, do not take a lot of time to create.




The connexion is that if the acceleration of the rythm at which DDs are published only comes as late as January 2015, it is probably because much of what is supposed to be shown to us is not ready yet.
I agree with you that the game will be released when it is ready. What I am saying is that this time will probably happen at a later date than what is currently announced.

In the livestream podcat said that hoi 4 is pretty much feature complete at this point. The stuff still left is balancing, probably optimizing, bug crushing, etc. On the release date..they haven't announced anything. Q1 was just an estimate, which should've been taken with a grain of salt.

 

[Oakfan]

I don't know if it is set yet, but we will of course speed up as we MARCH towards the release.
So I guess the frequency might start to go up in the beginning of next year!

Subliminal message perhaps......

j/k

 

[scroggin]

No the rythm of DDs has little to do with what is ready to be shown, it has more to do with hype-train build up. It's unnecessary to spend a lot of time in communication far away from release as you can't keep everyone hyped forever (only die hard fans like us ). So paradox, as they always do, only increase the DD frequency when the game is close to release to build up hype close to release and finally launch the game when hype is climaxing.

Assuming DD rythm increase as late as January 2015, that leaves a whopping 13 dev diaries left, for a grand total of 24 dev diaries. That's obviously less than the whopping 44 dev diaries of EU4, but that one was in development for a longer period of time (also they had a lot of "filler DD" about specific countries and their national ideas)

Are you suggesting DDs are really to get us excited, not to get feedback and Ideas? ;-)