New CK II release date - February 14th

[Vessol]

So the reason I have gathered is that Johan ballsed up sending A House Divided to steam in time delaying that for a week.



And because of that they delay CK 2 because they game they don't want to compete with is their own expansion for Vicky 2.

Aw, well I'll forgive him. I'll just name my first idiot son in CK2 after him XD.

 

[lalalance]

awesome! now i wont be lonely for valentine's

;_;

 

[rimlanin]

Baaah, more delays. Ah well, a week ain't that bad. Though I am going to sue you if I die in a tragic accident during Feb 7-14th....

 

[RabbitMan]

Um...they had to delay Victoria 2's expansion a week and didn't want the games to be released virtually at the same time. It was a marketing decision internally. Don't get your panties in a wad.

 

[Swuul]

Valentines day seems like an odd candidate for release. I'd think most men wouldn't be buying themselves a game on that day, yet alone playing it.

Crusader Kings 1 is still the only Paradox game who is played by several females I personally know. NOTE: I know there are females on this forum who play many Paradox games, but I don't know them in real life, so this is not intended as an offence

I would be ready to bet quite a lot that there are quite a few females around the world who will buy CKII when it is released. Or excpect to recieve the game as a Valentines day gift

 

[Arko]

bah this thread will occupy angry minds 'til the 14th....

 

[Tsar Monarchist]

Ah well, a week ain't that bad.

Not for me. I've got my last exam in 3th Feb, and after it there's gonna be a free week before the next semester of studies will gain started. It means 7th was just perfect as a release date for me! But now... I just can't play it during the lectures! and also after them, because 14th is the "my fiancee's time-only day"...

Paradox, why?! ... Why it's not 11th, or even other day?!

 

[Sakura_F]

Crusader Kings 1 is still the only Paradox game who is played by several females I personally know. NOTE: I know there are females on this forum who play many Paradox games, but I don't know them in real life, so this is not intended as an offence

I would be ready to bet quite a lot that there are quite a few females around the world who will buy CKII when it is released. Or excpect to recieve the game as a Valentines day gift

*waves hand* Hai.

 

[unmerged(196657)]

Kind regards
Susana Meza

Edit: and yes, this is a sales/marketing call rather than a dev call which is why I'm making this post.

Heh its considered "good" marketing to frustrate your fans with a 7 day delay? An extra month or whatever for polish one could understand..but 7 days?

 

[xGhost4000x]

Heh its considered "good" marketing to frustrate your fans with a 7 day delay? An extra month or whatever for polish one could understand..but 7 days?

I see your point, paradox please delay the game until march 1st. Thank you.

 

[Nuril]

Heh its considered "good" marketing to frustrate your fans with a 7 day delay? An extra month or whatever for polish one could understand..but 7 days?

Don't. Give. Them. Ideas.

 

[unmerged(196657)]

Any delay is going to cause disappointment. I figure if you are going to delay you might as well take enough time to dot the i's.

 

[Dogia]

My guess is that EA games forced steam to delay crusader kings so that the kingdoms of amalur would not have to compete. And since ea is a bigger ompany they got what they wanted. Paradox was forced to concede, and give us a cheery version of events.

 

[unmerged(436066)]

Any delay is going to cause disappointment. I figure if you are going to delay you might as well take enough time to dot the i's.

They admitted it was for marketing purposes, thus polish isn't really the reason, even if it just so happens a little extra polish will be had due to the extra week of "development".

 

[Robert Wyatt]

I won't pretend that I aren't disappointed, I was looking forward to playing it on the 7th and ultimately my annoyance was bourne from an inherrent impatience that I have always had then any genuine ill will towards Paradox. I'd much rather be playing the game on the 7th then have to wait a further week, purely as I had put off getting "into" the hype until closer the deadline so to see it extended is a bit of a kick in the teeth.

Ultimately come the 14th I will not give even the slightest bit of a damn, its the dreaded waiting for the blasted thing that causes so much agony for us all that any extension to the release was going to cause a great deal of upset, but it is important to remember that we are only so upset because we so desperately want to play the game rather than have any distatseful feelings towards the Devs.

 

[Robert Wyatt]

My guess is that EA games forced steam to delay crusader kings so that the kingdoms of amalur would not have to compete. And since ea is a bigger ompany they got what they wanted. Paradox was forced to concede, and give us a cheery version of events.

I doubt EA would need to force anybody to delay the release of Crusader Kings or even care enough to do so. EA has enough cash to out-market Paradox if they were seriously concerned that it would compete massively with their title, which I am sure they don't as whether we like it or not CK is a fairly niche market game with potential to entice people in.

 

[xGhost4000x]

I won't pretend that I aren't disappointed, I was looking forward to playing it on the 7th and ultimately my annoyance was bourne from an inherrent impatience that I have always had then any genuine ill will towards Paradox. I'd much rather be playing the game on the 7th then have to wait a further week, purely as I had put off getting "into" the hype until closer the deadline so to see it extended is a bit of a kick in the teeth.

Ultimately come the 14th I will not give even the slightest bit of a damn, its the dreaded waiting for the blasted thing that causes so much agony for us all that any extension to the release was going to cause a great deal of upset, but it is important to remember that we are only so upset because we so desperately want to play the game rather than have any distatseful feelings towards the Devs.

.....*starts slow clap*

 

[Saulot]

My guess is that EA games forced steam to delay crusader kings so that the kingdoms of amalur would not have to compete. And since ea is a bigger ompany they got what they wanted. Paradox was forced to concede, and give us a cheery version of events.

I may be wrong, but aren't Valve and EA on bad terms anyway?

 

[unmerged(25355)]

Well, if the delay was so they could get a boxed version together, that would be good. Alas, that does not seem to be. Not sure I will ever play this game.

 

[Gwyn ap Nud]

Heh its considered "good" marketing to frustrate your fans with a 7 day delay? An extra month or whatever for polish one could understand..but 7 days?

I keep reading 'polish' as 'the polish'. "Wait, why the hell would you put the date away a month for people from Poland? Wait- oooooooh"