Well the Q1 date was given so we base everything on that until it changes...
You are free to do so, but i won't, as i don't think it's gonna happen.
And in regards to Brink what you basically just moaned about was that they have been giving you too much stuff to look at lol, I would rather alot of different stuff to a little of the exact same...
You obviously don't get how this whole "Hype machine" thing is supposed to work then.. when the game hits the shops, you want people foaming at the mouth ready to buy it, because they are hyped.
Problem is though, people can only stay hyped for so long, eventually they will get bored and disillusioned with it, and they go from "must have it NAO!" to "yeah i'll probably get it, but maybe i'll wait till the reviews are in first, or try a pirate version first just to see what it's like, or i could wait for a GOTY release in case there's any DLC coming down the line, or atleast till it's cheaper.. yeah i can wait".
A good marketing campaign should build up a buzz, and then right as the that buzz is at it's highest, that's when you release!
They have lost that with Brink, the buzz is over the hill, and people will only get more mellow about it from this point, not more hyped, because they started too soon.
And no, the problem that "i am whining about" is not the info that's released, but when it's released, and that is a vital difference!
Of course they should release lots of info and promotional material, that goes without saying, but
when they release it is vital, because it
will build hype, but you don't want to
waste that hype, you want people hyped when the game is released, not 6 months prior, and then it's all down hill from there because hype is a temporary state that will fade away with time..
I have every reason to belive that TWI understands thease mechanisms, because they have been doing for years now, just look how every major release for RO or KF have been handled, they have allways been very carefull not to release too much info too fast, but once the release draws near, that's when the floodgates open and they drop the bombs on us, and we get all excited just in time for the release.
I belive this will be no different, there will be a slow buildup, and then once the release draws near, we'll be bombarded with Ro2 stuffs, and people will get very excited about it, and moreso because it's not far off into the distant future, but will be just around the corner.
And TWI are the only people on this planet who truely have a good idea when this game will ship, so i'll trust them, not the Steam store page, to decide when the time is right for that.