Friday 2010-07-30 Dev. update and Discussions

[Robert]

Originally Posted by Tree_UK

Thats a bit unfair, im not pessimistic, im realistic, you told me i was pessimistic when i suggested that SOW would most likely be released in March 2010 back in March 2009, now on the scale of things i was being overly optimistic. Also I was told I was pessimistic and frankly rubbished by most on here when I announced that ubisoft were no longer involved in the project , I think now that most would agree that that is most certainly the case.
I am very pleased with the progress of SOW, and furthermore I simply love the work Oleg and team do, and I will gladly praise him for it all day long, but it does not mean I have to hang on his every word or believe everything he says regarding 'hinted' release dates like some here do. I think that it is good and healthy for debate to have a balance on the forums from all perspectives as long as we all believe in the product which i am certain we all do.

I have to admit, though Tree's persistent slagging at BoB release dates is long in the tooth, I believe he's a fan looking forward to the game's release. He's rarely been overtly negative when it comes to developer updates. He's even supportive.

Why does he do what he does? IDK. Maybe it's a shtick. Maybe he's trolling. Who knows. For all we know he's disabled and is really looking forward to this game for his own private reasons and truly is frustrated at the delays we've all experienced. We DON'T know. But he's been here since the opening of this forum. If he was negative in other aspects I'd be hard on him, but relatively, Tree is just the car alarm that goes off every now and then. Annoying? To some. But we're all adults here.

At least with Tree I can laugh it off. How many folks come in here and act like demanding asshats thinking they know everything, but provide no real useful information to help the progress of the game? They bother me infinitely more than Tree's mosquito like buzzing.

As a word of advise to Tree. Take it for what it's worth. We all know how you feel regarding release dates, and the delays. I'll even add: "You were right." Might it behoove you to tone it down? Respectfully, it is to the point where it's unnecessary.