Profile of panderingpanda

When you share information with playerbase it tends to build more hype and activity.. just compare starcitizen to coh2. Starcitizen still rolls in millions because they talk to their fanbase.

Or TW, where even forum threads are monitored closely by the dev... and *gasp* sometime patches and dlc are even based on fan feedback int he forums

It's one thing to want to control the flow of information with NDA, to ensure that only official Relic releases disclose new information. It's another thing entirely to shut off all information flow like some sort of authoritarion regime.

I am new to these forums but have been playing COH since the orginal and also religiously play the Total War series. The difference between the forums is tremendous. Most notably when it comes into the flow of information from the developer. It seems strange to me that most threads here are filled with speculation due to a lack of information. We don't even have a solid idea of what will be in the patch that will allegedly be released tomorrow. In comparison, patch notes for Total War Atilla were available two weeks prior. Why is this case? And why does Relic talk about a five year plan and big things in 2015 while note even revealing the slightest hint at what to expect... Am I missing something, you build hype and loyalty for a game by keeping the fan base engaged with updates not by letting them wildly speculate and get upset at you.... I was completed the Ardennes campaign twice and was hoping that we would soon be seeing some new commanders, content, maps, or anything... but unless I've missed something, it would seem that Relic would just prefer us to speculate and argue over what's coming, with some of us even speculating that nothing is coming in the near future....