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Originally Posted by chsmt
As has been said before, it isn't the wait that is the problem, it's the two years' worth of missed release dates and lack of communication.
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My guess is this has something to do with the German publisher's ultimatum, too.
A publisher has to gear up in advance of the potential release date in order to advertise, publicize, and have the production and distribution in place. Every release date not met - unless sufficient notice is given to prevent this gearing up from starting - costs the publisher money, because what they did goes to waste.
The publisher may also lose money by having to turn down other projects that could potentially pay in the meantime, in order to remain available for a project that is not currently generating any revenue.
Once a publisher picks up a game, missing potential release dates becomes a much bigger issue. If Shadow Tor was self-publishing this game, there wouldn't be much of a problem taking as long as they want. With an outside publisher involved, patience will eventually run out. I just hope the game is finished before that happens.
