rootsrat
Volunteer Moderator
Pretty sure all hidden behind an NDA. Otherwise we'd all see it.
What happened the last time some 'influencers' were invited to FD for tea and crumpets and a look at upcoming game play?
Nothing.. we were told 'its awesome'... Still waiting for it.
Pretty sure OA made positive noises after the 2.4 preview - and I don't recall him getting any stick when some were underwhelmed. Most can understand the difference between the press & the thing they report on.
And the one thing we can be sure of - Q4 will be both ripped to shreds and loved to bits, we have a very even-handed community
I was one of the people invited before 2.4 as well.
It was a great experience overall. Being ale to shake DB's hand and ask him to sign my copy of First Encounters... wow. Quite humbling must say. BUT! What were were shown for 2.4 and what we were told about was very hyped up. Which made be being very hyped up about 2.4 and the whole Return of Thargoids. The exact words "return of the worst enemy in the history of video games" were used when they were describing 2.4 to us in the office.
The way the "war" was implemented eventually left me EXTREMELY disappointed. To the point that I took 8 months break from the game, as I couldn't stand it.
Therefore I wouldn't pay too much attention to the "exciting stuff" and the hype of the invited guests - speaking from experience
I have adopted "wait and see" attitude since then. I have also not spend any money in their store since then (apart from couple of iridescent paint jobs, they were nice indeed).