Is anet going to stick with its promise of chapters every 6 months?

This is one of the reasons I got into the game. Chapters released every 6 months.

Factions I was able to forgive because everything was still sort of new, so i was fine with waiting a year.

Then nightfall came just as they said, six months later.

Nightfall will be 4 months old pretty soon and I havent heard ANYTHING on chapter 4. Has anyone else?

Are they going to screw us over on their promise or will they deliver? Your opinion?

Not being able to come out every 6 months in no way screws anyone over. They had announced the next release would be in the latter half of the year, so no, they won't be able to keep their hopes of every 6 months.

Personally, I would rather wait, and have a better product, than rush something inferior to market just to keep an artificial timetable.

Someone out there probably has a link to the press release.

Where/when did they announce this? I do remember a press release saying there would be some type of update in the latter half of the year, but it wasn't clear if they referred to Chapter 4 or not.

As to the OP's original question, I say no. If chapter 4 was going to be released 6 months after Nightfall, we would have some information on it by now.

Please direct me to this "promise"

From the rest of your post it sounds as if you have been playing since release is that correct?
I don't remember hearing anything about a second chapter at all when Guild Wars was released, but it sure was big of you to forgive them for ummm what was it you were forgiving them for?

this is completely incorrect.

what was refered to was in a quarterly finincial statement not a chapter 4 release announcement.

what everybody is ASSuming is a delayed chapter 4 was noted in the finincial statement as a *MAJOR UPGRADE TO THE GW FRANCHISE* which is not an announcement that chapter 4 has been delayed.

further on that was Gailes comment that the rumor in the finincial report was a *sock full of air* which sounds as though she disagrees

They never actually promised they'd release one every six months, they said that was their goal. After the first three campaigns, they should have a good feel for how they need to structure releases. If they now feel that the whole six month scheme just wont work in the long run, I don't have a problem with that. But if they make us wait some ridiculously long amount of time; the game better super cool to match .

I'd rather have it done right than have it soon.

As long as it comes with more storage. . .
Flame on

I just want them to tell us something! I don't care if it's in April like most people thought or if it's in friggin' November! Just tell us something!

Anet had a goal for 1 game every 6-9 months. They just happen to be going toward the 9 months with the 4th campaign. >.>

hi Knight

since nobody has brought it up i might as well.

in a financial statement they declare important points that will affect the companys upcoming revenues both positive and negative.

they do mention *a major update* to the GW franchise which obviously they consider important information positive.

but they do not repeat do not make any mention of a delay in chapter 4 or any mention of anything at all being delayed

a delayed chapter release would require them to announce what impact the delay would have from very small to short term large impact.

in any case we will all know soon enough which way it is

I can't look it up at the moment but I believe the release said "update" not "upgrade". I agree that this doesn't mean much, other than to let analysts know that they are still planning something this year for their cash cow. I have to believe it will be something with a revenue stream attached otherwise they probably wouldn't put it in a financial release. Whether this is a new chapter, or allowing us to "buy" more storage/mini pets/whatever no one can know for sure unless they work there or know someone who does. Personally I think it will be a new chapter, but when is anyone's guess...

It's fine by me if they take their time, and turn out a real nice product. I'll be testing Lord of the Rings Online this weekend, and if that turns out to be a winner, I'll go with that for awhile. I think the end of April is the projected roll-out

there's another multi-page thread on this topic in this forum

and I'd feel more screwed if a rushed-out, half-baked and totally unbalanced chapter was released at 6 months, than a Prophecies-worthy Ch 4 released 1 year later
perhaps because the Factions turd team is on Ch 4, wiser heads are giving them more time

I heard it somewhere that it'll b later, like summer, just can't remember where.

I hope not as I still have things to do in all 3 chapters for titles and such.

I heard it somewhere that it'll b later, like summer, just can't remember where.

What a suprise. Another insult filled, hate driven, false speculation ridden post by VitisVinifera. I have yet to see one positive post on anything from you. Someone could say the sky is blue and somehow you'd turn it into some emo thing about how the blue sky is destroying mankind.

Anyway, I do hope that they take the time to revamp some aspects of GW as a whole. Hopefully the "major update" mentioned for late 2007 is really something major.

OK, let's get something clear. The "every six month" timetable is a GOAL, not a PROMISE. ANet PROMISED to deliver quality material that will be worth our purchase, not that GW games would come out at the same time every year.

Now, I'm personally hoping that chapter 4 will be released soon, but perhaps ANet is making a REALLY good game that won't be released until later. In any event, it isn't fair to call ANet "liars" and this thread paints an overly negative image of the company.

EDIT: One last note- a product that hasn't had a released date announced yet can't be considered "delayed."

And yeah, people nowadays seem to think anything mentioned is a promise. The sense of entitlement is ridiculous. Bunch of spoiled brats I tell you...