Direct Is The Right Format

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  1. antwerpcentral

    antwerpcentral Well-Known Member

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    I was very surprised with the whole thing. Presentation wise it was way more than I expected. There has gone a lot of work in this. Felt way better than the TSW3 announcement.

    Marketing did a great job. I hope the developers are following this trend as well but that we will see on launch day.
     
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  2. DTG Jamie

    DTG Jamie Community Manager Staff Member

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    Thank you for the feedback, glad you liked it :)
     
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  3. nepclassof84

    nepclassof84 Well-Known Member

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    I liked it prerecorded for what it was. It felt polished

    but for a preview or roadmap stream I like the interactive nature of the live streams
     
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  4. trainsimplayer

    trainsimplayer Well-Known Member

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    The TSW3 felt really disappointing because it was overhyped because, well, there wasn't much going for it.
    There wasn't anything particularly bad with TSW3's release but in hindsight it feels a bit shallow - especially compared to TSW4, which has me like a wee kid in a candy shop! I've just found out Formation/Consist Editor is coming, the list of new features has my jaw dropped.

    The clear and polished presentation really helped, that, though, and so I also tip my hat to Dovetail for that.
     
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  5. nepclassof84

    nepclassof84 Well-Known Member

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    When tsw3 was announced i was like this is cool but I don’t want to lose my progress or content. They added that right before launch. I didn’t want to lose the save game they added it shortly after. I see this as buying any new route for my collection. Problem is the other 283 gig I have to download again
     
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  6. antwerpcentral

    antwerpcentral Well-Known Member

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    imagine an entire orchestra every week on stream :D
     
  7. nepclassof84

    nepclassof84 Well-Known Member

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    Lmao imagine them in DTG JD ’s kitchen ! :)
     
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  8. matt#4801

    matt#4801 Well-Known Member

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    Yes a very good presentation by DTG, great work and certainly delivered.
     
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    Inkar Well-Known Member

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    I imagine JD's cat playing the string instruments using it's claws.
     
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  10. OnlyMe1909

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    Loved the production on this. Thought the musical piece in the beginning was brilliant. Only thing I would have done differently was the announcement itself. After the music had finished, I would have had a close-up of the conductor closing his sheet music and the cover page would have the TSW4 logo on it
     
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  11. TSW Nathan

    TSW Nathan Well-Known Member

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    It was brilliant! I was absolutely giddy when I saw the azuma! My friend who I was on the phone to probably thought I'd gone crazy! XD
    I'm really excited for this! Well done dtg!
     
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  12. TSW Nathan

    TSW Nathan Well-Known Member

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    Also. Could we have the whole musical bit available on YouTube music and Spotify please?
     
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  13. DTG JD

    DTG JD Director of Community and Marketing Staff Member

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    I'll ask her to sharpen her claws!

    In all seriousness, thanks for the lovely feedback. A lot of time and effort went into that, and kudos to our wonderful Creative team who had to put up with a lot of (mostly my) feedback and deliver something we're proud of.
     
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  14. DTG JD

    DTG JD Director of Community and Marketing Staff Member

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    Aim is to put it live on YT, but might be around launch.
     
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  15. antwerpcentral

    antwerpcentral Well-Known Member

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    Your timing was perfect. I even wondered how many times you rehearsed or redid the shots looking directly into the camera on cue ;)
     
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    I really enjoyed the new format, the music intro at the start was a nice touch, and the whole format felt really refreshing and engaging.. i'd definitely be happy to see more content similar to yesterday's announcements for sure!
     
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  17. AlexB

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    Yes you could see a lot of time and effort was put into the production, nicely formated and still managed to keep an openness. Really enjoyed it!
     
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  18. DTG JD

    DTG JD Director of Community and Marketing Staff Member

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    It was a full day of recording, and the stools we were sitting on were not comfortable :D. By the time we got to the FAQs section, I was a gibbering wreck to be honest. Glad you enjoyed it!
     
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  19. JZJ90

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    I did think that tbh. In fact in some shots it almost looked like you guys were floating cause the stools were so minimalistic!
     
  20. matt#4801

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    If JD randomly disappears I think we will have to assume he has gone to Hollywood with that performance yesterday. ;)

    That was my first thought when I saw them, they looked horrible!
     
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