Lol
Bullocks. Players would have been fine with delays if it wound up giving them a better game. Blizzard delayed Shadowlands' release multiple times in the name of polishing it up.
"In hindsight?" It's only one of the most renowned lessons of the gaming industry: "Don't announce your game several years before it's actually going to release!". There are several high profile examples to choose from. Duke Nukem Forever, Versus XIII, Kingdom Hearts 3, the Final Fantasy VII Remake. This isn't a new lesson being learned; it was a lesson they knew and ignored.
Uh, maybe don't budget and schedule your game's release around crunch?
Seems like you got your priorities backwards. Dialogue should be one of the last things recorded for a game, once everything has been finalized so if levels have to be scrapped or dialogue has to be changed, you're not wasting time and money rerecording more lines.
Someone hasn't been paying attention.
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Sadly, people never learn.
Mass Effect 3
"HYPE! Pre-ordered!"
It comes out
wth it was a scam. I've learned my lesson. Never preorder!
Aliens Colonial Marines
"HYPE! Pre-ordered!"
It comes out
wth it was a scam. I've learned my lesson. Never preorder!
Bioshock Infinite
"HYPE! Pre-ordered!"
It comes out
wth it was a scam. I've learned my lesson. Never preorder!
No Man's Sky
"HYPE! Pre-ordered!"
It comes out
wth it was a scam. I've learned my lesson. Never preorder!
Halo Master Chief Collection
"HYPE! Pre-ordered!"
It comes out
wth it was a scam. I've learned my lesson. Never preorder!
The Division
"HYPE! Pre-ordered!"
It comes out
wth it was a scam. I've learned my lesson. Never preorder!
Fallout 4
"HYPE! Pre-ordered!"
It comes out
wth it was a scam. I've learned my lesson. Never preorder!
FFXV
"HYPE! Pre-ordered!"
It comes out
wth it was a scam. I've learned my lesson. Never preorder!
MGSV
"HYPE! Pre-ordered!"
It comes out
wth it was a scam. I've learned my lesson. Never preorder!
Nu Star Wars Battlefront
"HYPE! Pre-ordered!"
It comes out
wth it was a scam. I've learned my lesson. Never preorder!
Fallout 76
"HYPE! Pre-ordered!"
It comes out
wth it was a scam. I've learned my lesson. Never preorder!
Mass Effect Andromeda
"HYPE! Pre-ordered!"
It comes out
wth it was a scam. I've learned my lesson. Never preorder!
Anthem
"HYPE! Pre-ordered!"
It comes out
wth it was a scam. I've learned my lesson. Never preorder!
Pokemon Sword & Shield
"HYPE! Pre-ordered!"
It comes out
wth it was a scam. I've learned my lesson. Never preorder!
Cyperbunk 2077
"HYPE! Pre-ordered!"
It comes out
wth it was a scam. I've learned my lesson. Never preorder!
Warcraft 3 Reforged is just the latest in a long line of "lessons" that will never be remembered.