PenguinInBondage wrote:
If you tell your child, sorry son, I can't tell you about that until after your birthday. The kid waits. He marks his calendar. He peeks at it. He plays games crossing off dates with different markers. And then on "the big day", he jumps out of bed when the sun hits his eyes and says, "Daddy, daddy, daddy <FZ pun intended> - what's the deal? What is this thing you couldn't tell me until after my birthday?"
Not to detract from the thrust of your point, Penguin, which I broadly agree with, I just want to focus gently on this quote coz I do think it’s pertinent and you’ve hit the bally nail on the cliche, and that is... we're NOT kids. We really aren’t. Look at ourselves. Really. Do kids have moustaches like mine? Not many anyway. Yet, as fanboys and fangirls often do (myself included) we get our panties* all in a bunch at times coz we want more FZ stuff and we want it now! The "Are we there yet, are we there yet, are we there yet, are we there yet?" sort of mentality.
Of course if stuff’s promised to a child and then not delivered upon you can certainly expect tantrums and venomous accusations and the old stamp of a young foot. And though we see this here from time to time, the difference is in the shoe size.
It is crystal clear there is a public relations problem at ZFT - you can't have all these disgruntled fans without one I suppose – but there's also a fan response problem. Of course beforehand I was hugely excited (indeed like a child as you say) at the Big Announcement, and initially I was confused at being what I felt was unnecessarily let-down, then frustrated at the massive anti-climax, then yes pissed off, but hey shit happens and I've more going on in my life so I calmed down about it pretty quickly before I rashly rushed to add MORE pages to the already bulky and acerbic "How the ZFT can improve things round here" debate. So all's good with me, we'll see whatever, whenever. I suppose if nothing else it's a lesson in patience, self-control and maturity.
Just to add finally, Penguin: I'm not talking about you in any of this, just using your quote coz you just put your finger on something there I wanted to add into the mix for what it’s worth.
And Vaulty: the lack of clarity to what's going on obviously stokes up the embers of (dare I say) immaturity in some fanboys/girls/poodles and, although those fans certainly have personal responsibility in how they conduct themselves, I guess you could do something to help their disgruntlement if you so wished. Up to you. Me, I'm chilled. And lovin’ your work.
* I only very rarely wear panties.
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It's great to hear another voice on this, particularly one with more insight than the rest of us as to release status. As I said above, although I don't share or join in with the occasional gnashing of teeth and the waving of fists, I can see and understand how these fan frustrations develop and become heated (putting aside for a moment my ponderings of the immaturity and overreactions of the fans involved). It's an unnecessary and unhealthy situation for all and ZFT probably should try and help to address it. Do you agree or am I way off the mark? Maybe I am. Actually maybe I should keep my mouth shut too! If you do agree though is there anything that can be done to improve things? That’d be nice. All the best, matey!