....the big announcement. On this Thursday, February 16th, Silentstalker, a content manager on the Armored Warfare forums, made this statement, "We'll be publishing something about the future of AW tomorrow."
Will the big news finally come on Friday, February 17th, nearly a full week after Obsidian Entertainment parted ways with my.com/mail.ru on the Armored Warfare project or will there be some untimely delay? I certainly hope not.
Could the announcement have the other side of the whole story, to counter the infamous Reddit post and the kitsuga.com hosted, two part exposé here and there? I have this funny feeling the answer will be no, since Obsidian participated in an interview through eurogamer.net and not too sure what more there is to say on this matter, if it would be even listened to at this point (if my.com/mail.ru did release their version of events, I think it would mirror Obsidian's comments).
So, what will the announcement be? If I had to guess, it will be one of three possible scenarios. The first and best case outcome is that it will be business as usual and the revision being tested, as seen on either the NA/EU PTS or the slightly better version on the RU PTS will become Update 0.19 (unless the rumored "final" version is used instead), including all the Balance 2.0 features and changes being implemented.
Worst case will be some fluff piece, well worded but without any real substance and vague beyond the point of confusion and credibility (I seriously doubt this will happen, but it is worth mentioning, just in case....).
And finally, a middle of the road release. This scenario would be discussion about how some features, as planned, will be either removed and/or reworked to better suit the vision that my.com/mail.ru want for the game, including other revisions to the compensation package under Obsidian's watch.
Honestly, I have no idea which way things will go, since I am just another player in the game and not privy to insider information, nor willing to make stuff up for fame and fortune.
However, depending on what is and isn't said tomorrow, will strongly determine if this passionate player sticks around or leaves to explore other environments.
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