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Originally Posted by Ghos7
That's a very big possibility. Game designers these days are all about the secrets, because they know that a players curiosity will pressure them to buy the game. If you release a games beta with all the features already in it, what secrets do you have left that make a person want to buy it?
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That is exactly what I mean. Most game designers these days reveal a game and some of it's features and then they slowly reveal more and more about the game every couple of months. A good example of this is a game called "Mass Effect." Those that have heard of it know what I mean.
Halo 3 is another example of this. Microsoft even went as far as to tricking people into believing for a short time that there would be no Halo 3, making everybody want it more. Then as gamers' want for Halo 3 reached it's peak, the Halo 3 trailer debuted at E3, driving fans into wanting Halo 3 even more. Much like how the Coca-Cola Co. came out with a new coke, but it was so horrible, when Coca-Cola Classic came out Coca-Cola sales sky-rocketed.
Anticipation and curiousity can be powerful weapons. Knowing this game designers prey on it to increase sales and we all know it works.