Ep 8 Waiting Thread- Coming 'Summer 2016'
Please use this thread for discussion about game release dates and/or discussion about the wait for the next episode. Thanks!
Have questions about the Adventure Pass DLC? Check the top of Page 1 for a small (unofficial) FAQ.
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Adventure Pass (Episode 6-8 DLC) FAQ
[Unofficial FAQ compiled by volunteer community moderators]
(1) What is the Adventure Pass?
The Adventure Pass is a downloadable add-on for Season 1 of Minecraft that adds three more episodes (Episodes 6-8) to Season 1 of Minecraft. You must own at least Episode 1 of Minecraft: Story Mode Season 1 to download the Adventure Pass.
(2) Does the Adventure Pass come for free if I own the season pass, or do I need to purchase these extra episodes?
You will need to purchase the three extra episodes, and you must own at least Episode 1 of Minecraft: Story Mode Season 1. They do not come included with the Season Pass for Season 1.
(3) When do episodes from the Adventure Pass premiere?
Episode 6 will premiere June 7th. Episode 7 on June 26th and Episode 8 will follow "soon after" in Summer 2016. Stay tuned for more details in the time ahead.
(4)What is the plot behind these extra episodes?
Episodes 6-8 will focus on the adventures of Jesse and his friends after the first four episodes of Season 1. Episode 5 (included with the first Season) will lead into the story for the three extra episodes as DLC. The Telltale blog goes into more detail, saying "these continuing Adventures of the New Order of the Stone will follow the additional escapades of Jesse and the group as they explore new and unfamiliar worlds beyond their own."
(5)Telltale has so many games in development. Will this affect the quality or development time of this game?
No. Since the success of Walking Dead: Season 1, Telltale has sized up from 70 people to near 350 people, and now have five times the amount of staff members they had during Season 1, so multiple projects at once should not be a concern. They now have a big enough staff to work on four projects at once as well as extra staff members to work on side projects.
Even though Telltale announces their projects ahead of time, this doesn't mean that each game is in full production. All games by Telltale Games are first started with a small team of just a few people, who do things common in very early development, such as sorting out the season wide story and working on concept art. As the deadline nears, more people are brought in to work on other things, but it is still a small team. Full production doesn't start until the current seasons wrap up, and seasons that are announced years in advance won't begin full production until long after that. The currently ongoing series also don't affect each other, as different teams are working on each project. Even in the case of shared staff, the work load is light enough for these staff members, that their working between projects doesn't have any affect on the quality or development time of either project.
In an interview with Hollywood Reporter, Kevin Bruner stated that "Telltale's approach to game development is much more like television than most other game developers. Across all of our series — The Walking Dead, Minecraft: Story Mode and more — the development process at Telltale spends a significant amount of time upfront in the writer's rooms not just with writers, but designers, directors and creative input from all across the studio. It's not unusual for our games to exist longer on whiteboards and sticky notes and in scripts than they do in traditional game production. It's incredibly similar to how TV often spends so much time in preproduction and planning before moving into actually shooting."
To see what current and future projects Telltale are working on, follow our "Future of Telltale FAQ" thread for frequent updates!
Wait a minute...
You can't make the waiting threads , moderators do that bit!
It doesn't really make a difference does it?
Yes , the waiting threads need to be controlled by the moderators , so they can edit anything that needs to be edited , and do it promptly. All moderators can edit any thread but only you can edit this one , and if news comes out and your not there, the news will never be there to remind anyone.
Please , leave it to the moderators
How do I get rid of these??
I don't even know how to edit it anyway lol
For this thread , it's : https://telltale.com/community/post/editdiscussion/107767
Let's stick to moderators making waiting threads.