To spoiler or not to spoiler, that is the question.

So there's been a lot of debate about how much information about the game should be released or if any info should be released at all, and I didn't notice if there was a poll specifically about it! So I made one.

 

I wouldn't mind knowing a good majority of the info.
Not everything obviously, gotta have something to look forward to

 

My hype for the game would be almost completely ruined if all of the information was revealed. That's like buying a pack of trading cards when you already know every card that is in the pack. Sure you've got some good cards, and you might have gotten an extremely good/expensive card, but it doesn't feel the same as to when you get the pack and have that surprise of that rare card. I'm just going to use Magic: The Gathering as my example, but you can know a number of cards that are in the same set as the pack you just bought, but the good stuff that you are unaware of will make you that much happier. I feel like I'm not talking about anything even remotely related to Starbound, after that analogy... >.>

TL;DR- Small teasers every once in a while. (I like the concept of the Friday Update)

 

Agreeing with above.
I do want to know more atm though, maybe a gameplay trailer? Just to give us an actual feel of the game.

 

I say limit the spoilers. Keep us in suspense with some new info, reuse a lot of info in spoilers. Plus, it makes waiting for the game all that more bearable.

 

Vauge teasers will do. Makes some people more anticipated of the game, and yet it still keeps in on the dark.

 

Give the community too little, and they will starve, give them too much, and they will become dependent (or in this case, it will ruin the suspense for them). Which means it's always better to find balance between the two aspects.

 

Pictures and screenshots don't really ruin anything, but no story spoilers.
I wouldn't mind knowing more about how the game is played though.

 

Funny thing about spoilers, I don't remember the last time I saw one that actually hid a spoiler.

 

yes yes 1000X YES

we need way more info then what wehave now x-x

 

This whole debate about whether or not the community will be 'spoiled' is just nuts. Ultimately it comes down to personal preference as to how much info you're willing to find out about the core gameplay before you feel saturated. People who go around saying the community will get less excited about the game due to 'spoilers', which still has no clear definition, aren't community spokespersons anyway. This whole argument is about as bad as a thread arguing about how long a piece of string should be.

 

I'd like to know general features, but I don't want a complete walkthrough on anything.

I want to know what classes of weapons you can get, not how to unlock a seriously overpowered katana.

 

Well my opinion on here is a bit different. I don't want ANY SPOILERS because its half the fun of the game. I want to go in with the tiniest amount of knowledge to it and build form there.

 

Being on a forum specifically for the game may put you at a disadvantage you know
as far as my opinion goes, the forums won't stay together without some kind of information flow
they will just stagnate and no longer be talking about the game

 

I would enjoy 30 second gameplay vids, 1 per week

 

This is a good idea, but at this point any information is viable.

 

im between both personally. i dont want everything to be revealed or even a big amount of info, but id like to know at least some about the game, the gameplay, a sample of planets, etc

too much and the game is spoiled

 

Well I want to learn things at the same pace as the rest of the normal players. Beta plays probably wont be allowed to tell anything about it.

 

I'd prefer it to be hidden. i hate spoilage.

 

well if you ask me i would say yes and no,
yes, so i know what i am doing
no, so i can expect the unexpected