A> Because there is no set date to trigger the response...  
 A> Trust me when I say there are FAR less "Whens the 
 A> release date" then "Why isn't it out, its xx/xx/xx" 
 A> messages.  Except maybe from YOU...
  Actually, there ARE dates, just not ones set by 3D Realms.  Computer Gaming 
World is a bit notorious for putting down ship dates for games (not just 
3DR's) which are either obviously inaccurate (Unreal will be out before fall 
'98, trust me) or just a guess.
 A> Would you rather hear "It will be out tomorrow" and not 
 A> see it for 6 months?  How many "Where is it" messages do 
 A> you think would be posted then???
  The problem is that you NEVER hear about a game being expected tomorrow and 
being delayed significantly.  I know the way most computer game companies 
work; ship dates are originally just general targets, then get filtered down 
to a specific month, and if it's really close to ACTUALLY being released 
you'll hear about it being ready "in a couple of weeks" or "in a few days."  
Once the time frame for an expected release is at that stage, they never 
delay by more than a week or so.
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