This Schedule thing is a terrible mistake. Just say you won't make it, and sell the game for 5 euros less/give a refund/make it a bargain for coming extension, or include it in a coming extension or free DLC altogether.
I'm not the biggest fan of the schedules - but I'm not opposed to them either.
However, barring company collapse, there's no way that Larian can't flat-out refuse to make the schedules - not after taking people's money for it. They even mentioned remodeling Cyseal just to prepare for schedules. It would be extremely bad publicity to throw up their hands and say "not only are schedules not going to be in, but we wasted a tremendous amount of money trying to put them in before giving up". Larian committed themselves when they decided it would be a stretch goal.
But I do think that it probably isn't going to make the initial release, and will be added in later (which is also not the greatest publicity, but that can't be helped).
I am all for night/day cycles, and game effects (like werewolves appearing at night...), but NPC schedules effort/value seems incredibly unbalanced.
Omg, I am getting in this "no news, coming boring week end with possibly no patch" mood again.
And I would say they have to work as hard as they must to release the game on Schedule. Yep, that mood again.
Yes, the patch probably isn't coming until next week. I'm restless too, and have been avoiding D:OS as well.
EDIT:
*sigh*Thx! The earliest will be end of next week, but I wouldn't be surprised if it's the week after. It's going to be a big one.
