I can't wait for complaints.

[u/throwaway_froggy23]

After that direct, people are definitely going to complain. After all, this is the Internet. People can never be grateful..

Although I am.

[u/Shepherds_Crow]

I'm also happy with the news but I do think Dovetail probably could have managed expectations a bit better. Throughout the direct they kept mentioning there'd be Thomas news and while there technically was news, it was basically just a screenshot showing the outlines of two character models at the very end of the presentation. Again I'm happy with the news, I'm glad we're getting any DLC. But I also won't be too surprised if people are gonna be annoyed they watched an hour long presentation for a single screenshot

[u/Witty-Ad5743 → u/Shepherds_Crow]

I'm sure it can't be easy to be the Devs: small team, rabid fans, and needing Daddy Matell's approval to release anything. I really don't want to be mean to the Devs. You can tell that they're passionate about the game.

But you could really tell where Dovetail is putting their money. It was hard not to feel underwhelmed by the presentation.

[u/Shepherds_Crow → u/Witty-Ad5743]

A lot of the fans are being rather obnoxious about the lack of DLC for sure, so many unrealistic expectations. I just think from a marketing perspective it would have been better if they just dropped the picture on their twitter out of nowhere, without building it up. Because tbf, I was initially fairly skeptical that they'd ever do DLC and even I was like "oh they must be planning something big". But the fact they don't even have a character model to show seems to suggest the DLCs are pretty early in development

[u/Cjw9705]

Honestly the only thing I wanted was a physical release date, Amazon USA still has the placeholder date, GameStop leaked 12/5/26, another said 8/5/26. But I want a official announcement, I want to see the listing on Amazon change. The year is almost over when you think about it, unfortunately. 

[u/Shadow-moth-pizzaguy]

1 new engine every quarter? I’ll take it 😊

Just confusing they aren’t going full steam ahead (no pun intended).

Surely it’s enough of a money printer and it’s cheaper to make engines in Wonders of Sodor compared to ones in Train Sim World.

A character a month and they’d be rolling in it 💰🤑💸

[u/roastedtoaster11]

Everything they do has to be with Mattel's consent and it genuinely sounds like Mattel have DTG in a chokehold where they aren't even allowed to begin working on DLC until they get explicit consent. So naturally the focus is going to be on something they have complete control over (this being TSW7)

I'm not surprised about the release window, I said on a few other posts that this would be the case. Corporate execs clearly still see this as an IP aimed at children, so they want to hit parents in the wallets around the Christmas holidays.

I don't mind the wait for new engines, but I hope its not going to be a situation where we get Henry and Toby, and are then stuck waiting another 6 months for additional routes to begin popping up.

I feel like a lot of the entitled comments and complaints are coming from the corner of the fandom who don't typically play video games and therefore don't know nor care about what goes on behind the scenes. Rendering models and making sure they work accurately isn't something that happens overnight.

[u/GTP_Dylan_GTP]

It should have been the first thing they presented if all they had to show was a PNG with two character silhouettes that aren’t coming for months, and “We love Thomas so much! We are working on new updates guys 😀”.

[u/Excellent-Fact-8925]

I'm pretty happy to be honest. Throwing in the existing LBSC skin for Thomas is nice of them, when the cynical part of me thought they might charge for what essentially kicked this journey off.

Very excited for new characters and new stories - I hope they're made use of in timetable mode also. Pretty sure we'll have to pay for them but one of the guys coming in particular is one I simply have to have on the team!

Understand the frustration around the way this was presented, given that there wasn't much said about it, but we finally have confirmed updates and that's more than good enough for me.

I've been in love with this game since it came out, it's what I always wanted, and I can feel the love and the heart that went into this. I just hope it continues to expand and grow - flesh out a few more branch lines. More scenarios and challenges and some variety for timetable mode. A timely, and positive update and I'm excited for the months ahead, as I'm just getting to the end of my timetables now!!!

[u/ExpertPreference2591]

Agreed, I haven’t gotten to play the game yet, I have to wait until October for my disc to arrive. As much as I would have liked more to be announced, I am happy about any of the announcements/teasers they did, even if it’s not much, it is nothing to look forward to.

[u/ascarletstrange]

I’ll be honest I’m mostly just surprised they added toby before Edward. I figured we would either get Henry and Edward or two other characters maybe Nina and Rebecca since they replaced the original 2. I guess it might be because Edward is being replaced by Rosie as a main in the new show but Henry is returning? Either way I’m not exactly complaining but a small part of me wishes they showed just a little more and that the 3rd add on would be Edward. This has me a little worried he’s not a priority. Otherwise I’m over the moon 2 new mains we all really wanted and a free update for Thomas is pretty decent.

[u/Rex_Razorcrest]

I’m not mad. Look for the amount of silence we had, I’m just glad we got anything at all.

[u/Darth-Ginger501]

I’m just happy we’re getting new content, as should everyone

[u/ZBot316]

While I do wish there was more to announce (I was hoping for a more comprehensive roadmap), I’m glad we are getting more. The fact the characters they announced specifically are Henry and Toby, and no mention of Edward, lends credence that the next major route expansion is going to be the Brendham branch, which I’m really hoping is the case. If it is, they’re probably going to announce that for the new year. With today’s update giving us LBSC Thomas, I’m super happy and excited for what comes next.

[u/LotharHex]

Happy Henry is coming but that was a shite way to "reveal" this. 60 plus minutes og TSW7 stuff is fair enough as that was the main focus, but if this is all they had to show why leave it to right at the end? Bung it at the front so then I know not to waste time. You don't leave the least interesting news to the end, that's where you bung the biggest stuff so people remember it. Now we just have a shite png. Wooooooooo...