Practically speaking, if we announced this the day before, that’s all that would have driven conversation for the next 24 hours, rather than excitement around the new skins.
I’d much rather that myself and Jodie take it on the chin in a thread like this after the fact, than to do anything that would diminish excitement around the work of the development team.
I’m not saying I’m 100% right, there’s truth to what you’re saying. These are the kinds of decisions that face those of us in comms positions every day.