@ Bobb4,
I don't think MG given the choice would have released it in its current state. Obviously if it was up to them the game would not even be released yet. UBI didn't look at it and say 'OK MG, its obviously not finished but we'll go ahead just for you' - UBI doesn't give a flying cheese board as long as they've got your money. Look at almost all of their PC releases over the last few years, it is very apparent that quality control is not something they like to spend money on or care about in the slightest. MG does care however and IS working to resolve the problems and finish the product. At least thats the impression I get from reading their posts which have been regular and informative. There have been many demands that they communicate more. IMHO Its our privilege that they communicate at all, they certainly are not required to as part of their job description, or because they personally owe us anything.
Thankfully (as I suppose all financial support from UBI has long since ceased) 1C has distribution in Russia meaning they will still be getting money to work on this product. UBI cut the money from Silent Hunter 5 after 2 patches which fixed very little. The Dev team was UBIsoft Romania so when the plug was pulled, that was that. Now if you think CoD is unfinished in its current state it is certainly more finished than that turkey will ever be. Also, they are still working on it so be patient. People here are busy trying to trash it comparing It to DCS:A10c - which is a fantastic simulation - but the marketing strategy was totally different, DCS sold BETA copies (unfinished! bugs! errors!) as pre-orders I.e when they release you get the finished product for free for helping them financially develop the program, and guess what? there are still bugs and errors in it! They still have no decent cloud or weather effects and many other features are unfinished or even unstarted as of now, etc. after half a score of patches. And their last official communication about updates was about 3-4 weeks ago now but funnily enough there isn't a single moan about that fact on their site.
Hey, showing pictures hard at work shows they're in trouble? after so many here screaming about communication well I guess you're damned if you do, damned if you don't. The moral of the story is if you want CoD to develop quicker, best start giving MG some more money (MG not UBIsoft). Otherwise, patience.
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