Stop hating, and start thinking about the possibilities

Trumper · #1 04-01-2011, 02:22 PM

IF UBI rushed the game out for profit and it is profit they wanted surely
1 , wait now until Christmas or the anniversary of the Battle Of Britain to make the most of the advertising and sales,
2,Doing this would've given the beta testers/developers 6+ months more to get it right or at least playable for many.
3, Poor write ups now because of this will hurt sales,whats the saying "first impressions last".
Rushing this out just doesn't make sense.
I agree it should hopefully all come good in the future BUT as already stated
4, Because of steam you can't resell the game [can you?)
5, You are hoping they do fix the problems,what do you do if they can't/don't ?

TeeJay82 · #2 04-01-2011, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Trumper

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5, You are hoping they do fix the problems,what do you do if they can't/don't ?

Then im pretty sure all the awesome and talented Mod*ers out there will pick it up, and guide the game back on track...

not that i doubt maddox team... but im pretty sure that will be a entertainment backup for the game

orangefood · #3 04-02-2011, 02:11 AM

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Originally Posted by TeeJay82

Then im pretty sure all the awesome and talented Mod*ers out there will pick it up, and guide the game back on track...

not that i doubt maddox team... but im pretty sure that will be a entertainment backup for the game

lol.

mods will kill this game.

orangefood · #4 04-02-2011, 02:14 AM

I think you guys are just a bunch of complainers. That's all anyone ever does.

R_Suppards · #5 04-02-2011, 02:50 AM

I am a computer illiterate (born before television and the transistor) so I want a game that is easy to understand. I have been watching the arguments about COD with great interest because I really want it. I was a kid in Kent in the UK and saw the BOB taking place right above my head. However after reading the comments on here I have decided not to rush into purchase what appears to be a faulty product. I appreciate it will be fixed but I'm sure there are many like me who are prepared to wait and see. Pity because for the reasons above I really want this sim.

Kikuchiyo · #6 04-02-2011, 02:59 AM

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Originally Posted by R_Suppards

I am a computer illiterate (born before television and the transistor) so I want a game that is easy to understand. I have been watching the arguments about COD with great interest because I really want it. I was a kid in Kent in the UK and saw the BOB taking place right above my head. However after reading the comments on here I have decided not to rush into purchase what appears to be a faulty product. I appreciate it will be fixed but I'm sure there are many like me who are prepared to wait and see. Pity because for the reasons above I really want this sim.

Yes, I'd agree if you don't know a lot about PCs and don't have any hard investment in the game or even emotional investment you should undoubtedly wait.

Right now the game has problems that you need some experience with PC software modification to deal with. I'd say for all but the most experienced and emotionally invested individuals you should wait at least 6 months before you check back in on getting the game.

That is an amazing experience that you have and I really wished this game was currently optimized that you might in some way be able to feel you had some non observer part to play. I'd love to hear more about your real life experience of the Battle for Britain.

Defender · #7 04-02-2011, 04:08 AM

This is possibly a reality we must come to terms with in the high fidelity combat sim world. Our sims aren't going to be flawless upon release. Black Shark was much better on release than A-10C, but A-10C was far more complicated = more problems. They've sorted a bunch just like they'll sort this.

Not that i condone anything per say, but if the future of this sim required it to be released now to capture back some of the initial investment...so be it. A little money bank in the bank can do a lot more development good than not.

If Call of Duty can have launch PC problems with that cut and paste over simplified template, than it's no surprise a sim like CLoD can have some problems as well.

The sim isn't even fully released globally yet.

Bewolf · #8 04-01-2011, 03:44 PM

Though UBI has a track record of disastrous decision in regards to games, SH5 being a prime example, I am not so sure they are to blame in this case. This sim has been in development for over 6 years. That is a massive time period not even triple A titles usually require. All those years Olegs and folks had to be fed and paid, and usually the publishers takes care of that. So I can't really blame UBI for wanting to eventually see results.

Oleg is not a business person, he is a flight jock and in the biz for his own personal madness, a madness we all share and support. But personal ambition often leads to not so rational practices. I can very much imagine, after all the wishes constantly written down by the community, his wish to deliver brought Maddox Games quite some trouble with financial realities.

Nevertheless, what we DO have, buggy and lacking optimization as it is, nevertheless has such huge potential sticking to it is the word of the day. If one thing is for sure, then that Oleg and Maddox Games deliver. 10 years of constant patching, goodies and expansions for the original IL2 are living proof for that.

Now I understand the newbies here lack this experience, used to the rest of the game world and the profit profit profit attitudes and as such are understandably spiffed. Nevertheless I am convinced we have the best WW2 sim ever conceived on our machines now.