The Crystal Ball 2

[Novotny]

I haven't posted in ages, but if I were working on CoD, I wouldn't have anything to do with this board. You're all such total arseholes. You completely embarrass me. I'm ashamed to share a hobby with you lot. I can only imagine what little control you have over your real lives that to spend so much energy guffing off at some guys making a game seems worthwhile.

They're making a game. It's probably not the most important thing they'll each do this decade. Can't you all just grow up?

[the Dutchman]

Let's go on strike,absolute radiosilence until they start wondering what happened to us LOYAL fans!

[Fjordmonkey]

Originally Posted by the Dutchman

Let's go on strike,absolute radiosilence until they start wondering what happened to us LOYAL fans!

Yeah, good luck with that. You can't get the community to agree on which parts of the sim needs the most work, so why should you even BEGIN to think that you could make them agree to not post?

[drewpee]

As for flaming anyone with a concern you are insulting some very decent people.
My wife and I run a small business and I can tell you as a fact we would much rather hear a customer complaint than have them simply leave the store never to be seen again or worse telling their friends. A least on hearing a complaint we have a chance to make things right. What we won't do is ignore the customer.

[335th_GRAthos]

You know something guys?

I had a nice day and a terrific evening yesterday and did not think at all about a patch update



~S~



@Jack Morris: Bab alShams

[Ataros]

Originally Posted by zapatista

i can only hope the release of the long awaited gfx patch is just around the corner, and that within a few days or weeks they release the "full version" with the included game fixes that are badly needed (ai behavior issues, some plane damage models, etc)

The 1st beta patch will be graphics engine only (w. crash fix). No other bug fixes. Maybe some fixes will be included into a 2nd beta, etc. in a few weeks or months.

Oleg wrote that his main mistake was to trust some developers that they can make a new engine in 2 years. If it could not be made in 2 years I do not think it can be completely reworked in just 6 months no matter how much luthier wants it or trusts his new developers. Maybe they need another 6-12 months to finish the rework or fix critical bugs of the rework.

There is no point to make any updates that say that patch does not work yet. As soon as it works we will have the patch. No updates till then probably.

[Ataros]

Originally Posted by drewpee

If there is a problem let us know don't tell us any day now.

If there is no patch this means there is a problem. Probably many problems that are found and fixed every day. It goes without saying, no point in repeating it every Friday. When there is no problems we get the patch.

[kendo65]

Originally Posted by Ataros

If there is no patch this means there is a problem. Probably many problems that are found and fixed every day. It goes without saying, no point in repeating it every Friday. When there is no problems we get the patch.

Unfortunately it is that strategy that is now causing so many problems. Communication is usually a good idea, and imo becomes essential in a situation like this where the delays build.

Also, I sincerely hope that the patch won't require another 6-12 months. I think if that is the case COD really is dead and buried.

[Qpassa]

2 week holidays

[Fjordmonkey]

Originally Posted by kendo65

I think if that is the case COD really is dead and buried.

There will always be fans that are patient enough to wait for it to mature properly. Hell, I know I'm one of them. So dead and buried? Nah. Having the number of fans it COULD have had? Most likely not.

Then again, the original IL2's fanbase picked up over the years. I'm fairly confident that CLoD and sequels will recover as well.