The Crystal Ball 2

[gonk]

To me it is not about a mythical patch, it is about a broken game and broken promises that were listed all over the net...including in these forums...prior to me purchasing this game.


eg.. New 3D engine – Latest-gen graphics engine with DX10 and DX11 API support...????

http://forum.1cpublishing.eu/showthread.php?t=18201

OLEG: Another reason we included the Su-26 is pilots from real aerobatic teams requested it. They used Il-2 for the training in the past. In Cliffs of Dover they can fly a real sport plane.

http://www.pcgamer.com/2011/02/08/il...ya-shevchenko/


Neither have appeared, 12 months after the release. If the project was so short on cash and wanted some money to continue, it would of been wiser to release it as a beta to people who Pre-Order and pay. I have done this on a number of games and accept the bugs and missing features.

Games are a lot more complex than they used to be and with that come bugs. I accept that a game will never be 100% free of them but the quality of this release was a total cock-up. And the people who keep asking for the patch to be with held until it is 100%....it ain't going to happen..... So, they are doing a master re-write and that will only end in tears, as again it will contain bugs. Small beta patches on a regular basis will be more efficient that a total re-write that expects to be fully functional...

I am not happy and will not be rushing to buy the next DLC on initial release. I probably will buy it, if this game ever stabilises but that will probably be when it is on special... thus cutting into the profit.

Good luck in the future... I don't like to see companies that produce games like these disappear... The market is too small as it is... but this must of done irreparable damage to consumer confidence and will affect the bottom line...

Now they can surround themselves with sycophants and go the way of all good governments/dictators/companies who do this... Or they can harden up and release it.....put up with well deserved criticism and work through the problems....