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Originally Posted by bongodriver
in other words we paid for a game so Luthier is 'our' monkey now and if we want him to jump through hoops he better damn well do it.......or something like that
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That seems like a wilful distortion of what is happening here - frankly I don't know how anyone can still be refusing to face reality over what has happened here.
Luthier made a statement that he would answer questions.
I have no problem whatsoever with the fact that he is busy and has other important tasks. The issue for me is NOT that we haven't received the answers. The issue is that he/they didn't even have the common courtesy to take 30 seconds to post that the answers would be delayed (though actually now I suspect that we will not get answers to the questions).
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Originally Posted by Walrus1
Bingo.
This forum, a 'company forum,' has become dominated by people who obviously dislike the game, have no faith in it's future/the future of the series and harangue the developers whenever they make an appearance. Why this is allowed to continue by the moderators is a mystery to me. Why Luthier and other company reps rarely come here anymore is not.
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It has not become dominated by "people who dislike the game". Many of us here have been wildly excited about this game and have looked forward to it for years. The reason many people are less than happy is that the game was released in such an unfinished state, that the rate of progress has been impossibly slow, that the communication has been poor, that promises and expectations have not been met.
The reaction of the fans and customers on this forum is completely understandable given all of the above. Many people feel let down and disappointed. Many of us have given the devs every opportunity and have turned a blind eye to repeated disappointment. We want to see progress. We want this game to succeed. We want to be able to enjoy the sim we have looked forward to for years.
But the recent fiasco over Luthier's questions has been so needlessly antagonistic to the fans here and could so easily have been remedied with a simple post. If I had been treated with such lack of care and respect by
any friend or by
any other business I would feel let down and angry. I see no reason why I should treat Luthier or the devs differently in this case.
Some people suggest that those of us who are unhappy should just go away. Given the disappointing reality of the COD situation - acknowledged even by Luthier - it is more surprising that there are people here who refuse to face the reality, than that many of us feel compelled to speak our mind honestly and sometimes bluntly.
As one of the original 'true believers' in this game it has taken a long time for me to feel so disillusioned, angry and let down. The reasons for this are completely due to the actions of Luthier and the devs. Repeated faith, belief and patience has been proved to be misplaced - solely by their actions and their actions alone. Many of the people who I now find myself categorised with as a 'whinger' or malcontent are people I have argued with or dismissed in the past. That their opinions have been proved right over time is not at all the outcome I would have preferred, but my eyes are open enough to see that that is the case and I am honest enough to admit it.