Very short development update

[furbs]

Ive had 150 hours of COD Robtek, plenty of them online, i want COD to do well, im trying to enjoy it now.

[robtek]

Furbs,

most of us are doing that, enjoying, ok, in some cases trying to enjoy, the sim.

Just remember, this sim is projected to stay with us for many years, what does a puny little delay of a few weeks for information and/or "The Patch" mean in the relation to that?

[furbs]

Yes, but what worries me is this Robtek, every stage so far of COD has been shambolic, and i mean every stage, every milestone from the announcement in 2003 i think right through to the latest "update" from Luthier.

That does not give me hope for what ever they are trying to do. there is a base problem with COD, and its not going away any time soon.

They have had my support and my money, they have had almost 5 months since release, at what point should we start seeing the devs pull their fingers out and getting things right? 6 months, a year?

how long is too long Robtek?

[Skoshi Tiger]

Originally Posted by furbs

Yes, but what worries me is this Robtek, every stage so far of COD has been shambolic, and i mean every stage, every milestone from the announcement in 2003 i think right through to the latest "update" from Luthier.

That does not give me hope for what ever they are trying to do. there is a base problem with COD, and its not going away any time soon.

They have had my support and my money, they have had almost 5 months since release, at what point should we start seeing the devs pull their fingers out and getting things right? 6 months, a year?

how long is too long Robtek?

Sorry for butting in as the question was directed to Robotek but, how long is too late for whom?

For many who have been expressing their dissatisfaction I would probably say it's already too late. It obvious from some of the comments that there is nothing that the developers could do to appease some people and that they're just here to stir the pot.

For the developers it will be to late as soon as a competitor releases an alternative that is better, has more features and is more stable. As a community we are quite a fickle bunch and It's in the developers best interest to get the problems sorted out as quickly as possible. They have a short window of opportunity. I would assume that Alienating enthusiast like your-self who have shown a long term commitment to the original series and community is not their intentions

So far I haven't seen any evidence that the developers haven't been 'pulling their fingers out' (I'ld assume they'd be working as hard as they could be), but 'getting it right' may be a bit harder to achieve. Quick fixes may not be the best course of action in the long run. 'Hopefully' they are doing it right and hopefully it doesn't take too long.


Cheers!

[robtek]

1+ Skoshi Tiger,

you said it as i've would if i had your way with words

[Sternjaeger II]

man, there's no point. If anything I have learned yet another lesson about human nature: even when you think there can't be any other possible side to a discussion, here comes one.

Some of you are turning it into a matter of who's right and who's wrong, the sad reality is that we're all on the same side, we just have different patience thresholds.

The truth is that objectively, no private business can behave like this and think to get away with it, and Maddox Games is no different. Yes, there's not much we can do, but the truth is that this kind of behaviour will only make things bitter until they prove that our concerns are unmotivated.

[robtek]

They presented facts!

some people took offense by the presentation.

It seems as if there wasn't more to tell, atm.

To evaluate the intelligence of the poster of the presentation by it is very daring, as some replyers took this post as witty, funny even hilarious.

Regarding to the post before your last:

So just give them some time to prove it, i'd say.

[Sternjaeger II]

Originally Posted by robtek

They presented facts!

some people took offense by the presentation.

It seems as if there wasn't more to tell, atm.

To evaluate the intelligence of the poster of the presentation by it is very daring, as some replyers took this post as witty, funny even hilarious.

Regarding to the post before your last:

So just give them some time to prove it, i'd say.

I've just read a brilliant quote from a forum member in another thread, by a certain Albert Einstein, who said "You do not really understand something unless you can explain it to your grandmother".

Here's how I would explain it to my grandma: "Grandma, the whole Luthier last post thing is like making a joke in a place where it's totally uncalled for, like, I dunno, a joke on concentration camps during a Jewish funeral?"

[Sternjaeger II]

Originally Posted by Skoshi Tiger

Sorry for butting in as the question was directed to Robotek but, how long is too late for whom?

For many who have been expressing their dissatisfaction I would probably say it's already too late. It obvious from some of the comments that there is nothing that the developers could do to appease some people and that they're just here to stir the pot.

meh, these kind of people left the forum long ago, I think we're left with the hard core of fans here.

For the developers it will be to late as soon as a competitor releases an alternative that is better, has more features and is more stable. As a community we are quite a fickle bunch and It's in the developers best interest to get the problems sorted out as quickly as possible. They have a short window of opportunity. I would assume that Alienating enthusiast like your-self who have shown a long term commitment to the original series and community is not their intentions

Hardly. Can't think of any valid alternative being developed, Maddox knows this well and that's why they're behaving like this, which is even more despicable. But yes, if it happens they can kiss their moderate success goodbye.

So far I haven't seen any evidence that the developers haven't been 'pulling their fingers out' (I'ld assume they'd be working as hard as they could be), but 'getting it right' may be a bit harder to achieve. Quick fixes may not be the best course of action in the long run. 'Hopefully' they are doing it right and hopefully it doesn't take too long.

Cheers!

again, this is a misinterpretation of what most of us are asking: we don't need updates on petty things, just updates made in an intelligent manner from a very intelligent person who shows respect and facts to other intelligent people.

[furbs]

Originally Posted by Skoshi Tiger

Sorry for butting in as the question was directed to Robotek but, how long is too late for whom?

For many who have been expressing their dissatisfaction I would probably say it's already too late. It obvious from some of the comments that there is nothing that the developers could do to appease some people and that they're just here to stir the pot.

For the developers it will be to late as soon as a competitor releases an alternative that is better, has more features and is more stable. As a community we are quite a fickle bunch and It's in the developers best interest to get the problems sorted out as quickly as possible. They have a short window of opportunity. I would assume that Alienating enthusiast like your-self who have shown a long term commitment to the original series and community is not their intentions

So far I haven't seen any evidence that the developers haven't been 'pulling their fingers out' (I'ld assume they'd be working as hard as they could be), but 'getting it right' may be a bit harder to achieve. Quick fixes may not be the best course of action in the long run. 'Hopefully' they are doing it right and hopefully it doesn't take too long.


Cheers!

Your prob right Tiger, i dont think the "team" haven't been working as hard as they can, i should edit my post.

I guess i mean the lead and direction of the team and development has been shambolic "in my eyes".

To me, some of the development decisions have been almost deliberately made to hinder COD.

Thats where im coming from, i hope you understand me better now.