The Crystal Ball

[Chivas]

Originally Posted by icarus

Merged installs work best when the first game is finished and the second adds content. A merge where the first game is left unfinished and the second is necessary to finish it.... is a very bad buisiness model.

Fix Cod first then merge.. is the best buisiness model for this game.

In a perfect world its always better to finish the first installment, but sometime shyte happens. Now they have to deal with it, by working on COD, and the sequel, at the same time. Sometimes business models have to be adjusted until you recover from the setback. I don't think its that unreasonable.

[RickRuski]

Like I have said in a post that seems to have been deleted by the moderators, and if we don't get CoD fixed until the release of BfM with the merge, we will be expected to pay again for an unfinished sim that was released with known faults as stated by the developers (Sli was broken just prior to release and we are working to correct it, for one). Then in April they stated once again that certain things were being worked on for correction in the coming weeks (still not done). To get these things corrected in a patch prior to release of BfM does not sound likely, regardless of assurances from some moderators and others.

Rick

[kendo65]

Originally Posted by RickRuski

Like I have said in a post that seems to have been deleted by the moderators, and if we don't get CoD fixed until the release of BfM with the merge, we will be expected to pay again for an unfinished sim that was released with known faults as stated by the developers (Sli was broken just prior to release and we are working to correct it, for one). Then in April they stated once again that certain things were being worked on for correction in the coming weeks (still not done). To get these things corrected in a patch prior to release of BfM does not sound likely, regardless of assurances from some moderators and others.

Rick

That's one way of looking at it. But Luthier mentioned (in the last update I think) that certain aspects (weather primarily) of the game were going to take so long to fix anyway that any patch that brought them into CoD would be released so near in time to the sequel that it made more sense (technically and commercially I assume) to release them integrated into the new game.

I can see why people may not be totally happy or convinced by that but it seems that it is the way it will happen.

I would like to have seen things progress faster myself, but the attitude to the sequel really is a 'glass half empty' or 'half full' choice for everyone - we can either look at it as:

'if we don't get CoD fixed until the release of BfM with the merge, we will be expected to pay again for an unfinished sim that was released with known faults'

or we can look at it in terms of new aircraft, theatre, map(s) AND updated features that will be included and made applicable to CoD too - that is we're not going to be asked to pay more just to get CoD fixed, we will be getting new things for the money as well.

I'm not totally against your pov, but hopefully the next patch for CoD is going to be the one that does most to improve the game so far.

[Abbeville-Boy]

Originally Posted by kendo65

That's one way of looking at it. But Luthier mentioned (in the last update I think) that certain aspects (weather primarily) of the game were going to take so long to fix anyway that any patch that brought them into CoD would be released so near in time to the sequel that it made more sense (technically and commercially I assume) to release them integrated into the new game.

I can see why people may not be totally happy or convinced by that but it seems that it is the way it will happen.

I would like to have seen things progress faster myself, but the attitude to the sequel really is a 'glass half empty' or 'half full' choice for everyone - we can either look at it as:

'if we don't get CoD fixed until the release of BfM with the merge, we will be expected to pay again for an unfinished sim that was released with known faults'

or we can look at it in terms of new aircraft, theatre, map(s) AND updated features that will be included and made applicable to CoD too - that is we're not going to be asked to pay more just to get CoD fixed, we will be getting new things for the money as well.

I'm not totally against your pov, but hopefully the next patch for CoD is going to be the one that does most to improve the game so far.

i can't see much of a chance that i would spend any more money on any cod expanshion, but thats just me

[nearmiss]

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[JG52Krupi]

Originally Posted by nearmiss

Lmoa I hadn't seen the second one before, thanks

[RickRuski]

I for one won't be buying any expansion unless it can be proved that all the problems that are present with the current release are fixed. I will probably wait at least 12 mths after the release of the expansion to see what the results are by keeping an eye on posts at the forums if there are no further fixes to correct the current release. By that time the price will also have dropped just like this one has.

Reading comments from other members I'm not the only one with this idea.

Rick

[ParaB]

Originally Posted by Abbeville-Boy

i can't see much of a chance that i would spend any more money on any cod expanshion, but thats just me

You're not alone.

I'm still hoping that CloD finally gets that one patch that fixes all my issues with the sim, but I've pretty much given up hope, 9 months after release. I check back here every 1-2 weeks but I'm beginning to don't care any more.

[icarus]

Originally Posted by Chivas

In a perfect world its always better to finish the first installment, but sometime shyte happens. Now they have to deal with it, by working on COD, and the sequel, at the same time. Sometimes business models have to be adjusted until you recover from the setback. I don't think its that unreasonable.

Cool. As long as they don't force me to buy the sequel to get the finished product I bought in the first place. Because that would be a ripoff.