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Old 02-24-2005, 01:54 PM   #1
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http://www.gamespot.com/news/2005/02...s_6119143.html

'Nother one bites the dust.

Damn.
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Old 02-24-2005, 02:13 PM   #2
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Well, I just got TOEE and guess what! It doesn't install from the CDs properly. Apparently I have to copy all the files to my hard disk and THEN install to get it to work.

Installation from a disk should be a basic requirement. These companies need to stop rushing through games that aren't yet working and spend a little more time testing so that when they hit the market they're worth my money.

I'm sure once I get it installed, I'll enjoy the game, but I shouldn't have to be monkeying around and installing patches just to get it to play.
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Old 02-24-2005, 02:13 PM   #3
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Didn't they already die?
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Old 02-24-2005, 02:34 PM   #4
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I'll shed a tear for the loss..

ToEE is basicaly a good game if you can see past the bugs, or are lucky enough not to run into them.

Same goes with Bloodlines, great game that got rushed at the end..
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Old 02-24-2005, 03:36 PM   #5
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Originally posted by Q'alooaith:
I'll shed a tear for the loss..

ToEE is basicaly a good game if you can see past the bugs, or are lucky enough not to run into them.

Same goes with Bloodlines, great game that got rushed at the end..
They all get rushed these days. Let's just hope all these companies dies soon.
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Old 02-24-2005, 03:46 PM   #6
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quote:
Originally posted by Q'alooaith:
I'll shed a tear for the loss..

ToEE is basicaly a good game if you can see past the bugs, or are lucky enough not to run into them.

Same goes with Bloodlines, great game that got rushed at the end..
They all get rushed these days. Let's just hope all these companies dies soon. [/QUOTE]True, true and true again. But maybe harsh, as well. These folks had a big hand in Fallout. I'm saddest at the (for whatever reason) failure to capitalize on such potential.
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Old 02-24-2005, 03:47 PM   #7
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Why all the rushes then? What's the benefit for the gaming studio's to bring out a rushed game? The only thing the public will be is disappointed when you say the game will be delayed for so and so long.
If anything, they just need to be careful with the release dates. Don't tell everyone too soon, it's as simple as that.
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Old 02-24-2005, 04:17 PM   #8
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But there is the crux of the problem..

People want to know the release date, no date and people thus ask again and again..

Pushing back release dates can also kill a product, because the more you push it back the higher the expectations..
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Old 02-24-2005, 06:12 PM   #9
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Then don't tell anyone you're working on a product until you are 100% certain you can release in the next 6 months.

But let's be honest, games get rushed because the bosses don't want to pay more wages than needed, and just want fast money.
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Old 02-24-2005, 06:23 PM   #10
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Another one? WHy? Is this a new kind of fad?
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