SBP wins

Skybird · 01-05-2012, 12:25 AM

In the category "Land and Armour Combat", SimHQ's readers rewarded the 2.640 update for Steel Beasts Pro PE the title in "Best commercial software update/mod/DLC 2011" category.

http://www.simhq.com/_commentary/all_115a.html

Congratulations, eSim!

Gorshkov · 01-06-2012, 08:30 AM

Game patch more expensive than brand-new rival game!

Congratulations, eSim!

Skybird · 01-07-2012, 04:42 AM

*sigh*

http://financialsoft.about.com/od/softwaretitle1/f/upgradevupdate.htm

2.640 is no patch, but an upgrade. It comes as complete, new installation in itself (old installation needs to get deinstalled), and introduces plenty of totally new stuff and features, and adds several new platforms as well as new wireframe models and highres textures replacing already existing platforms, it also replaces parts of the existing engine, improves the sound suite, and replaces old infantry bitmaps with animated 3D models. It includes also plenty of bug-fixing.

It will receive a patch fixing some bugs and unrealistic values later this year - for free.

An upgrade can include patching, but goes beyond that. But a patch never is an upgrade.

Gorshkov · 01-07-2012, 06:51 AM

Yeah! They call payware patch - an upgrade and freeware patch - a patch.

Think about payware patch costing you about 30 bucks. Think about brand-new complete game costing you the same price...

01-05-2012, 12:25 AM	#1
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 27,802 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	SBP wins In the category "Land and Armour Combat", SimHQ's readers rewarded the 2.640 update for Steel Beasts Pro PE the title in "Best commercial software update/mod/DLC 2011" category. http://www.simhq.com/_commentary/all_115a.html Congratulations, eSim! __________________ "While an equality of rights under a limited government is possible and an essential condition of individual freedom, a claim for equality of material position can be met only by a government with totalitarian powers." - A.F. Hayek

01-07-2012, 04:42 AM	#3
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 27,802 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	sigh http://financialsoft.about.com/od/softwaretitle1/f/upgradevupdate.htm 2.640 is no patch, but an upgrade. It comes as complete, new installation in itself (old installation needs to get deinstalled), and introduces plenty of totally new stuff and features, and adds several new platforms as well as new wireframe models and highres textures replacing already existing platforms, it also replaces parts of the existing engine, improves the sound suite, and replaces old infantry bitmaps with animated 3D models. It includes also plenty of bug-fixing. It will receive a patch fixing some bugs and unrealistic values later this year - for free. An upgrade can include patching, but goes beyond that. But a patch never is an upgrade. __________________ "While an equality of rights under a limited government is possible and an essential condition of individual freedom, a claim for equality of material position can be met only by a government with totalitarian powers." - A.F. Hayek

01-07-2012, 06:51 AM	#4
Gorshkov Commodore Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 604 Downloads: 106 Uploads: 0	Yeah! They call payware patch - an upgrade and freeware patch - a patch. Think about payware patch costing you about 30 bucks. Think about brand-new complete game costing you the same price... Last edited by Gorshkov; 01-07-2012 at 07:41 AM.

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01-06-2012, 08:30 AM	#2
Gorshkov Commodore Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 604 Downloads: 106 Uploads: 0	Game patch more expensive than brand-new rival game! Congratulations, eSim!