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Originally Posted by Rosencrantz
Hello Chiller!
As a consumer I'm pretty sure that:
1. Most of us doesn't mean to be harsh to Devs. They have done the very best they could.
2. Personally I don't like Ubis strategy to release games with full of bugs which pop up just after an hour of playing. That's not very polite and cause complainments.
3. People shouldn't accept products which are obviously released as "unfinished".
-RC-
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RC,
Ubi and other software companies do not purposely plan to release buggy software- that is just plain incorrect.
Like I've said, between development, retailers wanting concrete street dates, scheduling and coordinating production of CD/DVD and print materials, gamer demands/expectations and the impossibility of testing PC games to run on every combo of CPU, RAM, Video Card, Sound Card, Controller, etc.. this is a really difficult business.
Everyone works hard to make the best product possible and no one goes into this saying "let's slap together some crappy code and release it for $49 SRP". People's livelyhoods rest on the success or failure of each project. If it is junk and fails to sell then everyone at the dev studio is out of a job- so we all work very hard to get these games through this frustrating process with as few issues as possible and hope for a contract for a follow-on project.
It's not an excuse, just the way it is- and I do wish it was a better situation for all involved. Besides, you can always avoid buying "unfinished" software by not purchasing software at all- all software is imperfect and prone to bugs/issues on release (see Windows ME, XP and now Vista).
Even tabletop boardgames have "bugs" that require developers/publishers to release "errata sheets" to fix the misprints/mistakes. In some cases, they even replace misprinted game pieces/counters, cards and maps.
Just be reasonable and understand why these things happen and will be resolved ASAP by the publisher/developer. If that is too much to ask, then don't set yourself up for frustration by purchasing software.