Signing the pettition for a v1.3 patch to correct the myriad issues that still exist in SH4.
To see list of issues that need correcting, just look at the list of gameplay fixes created by the modding community. Requiring the purchasing public to fix what should have been done correctly in the first place is, at best, highly annoying. And there continues to be issues that even the most talented modders can't completely repair (surface radar anyone? ). The modding community should have it's sights set on adding content to the game, not fixing basic flaws.
Patch 1.3 is needed for SH4 to come closer to being a finished product, and worth the purchase price. How many customers have been lost because they read about all the inconsistancies and errors present? You would think the fourth title in a series spanning (how many years?) would be immaculately polished and ready to play out of the box.
Two patches later the community is forced to resort to
pettitioning the publisher for another patch.
Take a step back in time to the days when publishers and developers took pride in their work, and it was taken for granted that they would stand behind their product. Dedication to making the product as complete and polished as possible was what brought customers back to buy other titles. And is what keeps older titles on the 'still playing' lists.