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Originally Posted by terrapin
Now as the first PC Gaming Mags are beginning to pick up the issue (UBI cheating its customers) IMHO it would the wrong strategy to 'calm down'...
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Amen.
And GakunGak, please remember to seperate the Publisher (Ubisoft) from the actual dev team (Romania).
I also must assume you missed the announcement where the Ubisoft Community Manager said to the world....
"We realize that this is a less than ideal situation, but the only options that we have available is 1) Fight for patch 1.3, or 2) Get nothing."
Yes, both entities will see these threads. And the dev team that made this game has already expressed they want to make the 1.3 patch. The Publisher is contemplating (or has already decided) to not allow them to do it, and thus stiff us, the consumer, on getting a final finished and proper product.
This is exactly the moment to stand up and have a 'Boston Tea Party' of sorts, while there is some momentum to be heard.
This releasing unfinished games issue is becoming more and more of a problem in the industry, and in actuality, Silent Hunter 4 is one of the first incidents to really start getting to get major attention in the gaming magazines. Up until now, all UBI had to worry about was whiny gamers in counterstrike type forums crying almost silently, easily ignored.
But now, some real and credible criticism from important sources is starting to surface. Now UBI may have to take notice, as their reputation is being hit not just by whiny kids in a forum, but by industry powerhouses like PC Gamer, etc.
This my actually be our one shot to be heard.
This may be our one chance to not only get this game fixed, but to actually cause a change in the way publishers abuse developers.
We'd better speak up now, loud and proud, or go home with our heads low and accept the fact that we will be forced to continue to buy unfinished hyped up pieces of crap while Ubisoft laughs all the way to the bank.
So, cue up some theme music and let's march to Ubi's front door......