I paid near on 50 Euro for SHIV......did I get value for money ? Well, not when I bought it as the produc that cam out of the box was worth no more than 10 to 12 euro at most. However, now, 5 months later and with patch 1.3 do I now have value for money ? Yes, I think so..not as much value as SH3 but value for money all he same. Has the SHIV purchasing experience been good ? NO, its been a bloody disaster and I can actually say its been the worst game buying experience of my life.....and I used to own an 8K Commodore Pet when I was 14 so i've been through the mill I can tell you.
What have I learnt ? Patience. This one experience has soured the future because I have learnt that I should wait till a game is patched to resonable playability levels. Which is why I still dont own Allied Assault.
Will anyone listen ? I doubt it. But if people like me start holding off from buying games then, well, the inital marketing of a game will have less return from its marketing investment. That means the purse string holders will dispense less on merketing, which means less hype and less control over income for the publishers.
None of this is good news for a publisher.....
|