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Originally Posted by Rockin Robbins
You know what? We're lucky to have what we have. Where's the gratitude?
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There is SH3. I give them gratitude for that, and DWX also. concerning "you reap what you sow" - there were more complains than just what you mentioned with SH4, the thing obviously was published in poor shape, so: they indeed reaped the feedback that they had sowed. as long as a half-finished games comes not at at half-price, my compassion is limited. And if half-finished games are what you label as "we are lucky with what we have" - okay, you are spending your money, not mine. with that level of forgiveness and willingness to pay for even that little what you get - you will never get something complete, and better. Because they get away with it like it is right now, they see. so why should they do better?
Fact is it has become a rule that things get rush-released before being completed and finished, not too mention polished (let'S not demand too much: for example the standard we used to expect from every other kind of product that we usually buy...). Excuse that kind of customer-slapping, and pay for it, and they will continue to do so. Penalize them by keeping your money, and sooner or later they will see the need to perform better, or will leave business. If the latter, and PC games die, okay: let them die. Who wants to pay full price for half-finished things, and need to hope for another couple of months (even years!), and all too often even then being left behind dissappointed! that's a trip I do not book any longer, but maybe I'm just becoming too old for that kind of mediocre "fun". And there are example that illustrate that developoers could very well perform better, if only they want.
Releasing complete and finished games is possible. Strange that one must point that out.