What is happening?

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'...

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'...

Only time will tell...

[MONOLITH]

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'...

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......

I made a mistake for not seperating the dev team which are the guys that deserve RESPECT!!!!!!
But, UBI made a lot of money out of SH4. Now, if the patch is rushed this way, they are gonna fix some bugs in 1.3 and case will be closed. Then what? Launch a TLAM on UBI HQ?

[MONOLITH]

Originally Posted by GakunGak

Now, if the patch is rushed this way, they are gonna fix some bugs in 1.3 and case will be closed. Then what? Launch a TLAM on UBI HQ?

Again, you missed some information in previous posts.

It has been officially stated by Ubisoft that we only have until May 28th for this decision to be made. That is 6 days away now.

It is not about rushing the patch, it is about the decision to make the patch.

In that case, write to the main UBI forum with a list of supporters for te patch and flood UBI mailbox.... Still, I don't think they are gonna let us down...

[KrvKpt. Falke]

Originally Posted by GakunGak

I made a mistake for not seperating the dev team which are the guys that deserve RESPECT!!!!!!
But, UBI made a lot of money out of SH4. Now, if the patch is rushed this way, they are gonna fix some bugs in 1.3 and case will be closed. Then what? Launch a TLAM on UBI HQ?

But all those petitions are not for making Ubi to "rush" the patch, but to make it at all:

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. The decision to make a patch 1.4, 1.5 etc is out of our hands

Edit: Ahh, Monolith was first :P

[StandingCow]

Nobody is screaming we want it now, we are screaming we want them to finish it (eventually).

EDIT: looks like I got beaten twice... pewp.

I'm for it to be finished as intended to be, but as the things are, maybe the ubi is getting tired of This is not working, piece of crap, etc...

[StandingCow]

Originally Posted by GakunGak

I'm for it to be finished as intended to be, but as the things are, maybe the ubi is getting tired of This is not working, piece of crap, etc...

But that is not good business ethics.. that means that these companies don't care about just throwing crap out there, seeing how it does, and then deciding if they should support it or cut it loose.

Grant it this is a much larger scale and lives would be in danger, but that would be like ford making cars totally unsafe/cheap, seeing how they do, then recalling to fix major issues.

[joea]

Well what bothers me is the ugly split and feelings in the community. I hate that with a passion.

Originally Posted by joea

Well what bothers me is the ugly split and feelings in the community. I hate that with a passion.

The politics, my man, the politics... You should hate that with all your heart...