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Hustler · 09-22-2002, 01:43 AM

The only thing that really bothers me out of this whole mess with so many bugs is that EA/Dice are not being very open about known issues besides the crap they posted in the README file. They aren't telling people that they are working on a new patch, they aren't telling anyone what issues they are trying to resolve. They won't admit to other issues that are plain obvious now. The game has so many awesome features and such a great engine it just needs some tweaking. Let the community help make the game grow instead of just hiding in your corner and not getting involved with the very people you expect to support your game.

It seems fairly obvious someone at EA pushed or put a ridiculous deadline on a product which was not tested nor finished completely. Give Dice a chance to fix some of the bugs and talk with the community who has now had to be the test dummies. The first month is going to be a marketing success or failure as to how people feel about the game. The only news I've read from EA regarding the game since the 1.1 update is the fact they are going after cheaters. Ya thats great and all but why don't you concentrate on fixing the problems that prevent people from playing the game period. The more quiet EA is about the problems and the future resolving of these problems, the more the community thinks that EA doesn't give a crap about the future of the game and how it impacts the online gaming community tomorrow. Maybe EA just wants to pitch out a game that makes a few bucks then move on to some other title. Thats not how quake made its millions. ID software was constantly fixing things, talking to the community about how it planned on fixing a problem and generally was involved in the community.

Can someone from EA in design or preferably DICE come in here and let us know what the plan is for the game as far as the future is concerned. We don't want to hear from some 9.95/hour beta testing geek and what he sees as the future as they don't know squat. Tomorrow they are testing the next EA game to be released so I don't see the relevance of their input.

Does anyone else feel this way? Ever since I heard about this game I got really excited and even once I started up the game I loved it. Unfortunately it only plays for 5 minutes before it craps out. I would be more in tune to be patient if I knew fixes were on the horizon and that EA/Dice hasn't left everyone out to dry if we don't have the same specs the game was tested on. This is regarding the Demo only, the only way I'm going to march down to the store is if I know that EA/Dice are committed to future development and fixes of the game. This game has so much potential, but it seems all of the sites dedicated to the game have no info or feedback from EA/Dice. It just doesn't seem like what it should be for a game that has been waited upon worldwide. Any response EA/Dice?

09-22-2002, 01:43 AM	#1 (permalink)
Hustler Private Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 31	EA/Dice need to get more involved with their fan base. The only thing that really bothers me out of this whole mess with so many bugs is that EA/Dice are not being very open about known issues besides the crap they posted in the README file. They aren't telling people that they are working on a new patch, they aren't telling anyone what issues they are trying to resolve. They won't admit to other issues that are plain obvious now. The game has so many awesome features and such a great engine it just needs some tweaking. Let the community help make the game grow instead of just hiding in your corner and not getting involved with the very people you expect to support your game. It seems fairly obvious someone at EA pushed or put a ridiculous deadline on a product which was not tested nor finished completely. Give Dice a chance to fix some of the bugs and talk with the community who has now had to be the test dummies. The first month is going to be a marketing success or failure as to how people feel about the game. The only news I've read from EA regarding the game since the 1.1 update is the fact they are going after cheaters. Ya thats great and all but why don't you concentrate on fixing the problems that prevent people from playing the game period. The more quiet EA is about the problems and the future resolving of these problems, the more the community thinks that EA doesn't give a crap about the future of the game and how it impacts the online gaming community tomorrow. Maybe EA just wants to pitch out a game that makes a few bucks then move on to some other title. Thats not how quake made its millions. ID software was constantly fixing things, talking to the community about how it planned on fixing a problem and generally was involved in the community. Can someone from EA in design or preferably DICE come in here and let us know what the plan is for the game as far as the future is concerned. We don't want to hear from some 9.95/hour beta testing geek and what he sees as the future as they don't know squat. Tomorrow they are testing the next EA game to be released so I don't see the relevance of their input. Does anyone else feel this way? Ever since I heard about this game I got really excited and even once I started up the game I loved it. Unfortunately it only plays for 5 minutes before it craps out. I would be more in tune to be patient if I knew fixes were on the horizon and that EA/Dice hasn't left everyone out to dry if we don't have the same specs the game was tested on. This is regarding the Demo only, the only way I'm going to march down to the store is if I know that EA/Dice are committed to future development and fixes of the game. This game has so much potential, but it seems all of the sites dedicated to the game have no info or feedback from EA/Dice. It just doesn't seem like what it should be for a game that has been waited upon worldwide. Any response EA/Dice? __________________ EA/Dice Please keep the patches coming ASAP!