Kitakami
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Joined: 5/3/2002 From: The bridge of the DNTK Kitakami Status: offline
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So much truth in your words... As a carboard wargamer ot 75+ titles, and an avid computer gamer of games like the veritable Guadalcanal Campaign for the Apple II (and a few here know just how good playing it was, even with its simple graphics), all I have to say is that people nowadays lack patience. I remember fondly SPI's War in the Pacific (yes, THE monster), AH's VitP, and VG's PacWar. I owned all three, and still have PacWar neatly stored. But THIS is just soooo much better in comparison. Not to have to write down where everything was because the dinner table will see guests, to be able to save a game and continue it a few days (or weeks) afterwards... that is priceless. And if the price to pay for it is, besides a monetary fee that is lower than what some of the new carboard startegic games cost nowadays, having patience in tweaking the installation and in waiting for the patches, well... I will gladly pay that price. We live in a day and age that seeks instant gratification, where and when we expect everything delivered yesterday because we want it now. That is a shame because if we want a thoroughly tested and well thought-out product, it will require time. And patches are unavoidable because even if games were released with zero programming flaws, the feedback from the players would merit at least a few patches, whether on interface details, OOB or whatever. So, kudos to Matrix and 2by3 for an EXCELLENT product. Do not despair if the disagreeing voices are the loudest, the grognards among your clientelle surely appreciate your products and your service. Again, thanks.
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