Le Tondu
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Joined: 10/2/2001 From: Seattle, WA Status: offline
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mrgodo, You have missed the boat entirely. My posts regarding this issue have really NOT been self serving. Rather, they have been about helping this community and this game get done RIGHT. If you could read all of my posts since the very first one that I posted here, you would see that I have been VERY supportive of this game and having it done right. I have repeatedly stated and I will again, I don't care how long it takes, just do it right. Take extra time for heaven's sake. So promises were made to post screenshots back in November. When nothing happened and it was FEBRUARY, I was unhappy. I admit that I was passionate in voicing my feelings, but I wasn't alone. As an artist, I know that any screenshot is a work in progress and I also know that screenshots are regularly released by game developers for very good reasons. mrgodo you said: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "I think you're crossing the line here. For me, screenshots are tidbits which lead to an uncontrollable salivating reaction at the mere thought of getting my hands on this nectar of computational science and wargaming. It also suggests that someone is working on it and gives an impression on where they might be in their development. As a professional software tester, I do not believe that these screenshots will provide the general masses with an opportunity of finding flaws with the product. Sure, you noticed something here that contravenes the rules. But these screenshots are by no means final and we have no idea exactly where they are in terms of development. By pleading with them to release more screenshots so we can find their mistakes is just asking them to clam up more! Nice disclaimer, but it doesn't erase the fact that you've expressed a remarkable lack of faith. The above quote to me has a very harsh "I told you so! I'm so right and my screaming for screenshots is justified!" tone to it which I feel serves no constructive purpose. Remember the seinfeld episode where jerry heckles that woman at her work? Whining that matrix should feel obligated to release work in progress so that the general public can help in finding mistakes is close to the same thing. Now they will have to reveiw what they're releasing more closely to make sure that what they're releasing doesn't have any major errors that will bring to question the level of quality of the product. This will just add more stress to Bart and crew. _____________________________ Andrew Godó Superavisti palum ignum. Adiaris, sed nemo sustinet machinam! " -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I was not the one to find the error (if it turns out to be one at all), so my post cannot be an "I told you so" post. My posting was meant to be constructive and pfnognoff finding the error vindicates my original premise. Sorry, I don't watch much television. If any stress is given to the developement team, it couldn't be from me. It would have to be from the finding of the error in the first place. -Which I believe is not a bad thing in the long run. Please note that I didn't put it there. It isn't with faith that I buy a game. It is with money. I cannot think of a company that is so reticent to showing screenshots as this one. I want to know what I will spend my money on before I do. I say again -no one is perfect. The finding of an error and being double sure there are no others is a GOOD thing. Can't you see that? You seem to be advocating what some in the computer gaming industry have been doing for years -which is putting out games that are riddled with bugs and errors. That serves no one except getting those intial sales made until the potential community that could buy the game dries up and goes away. --AND that is something I don't want to see happen here.
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