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Surgeon · 12-16-2002, 06:39 AM

[quote="CSF_Jaizen":4523f] At least they are nice enough to bring out a patch for it. Alot of other companies wouldn't even bother.[/quote:4523f]

Really ?? Well lets look at the best 3/4 top FPS games around : UT2003 / Half-Life / Quake 3 / MoHAA

Question 1:

Which game has had the least support from its developers ?

Question 2:

Which game has the source code not been released for ?

Question 3:

List all the patches produced for the games listed

Answer 1:

MoHAA

Answer 2:

MoHAA

Answer 3:

Half-Life - too many to count

Quake 3 - too many to count

UT 2003 - only 1 so far, but a second one on the way in the next week or 2(but the game has only been out a few weeks !!!!!)

MoHAA - 2 - and the benefits have been debatable - and in some cases would have been better not to instal the patch...

TBH i'm not Microsofts biggest fan - but when it comes to supporting their games they do the job 20 times better than EA. Time and time again its been proven that properly supporting your game goes a long way. You make more money on the game, and customers are more willing to purchase the next one, and the one after that....

I've returned Spearhead to the shop where I got it because it wasn't worth the money i paid for it.....I agree that EALA were probably thrown in at the deep end and i feel sorry for them cause they've taken a lot of flak for some things which they probably didn't have time to look into properly....

As for the SDK..well its the only thing keeping me (and my site) in this community. I'm hoping that EA have seen the light and are actually going to produce a good SDK this time around, with more than just an updated map editor in it. If not, I'll start looking for a game thats properly supported and go buy it with the money I got back from SH.....

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Surgeon is Offline Senior Member Posts: 415 Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Fife, Scotland	12-16-2002, 06:39 AM [quote="CSF_Jaizen":4523f] At least they are nice enough to bring out a patch for it. Alot of other companies wouldn't even bother.[/quote:4523f] Really ?? Well lets look at the best 3/4 top FPS games around : UT2003 / Half-Life / Quake 3 / MoHAA Question 1: Which game has had the least support from its developers ? Question 2: Which game has the source code not been released for ? Question 3: List all the patches produced for the games listed Answer 1: MoHAA Answer 2: MoHAA Answer 3: Half-Life - too many to count Quake 3 - too many to count UT 2003 - only 1 so far, but a second one on the way in the next week or 2(but the game has only been out a few weeks !!!!!) MoHAA - 2 - and the benefits have been debatable - and in some cases would have been better not to instal the patch... TBH i'm not Microsofts biggest fan - but when it comes to supporting their games they do the job 20 times better than EA. Time and time again its been proven that properly supporting your game goes a long way. You make more money on the game, and customers are more willing to purchase the next one, and the one after that.... I've returned Spearhead to the shop where I got it because it wasn't worth the money i paid for it.....I agree that EALA were probably thrown in at the deep end and i feel sorry for them cause they've taken a lot of flak for some things which they probably didn't have time to look into properly.... As for the SDK..well its the only thing keeping me (and my site) in this community. I'm hoping that EA have seen the light and are actually going to produce a good SDK this time around, with more than just an updated map editor in it. If not, I'll start looking for a game thats properly supported and go buy it with the money I got back from SH.....