Hey, Bob just read your interesting post, but there are several points
that I disagree with to warrant a reply. So...
What's wrong with being disappointed. "You can please some of the people
all of the time, all of the people some of the time, but you can't
please all of the people all of the time." Heard that before. I'm sure
that there have been times in your life when something has disappointed
you and I doubt whether being expected to "put up or shut up" in such
situations would have gone down too well.
You say that all these people are doing is posting these "N3 really
sucks" posts? From what I've read, most disappointed people who have
posted here have gone on to explain why they're disappointed. I mean is
it ok to have "N3 is really great" posts.
You also said that if these people had taken the trouble to find out
more about the product then they wouldn't have put themselves in this
position. Well, I've got news for you, not everyone has the time,
drive, foresight, whatever to find out about a game in advance of it
coming out. And besides, where did you get all this insight, the only
place I read anything about the up and coming N3 was through this ng.
What am I supposed to do? Trawl through the nets every last orifice
until I come across something pertinent.
Indeed it was clear that there was no GPL physics, although it was
mentioned that the physics engine was being improved upon. However,
this doesn't seem to be the case and it just proves that information
about what is in a game prior to its release is generally just
speculation and it is not until the game comes out that people can see
for themselves what it is really like. It doesn't matter how much is
written about a game prior to its release - all those it's gonna have
this and gonna do that count for nought - it will never tell the whole
story. The only way to get decent feedback on what a game is really
like is to hear from people that have actually played it and that is
why, since N3 has come out and we have a more informed and broader view
of the game, that I am only now quite aware of what I will be getting
when it finally goes on release here in the UK, and despite the negative
aspects of N3, there are enough positives in there to make me want this
game.
One more thing. Why wasn't a demo put out for this game? Surely this
would have given all of us the opportunity to find out for ourselves
whether the game was a significant improvement of the previous versions
and would certainly have given more opportunity for those "whiners" to
find out for themselves instead of having to wait to purchase the game.
Just an opinion, of course. ;-)
--
Peter Ives
