Re: NH Sales and returns -> My prediction ..

You can only drive as Labonte without hacking it? WTF? I thought their whole point was to make it accessible for the masses. This will piss a lot of people off in a big way. Kyle rrevved <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> > I am going to make a prediction. Of all the complaints, > (savegame, replay,etc.), the lack of the ability to drive > any car will be the number one cause of returns of this > product. > > Fans have -fierce- brand loyalty and they may see this sim > as Pontiac Heat, or Bobby LaBonte Heat, not Nascar Heat.. > > I hope I'm wrong, and for the life of me I can't understand > why it was designed this way. Most people who pay their > money and buy the game aren't in these forums and won't > have any idea as to how to hack this.. > > Ed Martin, why was this done? Do you all expect a high > level of returns because of it? >

"WTF" indeed -- do you guys REALLY think that Labonte is the ONLY choice you'll have in the final version? WHY do you think they included that "Driver Selection" screen -- just to keep the graphics guys busy? The word "bonehead" comes to mind here, and NOT with regards to Ed and the folks at MGI . . . -- JB In article <[email hidden]>, "Kyle Roberts" <[email hidden]> wrote: > You can only drive as Labonte without hacking it? WTF? I thoughttheir whole > point was to make it accessible for the masses. This will piss a lotof

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> people off in a big way. > > Kyle > > rrevved <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > > > I am going to make a prediction. Of all the complaints, > > (savegame, replay,etc.), the lack of the ability to drive > > any car will be the number one cause of returns of this > > product. > > > > Fans have -fierce- brand loyalty and they may see this sim > > as Pontiac Heat, or Bobby LaBonte Heat, not Nascar Heat.. > > > > I hope I'm wrong, and for the life of me I can't understand > > why it was designed this way. Most people who pay their > > money and buy the game aren't in these forums and won't > > have any idea as to how to hack this.. > > > > Ed Martin, why was this done? Do you all expect a high > > level of returns because of it? > > > >

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True Nascar fans if you ask me, give those boys some beer and hooters. <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:8nvmt6$ee4$[email hidden]...

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> "WTF" indeed -- do you guys REALLY think that Labonte is the ONLY > choice you'll have in the final version? WHY do you think they > included that "Driver Selection" screen -- just to keep the graphics > guys busy? > > The word "bonehead" comes to mind here, and NOT with regards to Ed and > the folks at MGI . . . > > -- JB > > In article <[email hidden]>, > "Kyle Roberts" <[email hidden]> wrote: > > You can only drive as Labonte without hacking it? WTF? I thought > their whole > > point was to make it accessible for the masses. This will piss a lot > of > > people off in a big way. > > > > Kyle > > > > rrevved <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:[email hidden]... > > > > > > I am going to make a prediction. Of all the complaints, > > > (savegame, replay,etc.), the lack of the ability to drive > > > any car will be the number one cause of returns of this > > > product. > > > > > > Fans have -fierce- brand loyalty and they may see this sim > > > as Pontiac Heat, or Bobby LaBonte Heat, not Nascar Heat.. > > > > > > I hope I'm wrong, and for the life of me I can't understand > > > why it was designed this way. Most people who pay their > > > money and buy the game aren't in these forums and won't > > > have any idea as to how to hack this.. > > > > > > Ed Martin, why was this done? Do you all expect a high > > > level of returns because of it? > > > > > > > > > > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ > Before you buy.

LOL, what's wrong with good beer and hot girls in exposing clothes ;) Thanks, Alex Harjan Brand <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:rMJo5.28697$[email hidden]...

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> True Nascar fans if you ask me, give those boys some beer and hooters. > > > <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:8nvmt6$ee4$[email hidden]... > > "WTF" indeed -- do you guys REALLY think that Labonte is the ONLY > > choice you'll have in the final version? WHY do you think they > > included that "Driver Selection" screen -- just to keep the graphics > > guys busy? > > > > The word "bonehead" comes to mind here, and NOT with regards to Ed and > > the folks at MGI . . . > > > > -- JB > > > > In article <[email hidden]>, > > "Kyle Roberts" <[email hidden]> wrote: > > > You can only drive as Labonte without hacking it? WTF? I thought > > their whole > > > point was to make it accessible for the masses. This will piss a lot > > of > > > people off in a big way. > > > > > > Kyle > > > > > > rrevved <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > > news:[email hidden]... > > > > > > > > I am going to make a prediction. Of all the complaints, > > > > (savegame, replay,etc.), the lack of the ability to drive > > > > any car will be the number one cause of returns of this > > > > product. > > > > > > > > Fans have -fierce- brand loyalty and they may see this sim > > > > as Pontiac Heat, or Bobby LaBonte Heat, not Nascar Heat.. > > > > > > > > I hope I'm wrong, and for the life of me I can't understand > > > > why it was designed this way. Most people who pay their > > > > money and buy the game aren't in these forums and won't > > > > have any idea as to how to hack this.. > > > > > > > > Ed Martin, why was this done? Do you all expect a high > > > > level of returns because of it? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ > > Before you buy. > >

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