I have been playing the game for the last eight hours and decided to come up for air. So I strolled over to the yee' old discussion boards to check out the numerous threads. While I sit here looking over the various threads I noticed a possible trend. Are we expecting too much, so soon? The discussion boards are loaded with everything to include the kitchen sink, not a bad thing, it actually is a good thing to a point and then it tips the scales on just expecting too much, too soon! So as to not reveal my age, let me just say this, I have been playing PC games since the Commodore 64 (They weren't called PC games back then, but rather Commodore 64 games). For those who don't have a clue, I have been nice enough to provide a link, ~~ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_64 ~~! During that time span my playing has been primarily on the D&D RPGs'. We’re talking way back to the Ultima and Wizardry series. Back in the day, when a game was released it was pretty much bug free. Why you ask, well there was NO way to retrieve patches (No Internet), unless it was so severe and I'm talking a really lethal bug, that the company responsible would actually snail mail the registered users a 5 1/4" Floppy disc with the update (The original consumer level first true floppy disc). That update was actually a NEW gaming Floppy disc, replacing the original one, since there were no hard drives for the average consumer way back then, but let me not digress. My point is the game you bought was the game you played, period. Fast forward to today and we have an entire different thing happening. When the games get released today, it is almost like we the consumers are advanced BETA testers. I mean let’s face it, when you buy a game and can't even get it to play due to bugs, well that's pretty bad. When you are required to wait for a patch to be released before you can play the game you just bought, well you get the picture. Some games are worse than others and the trend with the really good companies like BIOWARE are to release a game wherein the paying consumer gets what they paid for when they open the box. Heck they have extended the release date several times to get it right when it went out the door and to that feat I say, Good Job! Sure the game has some bugs needing a fix, but nothing really drastic and Bioware will get it fixed and will get it right, but heck, give them some time to take a breath, I mean the game hasn't been out for 30 days yet, and I believe the first large patch will happen between 30-45 days out. Which in the grand scheme of things is pretty darn quick! So yes, continue to point out the bugs and continue to post the suggestions for future game play. Any and ALL constructive criticism is just not an issue with them or your fellow gamer (The ones who actually paid for the game)! But when things branch out from that and become anything else and you all know of what I am referring to, that is just not needed on any front. To help provide some light on this subject, there was a thread, now closed and pulled {As it should have never been), wherein a person stated he got the game off a Torrent site (Yes he actually stated that, as if there was nothing wrong with that. For those who don't know what a Torrent is, It is an illegal down load of the game), and was complaining about how the graphics were rendering on his PC (Heck his OS is probably a Torrent as well). My point here is actually two fold. This type of complaint is still reviewed by Bioware as well as all of the others. Let’s face it people, they have a huge job here; they not only have to review all of the potential bug issues for validity, and then provide a patch for those issues without the fixes causing more bug issues. Anyone with knowledge of this process can confirm just how hard this is! Yet we the people would expect them to fix the issue with the snap of the finger. If only it was that easy. So let’s give them the time they need to accomplish the things that need to be done. I don't think that is asking for too much, it may even prove beneficial as they would view this as confirmation that they did indeed provide us with a Great Game!
I didn't plan on bringing this up, but since it was raised in the above paragraph, let me say it. Many people are complaining about the DLC's "costing" money. I would venture to say, if Bioware was getting paid by ALL of the people that have the game installed on their hard drive and are playing it, well there wouldn't be a need for any $$ for a DLC. BUT since that is NOT the case and in reality tens of thousands, and more every day, have downloaded the game off a Torrent site (Which usually provides a code generator as well), installed it on their hard drive and are playing it as well as complaining about it. I hate to say it, but we that pay are also to some extent making up for those who don't (The bad thing is this isn't specific to the gaming community, it is a worldwide issue and affects all of us who do it the right way). So if they charge me $5.00 for a small DLC, I say, I understand Bioware and will support you for supporting US!
I didn't post this thread as anyone reading it is required to provide a pro or con response; matter a fact a response is not really needed. I'm just venting on a subject that I felt needed it. Thanks for reading, Happy Gaming!
Gunny
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