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Bears5122 · 03-28-2004, 08:52 PM

This board has gotten ridiculous lately. Here is some advice:

Those complaining about the games release - Get a LIFE! My god, it's a computer game, not some elixir that will cure you from a deadly poison you just ingested. There are other things in this world you can do such as go to school, work, hang with friends or just watch TV. There is a whole big bold world out there that can occupy your time till then.

If you guys truly hate how the company has handled the matter, don't buy the game. Isn't that the ultimate form of protest against something you feel is wrong?

Those who go into each thread and bash those guys - I hate you too. You bump those stupid threads to the top. I'm starting to feel like some of you get off on those threads and responding. If everyone just teamed up to not respond to those threads, they'd be off the first page within an hour.

Those who defend the game to no end - I hate you too! Some of you act like you have your life savings invested in this company. I swear, Markus could put a virus into the game that blew up your hard drive and some of you would still say what a great game this is. It's a computer game, if you like it, great, if you hear someone doesn't like it, respect their opinion and move on.

Finally, the delay shows that the company isn't as established as we thought. They are clearly miles away from being a legit software company. The saddest thing is that this game was delayed due to ITP. If you have played ITP, you'd know it is arguably one of the worst games I've ever played. OOTP however is one of the best games I've ever played. A good company never takes their bread winner for granted. It'd be like Coca-Cola not having enough Coke products to ship because they spent their time making Vanilla Coke.

Personally, I doubt I'll buy V6. I have a great time with V5 still and I don't know what to expect out of V6. I truly don't think it will be out till mid-late April. Even after it comes out, we most likely won't have rosters, and I'm sure plenty of bugs with this new system in place. By the time the game is playable, it will be summer. I don't spend much time in the Summer at home on my computer. Most of my OOTP time is spent from March-May, so needless to say, this delay has cost them atleast one customer.

After that being said, I'm not mad at them. It was a business decision they made, and perhaps they will gain many more new customers from this decision. I'll enjoy V5 and if V6 comes out this week, I'll probably buy it. I didn't preorder the game because I felt the price cut and preorder strategy was put in place to enable them to lock in customers when the game is majorly delayed.

Maybe I'm wrong, who knows...but right now, I hate everyone.

03-28-2004, 08:52 PM	#1 (permalink)
Bears5122 All Star Reserve Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 721	I Hate Everyone! This board has gotten ridiculous lately. Here is some advice: Those complaining about the games release - Get a LIFE! My god, it's a computer game, not some elixir that will cure you from a deadly poison you just ingested. There are other things in this world you can do such as go to school, work, hang with friends or just watch TV. There is a whole big bold world out there that can occupy your time till then. If you guys truly hate how the company has handled the matter, don't buy the game. Isn't that the ultimate form of protest against something you feel is wrong? Those who go into each thread and bash those guys - I hate you too. You bump those stupid threads to the top. I'm starting to feel like some of you get off on those threads and responding. If everyone just teamed up to not respond to those threads, they'd be off the first page within an hour. Those who defend the game to no end - I hate you too! Some of you act like you have your life savings invested in this company. I swear, Markus could put a virus into the game that blew up your hard drive and some of you would still say what a great game this is. It's a computer game, if you like it, great, if you hear someone doesn't like it, respect their opinion and move on. Finally, the delay shows that the company isn't as established as we thought. They are clearly miles away from being a legit software company. The saddest thing is that this game was delayed due to ITP. If you have played ITP, you'd know it is arguably one of the worst games I've ever played. OOTP however is one of the best games I've ever played. A good company never takes their bread winner for granted. It'd be like Coca-Cola not having enough Coke products to ship because they spent their time making Vanilla Coke. Personally, I doubt I'll buy V6. I have a great time with V5 still and I don't know what to expect out of V6. I truly don't think it will be out till mid-late April. Even after it comes out, we most likely won't have rosters, and I'm sure plenty of bugs with this new system in place. By the time the game is playable, it will be summer. I don't spend much time in the Summer at home on my computer. Most of my OOTP time is spent from March-May, so needless to say, this delay has cost them atleast one customer. After that being said, I'm not mad at them. It was a business decision they made, and perhaps they will gain many more new customers from this decision. I'll enjoy V5 and if V6 comes out this week, I'll probably buy it. I didn't preorder the game because I felt the price cut and preorder strategy was put in place to enable them to lock in customers when the game is majorly delayed. Maybe I'm wrong, who knows...but right now, I hate everyone.