What have the BETA testers thought of the game?

[PSUColonel]

Originally Posted by kckid4u

He didn't.

yes he did.

[kckid4u]

Originally Posted by PSUColonel

yes he did.

Where?

[PSUColonel]

Originally Posted by kckid4u

Where?

It no longer appears to be around, but I am nearly certain he did at one time say "the game would very likely be released sometime in May."

[PotatoPeeler]

Originally Posted by The Wolf

Yeah, just like some people are jackasses.

(I know it was already said, and well said, but I wanted to reinforce it.)

Agreed.

[NCBeachBum]

Originally Posted by Hotwheelz

I am actually curious where he said sometime in May. I haven't been able to visit the boards as much as I used to so I probably missed it somewhere. Don't get me wrong....I don't doubt you. Just curious where he said that...

This is the only thing I've seen:


"Way before" the All-Star break

[Hotwheelz]

Thanks.

I am still playing OOTP8 and very happy with the game so I am not in a huge hurry for the release. And I did pre-order. And I still have trust in the company. Very odd....

[Markus Heinsohn]

Originally Posted by Hotwheelz

And I did pre-order. And I still have trust in the company. Very odd....

Not odd at all... after all OOTP 2007/8 was the best PC game (it won the PC Gamer award) last year

[jerrycapo]

Technically speaking the dates given for the release have been around May and Spring 2008.

Here is where Battists posted and said around May:

OOTP 9 Update - March 28

and here is a quote from the newsletter:

From OOTP Newsletter received on 4/23/08


We are proud to announce the start of pre-ordering for OOTP 9!

The game is currently in beta testing and will be released in Spring 2008. The pre-order price is just $24.99, a substantial saving over the anticipated list price of $39.99.

I do not see anywhere that a May release was promised.

[Muzamba]

Originally Posted by PotatoPeeler

I'm wondering how they're feeling about being the only people to get to play the game before the All-Star break.

It's actually a lot like working in the kitchen at your favorite restaurant. When you see what goes on "behind the scenes" (how everything looks when it's raw, how the food is thrown together, all the discarded rotting remnants) it's not all that appetizing. Yet when it finally comes out to the table, you still can't wait to dig in!

[Neags23]

Originally Posted by Muzamba

It's actually a lot like working in the kitchen at your favorite restaurant. When you see what goes on "behind the scenes" (how everything looks when it's raw, how the food is thrown together, all the discarded rotting remnants) it's not all that appetizing. Yet when it finally comes out to the table, you still can't wait to dig in!

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[Hotwheelz]

Originally Posted by Markus Heinsohn

Not odd at all... after all OOTP 2007/8 was the best PC game (it won the PC Gamer award) last year

I didn't mean that as a shot at the game. I have had no problems with the company or with the product. I have put so many hours into OOTP8 that I have gotten a return on my money many times over. It just seems that those of us that continue to pre-order the game every year are in the minority. Or so it seems on the boards.

I just did a poor job of phrasing my post. I apologize.