donhenriko
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- Joined
- Nov 13, 2010
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Dear Fireaxis.
I have been a faithful player of all Civilizations editions ever since Civiliazation I came out in 1991. Not only do I love all the Civ games from I to V, but also the Colonization games. Not only am I a solid SP player in all games, but also a seasoned multiplayer in Civ III to V. I have spent many hours playing Civ online with friends and strangers alike. I must really say that the Civ family must be the best games ever produced, at least in my opinion.
When Civ V finally came out after years of waiting, I must say that I was thrilled. A game based on the combat engine from the epic game panzer General couldn't be wrong. I was indeed right. Even though many veteran civ players have dismissed the game, I must say that I love it. It is the best Civ edition so far, at least in my opinion.
However, many bug issues started to manifest itself in SP as well as MP shortly after I had acquired the game. Since I do not play SP anymore, I will leave the matter aside in this thread. Concerning MP, though, I have alot to say about Civ V.
First of all, the game has been buggy through all the patches, including the last one, which in fact, made the game unplayable. It is now impossible to play a 6 player game online without the game crashing before turn 5. Civ V MP has in fact been unstable through the entire life of the game. In MP, players see regular crashes in game, forcing thems to restart game in Windows and reload from game lobby. Furthermore, it has proved impossible to play a large map with 12 players without the game crashing 100 % sure. Even 8 players standard map is extremely hard to play without players waiting hours as a consequence of lags or constant reloading caused by game crashing. Even a 6 player game has almost unsurmontable obstacles when launching, causing only the most patient of the MP players to actually be able finish a small map game. Furthermore, it has proved impossible to play Civ V in DX11 without fatal consequences for MP games. Lastly, many small bug issues omnipresent throughout the (MP) game are indeed frustrating.
I feel that I have been extremely patient in waiting for Fireaxis to fix the MP bug issues already present from Civ V's release. I understand that it is impossible to make a bug free MP game, but Civ V MP really seems downprioritized by the Fireaxis developers. Take Civ IV for example. Yes, there were some bug issues and some problems in game, but nothing close to the epic failures we regularly see in Civ V MP. I therefore feel like Sid Meier has abandoned me and many other faithful Civ MP players.
Please Fireaxis. Do you really want to abandon your faithful core players?? As a matter of fact, the only computer game I play is Civ. Now, I wont open Civ V again before MP is properly programmed. Why don't you do it??? Is it too expensive for you? If it is, please tell the players so that we can pool our resources and hire a programmer for you.
IS IT REALLY THAT HARD TO MAKE A PLAYABLE MP GAME SID MEIER AND FIREAXIS? PLEASE!!?
Best regards,
Henrik
I have been a faithful player of all Civilizations editions ever since Civiliazation I came out in 1991. Not only do I love all the Civ games from I to V, but also the Colonization games. Not only am I a solid SP player in all games, but also a seasoned multiplayer in Civ III to V. I have spent many hours playing Civ online with friends and strangers alike. I must really say that the Civ family must be the best games ever produced, at least in my opinion.
When Civ V finally came out after years of waiting, I must say that I was thrilled. A game based on the combat engine from the epic game panzer General couldn't be wrong. I was indeed right. Even though many veteran civ players have dismissed the game, I must say that I love it. It is the best Civ edition so far, at least in my opinion.
However, many bug issues started to manifest itself in SP as well as MP shortly after I had acquired the game. Since I do not play SP anymore, I will leave the matter aside in this thread. Concerning MP, though, I have alot to say about Civ V.
First of all, the game has been buggy through all the patches, including the last one, which in fact, made the game unplayable. It is now impossible to play a 6 player game online without the game crashing before turn 5. Civ V MP has in fact been unstable through the entire life of the game. In MP, players see regular crashes in game, forcing thems to restart game in Windows and reload from game lobby. Furthermore, it has proved impossible to play a large map with 12 players without the game crashing 100 % sure. Even 8 players standard map is extremely hard to play without players waiting hours as a consequence of lags or constant reloading caused by game crashing. Even a 6 player game has almost unsurmontable obstacles when launching, causing only the most patient of the MP players to actually be able finish a small map game. Furthermore, it has proved impossible to play Civ V in DX11 without fatal consequences for MP games. Lastly, many small bug issues omnipresent throughout the (MP) game are indeed frustrating.
I feel that I have been extremely patient in waiting for Fireaxis to fix the MP bug issues already present from Civ V's release. I understand that it is impossible to make a bug free MP game, but Civ V MP really seems downprioritized by the Fireaxis developers. Take Civ IV for example. Yes, there were some bug issues and some problems in game, but nothing close to the epic failures we regularly see in Civ V MP. I therefore feel like Sid Meier has abandoned me and many other faithful Civ MP players.
Please Fireaxis. Do you really want to abandon your faithful core players?? As a matter of fact, the only computer game I play is Civ. Now, I wont open Civ V again before MP is properly programmed. Why don't you do it??? Is it too expensive for you? If it is, please tell the players so that we can pool our resources and hire a programmer for you.
IS IT REALLY THAT HARD TO MAKE A PLAYABLE MP GAME SID MEIER AND FIREAXIS? PLEASE!!?
Best regards,
Henrik
