This is for those who will be buying Civ V and say right now they say they are dieing and can't wait for the game to come out. So now we are only a few days away from release, will you be upset if the game has bugs or is an incomplete game?
The trend lately is to release games that are not ready. For a few companies, I can find this forgiving because they are a 2 man show. But for a company like Firaxis I find this unforgivable. Civ IV was released too early because for lots of people the game was unplayable. Most had to wait for the 3rd patch for the game to be playable.
We always have talks on wanting a game NOW. Lots of times we have a game now, we complain because of bugs, and saying the games were released way to early and shoudln't have been released at all.
So what about Civ V? Just say the game is bugy. I am hoping it's not the case, but lets just say it is. Would you be upset? Or would you be happy the game is out and you can play now and always patch it later.
Or would you rather wait another month or two instead of another 4 or 7 days, and let Firaxis tweak out the bugs, so we have a perfect game when it is released.
For me, I am leary, Firxis in my eyes have a tarnished record. The release of Civ IV was very poor and should be a big embaressement for them. I am hoping this is not the case, but with alot of games being released and needing patches all the time to make it a good game, you can see why I am leary.
If the game is buggy, then the game should have been released months ago if we are going to be paying for a beta product.
So would you rather have Civ V now, and buggy, or wait till it gets fixed. Again, I am not saying this is the case, but just curious as to what people think.
The trend lately is to release games that are not ready. For a few companies, I can find this forgiving because they are a 2 man show. But for a company like Firaxis I find this unforgivable. Civ IV was released too early because for lots of people the game was unplayable. Most had to wait for the 3rd patch for the game to be playable.
We always have talks on wanting a game NOW. Lots of times we have a game now, we complain because of bugs, and saying the games were released way to early and shoudln't have been released at all.
So what about Civ V? Just say the game is bugy. I am hoping it's not the case, but lets just say it is. Would you be upset? Or would you be happy the game is out and you can play now and always patch it later.
Or would you rather wait another month or two instead of another 4 or 7 days, and let Firaxis tweak out the bugs, so we have a perfect game when it is released.
For me, I am leary, Firxis in my eyes have a tarnished record. The release of Civ IV was very poor and should be a big embaressement for them. I am hoping this is not the case, but with alot of games being released and needing patches all the time to make it a good game, you can see why I am leary.
If the game is buggy, then the game should have been released months ago if we are going to be paying for a beta product.
So would you rather have Civ V now, and buggy, or wait till it gets fixed. Again, I am not saying this is the case, but just curious as to what people think.