Musopticon
I spoke too harshly. I'm sorry. There are, of course, times when things are very frustrating. Times when nothing seems to help. I too resort to sarcasm (and have here in this forum) but its not the best solution. In the complex, real world, things are rarely simple. It doesn't necessarily boil down to who's right and who's wrong.
Companies spend a great deal of money on public relations because it IS important to communicate. Even if a company can't fix every problem, it's important to communicate that they do try and they do care about the customer. If a company just throws up their hands and says "f*** all of you", its a sure path to disaster. I don't think OE has done that and just wanted to warn you (too strongly, I fear) that IMO you might, unintentionally, be giving ppl a wrong impression
Probably should have kept my mouth shut.
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Nah, no problem. I understand that some hate might be in the air dues to otuhright muteness of Obsidian's feedback on the subject of patches, or whatever on that matter. Most people buy games hoping to get their money's worth. You have to note though that giving some support to the game and then going to other projects isn't that huge crime in the biz. It's afterall all about the money, especially with Obs being such a new company. Getting game out as fast as can, with it working with most rigs is a commemorable achievement. Contrary to the popular belief; the people who read 'net news sites and forums are a minority. So those few hundred thousand who bought KotOR 2 on xbox last christmas probably have never heard of content patches or restoration projects. The few moning fans on some remote internet board don't matter to a company struggling with quarter years a whole lot, when so many, seemingly staisfied buyers have already opened their wallet.
Most game companies don't even note their fans, not to mention talk with them like Obs has done in the past. That's what first got me to these forums; a lead designer was making dev diary-like threads about the main new features. Other than new, better graphics. For dear god; I remember a thread about the Echani and how would they be portrayed in the game. And what about Akari, Ferret, Morgan, Urquhart? Some new members might not know how much part, compared with for example the much-fabled Bioware nowadays, the devs have taken with the forums and fans, but seeing hate-filled posts, threads and polls irritates me ever so slightly.