X2 the Threat doesn't trust you

tesco samoa · #1 January 11th, 2004, 10:58 PM

yea that is really weird. I do not remember any other games doing this. I have seen it in work software....

Ed Kolis · #2 January 11th, 2004, 11:12 PM

Aren't there, like, any REVIEWS or anything? They can't make customers sign an NDA...

Fyron · #3 January 12th, 2004, 12:33 AM

Reviews mean nothing. Civ 3 got rave reviews accross the board.

Atrocities · #4 January 12th, 2004, 02:43 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Unknown_Enemy:
Hi People,

Do you remember a post about that game in this forum ? I discovered it a few months ago when an egosoft developer wrote a post here about it.

So, when the game went out, I headed to their forums, as I learned long ago to never trust reviews. To get an advice on a game, I lurk on a game's forums, reading infos about the game's behavior. Think MOO3 or Deus Ex2 to see my meaning.

In fact, I even made a post in the Support Forum asking a question about the manual. Then I forgot about the game, because it is not due in France until next month. A few days ago, I read somewhere that the game has been heavily patched. So I go back to their forums, wondering what was done with it as it was seemingly bug infested. To my surprise, I cannot access anymore the support forum.

To get a patch, you have to be registred. I can understand that. But not be able to brose the technical forum is to me highly suspicious, and that seems to me overkill if indeed it was decided for Piracy reasons. It is depriving me of precious informations about the game's quality.

Oh well,

That was just today's rant.

That is over kill and should be taken as a horribly bad sign.

Also I post at the Deus Ex IW Tech forum as well. The game is good, but has many issues that need to be addressed. Still it is a fun game.

Lazarus · #5 January 12th, 2004, 02:46 AM

I remember the first game so im not eager to rush out to the store for this one regardless of what is said

pathfinder · #6 January 12th, 2004, 04:54 AM

Currently playing the game.

Decent but a bit buggy. Manual is worse than the original for SEIV. Only 1 patch *shrug*.

Decent game IMHO...better than X:Beyond the Frontier (1st one in the series).

As for the forum bit....Star Wars Galaxies had something similar done after going live. Guess I don't see anything strange about the registration requirement.

[ January 12, 2004, 03:39: Message edited by: pathfinder ]

Puke · #7 January 12th, 2004, 09:01 AM

my god you're wiggy.

"you didnt read my message"

"no, YOU didnt read MINE!"

good god, if the support forum is closed, ask somewhere else. I tell you TWICE to check the general forum, you ignore me both times, and the second time you ignore me, you even manage to QUOTE me telling you to do it.

Im not sure if you honestly dont understand the difference between the closed support forum and the open general forum, or if you are choosing to ignore that option, or if you are just so in love with being upset and having something to ***** about that you dont want to explore other possibilites.

I cant really help you more than that. If you dont want to go to their general forum and ask all the people playing the game what its like, then you just wont be able to buy it. I can understand not wanting to throw money away without some information to make your decision, but youre totally ignoring a simple and easy method to gather that information.

Its really no skin off my back, but its sort of frustrating seeing you incite an otherwise rational bunch of people into fearing and hating what by all accounts is a good game in a niche genere, from a small publisher whom should probably get more press. sort of like Shrapnel. I mean, the rational thing to do is to head over there and ASK about the game, not give up because you cant access ONE forum out of FOUR.

But instead you have convinced everyone that this is the next moo3, and you managed to do it with nothing but a request for blind faith that there is a conspiracy. congratulations, you should try a career in politics or religion.