SE5 gets some... "recognition"

[Xrati]

Maybe that's why people stay here at this site, better games?

[Phoenix-D]

SFI's definitely an odd publisher, and I'm really not sure what MM got out of going to them. I haven't seen SE5 on the shelves at all, for example..

[Baal]

I've seen it at The EB games just down the street from me.

[Fyron]

I've seen it at EB Games too.

[Atrocities]

DingBat I will bet money that you never even bought the game.


Edit:
I posted something that I would not normally have posted because I became angry at the comments of another poster. I had no call to call that poster ignorate or otherwise.

[capnq]

Phoenix-D said: SFI's definitely an odd publisher, and I'm really not sure what MM got out of going to them.

Enough money to continue development (according to at least one interview).

Speaking of odd, can anybody explain to me why attempting to load that Metacritic site would cause a soft reboot?

[Atrocities]

Any time a web site causes a soft reboot means web site bad!

[DingBat]

Er, wow. Such hostility. Nice.

I suppose it's not that surprising that a guy with 13k posts on a forum is going to be a fanboi, but you might want to consider toning it down, just a tad.

I've purchased plenty of games lately that have worked quite well out of the box. I write software for a living and have actually witnessed releases that are virtually defect free. You clearly have no experience in this area. But that's not the point.

But, here are a couple of interesting points:

1. What does the record of other developers who release shoddy games have to do with MM? Why do you even compare them?

2. Why do you feel compelled to defend MM in the first place? How would you have suffered if the release of SEV had been postponed until it was more stable? Your supposition that releasing it early has been a good thing because it flushes out bug reports is truly bizarre. What are beta testers for?

3. I've seen many product releases in my day. Releasing a product too soon, in an unstable condition, is almost never a good idea. It's hard to measure the impact on customers, which is why a lot of companies do it, but it does affect future sales and it is difficult to fix.

4. You seem to feel that pointing out these things is akin to an attack on the game and the developer. Not true. People don't raise issues with games they don't care about. They raise issues with games they want to play. SEV is that game, but right now, it's broken for me. Again, I'm not exactly sure why you've appointed yourself defender of the faith here. I'm sure the developer is a big boy and can defend himself.

5. Your comments on "dilibrate" ignorance and a kick ban policy are truly stunning. How old are you?

Look, there's a simple way never to have to hear anything negative about a game you like:

a. Encourage the developer to release the game in good condition.
b. Don't read game forums.

Otherwise, you're out of luck. Who's being clueless now. Perhaps you can kick ban yourself.

Have a nice day.

[Captain Kwok]

Atrocities - I think your response is far out of line with what Dingbat has actually posted...

[Fyron]

...especially since a lot of what Dingbat posted was accurate and correct.