SE5 gets some... "recognition"

[NullAshton]

As many people as it takes before people start ignoring him?

[President_Elect_Shang]

True, you have me there! Until he labels me a dick.

[Demorve]

The review on Gamespot was done in Nov. of 2000 by Bruce Geryk so I'm pretty sure it's the original game.

Here's the link to the SEIV review: http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/...pace%20empires

Maybe it's the biases of the reviewer's that's coming into play. I know that Bruce Geryk is a hardcore boardgamer and computer strategy gamer. I don't recognize the SEV reviewer.

Just for the sake of discussion what happen's if SEV never rises above mediocrity even after all the bug's are fixed? I know Aaron can create a better game and I for one would rather see him move on to SEVI than to spend a large amout of time fixing SEV if that game turns out to be no good.

[DingBat]

A couple of observations:

1. When people are disappointed in a purchase, ESPECIALLY one they were looking forward to, you are likely to hear complaints.

2. Complaining, even venting, is healthy. It releases stress.

3. Trying to argue with someone who is venting is no win situation. It's best to let the venting just go. Every forum should have a venting thread.

4. There is actually a good side to public venting. If the developer feels enough heat, then perhaps they might hold off on the next release until the proper quality level is reached. It's called a feedback loop and its the way the world works. It's neither bad or good.

My $0.02

[Yimboli]

NullAshton said:
As many people as it takes before people start ignoring him?

Exactly... whether you meant to or not I think you've agreed with EK at a very basic level. Ed said to stop flaming him. Ignoring him would require that you not flame. Can we let this thread die?



Dingbat, well put. Not the whole story, but well put.

[Atrocities]

Ed Kolis said:
Guys, will you quit flaming each other? Please? Especially Atrocities, you're SUPPOSED to be a moderator... is it going to come down to Mindi or somebody coming here and taking that power away from you???

Ed read my posts. I haven't flamed any one and the one time I did flame someone I apologized for it. I think the best course of action now is to simply move foward and leave this tangent in the past.

[Atrocities]

DingBat said:

A couple of observations:

1. When people are disappointed in a purchase, ESPECIALLY one they were looking forward to, you are likely to hear complaints.

2. Complaining, even venting, is healthy. It releases stress.

3. Trying to argue with someone who is venting is no win situation. It's best to let the venting just go. Every forum should have a venting thread.

4. There is actually a good side to public venting. If the developer feels enough heat, then perhaps they might hold off on the next release until the proper quality level is reached. It's called a feedback loop and its the way the world works. It's neither bad or good.

My $0.02

Very good observation. Well stated.

[Xrati]

I have the SEV Demo. I didn't like the way the game handled. I will hold off purchasing the game until it is ready. It’s a simple concept. I appreciate the ability to have a demo to make my choice with. Much better then buying the game AND THEN finding out it doesn’t’ work. If you bought the game before trying the demo then you probably shouldn’t be out there shopping in the first place.

[Mindi]

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