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I would be pretty irritated if I bought a game on opening day, and had to take a half hour to download a patch

Posted by groiny (aka groiny) Sep 7 '11, 08:07

right off the bat.

Seems they had enough time to fix that shit before release, for sure.

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Ahh, First World Problems. -- nm - Ender Sep 7, 08:35 1
- I know! I only had to wait 45 minutes to get my daily ration of sucking the rock. That's way less frustrating than waiting for a patch to download. -- nm - Child of Famine si Sep 7, 08:39
dude...that's like a quarter of the time you're in the bathroom. -- nm - Remlik Sep 7, 08:30 3
- most of that is just prep time. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 7, 08:32 1
  - "you can do it!" -- nm - Remlik Sep 7, 08:35
- I thought "download a patch" was a euphemism for what he does in there. -- nm - loosilu Sep 7, 08:31
beats the double fine downloadable game i bought where i encountered a game breaking bug four hours in.... - x Sep 7, 08:15
yeah, that really sucks for you. -- nm - Starving African Orphan Sep 7, 08:14 2
- you have a fly on your eye. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 7, 08:15 1
  - looks like I get to eat tonight, then! -- nm - Starving African Orphan Sep 7, 08:15
I actually like doing that because I know it's all spiffy and up to date. -- nm - Max Sep 7, 08:12 3
- on day one????? - groiny Sep 7, 08:13 2
  - Forza made their Porsche announcement six weeks out from release, which tells me that's the time they were going to press. If it were Duke Nukem... - Max Sep 7, 08:17
  - Gears of War 3 supposedly went gold on August 20th. Release date is September 20th -- (link) - oblique Sep 7, 08:17
I'd only be mildly annoyed honestly. I'd rather wait 30 minutes than have a game that doesn't work. -- nm - Shaun Sep 7, 08:09 14
- "Here's the keys to your brand new car! Now hold on while we change the oil and rotate the tires." -- nm - Reagen Sep 7, 08:12 3
  - It's more like (inside) - Shaun Sep 7, 08:19 2
    - Can I just get a refund then? - groiny Sep 7, 08:21 1
      - Of for sure. The nerve. /fwp -- nm - Shaun Sep 7, 08:22
- even if it was day one? - groiny Sep 7, 08:10 9
  - It's not like they finished development on it yesterday. And you are out of your mind if you think games don't have any bugs. -- nm - Shaun Sep 7, 08:12
  - I wouldn't expect it for a digital release but for pressed DVDs, it's bound to happen. There's quite a lag between gold mastering and release -- nm - oblique Sep 7, 08:11 7
    - exactly. I've had quite a few games where the first thing it did was go and get an update. Mildly annoying, but if it makes things work so be it. -- nm - decline Sep 7, 08:14 6
      - i think its more a symptom of lack of quality review and rushed game development. - tRuMaN Sep 7, 08:18 5
        
        I love this thread. -- nm - muzungu psilotum Sep 7, 08:38
        
        I've come to expect this over the last few years. Rarely is a game complete and without major bugs when it's released. - Krusty Sep 7, 08:34
        
        gamers are so bitchy and whiny that it must be a tough call.... - x Sep 7, 08:20 1
        
        either way, someone gets reamed. -- nm - tRuMaN Sep 7, 08:26
        
        this, is exactly my point. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 7, 08:19

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