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[Jourin]

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I will defend myself since you quoted me (out of context)

I think MM had a choice. Continue to work with the 50 unpaid beta testers (hey that got a free game and got to play it for x months so I consider them lucky) and fix all the minor problems or release it and continue to improve the game.

The community put pressure on MM to release the game, and MM complied but stated that the game will not be released with any major/obvious bugs.

AI level: The AI in SEIII was very good and it didn't cheat but it evolved. When you first play the game and are more worried about correcting bugs by testing weird scenarios the AI can be stupid and still give you a challenge. Only after humans play numerous games and evolve strategies does the stupidity of the AI show. Other companies compensate by letting the AI cheat and to me that ruins the game. I like playing against an AI that doesn't "cheat"

I think as people play the game and note the stupid things the AI does - then report them back to MM, the AI will improve. I am very good at strategy games and can easily beat most AIs on the top level, yet the AI in SEIII was challenging. I think the AI can evolve in SEIV to also be very challenging.

If you think the AI is doing something stupid - send your reasons why along with your approach plus the save game to MM and MAYBE they will be able to make the AI smarter.

The big difference between MM and ALL other companies is that MM will try while other companies usually just take your money and run.

I will let the matter drop, but please do not quote me out of context.

Thanks