About Patch or Version 2.0

Fabfire · #1 September 23rd, 2005, 04:36 PM

You can't blame anyone who was not adequately informed about the situation for not understanding why things are happening the way they are.

Given this fact, I can't see why to reconsider anything.

markgame · #2 September 23rd, 2005, 05:16 PM

People might consider that it would be appropriate just to behave nicely to one another! Sadly, like bad drivers, anonymity breeds boorishness. If we were talking face to face we'd be buying each other beers and commiserating about last minute gotchas in our lives, too.

I too have been waiting and checking for the patch, but if it's not ready tonight, so be it. I'll just check back and see who remains boorish

scJazz · #3 September 23rd, 2005, 05:37 PM

In 15 years of IT related work (I'm sure this happens in other fields as well I've just never done anything else)I've continuously bumped into the middle man problem. Faster faster get the project done, work 30 hours straight and it is done, wait 3 days for the middleman to actually do something useful with the work I performed so feverishly.

Therefore it is with no surprise that I would lash out at a perceived middleman problem.

What is annoying is that instead of just simply ignoring my misinformed comment because it was misinformed it gets raised to the level of an "issue that will be monitored". It would have been easier to just let it slide because I was mistaken. Instead I'm turned into a paraiah. Gee thanks guys!

Jazz

Beeg · #4 September 23rd, 2005, 06:08 PM

Cool. Entertainment while we wait for the patch

Fabfire · #5 September 23rd, 2005, 06:18 PM

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BEEG said:
Cool. Entertainment while we wait for the patch

Absolutely. Have fun!

Fabfire · #6 September 23rd, 2005, 06:09 PM

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scJazz said:
What is annoying is that instead of just simply ignoring my misinformed comment because it was misinformed it gets raised to the level of an "issue that will be monitored". It would have been easier to just let it slide because I was mistaken. Instead I'm turned into a paraiah. Gee thanks guys!

Jazz

110% agreed.
Regretfully, overreaction seems to be the SOP over here, my friend...

medicff · #7 September 23rd, 2005, 09:26 PM

We are all waiting with anticipation but when the explaination about a delay came out, a simple apology would be in order and then it would be a done deal. In the big scheme of life, it really is very small. You could be packing and leaving from Rita right now

Richard · #8 September 23rd, 2005, 10:20 PM

Guys,

I apologize for the lack of information on the delay in the patch, but I am sure everyone here will be happy with the end result. The release is queued for next week and I will post more details when a date is finalized. I can understand the frustration on getting the fixes, and new features, out now so everyone can enjoy them. Making sure all of our customers are 100% satisfied is job number one at Shrapnel Games. To alleviate that frustration I will make sure we have an exact date firm date before I post another date in this thread.

One thing to keep in mind that in software development a last minute bug can always be found by a QC/QA team at the very last minute that can put a monkey wrench into everyone's plan. So even after I commit to a date, anything can always happen. My full time job is at a Fortune 25 company, where I am involved in different elements of software development, QA, and Project Management. I would be a rich man if I had a dollar for every time something like this put a release off a day, a week, a month, or more.

Again let me get a firm date and I will let you guys know. The new date probably won't be posted until after the weekend.

Thanks for everyones patience.

Fabfire · #9 September 23rd, 2005, 11:26 PM

Richard,

Thank you so much for your kind attention. It is most appreciated.

I can only speak for myself, but I think the problem is not how much I'll have to wait - I have no problem with that - but that we have been kept in the dark, and then been labaled guilty of not knowing what is going on...

A kind, calm, and educated answer like yours is all that we, as customers, want to hear.

Again, thank you so much.

FAP

Pepper · #10 September 24th, 2005, 06:41 PM

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markgame said:
People might consider that it would be appropriate just to behave nicely to one another! Sadly, like bad drivers, anonymity breeds boorishness. If we were talking face to face we'd be buying each other beers and commiserating about last minute gotchas in our lives, too.

I too have been waiting and checking for the patch, but if it's not ready tonight, so be it. I'll just check back and see who remains boorish

best post on this topic yet.

as you all know from your own lives, crap happens. when we focus on the crap it just takes an unfortunate situation and makes it even worse.

with that, I think I'll go have a beer and play some battlefield 2....