TweakGuides.com BF2 patch REDEUX

[CS-Evolution]

I remember seeing someone point out that Koroush Ghazi from www.tweakguides.com had officially condemned the 1.03 patch from EA. He's posted a follow up to his "rant" on his website on how to take action against companies such as EA who thrive on, what he calls, the Release, Wait, Patch format. TotalBF2.com even gets a mention. :) I quote:

Send the Right Message to Game Companies
9 October 2005

Following on from my rant against the BF2 1.03 Patch (see further below), I've received a lot of supportive emails agreeing with my feelings on this issue. Truth be told, people are well aware of just how badly the electronic entertainment industry is behaving towards gamers and they don't need me to tell them. For those of you curious as to why this is happening more and more - the simple reason is because we are allowing it to happen. Only in the computer/gaming world do people accept the concept of purchasing half-finished products in the hopes that they'll be "fixed" at some point down the track. If you console gamers think you're safe, think again as online services for consoles will also tempt games companies to use the Release, Wait and Patch approach.

Ok, so what are some practical solutions? Petitions and angry emails won't do anything. It's quite obvious that companies like Electronic Arts ignore customer feedback - you'll just get a standard reply telling you "We value your custom, and will take aboard your valuable feedback". But this is a multi-million dollar industry, and we the consumers actually have some power, if we just take advantage of it. The following are some practical things you can do to send EA (and other games companies) the right message:

1. The first and most important step is: Don't rush out and buy a shoddy game. Don't buy any game the first few days/weeks it comes out. Here's what you do: Wait for the first major patch, then buy the game. It's incredibly simple, yet you save yourself a lot of heartache, and it sends the message to games companies that we only buy finished products.

2. Join the Official and Unofficial Support Forums for a game (e.g: the EA Games BF2 Forums and TotalBF2 Forums) before buying and see the range of problems being discussed. Start providing constructive feedback and suggestions, and make your anger known (without cursing in capital letters). I usually provide links to these forums on page 3 of every tweak guide.

3. Don't buy lame add-ons like the BF2 Special Forces Expansion Pack if you're not happy with the original game itself. Let them see that if they sucker you once, they can't do it twice.

Basically it's up to us to resist the temptation to rush out and buy a game the day it's released, then sit and wait for the games companies to look after our interests. Games companies sell the majority of their games during the initial period of a game's release, so if we can just hold off for even a week or two, the drop in sales figures and revenue will send them a very clear message: Finish then Release, not vice versa. Can you do something this simple? It won't cost you anything. No angry protests in the streets. No million-signature petitions. No six-page rants about how crap the industry is treating us. It just takes willpower.

[DeathGiver]

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Gaming companies dont care what we think. EA/Dice should take notes from call of duty.

[JonnyMacFred102]

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Gaming companies dont care what we think. EA/Dice should take notes from call of duty.

Ding ding ding we have a winner! WTF is REDEUX?

[Shamus]

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I think Koroush Ghazi has a very good solution and the release of Special Forces is the opportunity to for BF gamers to indeed wait a week or two in order to send the right message.

[Ubermensch]

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or you can stop being a little whiny nerd, and shut up and play the game.

[JonnyMacFred102]

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or you can stop being a little whiny nerd, and shut up and play the game.

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[Lt.Phillips]

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or you can stop being a little whiny nerd, and shut up and play the game.

Sigh, another 12 year old trying to sound mature by disagreeing with everyone...

[Shamus]

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or you can stop being a little whiny nerd, and shut up and play the game.

I'm not sure who that is directed toward, most likely all the greifers, but my point is to attempt to provide useful information in my posts and offer suggestions so people can take whatever action they feel is best.

I for one, have no problems with the game or patch other than the obvious that we all agree upon. These minor glitches don't bother me enough to distract from enjoyable game-play.

[x3phyr]

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Rofl @ the terrible, TERRIBLE attempt at a middle finger.

Sigh, another 12 year old trying to sound mature by disagreeing with everyone...

And saying this makes you MORE mature?

I'm not sure who that is directed toward, most likely all the greifers, but my point is to attempt to provide useful information in my posts and offer suggestions so people can take whatever action they feel is best.

I for one, have no problems with the game or patch other than the obvious that we all agree upon. These minor glitches don't bother me enough to distract from enjoyable game-play.

Well said, thank you.

[Black Ops]

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Looks like a index finger almost...... but we get the idea.

[A$$a$$ination]

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agreed. We have the power to do something about it but unfortunately the people on these forums are in a vast minority to the sheeplike masses that buy these games and therefore will hardly send a message if we try something. A sad but true fact.

[FordMustang]

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well from what a remember a lot of PBF member are boycotting the Expansion pack. but what do they know? apparently a lot becuase i ahve 900 posts there

[JonnyMacFred102]

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Rofl @ the terrible, TERRIBLE attempt at a middle finger.

It's the thought that counts...

[BigChris]

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This Tweakguides guy is someone worth listening to - he's hit the nail on the head! Someone please post his quote on EAUK forums (I cant banned from there for misunderstanding lol)!

[tk471138]

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i aggree with im if you want to make a message to any company you just stop giving them business its the beauty of capitolism except it really dosent matter any more cuz a few thousand people will boycott the expansion but millions will still buy it