Genuinely interested to know how you suggest consumers should react?
Have BA supported this game adequately to date? I would write off everything that's happened since the turn of the year - the reception of AO was almost certainly much worse than expected and they've been firefighting. Fair enough. But from release to end of December - do you feel support was adequate? If it wasn't, how do you think consumers can get through to the developer that they aren't happy?
I was refering for example to the sweeping statement that things have been “like this” since dbc14 and that someone is or isnt going to buy a game depending on how another game is patched/not patched, and that someone feels “betrayed”. (I reread his statement and agree that his comments dont add up and to continue to buy things is indeed a contradiction and have edited my post accordingly)
As I am writing on my phone I wont go into every detail.
Yes consumers have a right to be critical and upset if they feel a product is broken or unsatisfactory and the strongest way of voicing that is by not buying products from the producer of those goods anymore.
However there are different ways and approaches of going about things and the choices one makes on how he or she wishes to conduct themselves.
If people were to just stick with not buying the game out of dissatisfaction fair enough but they have to go on and on and on about it expecting others to do the same. The truth is there are many people also enjoying the game, placing its flaws into sensible perspective and not making out it is ruining their whole lives or worse, that BA are out to systematically ruin their lives.
If I go to a restaurant and am not happy with the quality I state that, I dont leave a tip and I dont go there again; I dont start a campaign to troll and stalk the place and stand outside telling people not to go in: I just let those who are enjoying their meals get on with it. Also if I have frequented that restaurant often and also had good meals they dont suddenly become shit because of my bad night out....
The game has weak points and onesidedness in some aspects......I still enjoy it and get on with other stuff when I am bored or frustrated or whatever.
I feel privileged to be part of the beta team and have also been frustrated, as you know, but I feel my best contribution is to work with them in an atmosphere of mutual respect, confidentiality and understanding. I have been and remain to this day amazed with the response, commitment, passion and willingness to listen from the developers. I know the negativity stings and hurts them and they have felt they just need to batten down the hatches somewhat publicly, but it spurs them on to get it right as far as they can.
