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1. ToEE - Atari and Hasbro - corporate calisthenics getting in the way of good gaming

2. ToEE - Atari and Hasbro - corporate calisthenics getting in the way of good gaming

Julie d'Aubigny wrote:
> How does "released a best-selling strategy game in the past year and a
> half, with an expansion with regular updates for both the game and its
> expansion" degenerative? Sure, the Diablo 2 1.10 patch is not a high
> priority, but how many games as old as Diablo 2 get regular patches in
> the first place?

D2 wasn't in the "old games" category when the 1.10 patch was promised.  The
fiasco surrounding that patch and the condition of its "beta" release(s)
along with the concurrent departure of many of those responsible for the
game and the company, indicates a company in turmoil, at best.

Much of what was promised for D2 has never materialized despite its success,
including dupe/hack free realms, regular ladder seasons, regular runeword
and crafting recipe additions, etc., etc.

-- 
chainbreaker

3. ToEE - Atari and Hasbro - corporate calisthenics getting in the way of good gaming

4. ToEE - Atari and Hasbro - corporate calisthenics getting in the way of good gaming

5. ToEE - Atari and Hasbro - corporate calisthenics getting in the way of good gaming

6. ToEE - Atari and Hasbro - corporate calisthenics getting in the way of good gaming

On Mon, 29 Sep 2003 21:40:07 GMT, Julie d'Aubigny < XXXX@XXXXX.COM >
wrote:

>Sarah Jaernecke wrote:
>> 
>> > MoO3 post-patch is eminently playable, and not very sucky. It's more
>> > accurate to just say that it fell way below expectations.
>> 
>> That's often the same thing in the minds of many gamers, I think,
>> especially if a game is part of a series that a given gamer is very fond
>> of. ;)
>
>I realize that. I find it more disturbing that some gamers seem to take
>a perverse and malicious pleasure in the idea that something is not as
>good as it could have been.

Especially if it is a game that a perceived enemy is a fan of. Kind of like
putting someone else down to make yourself feel better.

>> It goes without saying that I exclude myself from that statement. Oh
>> wait, I don't. :P *cough*Ultima8and9*cough*

7. ToEE - Atari and Hasbro - corporate calisthenics getting in the way of good gaming

8. ToEE - Atari and Hasbro - corporate calisthenics getting in the way of good gaming

"Julie d'Aubigny" < XXXX@XXXXX.COM > wrote in message
news: XXXX@XXXXX.COM ...
> JWB wrote:
> >
> > > This particular part of the discussion. I pointed out that Infogrames
> > > has a bad reputation for releasing buggy games.
> >
> > You pointing something out doesn't make it the real issue.
>
> It is, because it ties back into blaming Troika for something that Atari
> has a reputation for doing. Why is it that it's Atari's fault for
> constantly releasing buggy, unfinished games, but it's suddenly Troika's
> fault because their first game through Troika is buggy and unfinished?

Troika doesn't have a great rep for quality releases either. Arcanum was
pretty bad out of the box. If you want to talk about past performance, you
have to include Troika.