07-31-2004, 07:13 PM
Hi,
The question is: Should one buy the game in quasi "beta" state and trust in Blizzard's quick support, or not ..
Not! As long as customers are willing to buy crap in the hopes that it will eventually be fixed, so long will the software industry continue to produce crap. And, on each cycle, the industry will try to get away with even more.
This goes double for games, which, since they aren't "serious" software shouldn't be expected to be well made. After all, they are just toys, aren't they?
Unfortunately, most software is bought by ignorant people who don't even know what quality is. And most games are bought by, well, gamers. Who are so hungry for anything new, they will plunk down their cash *before* the game is released.
--Pete
The question is: Should one buy the game in quasi "beta" state and trust in Blizzard's quick support, or not ..
Not! As long as customers are willing to buy crap in the hopes that it will eventually be fixed, so long will the software industry continue to produce crap. And, on each cycle, the industry will try to get away with even more.
This goes double for games, which, since they aren't "serious" software shouldn't be expected to be well made. After all, they are just toys, aren't they?
Unfortunately, most software is bought by ignorant people who don't even know what quality is. And most games are bought by, well, gamers. Who are so hungry for anything new, they will plunk down their cash *before* the game is released.
--Pete
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