Paradox HOI2

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I was answering a response that 2coats gave me his feeling on that I had posted in forum, and this was a passing thought. When I purchase a product for money ($40.00) I would like it to work reasonably well or why spend my money on it. Yes HOI is a complicated game that's why I'm reasonably patient and waiting for patchs to get better game play for my self. In a strange sence I'm a paying beta play tester and did he feel I should feel privilege. I wounder how much HOI2 will be like HOI, and will I get a discount for my paying beta testing? Just a passing thought in a ever thinking mind of a paying customer. :wacko:

 

[J.J.E.]

Discounts (although for another reason) has been discussed some times in the HoI2 forum (and shouldn't this thread be there btw?)

Also, the betatester feeling have been discussed in numerous other threads, and I don't want to say what I said there again, since I'm tired so you could do a search...

 

[gzav]

Strap in, we're moving out!

 

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This has been mentioned ad infinitum.....

We all know the probs with hoi and vicky etc. Im humble opinion the games released by PE are fun to play. In UK we got v103 of the game and it was playable then. Sure the game had some bugs, but it didnt have alot of the value added stuff now in 106.

What persons like you forget is that while in a perfect world with enough time, money and resources the perfect game could be delievered.... it is not a perfect world.

Small companies can go bankrupt if they dont get their products into the public arena. Sure, games that are completely crap should go the way of the dodo as should their companies, but with PE I never thought HOI was crap. For goodness sake it got a respectable 87% from PCZ!

Although small PE churn out the kinda games I love. Intricate, full of detail and complex. I can overlook the small faults if they arent critical and dont detract from the game.

Ive been playing this game for over a year, and nothing like it I have played before.

One other thing, what other games company does things for free....that free F R E E?

6 patches in and the game is a great. There have been bug FIXES but there have been a lot of TWEAKS and ADDED VALUE stuff. Tell me, what games have more than one patch and included value added stuff? Not MODs, but patches?

At the end of the day, constructuve critisim is good, and opinion and choice is yours, but I really dont think you should complain about getting the game in a working state 1 year before it reaches "yours" or "persons" level of working. What would I have done for 12mths, twiddle my thumbs?

HoI2 should be less of a challenge that making a game from stratch as some of the HoI code will no doubt be resused I guess! Therefore, it should have less bugs at releases.

One last suggestion look at Crusader Kings to see what sort of reception that received on release to get an idea to your question!

 

[Maximilian I]

even if it took some time, I think we got HoI to a really enjoyable level. lets assume, we learned something from hoi1 and see how hoi2 is coming out...

 

[Orthank]

Thanks PE for all patches, one or two more and perhaps after reloading i will find my marines still boarded on transports, or paratroops boarded on transportplanes :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: .
Greetings to the House,
Orthank

 

[gzav]

As this question has been discussed time and time again, i don't see the need to undermine the developper's motivation before they're even close to releasing the game.