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battists · 02-21-2006, 12:41 PM

I see the point of the fear, though. In a lot of ways, OOTP has been like a reliable car, like a Honda Civic. It may not have all of the bells and whistles, but overall it was great to own for the majority of owners.

Each year, Honda revises and tweaks the Civic, but by and large they aren't changing too much. This year's OOTPB 2006 would be akin to a car manufacturer doing a complete model redesign, with changes to the engine and everything. It's still a Honda Civic, and it will still get your benefit of the doubt, but when a remodel happens, everything is up in the air. Many of us have confidence in Markus, or in SI, or in both, but lots of great companies have combined to flop in the past as well...

Remember folks, this is basically an entirely new piece of software. Probably the only things that have carried over are some of the game engine formulae and Markus' design concepts.

02-21-2006, 12:41 PM	#30
battists Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 18,506	I see the point of the fear, though. In a lot of ways, OOTP has been like a reliable car, like a Honda Civic. It may not have all of the bells and whistles, but overall it was great to own for the majority of owners. Each year, Honda revises and tweaks the Civic, but by and large they aren't changing too much. This year's OOTPB 2006 would be akin to a car manufacturer doing a complete model redesign, with changes to the engine and everything. It's still a Honda Civic, and it will still get your benefit of the doubt, but when a remodel happens, everything is up in the air. Many of us have confidence in Markus, or in SI, or in both, but lots of great companies have combined to flop in the past as well... Remember folks, this is basically an entirely new piece of software. Probably the only things that have carried over are some of the game engine formulae and Markus' design concepts.