[mking55]

Greetings to all moaners, whiners, optimists, and powers that be at OOTP,

I think we can break down the purchasers of this game into 4 groups.

Group One -- The game is awful and I want my money back now! I think everyone should be notified of a place they can go to, to get their money back. I think they deserve it as this product, while many see it's potential, is not ready for prime time. Get them their money now. This way they can just get their money and leave. Although their complaints for the most part are valid, I'm tired of them. The game stinks so lets move on. Quit hammering the lads working on this as I'm sure they are trying. If you don't pay for the game, you have no say. That's fair.

Group Two -- The game is not ready for prime time but full of potential. That's fine. When you find a bug, post it in the proper place. That's it. You don't have to flog a dead horse. If the developers are serious (as I'm sure they are) they will heed the suggestions and fix the bugs as soon as they can. They are not robots on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. And I would hate to be them looking at the boards and seeing all the horrible things being said. Be nice, post the bug, and comment on whatever you want other than the bug.

Group Three -- This is my group. The game is awful and I can't say it's full of potential. It might be, but time will tell. If my 40 bucks (or whatever) can help to develop a good hockey sim I have no complaints. I will post the bugs as I see them and hope for the best. If at the end of the day the game gets no better, so what? No one dies. And if it gets better, I for one will be happy. But lets not beat the developers to where they fear to visit this forum. If they want bad news, they can pick up their local newspaper.

Group Four -- Do what you want to me, I support the OOTP franchise no matter what it does or how it does it. These people are usually referred to as "fanboys". So what? Even "fanboys" are entitled to their opinion. And they are laying down their money in this quest for a good game. I'm not going to shoot them. Take their money if it helps the process.

Bottom Line: If you pay your money, post your bugs and suggestions in a nice, polite manner without bashing anyone (Did I really just say that?). If you want your money back as is your right, take it and go away. You can come back when you hear it's a better game more suitable to your needs.

This forum is getting boring and it's just a rehash of the same old, same old. The game is what it is right now and it will change as soon as it can. Let's agree that we have what we have and let the lads do their job to make it better and ready for prime-time.