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Originally Posted by Syd Thrift
My experience with OOTP is generally:
- New version comes out and works OK but is usually buggy.
- Bugs get worked out, usually by early summer.
- Some later bugs get hammered out and all the new features end up working well by the time the pennant races are getting started.
I know of several people who will not download the new version of the game until July-ish because of that. Nothing against the game; I think it's just part of having to develop an indie title like this every single year with the same basic deadline. That being said, I would recommend buying XIV for two reasons:
1. It's out right now and you don't have to wait for it.
2. It's stable and works well.
3. Maybe you'll decide to drop another $40 in July on the new version anyway.
I think that from a pure future-sales standpoint, the community is probably behind you buying XIV as well, as it really does represent the best the game has to offer at the moment, and that will probably continue to be the case through at least May. Years in which big new stuff is added usually mean this is even more the case, as Markus sometimes can't help but make the first couple months a sort-of public beta to find and work out the kinks. I think this is going to be one of those years, what with the 3D graphics engine and all.
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My experience is this was true at one time. I have to say though, since about 11 the game on initial release has not had any bugs that were serious enough to make me want to wait for patches. I've started new leagues right away with new version releases and never had to restart them because of bugs.
Markus has gotten very good at releases with few serious bugs, and there's almost always a patch within 2 weeks of initial release.
Just my experience though.