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Originally Posted by dave1927p
I think this is a fair post; however, we have seen what happens when an estimate of a release date is missed. A select few don't understand "estimated release" and that has ruined it for the rest of us. It's too bad too because I'm sure the devs want to tell the majority.
A lot of "issues" in the game itself are apart of growing pains for a new game. OOTP took years to build that foundation, it will be no different for FHM. If there was a new hockey sim game out there chances are they'd be struggling with the same thing. That's part of the struggles with starting a new franchise. The commitment from FHM to provide the engine that they promised in FHM14 means something to me even though they could easily just say forget it and completely move on to FHM15. It's too bad they cannot provide us more details on the update for FHM 14 at this time but they do care about their customers, their clients input, and are working away on it to get it in the hands of all us.
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Thank you for your response.
I disagree with their choice to not provide even a broad-based time frame for the final patch simply because some people don't understand "estimated release". Just because there will be a few inevitable trolls, it doesn't seem fair to keep the rest of us in the dark.
Jeff has posted twice since the beginning of September. Sebastian has posted three times (although I give him a pass due to his personal problems). I know you are serving as something of a spokesman for the developers, and that is a definite plus. But their almost total lack of presence doesn't inspire faith.
And while I truly believe you have faith in their commitment to releasing the new engine, I do not. To be brutally honest, they haven't given us any reason to believe their promises. The only reason I've hung around so long is due to the OOTP brand. Their track record of success with the baseball game earned them a level of trust. But that goodwill is gone now and FHM is seriously tarnishing the OOTP brand in my eyes.
It's been over eight months since they provided details on the match engine and it's time to produce. If the patch isn't ready, they should at least explain why and give some insight as to where it stands beyond "we're working on it -- trust us". If they can't give us that little bit, then I'm done with FHM and OOTP.