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NoOne · 12-02-2018, 09:10 PM

steam(ing pile of excrement) is awesome!

never update immediately with any game that has a procedure somilar to OotP. basicalyl any kickstarter game, any indie game/smaller developer, and even a lot of the larger ones with immenslely more resources that it isn't neccessary, but it's cheaper. Even if they don't do it this way, you should wait on updates... e.g. with windows i only do security updates immediately, and wait on others. i'll google the kbxxxxx and read their 'info' pages on the patches before installing. (avoid nag-ware bs and other MS nonsense).

for companies like OotP it improves viability and therefore more variety of games on the market are possible. it's nothing but a good thing, but it is frustrating, nonetheless. users are used as debuggers, simple as that.

if you don't like it like me, wait at least a week before updating. i even browse over recent thread topics to see if any hint at something broken with new patch released during that time -- nothing but a glance; no time invested. "steam" isn't an excuse. as humans we can think ahead more than 'next week' to avoid such a problem. there are other options and methods for purchasing. this falls under "buyer beware"... certainly isn't the company's fault.... (and i am not a cheerleader for any industry... the exact opposite, but common sense applies and some reasonable responsibility falls on the user when purchasing something.) sounds like you can stop updates on steam, anyway.

this is nothing new for ootp or numerous other software developers. it's a very common and accepted practice in the industry. you could say it is prevalent.

someone's hangry?

12-02-2018, 09:10 PM	#12
NoOne Banned Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 7,273 Infractions: 0/1 (3)	steam(ing pile of excrement) is awesome! never update immediately with any game that has a procedure somilar to OotP. basicalyl any kickstarter game, any indie game/smaller developer, and even a lot of the larger ones with immenslely more resources that it isn't neccessary, but it's cheaper. Even if they don't do it this way, you should wait on updates... e.g. with windows i only do security updates immediately, and wait on others. i'll google the kbxxxxx and read their 'info' pages on the patches before installing. (avoid nag-ware bs and other MS nonsense). for companies like OotP it improves viability and therefore more variety of games on the market are possible. it's nothing but a good thing, but it is frustrating, nonetheless. users are used as debuggers, simple as that. if you don't like it like me, wait at least a week before updating. i even browse over recent thread topics to see if any hint at something broken with new patch released during that time -- nothing but a glance; no time invested. "steam" isn't an excuse. as humans we can think ahead more than 'next week' to avoid such a problem. there are other options and methods for purchasing. this falls under "buyer beware"... certainly isn't the company's fault.... (and i am not a cheerleader for any industry... the exact opposite, but common sense applies and some reasonable responsibility falls on the user when purchasing something.) sounds like you can stop updates on steam, anyway. this is nothing new for ootp or numerous other software developers. it's a very common and accepted practice in the industry. you could say it is prevalent. someone's hangry? Last edited by NoOne; 12-02-2018 at 09:14 PM.