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Originally Posted by statfreak
Doesn't make me happy. I'm just supposed to forgive the slight and be happy that Markus will grace us with some info and new screen shots because people complained loudly enough?!?
I realize I am in the minority (which, as far as I know may consist of 1 person), but the shoddy treatment we've received just doesn't sit too well with me.
I understand this is just a game. I also understand the need to educate Europeans, but you don't do that by crapping on the people that have supported Markus from the beginning and made it possible for the game to be as successful as it is. You definitely don't make them pay for any news from the upcoming release.
Also, again I know I'm only one person, but this game and future incarnations of it need a separate messageboard. I've tried going to SI numerous times the past 6 months. This game is almost an afterthought there and it's just not a place I am comfortable or willing to visit.
I'm not going to go so far as to say I won't buy the game or any such nonesense, but I can guarantee I'll give some serious thought before I give Markus and/or SI any money. I was the guy that would buy OOTP the day it was released for the past 5 years, not anymore.
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No-one is putting up info about OOTP because of complaints, it's all part of our marketing and PR campaign that we'll launch to get the message across to wide audience about OOTP.
The Official Football Manager magazine carried a feature on the development of the game, as in the UK and Europe this is a popular magazine and we thought it would be of interest to our readers to know the kind of developments we've taken on. You have to remember that Sports Interactive is a company that inside 4 years has 4x the members of staff, we're no longer just 7 people working on a game .. and therefore the people that have bought our games so far like the fact that we show them what is going on within the studio.
As for the game being an afterthought, given the fact that there is no information out about the game it has no coverage as such just yet. It has a page in our softography section, a link on the top right and one forum. Of course this will change, do you think that overnight we'll be running major baseball content when we've got no actual game information to back it up. Be realistic! Like everything, we grow these things organically. I am confident that our site, our forums and our community in general will be a place you'll want to spend time - give us a chance.
I don't know your full reasoning for your final paragraph, all I do know is that you should give Sports Interactive a chance. I'm making it my mission to win guys like you over, let me know your reasons for being so unhappy.