Park Effects working? - Page 2

thefreaks · 03-29-2006, 03:42 PM

So these two muffins were just chilling in the oven getting baked. One of the muffins says "Damn, it's hot in here!". And the other muffin says "Holy ****, a talking muffin!"

A.J. Holz · 03-29-2006, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by ronzonie007

I'd say the reason he took a jab at them was because they didn't catch dozens of 'features' that the game playing populace has been dealing with since OOTP6 was released.

I'd say it's because the park effects appear to not work. Seems a legit reason to me.

Fool Inc. · 03-29-2006, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by A.J. Holz

I'd say it's because the park effects appear to not work. Seems a legit reason to me.

Nah. That can't be it. It's too logical.

andymac · 03-29-2006, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by mad0die

I'd rather have a paid OOTP QA team. Hopefully we actually have that now.

I'm sure SI has a few QA testers, but there aren't a bunch. I think I have read somewhere that SI employs a little over 30 people. Considering the amount of games they have...they aren't going to have the staff to completely test a game like OOTP 2006 much further than critical errors.

A.J. Holz · 03-29-2006, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by mad0die

I'd rather have a paid OOTP QA team. Hopefully we actually have that now.

Yes, SI testers are paid, thankfully.

Not to discredit the effort the volunteer QA team that OOTPDev has put forth, especially one or two individuals. But you can't effectively get the job done unless you pay the testers.

mad0die · 03-29-2006, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by andymac

I'm sure SI has a few QA testers, but there aren't a bunch. I think I have read somewhere that SI employs a little over 30 people. Considering the amount of games they have...they aren't going to have the staff to completely test a game like OOTP 2006 much further than critical errors.

Can I pre-order the patch?

ronzonie007 · 03-29-2006, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by mad0die

Can I pre-order the patch?

Just wait for OOTP7.5

draven085 · 03-29-2006, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by andymac

As far as I can tell your point was to take a stupid jab at the beta testing for the new version for no apparent reason.

Or perhaps his point was that Kuffrey's utterly worthless response isn't particularly confidence inspiring because he is supposed to represent OOTPD. Even if this problem concerns the older (also read as current) version of the game shouldn't an official response have a little more substance behind it?

A.J. Holz · 03-29-2006, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by andymac

I'm sure SI has a few QA testers, but there aren't a bunch. I think I have read somewhere that SI employs a little over 30 people. Considering the amount of games they have...they aren't going to have the staff to completely test a game like OOTP 2006 much further than critical errors.

They've done CM/FM2005/FM2006 with the same (note: paid) staff and have produced a remarkably problem-free product for several years now, which IMO is an attestment to their skills considering that game series is more in-depth than OOTP by a factor of at least two.

andymac · 03-29-2006, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by mad0die

Can I pre-order the patch?

I'm sure the game is going to need to be patched, but all games need to be patched these days. The "volunteer" beta-testers should catch most of the major problems though. I've never had a problem with any of the OOTP versions on the day they came out before.

ronzonie007 · 03-29-2006, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by andymac

I'm sure the game is going to need to be patched, but all games need to be patched these days. The "volunteer" beta-testers should catch most of the major problems though. I've never had a problem with any of the OOTP versions on the day they came out before.

You must have gotten one of the 'pink arrow' versions of the game.

andymac · 03-29-2006, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by A.J. Holz

They've done CM/FM2005/FM2006 with the same (note: paid) staff and have produced a remarkably problem-free product for several years now, which IMO is an attestment to their skills considering that game series is more in-depth than OOTP by a factor of at least two.

I'm not worried, believe me. As I said, I'm sure the game will need a patch or two, but it will likely be minor bugs/tweaks.

mad0die · 03-29-2006, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by andymac

I'm sure the game is going to need to be patched, but all games need to be patched these days. The "volunteer" beta-testers should catch most of the major problems though. I've never had a problem with any of the OOTP versions on the day they came out before.

Let me guess... you didn't buy OOTP6 on Day 1. Either that or you got a very different version than I did.

andymac · 03-29-2006, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by mad0die

Let me guess... you didn't buy OOTP6 on Day 1. Either that or you got a very different version than I did.

Nope, I bought it on day 1. What do you think was so horrible about the first version?

A.J. Holz · 03-29-2006, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by andymac

I'm not worried, believe me. As I said, I'm sure the game will need a patch or two, but it will likely be minor bugs/tweaks.

Oh, good! I agree.

Now, what should we do about OOTP6.x where the park factors seem to not work properly?

A.J. Holz · 03-29-2006, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by mad0die

Let me guess... you didn't buy OOTP6 on Day 1. Either that or you got a very different version than I did.

OR he's never run an online league.

mad0die · 03-29-2006, 03:58 PM

True, I must have had the online version b/c I quit playing solo back in 4.

andymac · 03-29-2006, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by A.J. Holz

OR he's never run an online league.

Nope, never run one. I do remember that their were some problems there, but it has always been recommended not to switch over an on-line league to a new version until it has been out for at least a week or so.

bibs · 03-29-2006, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by andymac

Nope, never run one. I do remember that their were some problems there, but it has always been recommended not to switch over an on-line league to a new version until it has been out for at least a decade or so.

I fixed that for you since you are obviously confused.

A.J. Holz · 03-29-2006, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by andymac

it has always been recommended not to switch over an on-line league to a new version until it has been out for at least a week or so.

There is a very good reason for this. Care to guess?

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thefreaks Minors (Single A) Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 73	So these two muffins were just chilling in the oven getting baked. One of the muffins says "Damn, it's hot in here!". And the other muffin says "Holy ****, a talking muffin!"