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IMO, the correct way to have done this was release patch #4 for OOTP 2007 for free, then have people pay $5 for the new features if they wanted them. If I want a less-bugged version of 2007, I have to pay, and that is not right.
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Given that $19.99 is not even a tenner over here I might be tempted just to buy it (does the licence cover two machines again?)
It reminds of a time when I was on holiday in China. We were taking a bus back from the monastery in Zhongdian back to our hotel. We were told it was 1 Yuan and when we got off they charged us 2 Yuan. A couple of people in our group (I have to say they were American) got all irate at this - I pointed out that it was to us paying 16p instead of 8p so at the time it was around 24c as opposed to 12c and even then they were uppity at having to pay an extra 12c...
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It was rather unfortunate they could afford to leave their state though...
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Something we can agree on!
When I was working FT, I would have had no issues paying $5 for the extra feature just to get the patch, even though I would have still considered it bad business practice. In my current situation, I don't have that option. |
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Of course, the 900 lb elephant in the room is "How is OOTP going to get away with releasing a game with real players' names?"
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I know with the large debt load I carry, I probably should put $5 toward a credit card rather than junk or a game, but in the case of OOTP, I did get many hours of entertainment for a small price over the past 5 years since my discovery of OOTP4 Sorry Magnet, I don't know everyones financial matters and maybe should have thought about it before I started lashing out. |
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Quick, ask him about head to head play!
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What you have here is an option to get slightly more at a pretty low price. If you still don't feel it's worth it then you're not going to lose out on playing in your favourite online league by not buying. You're just going to lose out on some stuff that you probably don't care much about anyway. I could however see a bit of a point if someone felt that, as I do, if you buy a game that you shouldn't have to buy anymore for it for a year. That is, it should be supported with patches and what not for at least that time period. If that is where you're coming from then I hear ya. But as long as the fixes aren't critical and can easily be gone without, I can't argue with the measely charge for the new stuff. As for the complaining about the SION stuff (not by you), give me a break. I'm sure I speak for most when I say thank you for not wasting your time on it and instead spending it on other stuff. IIRC, it was battists who even came out weeks ago and said not all the references to SI would be taken out and I'm pretty sure the main one complaining about this did participate in that thread so he must have known. Finally, if any SI people are reading this I'd just like to say thanks so much for your contribution to the game. 6.5 was a great game, but IMO OOTP is so much better off for what you guys gave to it. It's style might not be for everyone by I for one like a great deal about it. |
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what the freak???
WHere do you buy it - 20 or 5 - I dont give a care - I downloaded it and it takes to the ootp2007 purchase screen after I install and try to license - WHAT THE FREAK!!!!!!!!!!! Do I use my old license #??
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One reason I bought the game in a flash this morning was because I saved over $20 yesterday by eating free gourmet catered food at corporate Christmas parties all day and all night (I even heated some up for lunch today!), therefore I knew without looking there was at least that much slack in the budget.
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Because MLB lost its court case, and lost again on appeal. They may appeal it again, all the way to the Supreme Court possibly, but at this point there is no legal constraint against including the real names and statistics. Plus it helps that OOTP Developments is a much smaller company than is Sony/SI. |
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As an online league commisioner, would I not be doing my league members a disservice by using a buggier version of the game to sim with? Minor or not, all bugfixes should be available for free. I support 100% the idea of paying for new features (whether or not I personally would buy is irrelevant), but the game should still be supported whether we bought it in august or december. |
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