Kurando
12-20-2000, 10:03
There has been some degree of contention regarding all of the information out there; (which site is hype?), (which site is accurate?), ect. For the most part I think it is sensible to go by what it says on the Totalwar.com official page. If they change their P.O.V. we'll update our info as quickly as possible + it stands to reason that they would be the best informed.
Good News & Bad News:
The bad news is that realistically, (and largely because of their confidentiality agreements), we can't count on the designers for much added information in this situation. Let's just keep our ears to the ground and see how everything pans out.
The good news is: I know for a fact that .org is one of the sites that the designers/testers are keeping tabs on, (trust me). Hence, the best thing we can do is to generate as much unsolicited feedback as possible concerning the features we feel are neccessary to the forthcoming release a worthwhile product.
However, let's not forget we aren't the only Shogun fans in the universe; there's a shitload of other people out there who's needs and desires may be totally different from ours. More to the point: we hardcore-types have to accept that we aren't going to get everything we want from a product release by a large gaming company with a large target audience. It's difficult to keep our own niche in perspective sometimes, but in the long run if we can learn to act within our means, we'll surely be better off.
IMO the very best thing we can do in the near future is to organize ourselves. Moreover if we can do this while the product is still in it's design stage, then maybe, just maybe, we can convince them to give us more of what we want.
This forum is a genuine insane asylum at the moment, but that's likely due more to our overwhelming sense of excitement than our uncertainty or frustration; my guess is that things will steady given a few days. Besides, we've got Anssi Hakkinen as our new moderator, and with all of us genius' in one place how can we possibly fail...? http://www.totalwar.org/ubb/biggrin.gif
Good News & Bad News:
The bad news is that realistically, (and largely because of their confidentiality agreements), we can't count on the designers for much added information in this situation. Let's just keep our ears to the ground and see how everything pans out.
The good news is: I know for a fact that .org is one of the sites that the designers/testers are keeping tabs on, (trust me). Hence, the best thing we can do is to generate as much unsolicited feedback as possible concerning the features we feel are neccessary to the forthcoming release a worthwhile product.
However, let's not forget we aren't the only Shogun fans in the universe; there's a shitload of other people out there who's needs and desires may be totally different from ours. More to the point: we hardcore-types have to accept that we aren't going to get everything we want from a product release by a large gaming company with a large target audience. It's difficult to keep our own niche in perspective sometimes, but in the long run if we can learn to act within our means, we'll surely be better off.
IMO the very best thing we can do in the near future is to organize ourselves. Moreover if we can do this while the product is still in it's design stage, then maybe, just maybe, we can convince them to give us more of what we want.
This forum is a genuine insane asylum at the moment, but that's likely due more to our overwhelming sense of excitement than our uncertainty or frustration; my guess is that things will steady given a few days. Besides, we've got Anssi Hakkinen as our new moderator, and with all of us genius' in one place how can we possibly fail...? http://www.totalwar.org/ubb/biggrin.gif