Total War: Attila - Initial Thoughts

[ReluctantSamurai]

In the end, you're basically telling someone what they care about doesn't matter, and that isn't a nice thing to do.

Actually, that's not what I'm saying at all. There's a difference between not being real, and not mattering. Obviously, sports and gaming both "matter"...they're just not "real".

You're also excusing poor performance by saying "it doesn't matter, therefore it is okay that isn't good."

Never said that poor quality doesn't matter, either. What I did say is that as a consumer, the strongest message you can send is to not buy products you are unhappy with...and I have not not bought a CA game, except STW2, since MTW2. So if all those who are dissatisfied with the state of TW games did as I have, which message would have the greatest impact...silent rejection, or vociferous bitching at a gaming forum?

So, it makes perfect sense that you guys defend the game. It was made by people just like you, who believe video games don't matter much, therefore if they don't live up to potential, it isn't a big deal.

Not defending the game, either. And video games don't matter much...if I had back every minute I've spent sitting in front of a computer playing video games, I'd probably have put that time into far more productive activities that would have impacted my life in better ways. So yeah...if a game stinks, it's no big deal to me. I simply speak with far more thunder than whining about it...I DON'T BUY THE GAME!

But I give 100% in everything I do, and I would have never put my name on RTW2. I also believe the surest most powerful way to express my anger, is to write it, so others can see it. That way they be can emboldened, and won't let people (read: you) dissuade them from expressing their opinions openly and not be suppressed.

Interesting that you can completely misread what I've said...three times...and then make a veiled judgement on my character that somehow because I don't write volumes about how unhappy I am with a product, that I don't give 100% in everything that I do Hey...bitch all you want, that's your perogative. I've already given CA the biggest message a person can send:

I DON'T BUY THEIR GAMES ANYMORE.