Stop Bashing please!

[BobTheTerrible]

Exactly how were you "banished" Bob? What BS.

Well I didn't mean banished in the literal sense. Sorry, I usually don't use smileys in my text, there would have been a winking one right there. The .org is the most mature and tolerant total war forum I know. Although my reception to saying I thought the game was good enough to be considered a finished product (as opposed to a beta, as most people around here refer to it) wasn't exactly friendly, and ended up causing a notice for conduct appearing on the forums. I can't seem to find it, I think it's too old; the name of the thread was "In beta?" I think it ended up getting closed down.

I'm sorry that my post sounded too harsh and accusative, I didn't mean it like that... but to tell the truth I've been reluctant to post here ever since that incident, which is why I said "banished." I immediately saw the topic title, and realized this would quickly turn into another "customer support/buggy game/poor AI" thread.

This was just an informative post. Please, please, please nobody respond to this at all. I really don't feel like arguing or having this turn into a flame thread. If you want to say anything, don't do it here, because I will not be responsible for more flames. Send me a private message if anything. On a side note, I do think I owe the .org members an apology for my previous post(s).

[Red Harvest]

I see this thread and the others like it as more of a "live and let live" thing. I've not posted before in this thread because I don't see any reason to tell someone they shouldn't like the game, etc. If they like it as is, terrific. I'm glad they enjoy it. Wish I could, too.

I will argue heavily over demonstrable points of fact, but this thread is wholly an opinion thing, one purely of opinion/perception with no way to prove or disprove the original point. I post both pro and con about features in a game. My interest is in accuracy, not touchy-feely opinions.

Most "bashing" threads are oriented towards bug reports and frustration with the final state of the game. It has been 3 weeks since I played a real campaign turn. I keep thinking, "Tonight, I'll start a new one with yet more mods to fix broken parts of the 'final' game." Instead, I end up reading a book, testing some quirky RTW feature, or researching some aspect of history.

I will say one thing, if I titled a thread, "Stop Praising please!" it would look rather silly and pointless... (And I have posted praise threads on RTW before pointing at specific features that were well done. They didn't get many comments, even from those who are unabashed supporters of RTW.)

[FURRY_BOOTS]

Well I didn't mean banished in the literal sense. Sorry, I usually don't use smileys in my text, there would have been a winking one right there. The .org is the most mature and tolerant total war forum I know. Although my reception to saying I thought the game was good enough to be considered a finished product (as opposed to a beta, as most people around here refer to it) wasn't exactly friendly, and ended up causing a notice for conduct appearing on the forums. I can't seem to find it, I think it's too old; the name of the thread was "In beta?" I think it ended up getting closed down.

I'm sorry that my post sounded too harsh and accusative, I didn't mean it like that... but to tell the truth I've been reluctant to post here ever since that incident, which is why I said "banished." I immediately saw the topic title, and realized this would quickly turn into another "customer support/buggy game/poor AI" thread.

This was just an informative post. Please, please, please nobody respond to this at all. I really don't feel like arguing or having this turn into a flame thread. If you want to say anything, don't do it here, because I will not be responsible for more flames. Send me a private message if anything. On a side note, I do think I owe the .org members an apology for my previous post(s).

i remember that thread, & i was of the opinion that much of the anger was because of your intolerance of "noobs",
but lets not go there again
Oh, & Beefy, if you give devs too much praise(we LOVE your game, we worship you, your game is perfect, you can do no wrong) then they sit on their laurels & churn out any old crap(rome is not crap btw) i continually want better games, & if i have to flame/bash devs when its needed, then so be it.

[The Stranger]

i have been of the internet for a long while so, can someone please introduce me in this thread. what is this about. (i don't like to read all now cause i'm on school and this site is not allowed