How would CA being more open about their Development be a negative?

**Old Celt** · 06-23-2005, 14:08

@ .ORG mods:
I apologize as my last posting was a bit exaggerated. I was really suffering frustration at another site which really has done what I said, and let some of it intrude on that post. Please forgive. I remember speaking with you when things were at their darkest hour, and you all seemed pretty reasonable to me.

**Gregoshi** · 06-23-2005, 20:05

Thanks Old Celt. We all go through those times like that and it is sometimes hard to separate that one thing from the rest of your existence. Take a deep breath and keep on truckin'.

**Puzz3D** · 06-25-2005, 14:21

Originally Posted by Gregoshi

Thanks Old Celt. We all go through those times like that and it is sometimes hard to separate that one thing from the rest of your existence. Take a deep breath and keep on truckin'.

This is why I put the game aside for the time being. It's not worth the frustration, and continuous frustration is harmfull to you. I now play a different game which is a lot more enjoyable than RTW because it works better. We'll see what CA is able to do with BI, but it's going to take a lot to fix this game up to the point where it's worth playing as far as I'm concerned.

CA keeps their game development secret, and I doubt that will change. As a result I think they will alway miss the mark on the type of gameplay that players want. I believe it was Mike Simpson who said that CA makes the gameplay the way they like it, and they hope that the players like it as well.

**Mongoose** · 06-25-2005, 14:45

Just out of curiosity...what game are you playing? MTW? Silent hunter 3?

**sik1977** · 06-25-2005, 15:34

Originally Posted by mongoose

Just out of curiosity...what game are you playing? MTW? Silent hunter 3?

He's playing SH3, I am sure. (and I did too for a long time, till i had to give it up recently due to shortage of time, but will pick it up soon..... great game).

**Puzz3D** · 06-25-2005, 20:57

Originally Posted by mongoose

Just out of curiosity...what game are you playing? MTW? Silent hunter 3?

I'm playing and enjoying Silent Hunter 3 single player campaign on 100% realism using the Real U-boat mod. It's a very different kind of game from Total War, and attempts to recreate the U-boat war with a high degree of realism. Unfortunately, there are no wolfpacks because the developer didn't have time to make a submarine AI for them, and I haven't found multiplayer to be satisfactory because it doesn't capture the hunting for convoys aspect of the game. There have been a few minor bugs many of which are corrected by mods, and the developer has corrected some of them in patches. Many aspects of the game are modable. The game has received 4 patches in 3 months, and the developer has a liason who is active on the official forum.

**Quietus** · 06-25-2005, 21:11

If CA opens up, they will be haranqued at every turn.

CA will have to keep innovating anyway. There's alot of TW clones/alternatives/competition coming out and I'm pretty sure, there will be more in the future.

Imperial Glory
Rise & Fall
and Telladar Chronicles (any more?)

I'm pretty sure CA is aware of this trend that's they won't reveal next TW incarnation in hopes of not tipping off the competition. The Shogun has said it himself in one of his FAQs IIRC.