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Article #26878

Re: Boycott Red Alert 3

#26878
From: Drinkenstein
Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2003 19:08
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"satan" <vally1234@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> First of all you three imbecils will have to disclose your association
> with Electronic Arts and GameSpy network if you want your comments to
> have any credibility at all.
>
> Now, let Electronic Arts put another faulty product on the market,
> because in Australia we have something called ACCC (Australian
> Competition and Consumer Commision), because we can deal with
> Electronic Arts in this way, it goes under faulty and unsatisfactory
> products.
>
> My understanding is that Electronic Arts is already in the ACCC's
> sights, this is what I was told.
>
> What are you three saying, that you did not have problems with
> Generals and Zero Hour? Then this is an outright LIE, just look at the
> number of patches released by Electronic Arts.
> What are you saying that the game never slowed to less than a frame
> per second, because if you do, then this is another LIE.
>
> Are you saying that after you quit the game does not leave "garbage"
> in the memory, because if you do, then this is another LIE.
>
> Are you saying that the user interface is not crap, because if you do,
> then is another LIE.
>
> Are you by any chanced suggesting that there are no problems with the
> online game performance when Electronic Arts has acknowledged the fact
> that due to poor development practices they did not take into account
> the internet infrastructure, then again you three are telling LIES.
>
> Electronic Arts has added the "quickstart" option at the executable
> due to the fact that individuals complained about it.
>
> There will be idiots that will buy the crap no matter what, but by far
> the majority of individuals will display more common sense and
> consider the recent performance of the products put on the market by
> Electronic Arts and make an informed decision.
>
> As I have said, try before you buy, if does not have the online
> capability in the trial version, dropped like a hot potato, because
> the online version of the game is crap.
> As I have said, if anywhere on the package is mentioned the word
> GameSpy, again dropped like a hot potato, because the online
> capabilities of the game are crap.
>
> If you have to go throught more than two screens to play any feature
> of the game again, dropped like a hot potato, because they are using
> flashy splash screens to cover up for the poor performance of the
> product.
>
>
> "Drinkenstein" <vodka@beer.net> wrote in message
news:<vutck3ptnmak93@corp.supernews.com>...
> > >if red alert 3 comes out I will most definately buy it because all c&c
> > games are great.<
> >
> > I agree
> >
> > -- 
> > The Anonymous Alcoholic! Drink 24:7
> >   Copyright ę 2003 Drinkenstein
> >
> >
> > "Margolis" <someone@somewhere.org> wrote in message
> > news:vutbj253rjdnd2@corp.supernews.com...
> > > "satan" <vally1234@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > > news:139ab587.0312271758.88b9bfa@posting.google.com...
> > > > Soon Electronic Arts will try to put on the maket a new version of
> > > > Command And Conquer: Red Alert 3.
> > > >
> > > > As a owner of the bullshit games, Generals and Zero Hour it is
> > > > advisable
> > > > that before you buy any more shitty games put on the market by
> > > > Electronic Arts, try to get a playable demo with online capability,
> > > > and if you are satisfied with the overall performance of the product
> > > > then and only then you should consider buying the game.
> > > >
> > > > What you should look for, memory leaks, game performance when there
is
> > > > a multitude of units on the map, user interface, balance between
> > > > units, you name it.
> > > >
> > > > If there is mentioned anywhere on the package the word GameSpy, my
> > > > advice is to stay away from it, because the online version of the
game
> > > > will be very, very slow.
> > >
> > >
> > > if red alert 3 comes out I will most definately buy it because all c&c
> >  games
> > > are great.  And if it uses gamespy, all the better.
> > >
> > >
> > > -- 
> > > Margolis
> > >
> > >
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From: "Drinkenstein" <vodka@beer.net>
Newsgroups: alt.games.redalert2, alt.games.command.and.conquer, alt.games.redalert
Subject: Re: Boycott Red Alert 3
Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2003 14:08:32 -0500
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