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> Lynn D Gabbay writes:
>
> Msg-ID: <2ga3pd$n...@senator-bedfellow.MIT.EDU>
> Posted: 3 Jan 1994 21:47:25 GMT
>
> Org.  : Massachvsetts Institvte of Technology
>
> Ok, I bought QFG4.  It was buggy.  I got the patch.  Now QFG4 is MORE
> buggy.
> Examples, you ask?
>  o Click on far right edge of screen in forest where you cannot go right,
> and
>    your hero walks north, above the ground, up to heaven or something, and
> does
>    not stop.
>  o Count your money and find yourself staring at "C:\SIERRA\SHADOWS>_"
> . and everyone's favorite:
>  o Restore... and restore... and restore... and restore...
> I called Sierra Customer Service today (tech support was "busy") and they
> said
> that there was no intention of putting out another patch for QFG4.  This
> may
> not be true, knowing Sierra Customer Service.
>
> I recommend that anyone suffering from these problems take advantage of
> Sierra's 30 day no questions asked return policy... if you check the docs,
> you can return your game if you do not like it, you only have to tell them
> why.  I suggest you tell them this:
>
> Sierra,
>
>    Like many others, I have enjoyed your games for many years.
> Unfortunately,
> your bloodthirsty lust for marketing brainwashed you into releasing several
> games like QFG4 with a severly buggy Dos Extender Engine.  Your patch has
> failed at fixing these problems in my copy of QFG4.  I am returning it with
> a
> copy of the receipt for a full refund.  Perhaps when you have finally
> perfected
> your engine, I will purchase the updated copy.  Until then,
>
>        Your game has crashed... Kinda makes ya wish you waited until
>        you got it to work, doesn't it?
>
>        * Restore       * Restart        * Quit
>
>        (He he he, a little SOFTWARE humor there.)
>
> ***************************************************************************
>            Lynn D Gabbay  *  ldga...@mit.edu  *  (617) 494-9660
>  "Yeah, MIT is diverse... some people like Star Trek: The Next Generation
>   while others prefer the original series."
>  "What about DS9?" - an MIT student in defens


Failed to patch? I THINK NOT! The game works excellently now that i have the
patch installed. The game doesnt take lots of minutes to startup and i dont
have to wait very long for the game to save/restore saved games.

Ttul