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Started by Eugen... Eugen Woiwod
Mon, 03 Jan 1994 22:25
Re: QFG4 --> Boycott Sierra
Author: Eugen... Eugen Woiwod
Date: Mon, 03 Jan 1994 22:25
Date: Mon, 03 Jan 1994 22:25
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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
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