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Re: UC ships to retailers at $19.99

#99416
From: br d
Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2004 00:00
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On Tue, 10 Feb 2004 16:00:26 -0800, bp <6ball@comcast.net> wrote:

>On Tue, 10 Feb 2004 18:18:13 +0000, br d <one1@two2.fsnet.co.uk>
>wrote:
>
>>On Tue, 10 Feb 2004 09:35:58 -0800, bp <6ball@comcast.net> wrote:
>>
>>>On Tue, 10 Feb 2004 16:33:27 +0000, br d <one1@two2.fsnet.co.uk>
>>>wrote:
>>>
>>>>On Mon, 09 Feb 2004 12:21:00 -0800, bp <6ball@comcast.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>On Mon, 09 Feb 2004 15:57:41 GMT, "FLY135" <fly_135(@ hot not
>>>>>not)notmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>"bp" <6ball@comcast.net> wrote in message
>>>>>>news:a2pd20p1gr6sekb84qc3rgmjmu4qckt0tj@4ax.com...
>>>>>>> On Sun, 08 Feb 2004 23:25:19 GMT, "FLY135" <fly_135@(hot not
>>>>>>> not)notmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> >I will still attempt to put some time into this game to see if I can find
>>>>>>> >any redeeming features.  Just maybe somewhere in there is some fun
>>>>>>gameplay.
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> How is UC different form the other BC games?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>So far it looks the same.  The main screen lacks the tutorial button, which
>>>>>>IMO is a step in the wrong direction.  You would think that after publishing
>>>>>>a game with a button to access tutorials that didn't tutor anything, that
>>>>>>the next game woud actually add tutorials that did tutor.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I have no idea what changes were made from BCG to UC to "rebrand and action
>>>>>>focus" the game.  Best I can tell is it's just a name change and an
>>>>>>incremental update over BCM plus a long overdue printed manual.
>>>>>>
>>>>>Hey br d sounds like you owe me some kudos.
>>>>
>>>>You don't get it that easy, I said if somebody says it's crap, he
>>>>hasn't said that (yet).
>>>>Anyway, that's FLY135, I have him palmfiled, which means I have to put
>>>>my hand over the parts of the post he wrote.
>>>
>>>I believe you got on me for suggesting the game would be buggy. 
>>>
>>> http://www.3000ad.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=forum;f=21
>>>
>>>Maybe this will help convince you.
>>>
>>>BTW buggy CTD games are crap.
>>>
>>>I'll be waiting.
>>
>>This is where I referred to UC:
>>----------------------------
>>You've been pulling people up about UC and saying "How can you know
>>this", so lets question the questioner, how can you have these
>>opinions about the game when you've never played it?
>>You want to tell people it's full of bugs, or in your experience it
>>doesn't run or patch then great, go ahead you're talking from first
>>hand knowledge, but someone came here for some genuine information
>>about the game and you say all of the above. 
>>-------------------------------
>>
>>You'll notice I said that if you wanted to tell people it was full of
>>bugs then fine, hardly "getting at you", the rest of the post I was
>>referring to BCM, and more pointedly, to the fact that you readily
>>offer critical opinions on something you haven't had any experience
>>of. How the game we still don't know, if it's buggy as fuck then
>>great, you made the right call, although I never said I expected it
>>not to be, I said BCM was now "mostly stable".
>
>
>NO NO NO NO
>
>YOu said 

Oh bugger yes I did say:

>---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>Look, i'm happy to be friendly, or i'm happy to fall out, I don't
>care, my intention with this is not to slag you off and start a row
>but just to highlight the absurdity of it. If someone fancies trying
>the game then they can find out for themselves, if they come back here
>and say "You were spot on bp, it's a load of old horse shit" I'll
>laugh and give you a bit of kudos, 
>---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>But I see you are correct no one as actually come here and said it's a
>load of old horse shit yet.
>
>I'll wait a little longer.

Ok.

But I haven't lost yet have I?

Shit bp, i'm pissed. let's sort this out tomorrow.

Let's wait a little longer. :)

br d
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From: br d <one1@two2.fsnet.co.uk>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.space-sim
Subject: Re: UC ships to retailers at $19.99
Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2004 00:00:18 +0000
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