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Article #99416Re: UC ships to retailers at $19.99
From: br d
Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2004 00:00
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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