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Re: UC ships to retailers at $19.99

#99417
From: Lemming
Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2004 08:00
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On Wed, 11 Feb 2004 00:00:18 +0000, br d <one1@two2.fsnet.co.uk>
wrote:

>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.

Translation for our Merkin readers: br d isn't angry at this point.
In the UK "pissed" means drunk.  If he was angry, he'd say "pissed
off".

>Let's wait a little longer. :)

Lemming
-- 
Curiosity *may* have killed Schrodinger's cat.
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From: Lemming <thiswillbounce@bumblbee.demon.co.uk>
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Subject: Re: UC ships to retailers at $19.99
Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2004 08:00:27 +0000
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