For the first time in over twenty years of playing RPGs I have downloaded a pirate copy of a game. This is not an action I take lightly as I know that in doing so I screw the developers and jeopardise further games being made by them.
What other option do I have? Atari for the thousandth time have screwed Australian (and NZ) gamers by continuously slipping the release date (from the 2nd to the 7th to the 9th and now to the 14th according to EB, though the Atari Aus site still says the 9th). They did this with MOTB as well. Quite frankly I'm tired of being treated like a mushroom by Atari who provide no explanation or feedback. Maybe if they explained the circumstances I'd be a bit more sympathetic but they don't. How hard is it to look at a calendar work out how long it’s going to take to get the game down here, get it through government reviews etc and post an actual release date that they can keep? If my business acted like this I’d never have any customers.
It’s a small market and obviously Atari don't care but Hey I don't either as I'll still get to play the games they distribute but won’t be paying for them from now on (I’ll still pay for them if they come out on the scheduled date but as they never do that’s hardly a concern). If I could pay the developer directly I would but I can't so I won't.
Anyone else as annoyed as I?
Sorry, didn't see the other post below.
What other option do I have? Atari for the thousandth time have screwed Australian (and NZ) gamers by continuously slipping the release date (from the 2nd to the 7th to the 9th and now to the 14th according to EB, though the Atari Aus site still says the 9th). They did this with MOTB as well. Quite frankly I'm tired of being treated like a mushroom by Atari who provide no explanation or feedback. Maybe if they explained the circumstances I'd be a bit more sympathetic but they don't. How hard is it to look at a calendar work out how long it’s going to take to get the game down here, get it through government reviews etc and post an actual release date that they can keep? If my business acted like this I’d never have any customers.
It’s a small market and obviously Atari don't care but Hey I don't either as I'll still get to play the games they distribute but won’t be paying for them from now on (I’ll still pay for them if they come out on the scheduled date but as they never do that’s hardly a concern). If I could pay the developer directly I would but I can't so I won't.
Anyone else as annoyed as I?
Sorry, didn't see the other post below.
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