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metallicatz · 07-10-2010, 12:40 AM

Personally, i'm grateful for patches. With today's games being far bigger and more complex than games of generations past there will be bugs in every game. Used to be you had to live with the bug, even if it was literally a game killer to the point the game could not be completed in some instances (playing as the male character in Enter the Matrix on the original Xbox, for example). I'm fine with patches.

NHL 10 was a textbook example of what a sports game can be with dedicated dev support. Granted, BB isn't on par with a game like NHL 10 and probably has issues too big for a patch to make much difference......but I think patches are a good thing. I can, however, see the other side of the argument. Depends on the developer I suppose. Some may rush a bad product knowingly with the idea of just patching it together later, while others make an honest attempt at a good game and use the patch system to tweak it after release for the benefit of serving the game's community.

07-10-2010, 12:40 AM	#150
metallicatz Banned OVR: 17 Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Boca Raton, FL	Re: Major Backbreaker Patch in the Works Personally, i'm grateful for patches. With today's games being far bigger and more complex than games of generations past there will be bugs in every game. Used to be you had to live with the bug, even if it was literally a game killer to the point the game could not be completed in some instances (playing as the male character in Enter the Matrix on the original Xbox, for example). I'm fine with patches. NHL 10 was a textbook example of what a sports game can be with dedicated dev support. Granted, BB isn't on par with a game like NHL 10 and probably has issues too big for a patch to make much difference......but I think patches are a good thing. I can, however, see the other side of the argument. Depends on the developer I suppose. Some may rush a bad product knowingly with the idea of just patching it together later, while others make an honest attempt at a good game and use the patch system to tweak it after release for the benefit of serving the game's community.