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Posted July 08, 2011
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Delixe: Spicy Horse seem to claim that patching is the job of the publisher?
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Taleroth: Where did they claim that? lilith70 said it's the job of the developer, but that the publisher must fund it.
In the comments it seems Spicy Horse are annoyed that EA support are sending people to their forums for technical help. That IS the job of the developer. EA know about as much about fixing issues with the game as I do.
Posted July 08, 2011
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Taleroth: Where did they claim that? lilith70 said it's the job of the developer, but that the publisher must fund it.
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Delixe: In the comments it seems Spicy Horse are annoyed that EA support are sending people to their forums for technical help. That IS the job of the developer. EA know about as much about fixing issues with the game as I do.
Seems more to me that lilith70, the only Spicy Horse employee posting in that thread, is actually doing little more than defending EA.
I'm afraid that there is a misconception here.

Who created the code for A:MR? Spicy Horse did.

EA is not Spicy Horse and does not employ any of the same programmers. They are just as "lost" as anyone who did not make the game directly.
"It's not EA's job to patch, it's Spicy Horse's"
Defense of EA.
It is their prerogative, however, to fund any patches.

HOWEVER.

We have to see a problem on a particular scale before a patch is justifiable. We haven't seen this yet.
Pointing out what EA's job is, but immediately qualifying it to turn it around to Spicy Horse responsibility.
EA does not have some magic "know how to fix it" wand that spontaneously tells them how to fix a problem. They have to figure it out the same way everyone else does
EA can't do it

And then more that all seems consistent with a general theme of "no, it's not EA's responsibility." And all of this was in response to users claiming that EA was shirking responsibility by sending people to Spicy Horse. So in comes their admin and says "stop blaming EA."

I think you're reading deflection where there is none. lilith70 did nothing in that thread but agree with your position that it's not EA's responsibility to patch and fix the problems.
Post edited July 08, 2011 by Taleroth
Posted July 08, 2011
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Taleroth: I think you're reading deflection where there is none. lilith70 did nothing in that thread but agree with your position that it's not EA's responsibility to patch and fix the problems.
I was talking about the comments on American McGee's site, the ones that basically said fix it yourself.
Post edited July 08, 2011 by Delixe
Posted July 08, 2011
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Taleroth: I think you're reading deflection where there is none. lilith70 did nothing in that thread but agree with your position that it's not EA's responsibility to patch and fix the problems.
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Delixe: I was talking about the comments on American McGee's site, the ones that basically said fix it yourself.
There's no deflection of responsibility to EA in that comment. At all. EA isn't even mentioned. It would be far more easier to assume she's referring to use of Spicy Horse's "technicalities" sub-forum than saying "get out." Given that the entire purpose of that sub-forum is self and communal problem solving.

I think a patch is likely warranted and the admin seems dismissive. I can agree on that. But the idea that the admin is trying to place some blame on EA is out of left field, when that's what admin is specifically trying to get other people to stop doing.
Post edited July 08, 2011 by Taleroth
Posted July 08, 2011
Post edited July 08, 2011 by lowyhong
Posted July 08, 2011
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lowyhong: .
How the hell did you managed to edit your post...before you posted it ? ;)
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Post edited July 08, 2011 by Namur
Posted July 08, 2011
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lowyhong: .
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Namur: How the hell did you managed to edit your post...before you posted it ? ;)
Well, just between the two of us...

My name is Dr Who.
Posted July 08, 2011
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Namur: How the hell did you managed to edit your post...before you posted it ? ;)
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lowyhong: Well, just between the two of us...

My name is Dr Who.
Fail, everyone knows it's THE DOCTOR
Posted July 08, 2011
I think I'll take a hit in graphics and just get the console version. None of this drama there. At least not yet anyway.
Posted July 08, 2011
wow this is what ea and its subordinates are upto....they are starting to get worse than microsoft
Posted July 08, 2011
And things like this are why I refuse to buy games until there are plenty of customer reviews out confirming that the game is in a good working state. Buying on faith or promises is utterly foolish given the behavior that most developers and publishers continue to show.
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