Topic: Does anyone know when abouts this fix-it patch gonna come?

[TTT]

Thanks folks, just wandering.    

[Firestorm]

In the words of Dan Hagerty "Soon"

[MarianoDT]

If you read ALL the posts about when the patch is comming, you realise that actually you  Donīt KNOW.
I think even Taldren donīt know exactly when. So i will save all my posts and replies to thanks and congratulate Taldren when finally release the patch.
I canīt imagine the look on my face when i saw in the forums an official link to download it.
It is worth the log wait.  



ps: sorry for my rude english,  

[MarvinKosh]

Well, I just hope we're not left waiting as long as the poor folks who are waiting on Master of Orion 3.  Now there's a game that's slipped big time!  

[Dragon93]

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At this rate, Taldren should have a persistent thread to inform about the next patch status... Only to avoid having a thousand comments and threads... blah blah.

Taldren tried that before and got nothing but trouble for it. I think they should have stuck to their policy they adopted after the debacle that ensued from SFC2 patches of remaining silent until the announcement of the patch.

And as always, the patch will be released when it is ready and not before.

[mevans]

I think activision wich is maker of the patch is the slowest to make patches for there games and half there games end up being beta's in a box. For instance it took 6 months to get a patch for armada 1 and then another year to get a patch to fix that patch  although i do enjoy playing a1 a2 just plain sucks. a2 ended up being more of a arcade game then a rts game. Then you have bridge commander wich wasent going to have mulitiplayer then they decieded to add online mulitplayer aspect to the game wich was poorly done.. Its a shame activision doesnt support there games like they should.  I like taldren hate activision 9 times out of 10 activision means a waste of money. The patch for sfc3 should have been out long ago wating so long only kills sales of games in the long run alot of game sales are by word of mouth between gamers.    

[quircus]

The patch will be out in the week beginning 24th February.  

[ChamadaIV]

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I think activision wich is maker of the patch is the slowest to make patches for there games and half there games end up being beta's in a box. For instance it took 6 months to get a patch for armada 1 and then another year to get a patch to fix that patch  although i do enjoy playing a1 a2 just plain sucks. a2 ended up being more of a arcade game then a rts game. Then you have bridge commander wich wasent going to have mulitiplayer then they decieded to add online mulitplayer aspect to the game wich was poorly done.. Its a shame activision doesnt support there games like they should.  I like taldren hate activision 9 times out of 10 activision means a waste of money. The patch for sfc3 should have been out long ago wating so long only kills sales of games in the long run alot of game sales are by word of mouth between gamers.      

I don't know about Activision being bad per se. They are, after all, the first and one of the largest independent gaming companies out there. Electronic Arts may be No.1, but Activision is the oldest in its class. They've produced many, many game titles over the years, most of which have become classics that will forever be fondly remembered by long-time veteran gamers as major contributors to what the gaming industry is today, both for console platforms and the PC.

As for Activision handling the Star Trek Next Gen. license, they've been....moderately successful and have done an overall good job with it IMHO. SFC1 and SFC2: EAW were published by Interplay. If Interplay were publisher of SFC3, then I wouldn't doubt the patch would've come out sooner since their QA people have more experience with the SFC engine. But this is not the case with Activision. So they may need more time to get acquainted with how SFC works...

In the end, you can't really blame Activison for shelling out less-than-complete games. This is a business, and money is the most important factor. When developers strike a deal with their publisher, and the result from the former is less than favorable to the latter, then sometimes as a publisher you either scrap the project entirely and cut your losses, or you release anyways and hope to make a profit despite the odds. In the case with SFC3, most likely Paramount put pressure on Activision to release the game prior to the opening of the movie  Star Trek: Nemesis  as part of a markerting blitz for the month of December. Big mistake since  Lord of the Rings: TTT  was due for release that same month...

That's my speech for the day....  

[mevans]

I do have to agree with some of what you said its all about money in the end. It would be nice to see a star trek game that was actually complete and well programed. I stoped buying  star trek games as soon as they are released. Because of crapy gameplay in some games and bugs in othesr. I do have to to say that activision did better then the makers of dominion wars i have a nice little $40 dollar coaster for my drinks. These companys would make more money though if they released well programed complete games not betas in a box. Bigger or older companies doesnt mean better games. Just means more eye candie alot of the time.

Sfc2 did well because of content graphics are not stunning but they are decent.

 Releasing a movie right before lord of the rings the twin towers i would have to agree was plain out dumb.  

[TheBigCheese]

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Anyone know when this patch gonna be out?    

It will be out when I've finished testing it.

OOO OOO OOh

   

[Nameless]

Common I Want Someone To Say A Date.....I Wanna See Some Dirt Eating

[Dash Jones]

A date was already said...we are at least owed a cake eating...and as I put forth, I was hoping Erik would bake that cake for Dave...who knows what Erik would put inside!

[Nameless]

  Lets Hope It's A Mud Cake  

[Alexander1701]

  It is now scheduled for a Feb 28th release, as Taldren loves its fridays.

Alexander  

[Rod O'neal]

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  It is now scheduled for a Feb 28th release, as Taldren loves its fridays.

Alexander    

this just makes me look up at the pic and chuckle

[TheSatyr]

Actually,Taldren has no say in when the patch gets released...if they did it would have been out by now.

It's all up to Activision.  

[Arcilte]

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Actually,Taldren has no say in when the patch gets released...if they did it would have been out by now.

It's all up to Activision.  

This is true. If it was up to Taldren it would have been out and I would be playing it  

[ChamadaIV]

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  It is now scheduled for a Feb 28th release, as Taldren loves its fridays.

Alexander    

The 28th eh? Hmm...methinks I'll be picking up Master of Orion 3 and play that instead, them maybe I'll consider getting the patch a week or two later. SFC3 is almost a "back-burner" game to me now...sad but true. If only the patch came sooner.