I am "concerned" that the 19May03 release date is too soon to launch the game. The CTD issues, the lag (when it hits is atrocious) and a number of other issues are... well to be honest, scaring me. The devs are doing a HELLVA job trying to meet this deadline, but thats just what it is, a DEADline, launch it too soon, and the game will hit the shelves DOA. I have faith they can do a lot, but if the issues still on hand are not solidly put to bed by early next week...... There will be no time to shut down beta (as they have in teh past stated they would prior to launch) go gold and have thoroughly tested the fixes.
Having been bitten by that game known as "anarchy online" at its launch, and being scared off by WWIIOL's atrocious launch, I am... leery of deadlines. I say push the launch back to 01, or better 15June03 and FIX IT before going live. Perhaps I am over cautious. Perhaps I am over reacting, but I really really have high hopes for this game, and I don't want to see a rushed launch, nor the perception of the launch being rushed mar its opening month.
Before anyone goes off on me for "being negative" Stop. This is called constructive critisim and voicing my fears. I understand the amount of work SJ and the team have done, but I also realize that there are people higher up then they that might just shove PS out the door too soon thinking "We'll just patch it" And it is specifically THAT attitude, so prevalant it seems in the Gameing industry, that has me worried.
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