SpiralGray:
hedgehog:Save the fained outrage for something a touch more critical than a $7 game mod perhaps. Your save file isn't curing cancer.
I'm glad someone else is taking this view of things.
Apparently none of the people complaining have ever used software before. And whether you care to believe it or not, computer games are huge, extremely complex pieces of software.
I've had 40 page documents lost because Word blew up on me. I've had four hours of software development go down the drain because Visual Studio decided to take a dump.
In the grand scheme of things, a saved game, while frustrating, isn't that big a deal. It gives you a chance to play the game over again. I was actually a little frustrated when I got to the end and found out I couldn't just reset and start all over. Now I can.
P.S. Realtime Worlds couldn't care less if you trade in your copy of Crackdown, they already have your money. "I won't shop here again" is a pretty empty threat.
This is BS.
I own a programming company. I know how everything works, thats why I am so willing to pay $60 for a great game, I understand the hard work that goes into it.
With that said, just because you are bad at hitting the 'save' button in Word, or VB, C++, whatever you use. Doesn't make this any less of a big deal.
I think RW is considered of the loss this will have on them if they don't try to do something right for these people, I included. When a
real gamer looks to buy a game they judge how good it will be by who made it and if they have been screwed by a company that didn't care before they may think twice before buying it.
Not to mention word gets out, people let other people know about what happened. I know at least 3 of my friends don't have Crackdown yet but want to get it soon, but after a stunt like this, and listening to me are not going to get it. The gaming community talks.
I guess when it comes down to it, projects, papers, and game profiles all take time to build, and are a
big deal to lose. Losing a project/paper because
you don't save often enough is
your fault. Everyone that lost their game saves lost them by a means that was not their fault.