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The Panther posted 03-09-99 01:51 PM ET
ANybody knowing when the UK patch will arrive. Are we talking hours, days, weeks or months, years, decades, centuries, milleniums or what?
Phoenix_X posted 03-09-99 03:39 PM ET
Probably when mankind has reached Alpha Centauri. Firaxis really dissapointed me with their support. I was one of the first to buy the UK version, and they let me down. It's sad, but at least it proves Firaxis isn't worth the money.
ihegerty posted 03-09-99 05:43 PM ET
Well, as soon as UK or European appears in the title, Firaxis (or EA) disappears. Either that or they blame anyone they've heard of in Europe (can't install - that'd be the Pope's problem..) Strange that - they seem pretty happy to answer questions to US owners.
GeeBee posted 03-10-99 07:49 AM ET
I have seen this phenomenon before (anyone buy Fallout 2 UK ? Still waiting to play it bug-free ?). But I really do hope we're not being ignored. After all, I did read someone from FIRAXIS denying that they ignore non-US customers, as they "generate as much or more revenue as the US market" (paraphrased).
And yet I also read something about it taking just one week from patch release to it being converted to a UK version. So where is it ?
It seems so many games are buggy these days, it's almost like "buy the game, store it away, play it in six weeks time". Even so, the whole issue of US companies doing non-US versions seems to slow down the patch process horribly. Is it a question of "not caring ?". I can't say. All Firaxis will tell you is "it'll be done when it's finished" or somesuch pretty useless comment. I write software for a living, and if I gave release dates like that to my boss, I'd be in some deep water.
And it does seem a bit insulting to have been sold a faulty product. If it was electrical goods, you'd take it back, no ?
Anyway, FIRAXIS, if you've finished revelling (maybe deservedly) in the spotlight for your 98% game, perhaps you could spare a thought for those not in the US of A who bought your game on good faith, but are still stuck with just as buggy a copy as your US customers did on day 1...
Is this not discrimination on the basis of where you live ? Aren't there laws against discrimination in the US ?
Geoffrey The posted 03-10-99 10:16 AM ET
Just to be fair to Firaxis, their distribution agreement with EA for non-US territories may preclude them from distributing code outside of the US. This is a pretty standard arrangement, especially if there is code localization required (though it doesn't sound like there is in this case, since all the messages I've seen referring to the european patch have been in English
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Author	Topic: When will the UK version come?
The Panther	posted 03-09-99 01:51 PM ET ANybody knowing when the UK patch will arrive. Are we talking hours, days, weeks or months, years, decades, centuries, milleniums or what?
Phoenix_X	posted 03-09-99 03:39 PM ET Probably when mankind has reached Alpha Centauri. Firaxis really dissapointed me with their support. I was one of the first to buy the UK version, and they let me down. It's sad, but at least it proves Firaxis isn't worth the money.
ihegerty	posted 03-09-99 05:43 PM ET Well, as soon as UK or European appears in the title, Firaxis (or EA) disappears. Either that or they blame anyone they've heard of in Europe (can't install - that'd be the Pope's problem..) Strange that - they seem pretty happy to answer questions to US owners.
GeeBee	posted 03-10-99 07:49 AM ET I have seen this phenomenon before (anyone buy Fallout 2 UK ? Still waiting to play it bug-free ?). But I really do hope we're not being ignored. After all, I did read someone from FIRAXIS denying that they ignore non-US customers, as they "generate as much or more revenue as the US market" (paraphrased). And yet I also read something about it taking just one week from patch release to it being converted to a UK version. So where is it ? It seems so many games are buggy these days, it's almost like "buy the game, store it away, play it in six weeks time". Even so, the whole issue of US companies doing non-US versions seems to slow down the patch process horribly. Is it a question of "not caring ?". I can't say. All Firaxis will tell you is "it'll be done when it's finished" or somesuch pretty useless comment. I write software for a living, and if I gave release dates like that to my boss, I'd be in some deep water. And it does seem a bit insulting to have been sold a faulty product. If it was electrical goods, you'd take it back, no ? Anyway, FIRAXIS, if you've finished revelling (maybe deservedly) in the spotlight for your 98% game, perhaps you could spare a thought for those not in the US of A who bought your game on good faith, but are still stuck with just as buggy a copy as your US customers did on day 1... Is this not discrimination on the basis of where you live ? Aren't there laws against discrimination in the US ?
Geoffrey The	posted 03-10-99 10:16 AM ET Just to be fair to Firaxis, their distribution agreement with EA for non-US territories may preclude them from distributing code outside of the US. This is a pretty standard arrangement, especially if there is code localization required (though it doesn't sound like there is in this case, since all the messages I've seen referring to the european patch have been in English