Why some of us gamers need some patience.

Looking back at the beginning of the year all I heard was "2009 is going to suck"..in terms of games. Our "gaming future looks bleak". But I kept being optimistic figuring something good would come out by the time my 2008 game's replayability has worn off. And here we are now with some really good deja vu. Remember the great year 2007 was? Some of the biggest games in the industry: Call of Duty 4, Halo 3, Assassins Creed, Forza 2, Mass Effect, Bioshock and so on. Here we are 4 mths later with Modern Warfare 2, Halo 3 ODST, Assassins Creed 2, Forza 3, Mass Effect 2, Bioshock 2, and so on; you get the point. So why are we as a whole so quick to jump to conclusions?

Also some jump to the opposite conclusion based on a teaser trailer. Its a TEASER trailer and yet you have millions of fan boys labeling it GOTY. And then everyone wants to send hate mail to the developer because the game didn't live up to their own hype. If only you waited to see for yourself what the game was truly made of before you made assumptions then maybe you wouldn't be so bummed out. Lastly remember the grumbles because Treyarch was making the next COD? "Oh its gonna suck just like COD3" 8 mths. later and 11 million units have been sold compared to COD4's 13 million, and one had a 1 yr. head start.

Another example, the 24 hr. xbox live matience. When I heard about this a week ago, I figured ok cool, just some prep for some more great LIVE features. But that wasn't exactly the case. Some people truly don't have the patience to wait a WHOLE 24 hrs. Is xbox all some really live for? Some act like its the end of the world or there taking it down for a week? And so if the did, I'm sure you can find something else to do. By the time its all said and done everyone will have survived and will be ever more eager to go on a killing spree and will also welcome the new features on LIVE this fall that were only capable with this 24 matience session. Is hard to understand that some things don't just magically appear?

One last point, release dates. So your really looking forward to the new batman game comming in the spring and you log onto gamespot one day to see that its been bumped up a few mths. Oh let the complaints and overwhelming disappointment begin. Wouldn't it be more disappointing to spend $60 on a half a$$ed game? Yes, there are time when games take forever to release and when the finally do they suck, 10 years anyone? But normally when a game is pushed back it's because the developers have found a crease in the game that needs ironed out.

So is it just me or do we need to just back off some times and exercise a little patience?

If people were even more patient, then game developers could put a lot of single player gameplay rather than just put so much effort in multiplayer. The 24 hrs. update mat. isn't bothering me, I'm getting some single player done on some games. Rac1407

what is SP? and both of these guys are right. single player WAS made for a reason.. and with less than 4 hours before the scheduled deadline, why not get some singleplayer time in and go for the SP achievements. NVM LOL just found out what SP meant when i wanted to type singleplayer but was too lazy.PlayLykUStoleIt

Looking back at the beginning of the year all I heard was "2009 is going to suck"..in terms of games. Our "gaming future looks bleak". But I kept being optimistic figuring something good would come out by the time my 2008 game's replayability has worn off. And here we are now with some really good deja vu. Remember the great year 2007 was? Some of the biggest games in the industry: Call of Duty 4, Halo 3, Assassins Creed, Forza 2, Mass Effect, Bioshock and so on. Here we are 4 mths later with Modern Warfare 2, Halo 3 ODST, Assassins Creed 2, Forza 3, Mass Effect 2, Bioshock 2, and so on; you get the point. So why are we as a whole so quick to jump to conclusions?

Also some jump to the opposite conclusion based on a teaser trailer. Its a TEASER trailer and yet you have millions of fan boys labeling it GOTY. And then everyone wants to send hate mail to the developer because the game didn't live up to their own hype. If only you waited to see for yourself what the game was truly made of before you made assumptions then maybe you wouldn't be so bummed out. Lastly remember the grumbles because Treyarch was making the next COD? "Oh its gonna suck just like COD3" 8 mths. later and 11 million units have been sold compared to COD4's 13 million, and one had a 1 yr. head start.

Another example, the 24 hr. xbox live matience. When I heard about this a week ago, I figured ok cool, just some prep for some more great LIVE features. But that wasn't exactly the case. Some people truly don't have the patience to wait a WHOLE 24 hrs. Is xbox all some really live for? Some act like its the end of the world or there taking it down for a week? And so if the did, I'm sure you can find something else to do. By the time its all said and done everyone will have survived and will be ever more eager to go on a killing spree and will also welcome the new features on LIVE this fall that were only capable with this 24 matience session. Is hard to understand that some things don't just magically appear?

One last point, release dates. So your really looking forward to the new batman game comming in the spring and you log onto gamespot one day to see that its been bumped up a few mths. Oh let the complaints and overwhelming disappointment begin. Wouldn't it be more disappointing to spend $60 on a half a$$ed game? Yes, there are time when games take forever to release and when the finally do they suck, 10 years anyone? But normally when a game is pushed back it's because the developers have found a crease in the game that needs ironed out.

So is it just me or do we need to just back off some times and exercise a little patience?

nate_c-12

People will always complain. It's odd how people get all fed up when a game gets pushed back, meanwhile they're having an awesome time playing the game they just got.hillelslovak

I agree with every point you made. People get so wrapped up in hype and minor set backs that they lose control over themselves Gaming is supposed to be fun not heart attack inducing.nate_c-12

you never truly know how short a game is till you have played it 5 times and beat it.......before live came back up

When I'm playing MP with ppls I rage
When I can't play MP cuz of liveI rage
When I play SPI rage at short + dumb campaign
When I play xbox I'm generally raged
When I don't play xbox I'm generally raged cuz I'm not playing xbox

... Patience is for noobs!!!

When I'm playing MP with ppls I rage
When I can't play MP cuz of liveI rage
When I play SPI rage at short + dumb campaign
When I play xbox I'm generally raged
When I don't play xbox I'm generally raged cuz I'm not playing xbox

... Patience is for noobs!!!

timma25

you my friend need some prescription medication.

Yeah I agree with all of this..... some patience....... **** Live right now i'm jumpin around because I don't have to get injected with Hulk style radiation sugar for 4 months :D..... another thing meh I don't mind the 24 hour maintenance i'm doin just fine with Oblivion.

You expect logic and reasoning from gamers. Expect otherwise.enterawesome

[QUOTE="nate_c-12"]I agree with every point you made. People get so wrapped up in hype and minor set backs that they lose control over themselves Gaming is supposed to be fun not heart attack inducing.CardiacKid07

Because you're not the CARDIAC Kid, of course!

[QUOTE="PlayLykUStoleIt"]what is SP? and both of these guys are right. single player WAS made for a reason.. and with less than 4 hours before the scheduled deadline, why not get some singleplayer time in and go for the SP achievements. NVM LOL just found out what SP meant when i wanted to type singleplayer but was too lazy.slvrraven9

Patience is a virtue. If you're a kid, then there's chores, homework, school you can go to if it's not a holiday, or going outside - you know the place, where birds fly around and dive bomb cats, where there's this thing called The Sun, where there's fresh air and a very big, real, 3D world which isn't going to crash due to overheating.
If you're an adult, there's chores to do around the house/flat/apartment/whatever, your family to spend time with if you're in a relationship and a parent, bills to pay, work and generally life to live.

Gaming is a hobby, not the by all, end all of existence. If you're waiting for a game to be released, then be patient, play something else, there's likely plenty of games out therethat were passed up for some overhyped graphics fest.
24 hours is nothing and waiting extra months for a game is nothing, hell every developer should take time with releasing games, getting them working just right instead of rushing them out for holiday season profits, they would make more profits that way if their products are actually working. And waiting is fine, there's plenty of others that can be done in the meantime.

R/T

Yesterday I didn't know XBL was down, when I logged on I thought it was my network connection. I am just relieved that nothing went haywire.DPhunkT

[QUOTE="CardiacKid07"][QUOTE="nate_c-12"]I agree with every point you made. People get so wrapped up in hype and minor set backs that they lose control over themselves Gaming is supposed to be fun not heart attack inducing.seankane

Because you're not the CARDIAC Kid, of course!

Patience is a virtue. If you're a kid, then there's chores, homework, school you can go to if it's not a holiday, or going outside - you know the place, where birds fly around and dive bomb cats, where there's this thing called The Sun, where there's fresh air and a very big, real, 3D world which isn't going to crash due to overheating.
If you're an adult, there's chores to do around the house/flat/apartment/whatever, your family to spend time with if you're in a relationship and a parent, bills to pay, work and generally life to live.

Gaming is a hobby, not the by all, end all of existence. If you're waiting for a game to be released, then be patient, play something else, there's likely plenty of games out therethat were passed up for some overhyped graphics fest.
24 hours is nothing and waiting extra months for a game is nothing, hell every developer should take time with releasing games, getting them working just right instead of rushing them out for holiday season profits, they would make more profits that way if their products are actually working. And waiting is fine, there's plenty of others that can be done in the meantime.

R/T

Smokescreened84

Haha, 3D world which isn't going to crash due to overheating.....I like that. Unless, oh no................global warming!

Thank you to the TC. I agree with everything you just said and couldn't have said it better myself. You get a gold star!

Global warming's been going ever since humans invented politics, all that hot air from corrupt fools has to go somewhere, ditch the fools and maybe there's a chance to repair the damage.

I've noticed that people get so worked up with gaming that they don't stop to think that it's just a game, it's not like they'll die if a game isn't released as soon as they demand.

R/T

If people were even more patient, then game developers could put a lot of single player gameplay rather than just put so much effort in multiplayer. The 24 hrs. update mat. isn't bothering me, I'm getting some single player done on some games. Rac1407

Global warming's been going ever since humans invented politics, all that hot air from corrupt fools has to go somewhere, ditch the fools and maybe there's a chance to repair the damage.

I've noticed that people get so worked up with gaming that they don't stop to think that it's just a game, it's not like they'll die if a game isn't released as soon as they demand.

R/T

Smokescreened84

Thank you to the TC. I agree with everything you just said and couldn't have said it better myself. You get a gold star!

rattleheadxyz

Thanks, but a gold star? I've never gotten a gold star before!:shock::):D

i agree.

Looking back at the beginning of the year all I heard was "2009 is going to suck"..in terms of games. Our "gaming future looks bleak". But I kept being optimistic figuring something good would come out by the time my 2008 game's replayability has worn off. And here we are now with some really good deja vu. Remember the great year 2007 was? Some of the biggest games in the industry: Call of Duty 4, Halo 3, Assassins Creed, Forza 2, Mass Effect, Bioshock and so on. Here we are 4 mths later with Modern Warfare 2, Halo 3 ODST, Assassins Creed 2, Forza 3, Mass Effect 2, Bioshock 2, and so on; you get the point. So why are we as a whole so quick to jump to conclusions?

Also some jump to the opposite conclusion based on a teaser trailer. Its a TEASER trailer and yet you have millions of fan boys labeling it GOTY. And then everyone wants to send hate mail to the developer because the game didn't live up to their own hype. If only you waited to see for yourself what the game was truly made of before you made assumptions then maybe you wouldn't be so bummed out. Lastly remember the grumbles because Treyarch was making the next COD? "Oh its gonna suck just like COD3" 8 mths. later and 11 million units have been sold compared to COD4's 13 million, and one had a 1 yr. head start.

Another example, the 24 hr. xbox live matience. When I heard about this a week ago, I figured ok cool, just some prep for some more great LIVE features. But that wasn't exactly the case. Some people truly don't have the patience to wait a WHOLE 24 hrs. Is xbox all some really live for? Some act like its the end of the world or there taking it down for a week? And so if the did, I'm sure you can find something else to do. By the time its all said and done everyone will have survived and will be ever more eager to go on a killing spree and will also welcome the new features on LIVE this fall that were only capable with this 24 matience session. Is hard to understand that some things don't just magically appear?

One last point, release dates. So your really looking forward to the new batman game comming in the spring and you log onto gamespot one day to see that its been bumped up a few mths. Oh let the complaints and overwhelming disappointment begin. Wouldn't it be more disappointing to spend $60 on a half a$$ed game? Yes, there are time when games take forever to release and when the finally do they suck, 10 years anyone? But normally when a game is pushed back it's because the developers have found a crease in the game that needs ironed out.

So is it just me or do we need to just back off some times and exercise a little patience?