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Discussion in 'Game/SP News & Comments' started by NewsPro, Oct 13, 2001.

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    (Originally posted by Sorcerer)

    What we asked:

    Q: Do you think a patch can fix most of the problems with Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor?
    (258 votes total)

    Yes, if they make a good one (137) 53%
    I seriously doubt it (82) 32%
    No way, it's too buggy (39) 15%

    Well, it seems that the predictably buggy release of the game has thoroughly shaken the faith of a number of people who expected the first CRPG to use the 3rd edition D&D rules to be much more than it actually turned out to be.

    When asked about the probability of a patch fixing most of the problems with Pool of Radiance: RoMD, only 53% of people answered that they believe it is quite possible to fix all mishaps with a very thorough patch.

    32% of people answered that they seriously doubt that a patch could fix most of the problems with the game.

    And finally 15% of those who voted have answered that they believe the game is simply to buggy to be remedied by any sort of patch.

    To wrap this poll up let me just note that there are currently three patches on the schedule. The first one to correct the most serious install problem has already been released, and two more that will fix other most notable bugs have been announced for the upcoming weeks. I seriously thought that we wouldn't see a CRPG this buggy released again (after the flop that was Ultima IX: Ascension, where the situation was nearly identical to this with PoR:RoMD) but it seems that people in the gaming industry learn nothing from the mistakes of their predecessors.

    Anyway, despite all the negative publicity the game has received, it is still selling well and will probably bring in profit for the people behind it. Just like Ultima IX, where a famous name was enough to sell a game so buggy that calling the state it was released in "beta" would be a compliment. On the other hand, the sales charts don't mention anything about how many people returned these games...

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