[QUOTE="Ryan_Som"]Everyone here is still complaining about the beta and I'm still trying to get in, haha. :P
Here's a thought: Seeing as this IS a beta you could, you know, TELL THE DEVELOPERS. You know, since this is a BETA and not a DEMO. People forget this fact. They'd rather complain to their friends and be all "OMG, GAME IS HORRIBLE" about it. Most of the issues it sounds like people are having can be either tweaked or patched. By not making use of the fact that YOU can contribute since you're technically a tester you're allowing these gripes to slip through the cracks into the final product (Example: Modern Warfare 2).
Besides, you're playing the game early with a chance to aid in the development process. How cool is that? Seems like everyone is more than content to just play it, say "It sucks!" then when the game comes out be like, "See, I TOLD you!" Slightly unrelated, but similar in nature were all the people posting in the thread for Sony's E3 Conference. I read the whole thread and literally the half of it (70 pages) were people complaining about it and saying it sucks, that they weren't gonna keep watching, and that it was the worst conference out of the big 3. This was 40 MINUTES into a conference that was 2 HOURS LONG.
I guess what I'm trying to say is that today as gamers many of us are spoiled. This sense of entitlement and snobbery are just more reasons that gamers are labeled as immature.
Criticism is fine. I just hate when people don't give CONSTRUCTIVE criticism. "It's not good" or "It sucks" or "It's not fun" don't help anybody. We're adults (hopefully). Learn to verbalize your thoughts and ideas parenthetically and succinctly.
Oh and don't worry, I'll expound further on this in a blog. ;)
I've tried to avoid the "it sucks" attitude by focusing on specific things and ignoring straight up "bugs". You won't find me whining about the freezing, I've actually tried to make light of it. I've held off on posting on the EA forums, but not only will the devs check sites like this, I actually seen this thread linked on one of the 100 EA Beta threads, so they are listening (put on your Sunday best). I've also given praise where its deserved. And I'm gonna keep posting any improvements or problems for those who don't wanna spend the $5 (seriously, if you want in, just put the $5 down and start playing). And if one more person brings up the fact I didn't use paragraphs!!! just playin, i use quick post cuz my PC is gettin slow, which doesn't insert paragraphs even if you enter them. Keep it real, peoples.
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