ET Single player ! "entire game was finished"

(DACROW) #1

entire game was finished and part of the reason it was pulled is becuase the gameplay wasnt very good!!! … now i ask u did they beta test it before pulling the whole thing???.. im pritty well ******ed that computer game companys make ya wait for a game and at the last min PULL it !..

Why cant the WHOLE game be made avaible for Us to buy it ! id would even as a colctors point of view… i would like too make my own mind up if it was crap Or not! here take my $50 for the WHOLE game id like a copy!!! Or make us BETA TEST it first ! :angry: :eek2: :eek3: :disgust:

(BloodShadow) #2

Well hearing that it didn’t have all that good of gameplay means that it would probably get bad reviews (if it was released that is).
With that happening less people would be motivated to go out and buy the game, thus less money for the makers of the game. It’s all about the money…Always :disgust:

(DACROW) #3

IM not whining about a FREE game of the MP part… just i waited like mounths for the whole thing and just got MP… MP is very good …so come on guys lets see the SP :slight_smile: :banghead:

(DACROW) #4

YES ! oke but id have payed for it… others would allso! but whats the sense of not releasing it the ones Who would of payed out for it cant ?.. by Stopping it from coming out they not getting any money fir it are they so go figer ! :disgust: :eek2: :eek: :eek3:

(SCDS_reyalP) #5

What makes you think the entire game was finished ? The PR from Activision basicly said that SP wasn’t coming out well, so they decided to can it. That must mean that it had really serious problems. Whether the problems were with the development team who was doing SP, or just the whole game concept not really working out, we will probably never know.

(DACROW) #6

unfortunatly i cant say where i got that info but its 100% true… that the whole game was compleated!

(ND80) #7

And posting in here, while understanding your frustration, isnt going to change a thing. This was Id/Activision’s decision, not Splash Damage’s.

I’m sure they did what they thought was in the best of interest of their company. A poorly designed game, even if it is in just in single player, can tarnish a company’s reputation very quickly.

(DACROW) #8

:banghead: Sorry im just venting my anger… im going to Email them to ask why… anyone want to do so feel free may be whose who want to buy it can. :cool:

(Dingo19) #9

Press release 2/11/03

“Despite a strong effort from talented developers, the single-player portion of the game did not progress as anticipated. Canceling the release was a difficult decision made in the best interest of the Wolfenstein franchise and fans. However, we remain excited about the progress and direction of Enemy Territory’s multiplayer.”

Not exactly last minute.

(DACROW) #10

Press release 2/11/03

“Despite a strong effort from talented developers, the single-player portion of the game did not progress as anticipated. Canceling the release was a difficult decision made in the best interest of the Wolfenstein franchise and fans. However, we remain excited about the progress and direction of Enemy Territory’s multiplayer.”

:banghead: HMM i still think they should let there FANS Decide for themselfs ! if it really really STINKS then let us TRY it… id like to see if its that bad id keep it anyway… :???:

(Wils) #11

Neither singleplayer nor multiplayer were finished when Activision and id decided to make ET a free multiplayer game.

(Brinkman) #12

that’s an ignorant thing to say, a lot goes into producing and publishing a game. a lot of money can be on the line… and they have the right to pull the plug if they feel it’s not in their best interest to release a game

it’s ironic because someone just made a thread about the atari version of ET (extra terrestrial) and how atari buried millions of cartages of the 80’s video game in new mexico due to poor sales… they were in debt billions of dollars because they released a half assed game…

(Englander) #13

SP part of it doesnt bother me at all ,I buy games for the the MP part only ,I have never played RTCW SP once as I find taking on the computer boring ,so to me ET is perfect as it is.

(Brinkman) #14

RtCW SP was boreing as hell cuz the missions were boreing… level design was boreing and all that crap

ET has actual objectives and i can see how they could be implamented into single player…

i woulda payed cash for this expantion fo shizzle

(Dawg) #15

The notion of “…just release it and let us judge for ourselves…” is naive. The company is protecting their reputation and integrity by not releasing a game they believe to be inferior and flawed. I think that is something commendable. I respect iD/Activision for not releasing a flawed product just to make a few bucks. That they continued to support the development of the MP aspect and then release it for free just adds to my view of the companies.

Think about it. If they released a crap version of the SP game, you would have alot of people who would end up disliking the company for it. They would be more skeptical about buying another product from the company because they dont’ want to throw good money after bad.

iD/Activision also stated that they did this to prevent harm to the Wolfenstein franchise. That means they intend to continue developing products in the franchise. It is my opinion that the development of ET was continued for just this purpose. To demonstrate that they are serious about the franchise and to keep the name in the gaming-public eye. They didn’t want ET to be viewed as another Duke Nukem Forever. I strongly believe that there will be another installment in the Wolfenstein franchise and I would not be the least bit surprised that it built upon the Doom3 game engine.

Dawg

(DACROW) #16

yes i undersand that but after making all the fans wait then say Sorry not coming out now sucked really, like i said even if it would of sucked id of payed out for it … some one know if i can even pay for a copy of the SP ver now? id send my cash in ?? if this is possible it would ROCK!

(NoSoup4U) #17

Some people are just never satisfied : Alot of games get canceled : We never had a deal like this before, in which we could have a part (a good part at that) of ET… and now you’re ‘complaining’ that you would like to see SP released too ?
hmmm

(Salteh) #18

[i][u]Neither singleplayer nor multiplayer were finished[/i][/u] when Activision and id decided to make ET a free multiplayer game.[/quote]

I just felt it should be said again :slight_smile: