MLB 09: The Show Patch Released 4/27/09 - Impressions and Discussion Here

[Russell_SCEA]

Quote: Originally Posted by rondoman

Wow. Way to commit to the people waiting days, yes, literally days for some kind of word on another patch, to a patch that has screwed things up for the last 3 days.It's nothing personal, just frustration getting the best of me at this point. It is going on 2 months since this game was released, 2 patches, and basically more problems than when we started. . .

You know what I know that's all I got at this time. Before yesterday there was no plan of doing another patch. Hence why I stated I would have an update. Well that has changed now and things are in limbo, don't know what we are going to do at this moment in time.

[rondoman]

Quote: Originally Posted by ferriscj24

While I understand your frustration, and it is certainly shared by others, it is IMPERATIVE you understand that Russel, nor anybody else from SCEA is required to communicate with us on these boards. Russell goes above and beyond by coming on here and reading what we have to say, and more-so, by even replying. I'm sure he is held to very strict limitations by what he can and cannot divulge about the current situation with the game/patch. Cut him some slack for crying out loud! He acknowledged there is a problem, and he acknowledged that they think they found the cause of it. What more do you want at this point?!

I would like a competent QA department that doesn't require developers to come to a message board to know what the damn problem is for a game THEY MADE!!!This isn't Russells fault, I know this, and he takes the brunt of mine and other's criticism because he is the man to come and talk with us. But seriously, the QA for this game seems absolutely horrendous.

[ferriscj24]

Quote: Originally Posted by rondoman

I would like a competent QA department that doesn't require developers to come to a message board to know what the damn problem is for a game THEY MADE!!!This isn't Russells fault, I know this, and he takes the brunt of mine and other's criticism because he is the man to come and talk with us. But seriously, the QA for this game seems absolutely horrendous.

So, you want the best of both worlds? You want it NOW and you want it to be FLAWLESS. Please...

Be patient, and let them work on it.

[The Chef]

Quote: Originally Posted by Russell_SCEA

You know what I know that's all I got at this time. Before yesterday there was no plan of doing another patch. Hence why I stated I would have an update. Well that has changed now and things are in limbo, don't know what we are going to do at this moment in time.

So, and Im not even sure you can answer this, but is the problems associated with pre-patch franchise crashes after the patch have anything to do with the schedule fix that was done? If so, couldnt you guys just eliminate this from the patch altogether and repost the patch at that point or am I just naive and dont understand how much work that is? I know your hands are tied in terms of the amount of information you can and cant share but I figured nothing gets accomplished without atleast asking about it. For the time being Im happy to continue my franchise and just not downloading the patch but there are portions of the patch that I would love to have access to so hopefully this all gets fixed for those of us wanting to continue our pre-patch franchises while using the patch.

[Jdurg]

Quote: Originally Posted by rondoman

Wow. Way to commit to the people waiting days, yes, literally days for some kind of word on another patch, to a patch that has screwed things up for the last 3 days.It's nothing personal, just frustration getting the best of me at this point. It is going on 2 months since this game was released, 2 patches, and basically more problems than when we started. . .

I understand the frustration, but I can also understand why Russell and the rest of the SCEA crowd posts in the way that they do. I work for one of the largest companies in the world, and I never realized the implications of that until I started taking numerous training courses on confidentiality and legality of what we say. Regardless of whether I'm at work or away from work, the fact that I work for the company I do automatically ties whatever I say to the company I work for. When I'm away on a business trip, EVERYTHING I say or do can be considered representative of my company regardless of any "qualifier" I place on it. So I have to watch EVERYTHING I say and there's a lot of things I simply can not talk about for various legal reasons.

In the overly litigous society we live in today, if Russell came on here and said something, anything, that was even remotely confidential or offensive in any manner, SCEA and Sony could be sued for it. I actually feel pretty bad for Russell because he has to sit and think about EVERYTHING he types up in these forums before he actually posts it. I'm sure there is a LOT more he would like to say but he legally can't because whatever he says is representitive of the company he works for. Whether he likes that or not.

[tree3five]

is the Franchise crash only happening to existing franchises pre patch? In other words if I start a new season after I downloaded the patch will it still crash? thanks.

[miamimarlins1]

Honestly, this thread has gotten embarrassing. I was aggravated like most when waiting for an answer on the second patch. And when we got it I was a little disappointed that some things weren't completely fixed. However, SCEA has proven again and again that they try to do the best for their customers (and before anyone says I'm an SCEA apologist go read some of my prior posts). This whole issue has gotten out of control. People are missing out on playing THE BEST SPORTS GAME EVER because of a few minor issues. It's really sad because these issues are so minor to the overall experience that many are missing out on an unbelievable game of baseball. I just hope Russell and others from SCEA can overlook some of the ridiculous comments and realize that a majority of us love and appreciate this game. Can it be better, Yes. But tell me one other sports out there right now that comes close to this game

[moemoe24]

Quote: Originally Posted by rondoman

I would like a competent QA department that doesn't require developers to come to a message board to know what the damn problem is for a game THEY MADE!!!This isn't Russells fault, I know this, and he takes the brunt of mine and other's criticism because he is the man to come and talk with us. But seriously, the QA for this game seems absolutely horrendous.

What you are typing is so unecessary and at this point is doing more harm than good. Like I said about 5 times yesterday...... All these complaints that keep getting brought up over and over, Russell is aware of them. Why keep beating a dead horse?? Obviously they are trying to figure out what to do. Throwing hissy fits won't get us any further.