WTF_Sandpit

Good call to delay the release to get the service right, whats an extra day when its been so long in the making? ISPs can, and do throttle or block P2P. But the main problem with P2P is that it would have to be a complete full file install patch rather than the difference. It would be nice if people had the choice though, Impulse, P2P or standalone patch. Choice is always good, would you like to order steak from a restraunt only to be told it only comes cut up into tiny pieces?

[quote who="korben22" reply="8" id="1937940"]and sadly I will never be able to play it, because I refuse to run impulse. To quote stardock: Gamers shall have the right to demand that download managers and updaters not force themselves to run or be forced to load in order to play a game. I demand a non-impulse version of the patch. [/quote] I agree I am also sickened by the fanboy sycophants on this forum. No wonder the game is dead.

We were waiting, but haven't played it in weeks

*double post

Everyone I know is waiting for 1.1, its been in beta forever and now its just vaporware. Sins has died, far too long dithering. Shame, a very good game spoiled with bad balance and slow fix.

Did 1.1 ever get released of has Sins died?

Flipping heck, is this a fanboys convention in here? I think you will find that people who post critacally or raise concerns about things do so because they care about the game. People who hate the game/developers don't! I thought this was aplace where you could go to discuss the game, not listen to a monologue from A

[quote who="Annatar11" reply="2" id="1877319"] The word conspiracy is quite accurate to describe what you're suggesting, since you're basically implying that they deliberately limit modding because they want to get more money out of people.[/quote] You are being very trollish here! Why is it that nobody can even raise a question or suggest the slightest hint of criticism without you jumping in. It looks rather stiffling. Surely its better to let people express opinions so

[quote who="Annatar11" reply="13" id="1872175"]What else can they do, though, short of not offering anything? [/quote] Release them all in one go as an expansion, like every other game. Micro fragmentation will utterly destry the multi-player game, which is pretty flakey as it is. Etiher that or, if the bulk sales are in single play. release it free for multi-play and use that to encourage both sales and multi-play involvement. Killing off the online game isn't going to

[quote who="Frogboy" reply="11" id="1871787"] The expansion packs are designed to aid in both the single player and multiplayer experience. [/quote] That is sensible, but I still don't see how it adresses the online player fragmentation. Lowest common denominator certainly wont work. People will just advertise requrements and boot anyone that doesn't meet them.

For me, Sins is a multi-player game. Single player and I wouldn't even look at it!

[quote who="Annatar11" reply="23" id="1867142"]If the three micro-expansions only form part of a rollup expansion, then they represent remarkably bad value for money when you have to buy them all again in the real expansion just to get the campaign. Except you won't need to buy them all again. [/quote] Don't get me wrong, I'm all for this, its just that as thing stand there are problems. My point is, this is unclear and unknown. And the suspicion is, unthought

The way this is currently sounding is that the expansions are a compelte no no for multiplayer. The fragmentation will be extreme, either that or everyone will just have to be content playing unexpanded. If the three micro-expansions only form part of a rollup expansion, then they represent remarkably bad value for money when you have to buy them all again in the real expansion just to get the campaign. So all you are really getting is a sneak peek at the final expansion at $10 a pop

Wait! So we buy all three expansions and then have to buy them all again in the summer release as it has additional stuff?

[quote who="Phazon88" reply="4" id="1856878"]I can already see it now, players who do not wish to buy the expansions will be kicked out of many a game because players only want to play games with all the content that they purchased in the first place.[/quote] QFT, this will happen, I've played enough online games to have experienced this. Fragmentation will happen, as it always does when there are different versions/flavours of a game, usually to the death of the game. Not a clever mo