No, the devs said that if the only opinions were those that were at the time posted on metacritic then if that was what people actually thought then it would be likely that the game would not continue for further expansion/support.
That is not what Zak posted that Loft said at all. That's likely the current party-line spin but it's certainly not what was posted at the time.
Yes it is.. not word for word but I am looking right at it.. and that was the gist of it. Given the language barrier and the context of what was said.. I cannot quote the entire post because it has been locked by someone over my head and therefore I am not at liberty to quote the entire post verbatim however
Quote:
....if the user opinion shown by metacritic is what the community believes in ....
covers the gist of what was meant to say..
He never said that they would shut it down if the MC scores did not go up.. what he said could best be interpreted as if this is what the community thinks then we are done.. we might as well just shut it all down.. but of course if your agenda is to trash the team and the sim then that is the spin that will be put on what was said.. and I am certain that that comment was made because let's face it.. if people do not buy the sim it will not survive.. and if there is a group of folks who are waging a campaign to point out every shortcoming of a given product all over cyberspace, even in forums that do not pretain to flight sims.. then folks who read that information will be hesitant to purchase and if they chose to not purchase, again it will not survive..
If all I did was come here to find out about BoS then I would not even consider buying it.. which was part of the gist of the reponse I made to another incident when I told a person who had questions about BoS and something else I posted to not take any single internet source as the determining factor in whether or not to purchase BoS..
So you're looking right at it and that's the 'gist' of it for those who can't see it because its conveniently hidden from public view. If it was such an innocuous comment why hide it? "oh but the haters will use it as ammunition" but if its such an innocuous post then it would be difficult not to read it other than the way you suggest surely? Or is it that your 'gist' is to use your own words someone using an 'agenda' to spin it positively? "trash the team" or be a socket puppet for the team? This is what Zak said and if you read it through it does more than suggest the "might as well shut it down" because he actually says:
Originally Posted By: Zak
then we, as he says, will need to close the project this December
That's more than "might as well" the word "will" is strong enough but to give a date too, like some kind of deadline the fans have to meet and go fanboy crazy otherwise their toys get taken away like a parent telling their child "if you don't behave then you won't be allowed out on your bike this weekend". He prompts fans to speak out against the "haters" but don't just take my word for it this is what Zak said:
I think the key to Albert's marketing plans, and the reason older players don't like BoS is in the line above "tell the new younger pilots." As it is put together now, BoS is designed for kids. I got that vibe the moment I saw the final version. From the campaign to the Fisher Price approach to graphics settings, BoS is made for the 10 to 12 year old crowd. That's all well and good, but I'm angry that Albert Zhiltsov let us think otherwise all the way through early access. That wasn't just a design change, that was a complete market repositioning and a con the way it was pulled off with no prior announcement or offers of refunds. I haven't played "Chutes and Ladders" since I was about 8 years old, and that's also why I don't play BoS.
Dogfighting is what you do "after" you drop your bombs and blow something up! Can you say "JABO!"
