Doom3 patch?

[tinfoil]

Should we wait to play the game after the patch comes out to get the best possible experience from the game, or do u think the doom team did a good beta testing job and got rid of most of the problems?

 

[BlueWeasel]

Considering it's id, I'd think most of the major bugs have been ironed out.

Who in the world would wait to play D3 until the first patch is out. I understand that some might not be able to play until the first patch, but to pay $50 for a game and then wait shows much more willpower than I have.

 

[HeXploiT]

If everyone did that there wouldn't be any patches. After all, the first patches come from user feedback.

 

[Smilin]

Originally posted by: tinfoil
Should we wait to play the game after the patch comes out to get the best possible experience from the game, or do u think the doom team did a good beta testing job and got rid of most of the problems?

Just because you asked this question, yes you should do this.

 

[Nebor]

You should definitely wait.

 

[KLin]

I'm going to wait for Doom4.


edit: just hit 1.00 posts per day average!! W00T

 

[DaveSimmons]

Also notice it's coming out "when it's ready" in August, it wasn't rushed out in November - December like many games are to catch the xmas buying season.

 

[eklass]

Originally posted by: Smilin

Originally posted by: tinfoil
Should we wait to play the game after the patch comes out to get the best possible experience from the game, or do u think the doom team did a good beta testing job and got rid of most of the problems?

Just because you asked this question, yes you should do this.

if you really have to ask, you really shouldn't

 

[ArmchairAthlete]

How can I wait for a patch? I'll just jump right in, ID has a good enough rep that the game shouldn't be buggier than a roach motel.

PC Gamer's review didn't mention any glaring bugs.

 

[blurredvision]

Originally posted by: ArmchairAthlete
How can I wait for a patch? I'll just jump right in, ID has a good enough rep that the game shouldn't be buggier than a roach motel.

PC Gamer's review didn't mention any glaring bugs.

IMO, PC Gamer's review didn't really mention much of the gameplay at all. It seemed to be mostly fluff for a few pages in order to get people to buy the mag. Hell, I could've BS'ed my way through that review just as well.

I wouldn't go by any reviews that are written WELL before the game hits shelves. Think about it, with PC Gamer being a magazine, they have strict deadlines they have to meet. These deadlines are usually well before the mag reaches any customer's hands, as they have to proof everything, get all articles and such set, then send away to printing and packaging, then shipping. Deadlines for art and articles (including the review and cover) should be atleast 2 weeks before any customers get their hands on it, and I'm conservative with that estimate. So let's do the math. The review first popped up about a week or so ago, making the magazine first available for reading around the 20th. Then, give atleast a couple of weeks for deadlines, so that pushes it back to around July 6th. Even then, the reviewer said he went through and beat it, and it was a 20+ hour game, meaning it took around 24 hours to play, and I'd give atleast a couple of hours to write up a review (although it should take a lot longer). We're pushing the beginning of July, a good month before the game is released, and atleast 2 weeks before it went gold.

PC Gamer obviously had a still incomplete version to play, no matter what they say. Time doesn't hold up their stance that they played it when it was done. So I'm sure their version they played was still being cleaned up a bit before it went gold. Therefore, they couldn't really comment on any bugs that may or may not show up in the final version.

 

[Davegod]

I think you should definately wait. Actually, might want to hold off until there is some new drivers for your hardware, after all an issue might crop up.

By the way, if you wait before buying food from a supermarket/resteraunt, the food quality and price may improve.


(Please ignore any suggestions that might be considered culpable homicide.)

 

[slpaulson]

Originally posted by: Nebor
You should definitely wait.

 

[Fern]

Originally posted by: tinfoil
Should we wait to play the game after the patch comes out to get the best possible experience from the game, or do u think the doom team did a good beta testing job and got rid of most of the problems?

If the game is available Aug 3, we'll prolly know by Aug 4 if a patch is needed. Those who play on the 3rd will be posting nonstop on the 4th.