24th April 2011, 7:12 PM
You and me know about pages like Sierrahelp, but the average person just buying it off eBay or something? How are they going to know where to find fan made patches for games?
My main point is the game, out of the box, even on CD, was a buggy mess. Less buggy than the floppy version, but there's still some pretty bad bugs listed that the fan patch fixes.
There's also one other issue. Some people are purists, like me, and HATE having to resort to fan alterations of classic games just to play them correctly. There's really no telling if that fan patch is JUST a timing fix or if they inserted their ugly nickname into the ending credits or put some stupid joke they thought was just HILARIOUS midway through the game. I have some trust issues with independent developers.
My main point is the game, out of the box, even on CD, was a buggy mess. Less buggy than the floppy version, but there's still some pretty bad bugs listed that the fan patch fixes.
There's also one other issue. Some people are purists, like me, and HATE having to resort to fan alterations of classic games just to play them correctly. There's really no telling if that fan patch is JUST a timing fix or if they inserted their ugly nickname into the ending credits or put some stupid joke they thought was just HILARIOUS midway through the game. I have some trust issues with independent developers.
"On two occasions, I have been asked [by members of Parliament], 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." ~ Charles Babbage (1791-1871)