About the release date

[Stuntman 0]

Ok, I maked a poll where you can choose if you want a better Armed Assault by delaying it, or have it just as good as originally planned.

Message To BIS:This poll in not mainly made to change the release date, or the construction plan of "Armed Assault", It is mainly made to show what the community want

Feel Free to choose!

My vote is going to: making the game better by delaying the release date, if needed

PS: I have also maked a poll about the same thing for "Game2": http://www.flashpoint1985.com/cgi-bin....y901713

[Guest Ti0n3r]

Null vote.

[Ukraineboy 0]

More time doesn't necessarily mean better. This is a weasel worded thread trying to push the OPs agenda on delaying the game so "it will be better". Just release the game when it's done, when BIS has finished all of it's planned features in Armed Assault.

[bravo 6 0]

im afraid i voted null too.. hard choice

[Ukraineboy 0]

Come on people this isnt a real poll, let me make a poll like this too:

"Would you like the AWESOME SUPER COOL BATTLEFIELD 2 REALISTIC AND ALL EXPANDING" or would you like the "SHITTY BORING ARMED ASSAULT THAT SUCKS AND IS SLOW"?

Yeah it's a non-biased poll like this one

[NeMeSiS 11]

More time doesn't necessarily mean better. This is a weasel worded thread trying to push the OPs agenda on delaying the game so "it will be better". Just release the game when it's done, when BIS has finished all of it's planned features in Armed Assault.

At least it wont get worse, and it gives them time to clean the bugs/final touchups etc (which makes it 'better', which doesnt seem to be done in most games these days.

Its not like BIS are delaying the game and then do nothing and eat donuts in the time it gets delayed. And it would be very strange to make the game worse in that time, so it will probably get better (for whatever reason, it wont get a complete overhaul but they might add some small things/clean the bugs/etc)

[Ukraineboy 0]

More time doesn't necessarily mean better. This is a weasel worded thread trying to push the OPs agenda on delaying the game so "it will be better". Just release the game when it's done, when BIS has finished all of it's planned features in Armed Assault.

At least it wont get worse, and it gives them time to clean the bugs/final touchups etc (which makes it 'better', which doesnt seem to be done in most games these days.

Its not like BIS are delaying the game and then do nothing and eat donuts in the time it gets delayed. And it would be very strange to make the game worse in that time, so it will probably get better (for whatever reason, it wont get a complete overhaul but they might add some small things/clean the bugs/etc)

Actually it can get worse because they could lose prospective sales. Which no matter how many fanboys scream about how amazing BIS is, is the ultimate goal in developing games)

[Stuntman 0]

Like said before: this poll is not changing anything. BIS will probably not work more on the game, and delay the release date, if needed if that choice won. So nothing will probably change, therfor just think that everything is possbile....that means that BIS can make the game better, by delaying the relase date, if needed or do nothing, when they have a chance to improve Armed Assault! So vote what you really, really want.

This poll is meant what you WANT to change in Armed Assault's construction plan, not what you BELIVE is POSSIBLE to change in Armed Assault's construction!

[Metal Heart 0]

[ ] I want BIS to make Armed Assault better then originally planned by delaying the release date, if needed.

[ ] I want to get Armed Assault at it's planned release, better or not.

[X] I want BIS to release Armed Assault when they want to, not when the community does.

[Journeyman 0]

[ ] I want BIS to make Armed Assault better then originally planned by delaying the release date, if needed.

[ ] I want to get Armed Assault at it's planned release, better or not.

[ ] I want BIS to release Armed Assault when they want to, not when the community does.

[X]  ] I Want BIS to release Armed Assault one week after I return from my 6 week vacation in the Philippines Next February, so that I'm not too jet lagged to play their delayed but much improved masterpiece!  

[hoak 0]

No vote here as well; I'd much rather BI release the game more or less on schedule, get the game tested in the real fire of live game-play with real Fans, and then invested any additional time in fixing, adding and tweaking to get things right where the rubber really meets the road -- on the server, your and my desktop PC...

[orange juice 0]

hm but once it's out, it may be difficult to introduce substancial changes (read: fixes ) to the core engine. I'd rather have them release the game in a state where "ver: 1.0" is appropriate.

[ade_mcc 0]

But we can't discount a Armed Assault 'Resistance' type thingy, i.e. a big old box release a year or so down the line so sort out a load of stuff. That would be cool.

Back on topic, null vote from me - I'm not in a position to make an informed judgement.

[x] Vote for the death to poll vote topics.

[NeMeSiS 11]

More time doesn't necessarily mean better. This is a weasel worded thread trying to push the OPs agenda on delaying the game so "it will be better". Just release the game when it's done, when BIS has finished all of it's planned features in Armed Assault.

At least it wont get worse, and it gives them time to clean the bugs/final touchups etc (which makes it 'better', which doesnt seem to be done in most games these days.

Its not like BIS are delaying the game and then do nothing and eat donuts in the time it gets delayed. And it would be very strange to make the game worse in that time, so it will probably get better (for whatever reason, it wont get a complete overhaul but they might add some small things/clean the bugs/etc)

Actually it can get worse because they could lose prospective sales. Which no matter how many fanboys scream about how amazing BIS is, is the ultimate goal in developing games)

Thats worse for BIS, not for us

(Well, if noone buys it then it might be possible that we never see Game2, but it wont be that bad )

[sugar_wolf 0]

Giving somebody extra time and delaying the release date doesn't mean the game will be better. It's only the waste of time and developer's money. Just remind yourself such a titles like Duke Nukem or S.T.A.L.K.E.R they have been delaying continiously for couple of years just becouse developers want them to be better and better. It doesn't work like this to realease the game when it's completly finished becouse always you can improve it. You cannot say "oh we've finished the game we are not going to support it any longer now we are releasing it have fun guys... bye..."

Or maybe this work like this. You make your own whishlist and post it here want developer to make a game which will be just a game which you want. Now I agree with you the game can be finally finished some day and published just according to your private expectations

[sniper pilot 36]

heh I would not like this game to be like STALKER man wouldn't that suck? lol I guess they have a deal with thier publisher or somthing cause you would think if it took this long to produce results they would of dropped STALKER and picked up Armed Assault

[Scrub 0]

Look at the character of the people BIS. They don't lie around doing nothing. They don't waste time, the use it to make things or make them better. (VBS1/2, OFP,RES,OFP:E,ArmA,Game 2) Just look at some screenies from a year ago, Hell, look at them from 2-3 months ago! (not to mention the unseen things like AI they said they are working on)

Y'all who think they aren't using time wisely to improve things need to take a week or two off from the forums and try to catch up again. It really is kind of amazing.

[x] BIS relaxes and does things right, and releases a product that makes THEM happy.

[Cifu 0]

[ ] I want BIS to make Armed Assault better then originally planned by delaying the release date, if needed.

[ ] I want to get Armed Assault at it's planned release, better or not.

[X] I hope once the BIS can say an official ArmA release date.

(If you don't understand, that is your problem)

[privatenoob 0]

[X] I hope once the BIS can say an official ArmA release date.

hmm without even having a publisher how would this be possibly now!?

[VISTREL 0]

I can wait little bit more in order to receive quality product.

[Talbot 0]

[X] I hope once the BIS can say an official ArmA release date.

hmm without even having a publisher how would this be possibly now!?

They do have a Publisher in the form of IDEA games.

[Ukraineboy 0]

[X] I hope once the BIS can say an official ArmA release date.

hmm without even having a publisher how would this be possibly now!?

They do have a Publisher in the form of IDEA games.

IDEA Games isnt a publisher, its an organization of developers who formed together to make it easier to find a publisher. They represent BIS so they can work on the game while they work on PR to get ArmA a publisher.

To everyone scared about publisher, don't worry. OFP didnt get a publisher until after the demo was released and was popular.

[majorpwnage 0]

Quote[/b] ]IDEA Games isnt a publisher, its an organization of developers who formed together to make it easier to find a publisher.

I'd hire them!!!  Look at the great job they have done getting BIS a publisher.  

[Ukraineboy 0]

Quote[/b] ]IDEA Games isnt a publisher, its an organization of developers who formed together to make it easier to find a publisher.

I'd hire them!!! Look at the great job they have done getting BIS a publisher.

The reason BIS doesn't have a publisher because this sort of game is still not ready and built, and it'd be a bad gamble to invest in it now. A publisher would probably wait until a real true demo came out, and saw fan's reaction before jumping on. They don't care how "realistic" or "fun" the game is they care about what the public reaction is...so far the only reaction is a bunch of fanboys on the BIS forums so they will wait...

[aus_twisted 0]

hm but once it's out, it may be difficult to introduce substancial changes (read: fixes ) to the core engine. I'd rather have them release the game in a state where "ver: 1.0" is appropriate.

Not really considering the core info of OFP is in the .exe, config.bin and maybe a few .dll's, I dont see ArmA changing much from this if at all.