Novalogic on unofficial patches

[Matt]

Source: Nova-Arena

Posted on DF3.net by Marcus Beer, Pr Manager of Novalogic:

"I have seen a lot of posts on here recently about bugs in TKOTH, people not being happy with some of the weapons renders etc. A lot of these have come from people using the patch that allows all weapons etc. So of those people, I would like to ask one thing.

Please dont make judgements on the game based on using unofficial patches.

Why do you think that we only released 1 map, limited weapons and 1 gameplay style? Would you pass judgement on a movie like The Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King from seeing an unfinished version where someone has inserted their own FX? or maybe Doom III - how about demanding changes based on the Alpha leaked late last year? Can you imagine how it feels for our team to have invested a huge chunk of their time in this game and then see people flaming it based on a demo and an unofficial patch? There are still issues with the game that we know about and are working on. So please dont pass judgment on it until you have seen and played the finished article. This goes for everyone moaning about anti - cheat issues, 3rd person Anims, Weapons Renders and so on. They were not in the demo for a reason.... That reason being THE GAME IS UNFINISHED. If they were finished and in a state we were comfortable with, we would have included them without anyone needing a patch.

Sorry to rant, but please think about what you are saying before posting flames. I also want to thank the people who posted constructive comments on the Demo Feedback thread, it was very much appreciated.

Thanks.
Marcus."