snoopy55 wrote:To CaptinPatch and the rest who are condeming this game:
1) You CAN name your railroad. It's under options. Put a RR name instead of your own. With the download available you have over 100 logos to choose from, or make your own!
Minor deal. Personally I can live with the default game.
2) Look over the map....the AI doesn't choose your route, you do.
Poppycock. I lay a parallel set of tracks one going thru the station and one only between two specific stations, I create a freight train between the two stops, as soon as there's a chance for it to cross over it will.
3) If you're unhappy with the choice of stations, create your own or find someone to do it for you.
Correct, because all games should come with starting positions that look like they're created by drug-addled mentally retarded ADD children and need to be fixed by the userbase.
6) there are stock maket games out there, buy one.
Because this one's a dog!
9) As for starting location, it's been said if you don't like the starting location, restart the map till you get what you want.
Most of us, myself included aren't complaining about poor starts per se, we're complaining about out-right stupid starts. Start in a village so you don't even have passengers mail and let everyone else start in a city and see how you do on tycoon, okay? Forcing to hit restart over and over is not a "feature" it's a glaring flaw. A glaring flaw that any company with any experience making games should know isn't acceptable. What's Firaxis' excuse? My dog ate my starting city placement code?
10) And no matter what anyone says, THIS IS NOT, NOR WAS IT MEANT TO BE RRT4!!! Why are people coming on to this forum that has to do with SMR and screaming it isn't RRT4??? If you really don't like the game, 1) give it away. 2)sell it on E-bay. 3) Give it to Goodwill. 4) Throw it in the trash.
Sure seemed that way by mentioning it being a "return to the classic". And what's wrong with us voicing our displeasure to the company on the closest thing it comes to an offical forum? Firaxians are here, I want them to know _why_ I'm unhappy. I want them to know _my specific complaints_ on where the game falls flat.
Fine, I can see your point, and alot of other peoples points, but this forum is for people to talk about what it has and needs, give to the rest of us what they have created, ask for help in trying to be creative and basicly to learn from each other.
Yes, a few have said wonderfully descriptive posts like "this game is teh suxx0rs' but others, myself included, have been giving clear, accurate descriptions of why the game is such a dog in hopes that Firaxus never shovels up a horrible offering like this again. You want to release this game, fine, but don't make us think this has anything related to RRT in any of it's forms because this isn't.
The Admin needs to start a new section on this forum for people to condem the game so wecan keep it out of the rest of the sections.
And if anyone takes offense to what I've said, don't worry, I'll not say another word on the subject of condeming this game....
No matter what your intent is, censoring speech that disagrees with a popular opinion does more harm than good. Removing a post that is full of profanities is one thing, but removing, restricting or otherwise harming open dialog is not the answer.
I've repeatedly said there are parts of the game I like, and if I had any sort of warning that this game was so far removed from RRT style play I wouldn't be as upset, but I feel I was misled. Including reviews that give this thing a gameplay of 9 is even more hurtful.
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