In fact I like Troika's games. Arcanum is one of my favorite games, and TOEE is a good and fun game besides its weaknesses when it actually works! Onc eagain, I was enjoying TOEE when the game was ACTUALLY working. Not to mention, I have posted quite a few positive things about the game on the Atari boards, and have even helped those with actual questions so your point is full of fanboyism Exitium. You are just too blind to notice the one improtant thing - TOEE has lots of rpoblems that deserve to be criticized period.
Are you saying that I never criticize TOEE or even Troika? Well, I'll have you know that I certainly do. Is TOEE flawless? Far from it - the bugs are quite annoying, and we're working to fix them (yes I know Troika or rather, Atari should be the ones doing this, so don't bring this up - it's a moot point) but you don't hear me complaining about how the game is 'basically unplayable' because of some rules bugs over and over again like you TEND to do, but nowhere as much as that other person... Netherscourge.
Whining like that doesn't solve anything and only serves to reduce the game's popularity - a game which, so good, I believe everyone who likes turn based games should have a chance to play.
Let's go over this again:
1. I loved Aracnum, and have even defended its combat which many hate.
I liked Arcanum's dialogue, but I hated the character system (Steam), the combat, and the graphics were none too stellar for its day and age. In short, I did not like Arcanum. Am I still a Troika fanboy?
4. Stop being an over protetcive fanboy. Troikians have repsonded to my posts from tiem to time, and unlike you they haven't blindly defended the game even half as much as the fanboys have. Heck, they have even stated the bugs are THEIR fault. You want prove that Troika doesn't seem to mind me too much - I was repsonded to when I complained about the familairs being objects and not creatures. No harsh words from eithe rparty.
I know that. I've even gone so far as to complain about the HORRIBLE voice acting of Melany and the monk NPC to Tom himself after the RPGCodex chat and ask him what's up. I like how honest he was in giving them D ratings and his explanation for why what was certainly earned my respect.
5. I am dissapointed how buggy my copy of the game is; and I am letting them know. If you don't like cover eyes, and ignore my posts.
Don't complain so much. It solves nothing and only serves to burden the Troika guys with stress and other sorts of bad feelings. How does that help them make a patch, tell me.
6. Gaide rlikes TOEE, and since you seem to enjoy attacking Dave Gaider even when he cna't defend himself. All he stated was that both POR2, and TOEE are turn based games which is true and turn base doesn't gurnatee quality. Just like IE style combat doesn't equal quality.
Why make that comparison? Why cast that doubt? Doesn't he have anything better to do than to nail a game for 'being like POR2' even before its out? I'm sure he's eating his words right now, playing TOEE (which in my opinion is times better than his own game, NWN)
A. I ahve nothing personal against Troika. I enjoyed Aracnum immensely, and I very much was enjoying TOEE before my copy when the shits. I will complain about that fact just as mucha s you as you claim TOEE is perfect. Deal?
TOEE. Perfect? Hah. There wouldn't be a need for a mod forum if it was perfect. I'm getting really pissed off with the nerfing of the Balor and a variety of other characters in the game, too. What's up with that? Atari QA must have insisted on that.
I'm glad you and others are enjoying TOEE; but I can't right now because of the bugs. I have as much of a right to complain about the game as you do to praise it blindly.
As I've said before, I'm not praisingit blindly. I hardly like the dialogue (written or spoken) as it's really... bland, especially in comparison to Planescape: Torment, Arcanum and Fallout. I plan on changing that myself.
Ha! Great fun.
