Re: Survey: Do you wait to buy games until they are patched?

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From: Ystbybtatr
Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2000 00:00

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Well, I usually wait until a game has been out for about 6 months before I
buy it.  The exceptions were:  FS 2000 PRO, RCT, and UT, which I bought
within the first couple of months of being released.  And, of course, I
bought The Sims on the day of it's release :-)  Does this help your survey?

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Ystbybtatr

Brian H. <bh1234@my-deja.com> wrote in article
<8cjjfn$ci5$1@nnrp1.deja.com>...
> I'm just interested to know. Are you those who will wait for the games
> to be patched before you pay to buy them?
> 
> I am one of these people because I found this is a pattern.  Developers
> release games and then a few weeks later they'll release patches.  And
> I found that the experience of facing bugs in unpatched games are very
> discouraging.
> 
> --
> Brian.
> Human beings can send to bh1234.nospam@nospam.please.ismart.net.
> Spammers can send to bh1234@my-deja.com because I never use it.
> 
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> Before you buy.
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From: "Ystbybtatr" <iitstdneyigoaomf@spssinnwiwatcsifjb.com>
Subject: Re: Survey: Do you wait to buy games until they are patched?
Date: 2000/04/10
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