After 4 Civ games, you would think Firaxis would be able to put out the best game in the franchise. Sadly, the game was rushed out of production in beta form. Additionally, the multiplayer is a joke and the game is not nearly as optimized as it should be.
The frames stuttering issue in Black Ops has rendered the game unplayable for me and it's infuriating. I have a great machine that should have NO PROBLEMS with this game running on full blast. However, since Treyarch FAILED to beta test it- I ended up paying $60 beta testing the game.
Very annoyed and yet pleased they are at least trying to fix the broken game.
*I am so sick of game companies that have decided not to beta test games. I am looking at you Black Ops, New Vegas, and Civ 5!*
@Hoops ... Valve releases free DLC all of the time- they are hardly going out of business. Paid for DLC is a console money maker... putting out a few maps for $10 is a rip off. Oh well, not like I play console FPS anyway...
P.S.
Don't mean to troll- just don't like seeing (what I believe) is console gamers being ripped off on paying for maps ... whereas PC gamers have always enjoyed free mods and maps that ship with games.
Civilization 4 and 5 on sale this weekend through Steam
Feb 18th 2011 10:17AM (Joystiq)After 4 Civ games, you would think Firaxis would be able to put out the best game in the franchise. Sadly, the game was rushed out of production in beta form. Additionally, the multiplayer is a joke and the game is not nearly as optimized as it should be.
Very, very sad.
Company of Heroes Online open beta closes on March 31
Feb 2nd 2011 2:45PM (Joystiq)I love World in Conflict- unfortunately, it didn't grab as many players as it should have.
Crysis 2 multiplayer demo coming to PC
Jan 28th 2011 3:28PM (Joystiq); )
'Gears of War Ultimate' coming in February for $30, retail listing says
Jan 1st 2011 11:22AM (Joystiq)Blizzard confirms 'Titan' as 'next-gen MMO'
Dec 17th 2010 12:51PM (Joystiq)Fallout: New Vegas 'Dead Money' trailer hosts a heist
Dec 16th 2010 9:30AM (Joystiq)Another Call of Duty: Black Ops PC patch to be deployed
Dec 6th 2010 11:33AM (Joystiq)Very annoyed and yet pleased they are at least trying to fix the broken game.
*I am so sick of game companies that have decided not to beta test games. I am looking at you Black Ops, New Vegas, and Civ 5!*
PSA: Halo: Reach Noble Map Pack now available
Nov 30th 2010 2:49PM (Joystiq)P.S.
Don't mean to troll- just don't like seeing (what I believe) is console gamers being ripped off on paying for maps ... whereas PC gamers have always enjoyed free mods and maps that ship with games.
PSA: Halo: Reach Noble Map Pack now available
Nov 30th 2010 1:54PM (Joystiq)Oh well, I guess it's good for the economy!
; )
Black Ops grosses $650M in five days, first updates live
Nov 18th 2010 12:03PM (Joystiq)