Why is most of the GTPlanet community so Un-Grateful?

[Samus]

Be patient, I am sure the seasonals will proliferate again. At their current rate, we could see the same amount of seasonals within the next few months.

And for the record, I am most certainly do not endorse the bold. Perhaps it is my trader mentality rearing it ugly head again.

I know you're not endorsing that, it was just an example. Also the fact that they might add some more seasonals in future still doesn't answer the question as to why the last lot were removed.

Again, this is where a simple communication blog would help a great deal. "Hey folks, we'll be removing some of the older seasonals this week to make way for x". I'm sure people wouldn't be some peeved then, but they give us nothing so people just have to guess and excuse them.

 

[Vaxxtx]

+1 This is what I am talking about. Its alright to praise Forza in a GT thread but a mention of criticism leads to these people getting sorely upset or replying with a criticism towards GT.

Then when you question them....they say....well I am not biased at all I like both games....when it is clear from their comments that they are mostly praising the other game and criticising GT. As they say actions speak louder than words.

I am biased. I personally think FM4 is a btter game. I dont hide it. At the same time I would like GT5 to get up to par, in a reasonable amount of time. Is my opinion less important because I prefer one over the other? Do I have to like them both the same in order to post here?

I would love it if I prefered GT5 over FM4 because it would have saved me $800 on an Xbox and Fanatec wheel.

I don't expect them to suddenly start posting here but I think a proper blog written by them and translated by one of the English staff would be great. When I say a blog I don't just mean one that publishes the update log, I mean a personal blog where they talk to the fans, tell them what they're doing and why. In 2011 and the modern digital, online world I see no reason for a games developer to be as silent as PD are.

Actually I just noticed they do have a blog on the site - http://us.gran-turismo.com/us/blog/

Two entries two years ago, neither about the game. 👎

This was mentioned a while back. Devs need to be more open about whats going on. I dont care if you are German, Japanese, American, or French. You need to be able communicate globably if that is your market. PD has a problem with that.

You are giving a +1 to someone who responds to nearly every criticism given about GT5 by saying some variation of "at least it's better than Flopza," despite never having touched the game. Not the most impartial of sources to make such a statement[/B].


rFactor.




And supporting the game for so long, mostly (but not entirely, admittedly) adding stuff to the game that it never should have released without, isn't the amazing thing of praiseworthiness it is being implied to be when it never should have been released in that state in the first place. Those patches and content are there to rebuild trust and goodwill in PD and the series after GT5 1.0 destroyed both for many.

Don't get me wrong: It is really nice that PD is fixing the problems with GT5. But it isn't as if they are doing it just because they want to be nice. They need to do it to prevent the series' image from being tarnished.

Both points are spot on.

GT6mebe trashing a game that he has never played and vandeliser has done the same thing, enough times to get the mods invloved.

And yes, GT5 needs these updates. IT would just be nice if they did them eariler, and didnt break things after they fix other things.

 

[ajns73]

I know you're not endorsing that, it was just an example. Also the fact that they might add some more seasonals in future still doesn't answer the question as to why the last lot were removed.

Again, this is where a simple communication blog would help a great deal. "Hey folks, we'll be removing some of the older seasonals this week to make way for x". I'm sure people wouldn't be some peeved then, but they give us nothing so people just have to guess and excuse them.

Can't argue with that. My guess is that there was just too much crap on that screen (still think the F1 thing is different and we may never know why that one left). OR, perhaps that has something to do with trying to reduce load on their servers in an effort to improve online play. But, as you say, these are guesses that could be substantiated or not by some words from PD.

I am biased. I personally think FM4 is a btter game. I dont hide it. At the same time I would like GT5 to get up to par, in a reasonable amount of time. Is my opinion less important because I prefer one over the other? Do I have to like them both the same in order to post here?

Either I need to look up the definition of "biased," or everyone else does does.

 

[Scaff]

Well it would seem that a clear request for this not to turn into a GT vs FM thread have been ignored.

Quick note, the staff don't like being ignored and the only reason a few of you are not taking a break from GT Planet is because its Christmas.

The thread however gets locked.


Scaff