WSC Real 2011

[Harry_Potter]

really ? then why are there good features of 09 left out ? like the first persons view ? where you are closer to the cue, for better aiming ?

[ANDY0001]

I have just rented this out. And I actually like it but it needs major patching.

1. No spots on the table

2. No ref.

3. Get the tournament rounds correct for a start if this is supposed to be a sim

Im not buying it until you guys announce a patch to fix at least some of the issues that have been raised

[breakman16]

I have just rented this out. And I actually like it but it needs major patching.

1. No spots on the table

2. No ref.

3. Get the tournament rounds correct for a start if this is supposed to be a sim

Im not buying it until you guys announce a patch to fix at least some of the issues that have been raised

If those 3 things were fixed it would be quite passable really, everything else is minor, imagine ea releasing fifa or a hockey game being released without lines on the pitch!! Too much time was spent on the replay system, no one really cares if it looks great, it could have been left as it was, ability to save at any point is great, in these days of patching, there's no excuse for not patching it to make it better, it will improve user's experiences and make more people buy it I think!

[wiseguy100]

Understood, but the process of creating, testing and approving a patch takes some time, so we'd want to cover all issues - unfortunately you can't merely fix an individual issue and just upload a patch on these consoles.

Many people have said that there are noticeable improvements and they're really enjoying the new version, obviously we're sorry if you are not and we'll work hard in the future to continue address issues you may have.

However this version certainly is better and definitely different to 09. We've created an all new pixel perfect physics system, added online tournaments, allowed saving at any point and of entire matches, fixed cheating issues in online play, improved the controls and interfaces, implemented better menus and super fast loading times, improve character create, added a retake feature, an all new time control replay feature, improved coaching, improved the aiming aid and made it harder and much more besides. Many of these features were the most high priority requests of fans after 09. We're really glad that so many are enjoying it as a result, but obviously sorry if some people are not so happy with it. You are well within your right to demand the best Snooker game possible, and that is our goal. We feel 2011 is a good step forward, but we'll be making bigger steps in the future and working hard to address all your issues

it's all good and well adding new features and improving the game but what's the point when you've removed fundamental basics like spots on the table!!!

and don't give us that bull about things slipping through the testing stage. so you're telling me that not one 'tester' or member of the dev team said "there's no spots on the table" or was it too late and the project manager said "oops but don't worry the ppl who buy the game won't notice"

either way it's a massive omission.

without wanting to sound rude, i guarentee your company will go under if you don't resolve these faults in your game, cos no one will buy a game made by you again. considering there's only 250 on the live leaderboard and i imagine roughly the same on the PS3 leaderboard then you ain't exactly selling many copies anyway, so maybe it's a good idea to start acting pretty quick or you'll all be out of a job again.

[Magnog]

just sell the engine to EA please please please

[ANDY0001]

Yep a patch is needed fast if your to save your reputation on snooker sims. Why did u take out watching cpu matches in career mode but the biggest problems are no spots, no ref and tournament round incorrect.

If you dont patch and its up to you I would not bother making another snooker sim and you would have lost your customers through this.

At least if you patch the game you say your listening to people on here and making and effort to improve things that really should have been in the game to start with.

[sjsharp2008]

it's all good and well adding new features and improving the game but what's the point when you've removed fundamental basics like spots on the table!!!

and don't give us that bull about things slipping through the testing stage. so you're telling me that not one 'tester' or member of the dev team said "there's no spots on the table" or was it too late and the project manager said "oops but don't worry the ppl who buy the game won't notice"

either way it's a massive omission.

without wanting to sound rude, i guarentee your company will go under if you don't resolve these faults in your game, cos no one will buy a game made by you again. considering there's only 250 on the live leaderboard and i imagine roughly the same on the PS3 leaderboard then you ain't exactly selling many copies anyway, so maybe it's a good idea to start acting pretty quick or you'll all be out of a job again.

I quite agree I'm beginning to think DE hasve been crying wolf too many times on this issue pretty soon no-one will believe them and until I see that they've made the controls mo0er customisable I dfonb't see myself buying any more from them either when I see the controls may have been straightened out I msy consider it otherwise they can count me out of buying asnother game from them

[sjsharp2008]

Yep a patch is needed fast if your to save your reputation on snooker sims. Why did u take out watching cpu matches in career mode but the biggest problems are no spots, no ref and tournament round incorrect.

If you dont patch and its up to you I would not bother making another snooker sim and you would have lost your customers through this.

At least if you patch the game you say your listening to people on here and making and effort to improve things that really should have been in the game to start with.

Exactly Andy I quite agree

[ANDY0001]

Dark Energy,

I thought you said this game was going to sell at 29.99. How come all the shops now GAME, BLOCKBUSTER etc have put it up to forty quid.

[Dogtown]

£40!! I'm not sure it worth £29.99 TBH....I'm tempted to trade mine in a pick it up again in a few months for £10, when hopefully it resembles a finished product...

[DarkEnergy]

Hi Guys,

Just to assure you we are working on patching, but we need to take stock of all issues and make sure everything is accounted for. It then takes a little time to make and test the fixes and then to go through the due process with Sony - it's not a quick process so please be patient.

Thanks for all the feedback, the more precise detail we get the quicker we can make sure the issues are addressed so it's a big help.

[ANDY0001]

Well Done Dark Energy for listening to us. My flaws as follows

1. No spots on table.

2. Please get the tournament rounds right ie I should not be playing John Higgins in a qualifier round No 4 when in fact it should be the 1st round of the actual tournament.

3. Get the ref back.

If you patch this then ill buy it. Options 1 and 2 and the most important.

[RMK]

4. Fix the foul and a miss rule. You shouldn't be able to keep having it replaced if you need snookers!

[Dogtown]

Hi Guys,
takes a little time to make and test the fixes and then to go through the due process with Sony -

and hopefully Microsoft too!! good to hear that a patch is being worked on...the pool indicators are much improved on the last version, but the camera is so close to the table it's hard to judge where your position will be, without using the overhead...and the use of screw and side has been much improved too, nice!!
I've also experienced tearing especially when ending the frames to the handshake celebration and during some IR too as the camera moves quickly round the table..

[wordsworth]

Some of the deeper faults with the game/series: Shadows are way off, everything has a shadow from every angle. Plus there is a weird 'fuzz' (for the lack of a better word) on everything, as if the AA has been overdone. Same monotonous '1 snooker song' soundtrack trundled out each year (care for a bit of variation?). Players take their shots almost standing up again.