Update By Chantz

[Randolph]

Chantz just posted this on the IG forum

http://www.ina-community.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=242502

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Folks.

I'm going to keep this brief. The game has *not* gone gold yet, as i've said before, when it does, we'll let you know.

PLEASE stop the speculation. The game is SIMPLY NOT READY ACCORDING TO IG STANDARDS. We're very pleased that *some*, NOT ALL, of our beta testers feel it can go; that says a lot about the state of the game. However, there ARE crash bugs and we want them fixed. This is a collective decision made DOWN THE LINE by QA, PD, Marketing, Sales and QSI. Period, end of story.

Constantine
"

[Tharsonius]

"SIMPLY NOT READY ACCORDING TO IG STANDARDS"

if he is talking about quality, then this must be very new standards...

[Randolph]

Originally posted by Tharsonius
"SIMPLY NOT READY ACCORDING TO IG STANDARDS"

if he is talking about quality, then this must be very new standards...

or the game is in VERY bad shape.

[booje]

C'mon we all know SOMETHING is up. It's either something with the game or it's corporate intrigue. They probably found something they didn't like in the game and are trying to fix something that cannot be fixed.

[dulahan]

Originally posted by Tharsonius
"SIMPLY NOT READY ACCORDING TO IG STANDARDS"

if he is talking about quality, then this must be very new standards...

Either that or it is /TOO/ Bug free. And they need to get some back in ASAP!

[Tharsonius]

Originally posted by dulahan



Either that or it is /TOO/ Bug free. And they need to get some back in ASAP!

lol, didnt thought about that

[H Tower]

and i thought i would be one of the first to laugh at the IG standard thing


asking people to stop speculating is like asking people to stop breathing air

[Sammual]

Chantz may be a new producer (Or one that has a better track record then most).

IF everyone down the chain agrees that the game is not ready there are showstoppers left.

Sammual - The game is not ready.

[vmxa1]

My guess would be this is a new standard. I think they got fried to a crisp by the civ3 and ptw release (regardless of which side you are on in the issue they got blasted).

[MarkG]

I think they got fried to a crisp by the civ3 and ptw release

/me thinks different people assigned on different kind of projects tend to make different decisions based on different situations

[Asmodean]

Originally posted by MarkG

I think they got fried to a crisp by the civ3 and ptw release

* MarkG thinks different people assigned on different kind of projects tend to make different decisions based on different situations

That as may be, but chantz specifically said "IG standards" and if civ3 is anything to go by, then those standards must have been upped quite a bit. That game was just not ready on release.

Asmodean

[Bird-O-Prey]

Hard to get around that one, eh.??

[PaulNAdhe]

I preordered from Amazon on Jan 30, 2002.

I got this from Amazon today.

"Greetings from Amazon.com.


We have contacted our supplier concerning the status of your order for
"Master Of Orion 3."

The representative we spoke with indicated that this item has not been
released, and is not expected to be released until February 28, 2003.
If we receive additional information about this, we will let you know.

We are very sorry for the disappointment.

We have left your order in place, and will ship this item to you as
soon as it becomes available. However, since this is not what you
were expecting when you placed the order, we would certainly
understand if you wish to cancel the item from your order. You may
cancel unshipped items online at any time by clicking the "Your
Account" link at the top of our web site, or by visiting this URL:"

[Gooberman32]

Maybe these crash bugs are way in the endgame which may make them difficult to isolate

[vmxa1]

Originally posted by MarkG

I think they got fried to a crisp by the civ3 and ptw release

* MarkG thinks different people assigned on different kind of projects tend to make different decisions based on different situations

That could be true, but IG is not different people, well maybe they are now.
Understand , I am not one of the complainers on Civ, I bought and I am happy. It is just that they did take a lot of flak and may be gun shy now, I would be.
Anyway, I am buying as soon as I see it.