greyfalcon wrote:

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And how are we in the wrong defending that we haven't had any real issues and feel the game is good, more difficult that the previous installments but good?

I just don't get how some people get so angry and have their panties in such a bunch over the fact that we haven't had any real problems and feel the game is good.

I'm pretty sure more people are angry that you're trying to defend the game than they're angry that you're enjoying the game. Let's be honest, plenty of small companies release fantastic games. It's fine if you like Stronghold 3, but you can't make excuses for the company if lots of other people have complaints with it.

So far, I've seen one review of the game give it a 70. The rest were in the <50 range. Are you really that baffled to find that other people are going to criticize you when you say the game is good?

When you try to defend the developers by saying "Oh, they're such a small company, this was just to be expected." or "Programming is hard to do, I can't blame them for having bugs. I think this game is great, and it'll be even better with patches!" You're just throwing yourself out there to get flamed.

People bought this game with the assumption that it would have the presence of an AI, Co-op, since it was advertised as such on Steam, and functioning multiplayer. As far as I can tell, it doesn't have the first two, and the third isn't working well for a lot of people.

I understand you still like the game. But Stronghold 3 didn't develop any AI for Skirmish or other online game modes, when it was not only regular for RTS games in current times, but they themselves had released AI for their games after Stronghold. Yeah, they didn't mention it was included, but they never said anything to divert the assumptions of the majority of people who thought it would be commonplace after Crusader and SH2. They apparently claimed they requested Steam to remove the Co-Op features from the game description several times, but for some reason never thought it would be a good idea to warn anyone that co-op, in fact, wasn't available.

You have every right to enjoy the game and support the company despite their lack of professionalism with this release. But don't act like you can't understand why everyone wants to drown out your voice of praise when it's a definite minority.