Patch 1.7

[Nike-it]

Originally Posted by jake21

Nike-it ---

I'm not sure of your position in the company but I really appreciate how you support the game. One question I have is will you continue your relationship with atari or switch to a different publisher ? I've been a bit dismayed at atari lack of making the patch available (it is still not available on their website) and few or none of the big retailers (like bestbuy) carried the game.

Anyways I know little about the distribution market; how the money is split or anything else but this game seems to be mostly selling via word of mouth (hopefully the sales are picking up as time passes).

As far as I know we don't have any other current or future projects with Atari.

[Gatts]

Not a huge surprise... Atari support for KB was like none from the beginning...

I myself use Metaboli, downloaded there even other games, like Hard to be GOD, also there are very good responses on Gamersgate download portal...
I believe that the owners of KB from Atari don't lose anything - as they have 1.6.5 patch which should work and buy not from Atari again (at least not Armored Princess )

[jake21]

Well - i prefer physical media when feasible and around here (USA) atari was the only one selling the boxed version. There are other distributor with bad reputations (I guess it would be bad taste to mention them) but I've generally had good luck with valve; 2k and stardock (thought hey are more of a developer than a publisher). Bioware games (NWN) are distributed through atari due to DND lic. but they have a nifty auto patch that really works.

Ok ok this is off topic and my last post of this nature in the thread - again thanks for the support (I esp. like the russian patch to the american version )
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Hopefully Princess will be available in English after not too long...

Originally Posted by Gatts

Not a huge surprise... Atari support for KB was like none from the beginning...

I myself use Metaboli, downloaded there even other games, like Hard to be GOD, also there are very good responses on Gamersgate download portal...
I believe that the owners of KB from Atari don't lose anything - as they have 1.6.5 patch which should work and buy not from Atari again (at least not Armored Princess )

[Roman]

Originally Posted by jake21

Well - i prefer physical media when feasible and around here (USA) atari was the only one selling the boxed version. There are other distributor with bad reputations (I guess it would be bad taste to mention them)

I agree that Atari is not such a bad distributor from the consumer point of view. I don't think it could have known the potential of King's Bounty, that's probably why the lack of advertising and presence (and it is true that it has utterly failed on this account) - it would hopefully know better next time. There are much more vile publishers than Atari though. I won't be so hesitant as you are and I will mention Electronic Arts as a publisher that it seems utterly hates its customers and seeks to alienate them at every opportunity with draconian DRM (DDRM) (that does nothing to stop piracy and ONLY affect the legitimate user) and banning on forums for complaining. I am currently boycotting EA no matter how good their games until they clean up their act and don't punish legitimate customers with DDRM.

[jake21]

Originally Posted by Roman

I agree that Atari is not such a bad distributor from the consumer point of view. I don't think it could have known the potential of King's Bounty, that's probably why the lack of advertising and presence (and it is true that it has utterly failed on this account) - it would hopefully know better next time. There are much more vile publishers than Atari though. I won't be so hesitant as you are and I will mention Electronic Arts as a publisher that it seems utterly hates its customers and seeks to alienate them at every opportunity with draconian DRM (DDRM) (that does nothing to stop piracy and ONLY affect the legitimate user) and banning on forums for complaining. I am currently boycotting EA no matter how good their games until they clean up their act and don't punish legitimate customers with DDRM.

Yea. EA has done an excellent job of destroying pc gaming - many of their games make little attempt to provide a pc gaming experience. Pity because they own many of the better known titles (via buying up companies that produce gems in earlier years).

I guess some of it is economic and some is perception. I like stardock approach - they attempt to develop games they think won't be pirated. There are a lot of small developers - mostly in europe that I think have done a very good job but dont' receive the benefits of their labor but survive then there are developers (like iron lore) which have some decent talent but can't pay the bills. Two examples that come to mind are titan quest (iron lore) and Wizardry 8 (Sir tech). Both games (esp Wizardry seemed to be well received but somehow the money just didn't materialize.

Oh well I wish I could see the numbers behind a typical game - cost to develop; sales; distribution cut/middle man cut; ....

[Nike-it]

Guys, please don't go offtop, this thread is about patch, but not about security systems of other companies.

[deab]

I bought the download version from the official euro site (METABOLI), will a patch for that version be made available?