Well not much chatter about the update information today

Lets get the DH/TH/HU crowd in on the discussion

http://www.thehunter.com/pub/devblog.php
http://www.thehunter.com/pub/soonblog.php

I myself am excited to see whats on the horizon Smile

Thoughts? Concerns?

Lets rap it out (oops I think I just aged myself) Laughing

I think the first road block for most Virtual Deer Hunters is, "Can my PC handle the games graphics"? If the answer would be no, the conversation would end there Sad

Now a yes answer brings you to this next cross road, Do I pay or not? If not hunting the same map with the same rifle never knowing what you killed gets boring in about 1 month, give or take a month LOL! If you pay for it, it brings you to my next statement, Can I get in the server? They seem to have resolved this problem, but still report it with numerous other bugs that had not been fixed yet to date. Needless to say you pay, you get 3 weapons & 3 animals and in three months your probably bored again, because you still don't know what you are killing? LOL Sad

A friend of mine said "I don't want to lease the game, I want to own it!" I think that's a get point, Just finish it and sell it out right. Provide 1/4ly or semi annual patches / updates & I think it might catch on.
Back to your original question, the forums are dead because you can only play the game so long till you find something else that is less time consuming just to kill 1 deer.

Wow did you even read the update?

Im not trying to be an ass at all but everything you stated is being worked on, yes right now they get the benefit of me believing issues are being worked on. A new help forum today went up pointing out a lot of things they know and are working on.

I just cant understand the resentment of this game and most seems to come from the older hunting game followers?

I admit when I first got into details my first thoughts were "monthly fees for a hunting game?" My god if every fan of hunting sims bought in they would still not make enough to cover costs, the genre does not have a large enough fan base. Thus we see huntermate and throw in the sandbox part (missions, goals) to appeal to the audience that buys PC games teens and hardcore gamers.

I just think to many have written it off way to soon, the goal has always been realisim of these games, today we find they have revamped the male deer models, that is unheard of in the past. Those games were done 90% before testing was even started, developers would even point out this when betas arrived, test whats there and report back.

Hell I may be wrong and if so in a few months I may be eating all this, time will tell. But to simply stand up and shout "this is the way it needs to be" without even seeing whats in store in the next few months is rather silly.

Games get old, people move onto the new all the past have and yes in the future this game will also.

It still frustrates me that the deer hunter game followers have such a negative outlook on this game?

Maybe its just the soft spot I have for the community fan base, maybe I am the one who should not look back Sad

We (I) caught the same flack in a forum from another site with another game! When We (I) see the updates, then I will believe. We all have been lead down the road of hope for to long not too question. I will remain the devils advocate until I see the updates, Sorry Sad

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Ok here are my two cents or three. Laughing

There hasn't been a new build on the game since January 31st. A lot of the same issues are still in the game. One weapon? You have got to be kidding me right? I still can't stand the way the deer look or walk. Add more areas to hunt.(not just promise to) If I want to walk around the same area and see the same stuff, I can go in my backyard.
I was thinking about this the other day. They should have put this game on disk and then added patches, which you had to pay for. I have spent the better half of the last month playing Joint Operations. That game is over 5 years old, yet tons of people are still playing it. I think one of the reason it is still being played is for 1) coop or multiplayer 2) lots of different mods to keep it interesting 3) different maps. There are others but I think these can be applied to the hunter for comparison.

As for the deer hunter crowd having a negative view on this game, I would have to disagree. Yes there are some of us who aren't to thrilled about it but you will only see those opinions on sites that allow you to express your views on a game. If you post one negative comment at the hunter forums, you are tarred and feathered. I also can't stand the fact that when people have issues with the game they are directed to support. Sure that is fine but post how they were able to resolve the issues.(if it was on the user end).

People can say that these guys are the best bunch of dev's and so forth but until I see some changes I will keep playing JO.

I guess you have to be involved to really see whats going on.

Take care

MAGNUM THE DEER HUNTING COMMUNITY IS CALLING YOU BACK........... DON"T FALL INTO THE DARK SIDE Very Happy

Please login to see this image. · **Arrowslinger @ Mon Apr 06, 2009 6:25 pm wrote:**

That's a good news. Thank you!
We must be patient with this game, it's still on beta...

Please login to see this image. · **DeerKillers @ Tue Apr 07, 2009 3:40 am wrote:**

**Arrowslinger @ Mon Apr 06, 2009 6:25 pm wrote:**

**Magnum1973 @ Tue Apr 07, 2009 1:27 pm wrote:**

**Arrowslinger @ Mon Apr 06, 2009 6:25 pm wrote:**

"The Roosevelt Elk and .30-06 lever action rifle are only available to wardens, so be sure to visit the store once logged in to upgrade now." Keep that money coming in.......lol

Boy, you really told us....... Laughing

**Mossyback_Moe @ Wed Apr 08, 2009 6:37 pm wrote:**