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        <title>Mike Simpson's 3rd Blog online! </title>
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        <![CDATA[ Hi guys,


I have just posted Mike Simpson&#39;s latest Blog, in which he discusses who our games are for...


Thanks,


Mark O&#39;Connell

(aka SenseiTW)
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			<title><![CDATA[ Re: Mike Simpson's 3rd Blog online!  ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ <blockquote>
  <strong class="quote-title">NO Legion22 wrote:</strong>
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  Why do my posts keep vanishing?
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Because a moderator has decided -- quite correctly, in my opinion -- that they violated the <a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" title="forum terms and conditions" target="_blank" href="http://shoguntotalwar.yuku.com/topic/363">forum terms and conditions</a>.
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			<description><![CDATA[ Why do my posts keep vanishing? ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ See CA do listen to long term whiners, i&#39;ve been arguing for strategic multiplayer since day one - STW days!
<br>
<br>
So if you want something done, just continually gripe! .. and gripe! .. and complain! .. and whinge .. the occassional tanty helps too!
<br>
<br>
I bet multiplayer won&#39;t live up to my expectations! .. see i&#39;m whinging already.
<br>
<br>
A ]]></description>

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			<title><![CDATA[ Re: Mike Simpson's 3rd Blog online!  ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ <blockquote>
  <strong class="quote-title">Haols wrote:</strong>
  <hr>

  <br>
  <br>
  Either that or the MPC have some serious complications, they have sson spent a year on it, they started way before the release after all.
</blockquote>
<br>
It had major complications.  It was originally designed so that a player could take control of any faction at any point in a campaign.  The thinking was that
way a friend could join and leave you at any time.  That didn&#39;t work and the whole thing... ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ i assumed it&#39;s out to the community beta group, but as this is no small issue to test, i think it will need a month at minimum in beta. This means
beginning or mid of december, before we see it. NTW (for which the MPC in ETW is meant as beta) is supposed to be released in February, which most likely means
that developing ends about a month before in january. This leaves mayby a month for public beta. Might work out as long as there are no flaws and bugs, but if
there need changes to be... ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ Or, you know, it could be that CA have moved from in house testing of the MP campaign and handed it over to their community beta group. ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ <blockquote>
  <strong class="quote-title">Bladerunner wrote:</strong>
  <hr>
  Nice post, but it doesn&#39;t contain real informations.
  <br>
  <br>
  &quot;I can confirm that the latest code went out to our Beta Group last night&quot; - fine, but this still does not say we see it before NTW
  <br>
  <strong>&quot;we are making good progress in testing&quot; - hey you told us month ago, how much fun you already had with testing the MPC, so this progress
  can&#39;t be very big..</strong>... ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ Nice post, but it doesn&#39;t contain real informations.
<br>
<br>
&quot;I can confirm that the latest code went out to our Beta Group last night&quot; - fine, but this still does not say we see it before NTW
<br>
&quot;we are making good progress in testing&quot; - hey you told us month ago, how much fun you already had with testing the MPC, so this progress can&#39;t
be very big..
<br>
&quot;Additionally, I can confirm that our Battle AI blog will be posted next week&quot; - even more... ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ <blockquote>
  <strong class="quote-title">Sasu wrote:</strong>
  <hr>
  I knew it. CA listens to Jajf, can&#39;t argue with that...
</blockquote>
<br>
My viking avatar intimidates them brits, Arghh burn, plunder, kill!! <img src="http://static.yuku.com//domainskins/bypass/img/smileys/roll.gif" alt="image"><img src="http://static.yuku.com//domainskins/bypass/img/smileys/roll.gif" alt="image">
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			<description><![CDATA[ I knew it. CA listens to Jajf, can&#39;t argue with that... ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ There you go, your wishes have been answered.
<br>
<br>
http://shoguntotalwar.yuku.com/topic/53425?page=5 ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ Why doesn&#39;t CA post anything in the update thread anymore? It&#39;s been 3 weeks since their last post and I&#39;m eagerly awaiting news regarding the MPC
and an acknowledgement of the problems with the BAI (melee bug). ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ <blockquote>
  <strong class="quote-title">Bladerunner wrote:</strong>
  <hr>
  Sorry to say, but imo this blog is just another part of CA advertising NTW. There are no real new informations in it.
  <br>
  <br>
  We all already realize, that ETW is unfinished. Espacially those of us who are into modding. There are so many things that never made it into the game and
  from which are fragments left in the packs (i.e. a Map-Editor). Mayby not all due to the fact, that CA run out of time. Some... ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ Another piece of commercial reality for Sega and CA to consider is that Unreal has just released for free a deveolpers kit for its franchise. I saw it
advertized on Filefront last night. Let Sega match that one. ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ Sorry to say, but imo this blog is just another part of CA advertising NTW. There are no real new informations in it.
<br>
<br>
We all already realize, that ETW is unfinished. Espacially those of us who are into modding. There are so many things that never made it into the game and from
which are fragments left in the packs (i.e. a Map-Editor). Mayby not all due to the fact, that CA run out of time. Some seemed to be given up intentionally and
i suppose this was in favor to the DLC&#39;s.... ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ &quot;Commercial reality&#39; to Sega is not the TW gamers that buy it for the franchise. All the hype on gme sites and reviews in game amgazines are not aimed
at us. They are aimed at the kid game aisle with mom amd dad&#39;s credit card knowing full well when most of therm slam it in the dvd reader and it&#39;s a
bad game, they give it to one of their friend&#39;s and Sega just made a killing $50 a pop. That is commercial reality in the Big Business world. And that dear
gamers is exactly... ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ <blockquote>
  <strong class="quote-title">widez wrote:</strong>
  <hr>
  I fail to see how this &quot;commercial reality&quot; can be good for business. Sure the publisher cashes in early on the game, but the reputation of the
  franchise/developer is tarnished. This business strategy really relies on people being stupid and forgetting what happened to them the last time they bought
  something from the same company.
  <br>
  <br>
  I have bought all the Total War games ever since Rome:... ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ I can understand this &quot;commercial reality&quot; when a game comes out that has maybe some minor bugs and glitches that needs to be fixed with a patch.
After all you can&#39;t expect a perfect game on release. But just look at the fix list for the patches that have come out for Empire: Total War, especially
the first few. There is all tons of crash fixes that made the game ACTUALLY PLAYABLE at all first after a few months after release, and this is without talking
about all the gameplay... ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ <blockquote>
  <strong class="quote-title">Tansu wrote:</strong>
  <hr>
  I concur with Shireknight, this is a thread about the blog. We have enough threads allready discussing these other issues.
  <br>
  <br>
  You all have a nice week-end now:)
</blockquote>
<br>
Considering half of Mike&#39;s blog was about CA&#39;s financial situation--which is a subset of Sega&#39;s financial situation--discussing CA and Sega is
entirely &quot;on-topic.&quot;
<br> ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ I concur with Shireknight, this is a thread about the blog. We have enough threads allready discussing these other issues.
<br>
<br>
You all have a nice week-end now:) ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ Hi guys,
<br>
<br>
I have just posted Mike Simpson&#39;s latest <a title="Blog" target="_blank" href="http://blogs.sega.com/totalwar/2009/11/03/who-is-this-game-for-anyway-by-mike-simpson/">Blog</a>, in which he discusses who our games are for...
<br>
<br>
Thanks,
<br>
<br>
Mark O&#39;Connell
<br>
(aka SenseiTW)
<br> ]]></description>

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