Maybe the wait is worth it
We all know that Dom3 is supposed to go gold sometime soon. July was mentioned. However, we don't know if that really will happen - and judging by the version number 2.86 and the speed with which the new versions have appeared, it might not.
However, this is not a bad thing. I am using Opera. It's a web browser that makes very good use of tabs, it allows Ctrl-Z and Ctrl-Y in text fields, and is easy to customize as far as where the various buttons and toolbars are. That amount of customization is enough for me, I am accustomed to it, and I had no reason to change into anything else. Then I downloaded the new release version 9. It was as buggy as the beta I had tried few weeks ago. As an example, when I browse this forum, the unread messages are shown as unread when the page loads, and as read after the page has completely loaded. It's annoying. It's worse than what the version I used. I'm not going to change to another browser just because of this, but now I have a reason for the change.
I hope Illwinter doesn't feel they have to release the game uncompleted just because there are now more people that want to play the game. If anything, it should mean that they should take their time to make sure the game is as good as possible.
I'm not sure whether they should polish the game or not. I am using the new Opera 9 to write this, even with its bugs. It is not perfect, or even good enough, but familiar with small improvements and lots of annoying little things, and the patches are removing the last ones. Is "good enough" enough? With Dom3, I'm not sure, even when the browser's bugs are really annoying. Probably not for new users, but for the old players? I hope so. I think so. And while I want to have the game in my hands, I'm afraid we should just wait.
Parting is such sweet sorrow, said a red gargoyle in a children's cartoon.
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