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PCM 2013 - First Impressions Thread
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| Westhamfreak |
Posted on 20-06-2013 10:28
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The download program simply won't work for me, so it seems I need to download all 5 files and then install them.
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| greco |
Posted on 20-06-2013 10:33
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how about we get a thread for the impatient, whining and crying infants?
Really looking forward to reading about other pcm´ers first impression of the game. Especially excited about the mountain stageds and the gameplay. The training/season planning for ai. the new recovery which negates atttacking all day every day., |
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| Westhamfreak |
Posted on 20-06-2013 10:35
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But what if this is their first impression of the game 
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 20-06-2013 10:41
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greco wrote:
how about we get a thread for the impatient, whining and crying infants?
Really looking forward to reading about other pcm´ers first impression of the game. Especially excited about the mountain stageds and the gameplay. The training/season planning for ai. the new recovery which negates atttacking all day every day.,
Mountain stages are great, I already played a few of those  AI makes good decisions and peloton gets ripped to pieces when you turn the heat on. Attacks actually work, too.
Recovery during a stage race is pretty good, too, with a combination of freshness, recovery and rhythm! |
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 20-06-2013 10:41
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greco wrote:
how about we get a thread for the impatient, whining and crying infants?
Really looking forward to reading about other pcm´ers first impression of the game. Especially excited about the mountain stageds and the gameplay. The training/season planning for ai. the new recovery which negates atttacking all day every day.,
My first impression is of terrible customer service, delayed release and general incompetence from both Cyanide and Focus. As a recommendation based up my experiences so far i would say DO NOT BUY FROM FOCUS
And for actual gameplay, the first 8-9pages are full of it
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| cio93 |
Posted on 20-06-2013 10:42
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I'm sooooo happy I can't play until the weekend anyway 
My mail still says 12:01am and I haven't received it yet by the way.
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| Jeremy |
Posted on 20-06-2013 10:43
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Dude.. please... You're overreacting. First of all, distribution has nothing to do with Cyanide. Second, we're talking about a delay of a few hours. Yes, it could have been better, but it's not the end of the world. |
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| greco |
Posted on 20-06-2013 10:46
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Ian Butler wrote:
greco wrote:
how about we get a thread for the impatient, whining and crying infants?
Really looking forward to reading about other pcm´ers first impression of the game. Especially excited about the mountain stageds and the gameplay. The training/season planning for ai. the new recovery which negates atttacking all day every day.,
Mountain stages are great, I already played a few of those AI makes good decisions and peloton gets ripped to pieces when you turn the heat on. Attacks actually work, too.
Recovery during a stage race is pretty good, too, with a combination of freshness, recovery and rhythm!
thanks for the reply Ian, so basically you havent come across a lot of bugs? |
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| Westhamfreak |
Posted on 20-06-2013 10:47
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Jeremy wrote:
Dude.. please... You're overreacting. First of all, distribution has nothing to do with Cyanide. Second, we're talking about a delay of a few hours. Yes, it could have been better, but it's not the end of the world.
Indeed, the only thing I wonder about is why, I can't seem to make their download program work.
Now I just have to wait, so I can get to turn it out before I'm gonna dig deep into this weekend.
The world needs more people like Joaquim RodrÃguez
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 20-06-2013 10:48
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Jeremy wrote:
Dude.. please... You're overreacting. First of all, distribution has nothing to do with Cyanide. Second, we're talking about a delay of a few hours. Yes, it could have been better, but it's not the end of the world.
Which is why i reference Focus as well.
And i payed for preorder because it meant that i would get the game at midnight on release night, and be amongst the first people to get and play the game. It would save me having to go to a store and meant that Daily would get some money.
But i did not get the game when i was told i would. It would have been cheaper to get in a store, including cost of getting to said store. One of the download links in my email does not work. They delayed the release time after the original time had passed. It has been available in many stores for a day, if not 2 days.
Now i can download it, the speed is shit, around 1-3mbs.
The whole thing has been a mess and i have every right to be angry. I have contacted Focus with these concerns and i hope they can offer up a good reply.
I do not mind waiting a few hours. I do mind being lied to, being kept in the dark, people being late, not keeping promises, and not giving explanations for any of the above.
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| issoisso |
Posted on 20-06-2013 10:52
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First impressions: The game has been quite entertaining.
I haven't played, installed or even downloaded it and won't bother to for a while, but so far reading the anger of so many people has been very entertaining
The preceding post is ISSO 9001 certified
"I love him, I think he's great. He's transformed the sport in so many ways. Every person in cycling has benefitted from Lance Armstrong, perhaps not financially but in some sense" - Bradley Wiggins on Lance Armstrong
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| Jeremy |
Posted on 20-06-2013 10:52
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TheManxMissile wrote:
Jeremy wrote:
Dude.. please... You're overreacting. First of all, distribution has nothing to do with Cyanide. Second, we're talking about a delay of a few hours. Yes, it could have been better, but it's not the end of the world.
Which is why i reference Focus as well.
And i payed for preorder because it meant that i would get the game at midnight on release night, and be amongst the first people to get and play the game. It would save me having to go to a store and meant that Daily would get some money.
But i did not get the game when i was told i would. It would have been cheaper to get in a store, including cost of getting to said store. One of the download links in my email does not work. They delayed the release time after the original time had passed. It has been available in many stores for a day, if not 2 days.
Now i can download it, the speed is shit, around 1-3mbs.
The whole thing has been a mess and i have every right to be angry. I have contacted Focus with these concerns and i hope they can offer up a good reply.
I do not mind waiting a few hours. I do mind being lied to, being kept in the dark, people being late, not keeping promises, and not giving explanations for any of the above.
You are right on all you're saying, but still a bit overreacting  They should deliver the game a few days earlier for those that do a pre-order. EA does this with FIFA. |
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| Waghlon |
Posted on 20-06-2013 10:52
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Westhamfreak wrote:
Indeed, the only thing I wonder about is why, I can't seem to make their download program work.
If you're talking about setup.exe, that's not a download program.
Also, for the Focus whining: It was at most 5 hours of waiting. A ridiculous and miniscule amout of time in the gaming world.
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| greco |
Posted on 20-06-2013 11:00
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TheManxMissile wrote:
greco wrote:
how about we get a thread for the impatient, whining and crying infants?
Really looking forward to reading about other pcm´ers first impression of the game. Especially excited about the mountain stageds and the gameplay. The training/season planning for ai. the new recovery which negates atttacking all day every day.,
My first impression is of terrible customer service, delayed release and general incompetence from both Cyanide and Focus. As a recommendation based up my experiences so far i would say DO NOT BUY FROM FOCUS
And for actual gameplay, the first 8-9pages are full of it
This thread is about the game and first impressions, not about your personal frustrations. If you want a rant thread, where you can whine about what ever, then feel free to start such a thread. |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 20-06-2013 11:06
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greco wrote:
Ian Butler wrote:
greco wrote:
how about we get a thread for the impatient, whining and crying infants?
Really looking forward to reading about other pcm´ers first impression of the game. Especially excited about the mountain stageds and the gameplay. The training/season planning for ai. the new recovery which negates atttacking all day every day.,
Mountain stages are great, I already played a few of those AI makes good decisions and peloton gets ripped to pieces when you turn the heat on. Attacks actually work, too.
Recovery during a stage race is pretty good, too, with a combination of freshness, recovery and rhythm!
thanks for the reply Ian, so basically you havent come across a lot of bugs?
No big ones. One or two times I didn't see my squad before the race (giving orders/quick sim), but when I pressed return and came back, they appeared.
Also, once I won an intermediate sprint but didn't receive points.
Edited by Ian Butler on 20-06-2013 11:06
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| issoisso |
Posted on 20-06-2013 11:06
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The preceding post is ISSO 9001 certified
"I love him, I think he's great. He's transformed the sport in so many ways. Every person in cycling has benefitted from Lance Armstrong, perhaps not financially but in some sense" - Bradley Wiggins on Lance Armstrong
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| Westhamfreak |
Posted on 20-06-2013 11:14
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Waghlon wrote:
Westhamfreak wrote:
Indeed, the only thing I wonder about is why, I can't seem to make their download program work.
If you're talking about setup.exe, that's not a download program.
Also, for the Focus whining: It was at most 5 hours of waiting. A ridiculous and miniscule amout of time in the gaming world.
No I'm talking about that metaboli program, that they use as their downloading program. Can't simply get it to work, it won't start downloading, saying something about 3 failed attempts. So I'm just doing them one by one now.
BTW, was I the only one that thought the game was first to be released tomorrow and not today ?
Edited by Westhamfreak on 20-06-2013 11:19
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| Bojan |
Posted on 20-06-2013 11:20
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1st world problems. |
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| Snuble |
Posted on 20-06-2013 11:28
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Westhamfreak: i had the same problem, so i started the download over again and installed it on a different harddisc, then it was no problem at all.
Seemed like I lacked some premissions to install it on the first disc i tried.
They have this great beer here in England, I really love it. Its called Pint.
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| issoisso |
Posted on 20-06-2013 11:41
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Snuggle is right, it's likely a permissions problem. Try running as administrator
The preceding post is ISSO 9001 certified
"I love him, I think he's great. He's transformed the sport in so many ways. Every person in cycling has benefitted from Lance Armstrong, perhaps not financially but in some sense" - Bradley Wiggins on Lance Armstrong
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