Chance,

In case you haven't figured it out yet, this forum was designed for feedback, both good and bad. Believe me, the game companies have people that read these boards to keep a pulse on public opinion. If people think Unreal 2 sucks, they want to know exactly why we think it sucks. Then can then take this information and look for recurring problems and eliminate troll posts. You can guarantee that other developers competing directly with games like Unreal 2 take our comments to heart as well.

They know they can’t please everyone, and they know some people are just highly opinionated and will complain about everything. However, if they see a bunch of complaints being echoed over and over by different people, then they have something to work with. The ones that have repeated over and over again most about Unreal 2 is the fact that the story sucked so bad, and the linear gameplay.

I don’t run a gaming company, but I do work for a software company. If we see complaints happening over and over, we will make changes to future versions of our software. I assume game companies are smart enough to listen as well. Being a gamer for 7 years now, I feel it is my duty to give specific feedback on the games I play. If I don’t, and a game like Unreal 2 disappoints me, how can I expect the games to get better in the future?

Shit, I wish I could get a job doing this. I’d love to get paid to play games and give my hardcore opinion. I don’t pull punches, and if something works awesome, I will let them know as well.