Well, Bethesda is getting a lot of flack because of quite a few things.
1) The hype - Dear God, the hype was ridiculous. I turned from anxious and eager to annoyed and cynical in a matter of weeks. Oblivions looks good but plays average.
2) The lies - They made numerous Fable-type statements and failed to deliver. Check the RPGCodex for the thread of Bethesda developer quotes. Hilarious and annoying at the same time
3) The mods - Having a CS is definitely great. But don't you think it's a bit funny that virtually all the top 10 mods are fixes? For UI, levelling, water, face textures, LOD textures, etc.
4) The dumbing down - Calling the gameplay "streamlined" is BS. The sheer amount of hand-holding (text popups, compass) and dumbed down content (dialogue, etc) in the game is ridiculous
I don't hate Oblivion but it is incredibly overrated. And at least with PB, they were honest with the gamers regarding Gothic 3.
Sorry for the rant As for patch #3, i guess it will be released at the latest a week before the US Launch
1) The hype - Dear God, the hype was ridiculous. I turned from anxious and eager to annoyed and cynical in a matter of weeks. Oblivions looks good but plays average.
2) The lies - They made numerous Fable-type statements and failed to deliver. Check the RPGCodex for the thread of Bethesda developer quotes. Hilarious and annoying at the same time
3) The mods - Having a CS is definitely great. But don't you think it's a bit funny that virtually all the top 10 mods are fixes? For UI, levelling, water, face textures, LOD textures, etc.
4) The dumbing down - Calling the gameplay "streamlined" is BS. The sheer amount of hand-holding (text popups, compass) and dumbed down content (dialogue, etc) in the game is ridiculous
I don't hate Oblivion but it is incredibly overrated. And at least with PB, they were honest with the gamers regarding Gothic 3.
Sorry for the rant As for patch #3, i guess it will be released at the latest a week before the US Launch