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<blockquote data-quote="shutyertrap" data-source="post: 161563" data-attributes="member: 134"><p>And this is why people say FarSight has too many platforms they are putting the game out on. Obviously there are short cuts being taken. Anyone seeing season 3 on the PC can also notice that tables have vastly improved. The problem is, TPA is a moving train. It left the station house with a 4 table release and hasn't stopped since. They have learned to do things better now, but there's no time to go back and apply what they have learned to the older stuff. In the mean time, they've picked up more passengers with the PS4, Xbox One, and PC. The Wii U keeps trying to catch the train, while Windows 8 mobile never bought a ticket.</p><p></p><p>Meanwhile in the 2+ years since TPA was released, the mobile platforms have increased their capabilities, but FarSight can't cut off the dead weight of older OS. Think about it; the iPad 3 was new when TPA came out. Personally I see this as the biggest hurdle. The mobile/tablet market is not holding back the PC, but it is holding back itself. </p><p></p><p>So ask yourself this, if you were in FarSights shoes, what would you do? </p><p>- Stop making tables at end of season so that past seasons can be brought up to speed?</p><p>- Stop worrying about older OS compatibility and only worry about current?</p><p>- Rescan all tables for visual upgrade?</p><p>Because those are the things that have been asked for a long time. The answer is they won't take a break from making tables because there is no money in going back; they don't want to piss off a large user base and cut off that source of revenue by saying upgrade your device; they have over 40 tables and 1 guy that maintains them, so tearing down to a clean play field is too much to ask, on the top of the fact they say they have hi-rez pics of them already.</p><p></p><p>We all wish FarSight was a much larger studio than they are, so that they can handle the immense work load they've tasked themselves with. They aren't though. In our podcast, we have mentioned that they need to grab the low hanging fruit, while giving them time to work on the bigger problems. One thing that isn't going to change is the train moving forward. There is always a next table, and the majority of users want that more than those wishing for graphical tweaks.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="shutyertrap, post: 161563, member: 134"] And this is why people say FarSight has too many platforms they are putting the game out on. Obviously there are short cuts being taken. Anyone seeing season 3 on the PC can also notice that tables have vastly improved. The problem is, TPA is a moving train. It left the station house with a 4 table release and hasn't stopped since. They have learned to do things better now, but there's no time to go back and apply what they have learned to the older stuff. In the mean time, they've picked up more passengers with the PS4, Xbox One, and PC. The Wii U keeps trying to catch the train, while Windows 8 mobile never bought a ticket. Meanwhile in the 2+ years since TPA was released, the mobile platforms have increased their capabilities, but FarSight can't cut off the dead weight of older OS. Think about it; the iPad 3 was new when TPA came out. Personally I see this as the biggest hurdle. The mobile/tablet market is not holding back the PC, but it is holding back itself. So ask yourself this, if you were in FarSights shoes, what would you do? - Stop making tables at end of season so that past seasons can be brought up to speed? - Stop worrying about older OS compatibility and only worry about current? - Rescan all tables for visual upgrade? Because those are the things that have been asked for a long time. The answer is they won't take a break from making tables because there is no money in going back; they don't want to piss off a large user base and cut off that source of revenue by saying upgrade your device; they have over 40 tables and 1 guy that maintains them, so tearing down to a clean play field is too much to ask, on the top of the fact they say they have hi-rez pics of them already. We all wish FarSight was a much larger studio than they are, so that they can handle the immense work load they've tasked themselves with. They aren't though. In our podcast, we have mentioned that they need to grab the low hanging fruit, while giving them time to work on the bigger problems. One thing that isn't going to change is the train moving forward. There is always a next table, and the majority of users want that more than those wishing for graphical tweaks. [/QUOTE]
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