olovk
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« on: February 27, 2011, 06:08:08 pm » |
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Hi folks, I've come to understand EIR is one of the best COH expansions out there and I really wanna give it a try.
I have to say though, the user friendliness surely could improve to new users. I've tried now for about 40 minutes to get it to work.
1. I download the game, install it. Works fine. 2. The AutoUpdater says "can't download file list. please try again later". Searching forums, finding that I have to be admin. Now works. Why not put that in the error message? 3. Getting the login screen. Clicking the large banner to "Register an account". I do that, get the email, click the validation link. The forum says "Warning! This post seems to be unavailable or off limits to you.". Uh, OK. 4. Then I find the "Register for the Launcher". I put a new account in there, but all it says is "please confirm your entries!". Well, I have. Evidently that error message means "That profile name is already taken" or so, cause it worked when I tried with another accountname. 5. When I log in with this newly created account, I learn that I should have used the same account name as my Relic Online profile. 6. Go back and create a new account. Getting the "please confirm your entries!" error again. Trying again - works. 7. I click "Back to company" in the Launcher. Now suddenly there is some other players name in there, a wehrmacht rank 12 player, I've never had one of those. 8. Launcher crashes. 9. I go meh for a while. 10. Trying to start again, the autoupdater says all is fine, click Launch. Nothing happens.
I love the idea of persistency creating your own company, and I love COH, so I haven't give up or anything.
But I can see how many new players just don't bother when their first experience is a pretty good number of misleading error messages, and it would be a shame to lose any potential new players to a game already this small.
Thank you vargbilen
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