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<blockquote data-quote="Indy99" data-source="post: 200476" data-attributes="member: 2641"><p>Of course its not responsible to stop supporting an OS / hardware device that used to be able to run the product. However, adding new features and such should not be expected to run on older hardware. I know this get tricky as TPA is a platform. That is why I mentioned maybe starting at Season 5 to change the system requirements. As for the logistics to do this, I don't have the answers. I know you mentioned that Android does allow updates to occur for certain OS versions, and older OS's are locked on the old update. I think that would work quite nicely. Maybe its an entire new product download, that still uses the older resources for the existing tables. I know many, many other apps have faced this same problem. As you know, things in the mobile world move very fast. While it is very honorable on Farsight's part to want to support older devices, you can't hold back the future for that.</p><p></p><p>I have recently migrated from Windows XP myself in the last year, and would definitely not be happy if TPA stopped working. But to I expect DX11 lighting in XP? Obviously not. And if I was still on XP and was told I could not get Season 5 tables? I'd be a little upset, but would totally understand. This would have been a reason for me to get off XP actually had it happened earlier.</p><p></p><p>You guys at Farsight do an amazing job. I totally love the product, love the licenses you are able to acquire (which I know is not a simple thing). I wasn't able to quite describe my feelings in words until someone mentioned pinball fatigue. That hit the nail on the head. You guys have over 50 tables now in TPA. I play Zen from time to time, but that's not really my thing. I was never much into EM's, but just the eye candy that Zaccaria has, along with how customizable their app is, really has got me more into those tables. And I had never played, let alone seen one IRL. But its now 2015, and there are certain things that customers expect in games. And Zacc has really broken through the fatigue with gorgeous lighting and sliders. </p><p></p><p>I only bring this up to explain how I (and from what it appears a lot of others) have been thinking lately. I was lucky as a kid growing up in the 80s/90s to have a dad that operated a video game / pinball business, so I got a lot of play time with a lot of different pinball machines. And these are the ones that TPA recreates. I just want the best for the future of TPA, which to me means bringing the game up to par with the things gamers expect today - better lighting, better UI, and more customizable. I am very glad to hear new difficultly levels / scoreboards are coming. That's great, but I personally feel its time to address core gameplay.</p><p></p><p>And I want to thank Mike and Scott for giving their opinions on this topic. When it was created, I doubted any from FS would comment. That is one great thing you guys have going for you. You do communicate with the fans. And I know the things I mentioned are totally out of your control. I am just hoping management gets the message.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Indy99, post: 200476, member: 2641"] Of course its not responsible to stop supporting an OS / hardware device that used to be able to run the product. However, adding new features and such should not be expected to run on older hardware. I know this get tricky as TPA is a platform. That is why I mentioned maybe starting at Season 5 to change the system requirements. As for the logistics to do this, I don't have the answers. I know you mentioned that Android does allow updates to occur for certain OS versions, and older OS's are locked on the old update. I think that would work quite nicely. Maybe its an entire new product download, that still uses the older resources for the existing tables. I know many, many other apps have faced this same problem. As you know, things in the mobile world move very fast. While it is very honorable on Farsight's part to want to support older devices, you can't hold back the future for that. I have recently migrated from Windows XP myself in the last year, and would definitely not be happy if TPA stopped working. But to I expect DX11 lighting in XP? Obviously not. And if I was still on XP and was told I could not get Season 5 tables? I'd be a little upset, but would totally understand. This would have been a reason for me to get off XP actually had it happened earlier. You guys at Farsight do an amazing job. I totally love the product, love the licenses you are able to acquire (which I know is not a simple thing). I wasn't able to quite describe my feelings in words until someone mentioned pinball fatigue. That hit the nail on the head. You guys have over 50 tables now in TPA. I play Zen from time to time, but that's not really my thing. I was never much into EM's, but just the eye candy that Zaccaria has, along with how customizable their app is, really has got me more into those tables. And I had never played, let alone seen one IRL. But its now 2015, and there are certain things that customers expect in games. And Zacc has really broken through the fatigue with gorgeous lighting and sliders. I only bring this up to explain how I (and from what it appears a lot of others) have been thinking lately. I was lucky as a kid growing up in the 80s/90s to have a dad that operated a video game / pinball business, so I got a lot of play time with a lot of different pinball machines. And these are the ones that TPA recreates. I just want the best for the future of TPA, which to me means bringing the game up to par with the things gamers expect today - better lighting, better UI, and more customizable. I am very glad to hear new difficultly levels / scoreboards are coming. That's great, but I personally feel its time to address core gameplay. And I want to thank Mike and Scott for giving their opinions on this topic. When it was created, I doubted any from FS would comment. That is one great thing you guys have going for you. You do communicate with the fans. And I know the things I mentioned are totally out of your control. I am just hoping management gets the message. [/QUOTE]
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