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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Queue" data-source="post: 124015" data-attributes="member: 3496">This sums up exactly how I feel about this release.  I was so anxious to play TPA that I immediately bought the pro season pass as soon as it hit PSN, but almost immediately after launching the game, I was overcome with feelings of utter disappointment and mediocrity.  I had hoped that the PS4 would be the start of a new beginning for Farsight, but to my own dismay, their trend of releasing unfinished, buggy products has only extended onto the new platform.I would be lying if I said that some of the tables don't look absolutely phenomenal with the new lighting tech (Cirqus Voltaire being one of the better examples).  However, it's incredibly hard for me to enjoy them when I can't do something as simple as customize the controller mapping to my desired configuration.  I mean, how difficult would it have been for them to include the option to map the flippers to R2/L2, as opposed to R1/L1?  Did that really need to be excluded from the launch release?  And to top it all off, the audio quality has been extremely poor due to some unforeseen last-minute bug, which will supposedly be patched at some yet-to-be-determined date.  Occasional framerate stuttering hasn't helped, either.It's because of a few simple, not to mention obvious, oversights that I cannot fully enjoy a game which I had been eagerly anticipating for almost an entire year.  I purchased it with the intent to play for, at minimum, multiple hours a day, but over the three days that I've had it installed on my PS4's hard drive, I haven't given it more than thirty minutes total.  The button mapping is so uncomfortable, and the audio so unbearable, that I cannot play more than a few minutes at any given sitting without wanting to turn it off and play something else.  Perhaps these issues can eventually be addressed by a patch.  However, releasing it without having a few features that are so basic and fundamental to the general functionality and enjoyment of the game is borderline incompetent.Had this not been a recurring theme with Farsight, I wouldn't be so hard on them, but when they continue to release unfinished products — particularly on a platform that they've had an entire year to develop for, and put other releases on hold for — I can't help but voice my frustration.  I want nothing but the best for Farsight and their customers, and when they do things right, their products really shine.  I'm still amazed with just how outstanding some of the tables look with the new light modes.  Nevertheless, I feel that it is my duty as a consumer to inform them when they aren't fulfilling their end of the bargain, and these perpetual haphazard releases are simply unacceptable.  I've been supporting Farsight since the PHOF days, but unless something changes, I can't see myself dropping any more cash into a product that doesn't get the support and attention it deserves.  I have to draw the line somewhere, you know?</blockquote>

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