Pop quiz hot shot! - what would you do?

[beelbeebub]

You are the lead producer of an online multiplayer game.
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When you started development you wanted to, and were confident that you could, include a cut down offline mode. You told people about this.
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After months of work your developers come to you with a problem. They can improve the online version of the game, but it will make creating an offline version very difficult.
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What do you do?

(bonus points for film reference!)

 

[Pibbles]

You are the lead producer of an online multiplayer game.
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When you started development you wanted to, and were confident that you could, include a cut down offline mode. You told people about this.
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After months of work your developers come to you with a problem. They can improve the online version of the game, but it will make creating an offline version very difficult.
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What do you do?

(bonus points for film reference!)

Obviously like all self-respecting lead producers I'd keep it quiet, allowing people to part with their money on a false basis, even having my moderators confirm offline is available right up to the time I sneak it out under the radar in a newsletter written in market-speak. I'd then hang myself on a public forum by saying the decision wasn't made this week, thereby throwing the above events - of that very week - into even sharper relief.

The film is called, "The Bus That Wouldn't Slow Down", I do believe ;-)

 

[MorkFromOrk]

I'd like to tell you the truth of what I'd do, but YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH!

 

[Brusilov]

id sell everything to EA and move to iss.