The AMD Driver Thread

pete910 · 19 May 2015 at 16:25

MyBrains said:
*snip*, did they replace the driver team with the DayZ Dev team?

No, they're to busy eating kellogg's frosties

They're gr......

opethdisciple · 19 May 2015 at 16:29

Oh dear. No new driver for the witcher 3?

What on earth are AMD doing?

A gaming card is not a gaming card if it doesnt have uptodate drivers as and when games demand them.

LoadsaMoney · 19 May 2015 at 16:29

thebennyboy said:
Where's Matt been? Haven't seen him on here since Friday.

Its normal, he always goes AWOL when theres a driver release a coming, as everyone gets onto him about it, plus the Witcher 3s out now, and theres no sign of their driver, so no way hes gona appear now for the inevitable flack, he'll only appear again, to either post the drivers up, or to post the 'its been delayed as its not quite right, and we want it spot on for everyone' message.

Nexus18 · 19 May 2015 at 16:32

So 16.32 and still no driver lol.....

LoadsaMoney said:
to post the 'its been delayed as its not quite right, and we wan't it spot on for everyone' message.

my bet is on this

LoadsaMoney · 19 May 2015 at 16:36

Nexus18 said:
So 16.32 and still no driver lol.....

my bet is on this

If it is, he'll then go AWOL again for a while, to avoid the inevitable flack

Steampunk · 19 May 2015 at 16:40

LoadsaMoney said:
If it is, he'll then go AWOL again for a while, to avoid the inevitable flack

To be fair, it's out of his hands, but he's the one that gets thrown under the bus when the driver team doesn't deliver.

LoadsaMoney · 19 May 2015 at 16:51

Steampunk said:
To be fair, it's out of his hands, but he's the one that gets thrown under the bus when the driver team doesn't deliver.

Yup, can't really blame him tbh, as everyone just gets stuck right into him

Id be staying away as well if the driver was late

pete910 · 19 May 2015 at 16:52

That's the idea of a representative
To answer Q'a/inform on current and upcoming products.

Not that some of us get an answer that is :rolleyes:

Matson · 19 May 2015 at 16:56

lol Yeah in all fairness he shouldn't have that job if he cant take any flack and abuse so im sure hes not hiding. He probably just has nothing to say on it at the moment.
Loved the few hours I played of it last night but its a shame crossfire isn't working at all. I was getting between 26 and 35 fps overall maxed out with hairworks turned off which was at least playable. Hope I don't have to wait too long though till my second card becomes usefull.

Steampunk · 19 May 2015 at 16:57

pete910 said:
That's the idea of a representative
To answer Q'a/inform on current and upcoming products.

Not that some of us get an answer that is

True, but if (as per the last big driver release) the rep is being told one thing, conveys it to his customers, and then the driver team throws him under the bus because they can't get things out when promised, and it just ends up making customers frustrated and angry, then it's better Matt says nothing instead of making things worse.

Evil Star · 19 May 2015 at 17:00

Not again, why does this keep happening?

Alas, the sad existence of a crossfire owner. I'll never buy a dual gpu again as the agitation isn't worth it.

LoadsaMoney · 19 May 2015 at 17:00

Steampunk said:
True, but if (as per the last big driver release) the rep is being told one thing, conveys it to his customers, and then the driver team throws him under the bus because they can't get things out when promised, and it just ends up making customers frustrated and angry, then it's better Matt says nothing instead of making things worse.

Yeah if hed posted now with no info on the driver, now that the Witcher 3 is out, this thread would just be page after page after page of everyone having a go at him.

thebennyboy · 19 May 2015 at 17:12

LoadsaMoney said:
Yeah if hed posted now with no info on the driver, now that the Witcher 3 is out, this thread would just be page after page after page of everyone having a go at him.

Any information is better than no information though. Even if he's telling us it's delayed. Being representative means he will inevitably take the backlash from it, but that's his job. Reassuring us customers is what he should be doing.

Nexus18 · 19 May 2015 at 17:15

^^

I can't stand the lack of communication from AMD, at least let us know rather than have us twiddling our thumbs for the rest of the day/week/month!

opethdisciple · 19 May 2015 at 17:16

Nexus18 said:
^^

I can't stand the lack of communication from AMD, at least let us know rather than have us twiddling our thumbs for the rest of the day/week/month!

/year/decade

On a serious note tho, what are AMD doing? Their drivers the last few months are a complete mess, but this is just a joke now.

Missing the Witcher 3's launch is unforgivable.

Either keep pace with the competition, or get left behind.

Radical changes need to happen. Why would any one want a shinny 390x when driver support will be poor at best.

NightSt@lk3r · 19 May 2015 at 17:18

LoadsaMoney said:
this thread would just be page after page after page of everyone having a go at him.

Isn't that what he is paid for?

Nexus18 · 19 May 2015 at 17:18

opethdisciple said:
/year/decade

TBH, this image sums up AMD and drivers perfectly:

Matson · 19 May 2015 at 17:21

It does seem in a way like AMD so far felt like GTA5 was the only game they needed the drivers to be out and working day 1 lol even though the Witcher will most likely be game of the year.

Nexus18 · 19 May 2015 at 17:22

I really hope this isn't what we can expect of AMD now, drivers only being released for big games.......

LoadsaMoney · 19 May 2015 at 17:26

thebennyboy said:
Any information is better than no information though. Even if he's telling us it's delayed. Being representative means he will inevitably take the backlash from it, but that's his job. Reassuring us customers is what he should be doing.

I agree, but if he hasn't any, then surely its best for him not to post, as like i said, if he does post now with no info, this thread would just go up, and i know theres people moaning now anyway, but it would be much much worse if he'd posted without giving any info.