Beamer wrote on Jul 14, 2011, 11:45:

Since the world is so "huge and complex", why is it that every Elder Scrolls game has been simpler and more "streamlined" then the one that preceded it?

Because it would take two decades for the Skyrim team to make a world the size of Daggerfall in the level of detail they work with.

Or they could just recycle the same dungeon map over and over and over as DA2 apparently did (I'm still baffled by this.)

InBlack wrote on Jul 4, 2011, 09:06:
Common its not like he's another Hubbard is he? Poligamy FTW!

Bhruic wrote on Jun 24, 2011, 21:58:
Considering the various controversies that CCP has found themselves in with EVE over the years, it's hard to understand how they have any credibility any more.

Jonny wrote on Jun 25, 2011, 06:03:

Stormsinger wrote on Jun 24, 2011, 20:03:

Jonny wrote on Jun 24, 2011, 19:36:
Pity all those who stuck with it are being buggered for EA/Bioware's bottom line though.

Say what?! You really think Sony gives two fucks for EA's bottom line?

Not at all, but as others have said, Lucasarts will care. Pretty sure the license to run a Star Wars MMO has been yanked from Sony so as not to confuse the public by offering two MMOs of the same IP.

Jonny wrote on Jun 24, 2011, 19:36:
Pity all those who stuck with it are being buggered for EA/Bioware's bottom line though.

Tumbler wrote on Jun 7, 2011, 17:11:
There aren't chainsaws in Warhammer 40k. That is a Chainsword.

Beamer wrote on May 30, 2011, 10:26:

How about a 3rd person cover based shooter! Maybe in the future with mutants or something. Throw in some driving too. Then add cowboys and give it a western theme. Add some raft ride gameplay in there too, ppl love that.

You just described Gears of War meets Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath meets Halo meets Toobin'.

Kajetan wrote on Apr 13, 2011, 14:45:

FreezeStrike wrote on Apr 13, 2011, 14:31:
Worked on a game; we put in several subtly broken feature that we knew pirates would miss when they generated cracked copies of the game.

What does a dev gain from this besides some nerdy superiority chuckles? Does it make more revenue? Or does it piss off legit customers, when these triggers were not programmed well enough and were triggered even with legit copies? I experienced this with my legal copy of "Darkstar One" and got banned from the devs forum UNTIL i sent them a picture of the bill. Its save to say, that this was the last game i bought from them, ever. Was very happy, when they went bancrupt a few years ago.

Steele Johnson wrote on Apr 6, 2011, 16:45:

Rattlehead wrote on Apr 6, 2011, 15:23:

Indies proving the PC market may not make you filthy billionaire, but they can make you just a millionaire.

Good news both for indies and the PC market since it proves it is very, very viable for an indie.

There are hundreds and hundreds of indie games out there on Steam that don't seem to amount to anything. Minecraft is and always will be a fluke. Everyday I boot up Steam, I see the advertisement for some unknown indie game that's been released, close it, and never hear of it again.

I'm not saying there isn't a market, but there are tons of indie games out there that amount to nothing. Just my 2 cents.

Dude, most new companies, projects, products, fail. Somewhere around 97% of them. When something succeeds, it should not be considered a fluke. A fluke means it was pure luck. What separates luck from success is hard work. Don't ever forget that.

Cutter wrote on Mar 26, 2011, 15:58:
Distain? You mean disdain.

Anyway, DRM is useless. It doesn't stop theft. Anymore than anti-theft devices on cars do. If someone really wants to steal something they're going to do it regardless.

Cutter wrote on Feb 26, 2011, 17:17:
Why not just ask people to buy company stock?

Jerykk wrote on Jan 21, 2011, 00:30:
Interested in seeing how this turns out. This might actually qualify for the "RPG" part of "MMORPG" with its long-term consequences and ability to change the world for everyone. People are understandably concerned about griefers but like the dev said, I believe the game will be moderated by those who play it.

Jurio wrote on Jan 20, 2011, 14:28:
this guy is trippin

Cutter wrote on Jan 20, 2011, 19:31:

Beamer wrote on Jan 20, 2011, 18:12:
Also, it's game development. Some people have the "crush the world" mentality. Some have a "we're all in this together" mentality.

It's not uncommon for people to be friendly and do each other favors at other companies. Again, that's something good in lower levels. But probably something you should never, ever document.

Not to mention collusion is illegal. They can really get smacked on the pee-pee with this one, and I hope they do.

Sepharo wrote on Jan 18, 2011, 18:41:

To be perfectly honest, given my industry exposure, tenure, and history of dealing with online anti-social misfits like myself, stuff like this doesn’t bother me at all; because for me it’s just another day at the farm and on the job.