The video game industry

[Kagatob]

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[bubur]

not nearly enough options. cant vote

if i did i would say we are in the ending phase of a technology race between developers to get their new shiny shit out as fast as possible and lure kids in with graphix and toys

thats still going on (hurr durr look at how much money we spent on lara croft's hair) but today we are seeing more success and longevity in those games with huge worlds, heavy content, or enormous potential for customization .. hell we are even still playing the original classics

devs must be noticing and discussing it

maybe im being too optimistic, but yeah, i think as more gamers get fed up with lack of content and become vocal about it, devs will start responding. either that or these gamers will just grow up and design their own shit

[Kagatob]

Originally Posted by bubur [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

not nearly enough options. cant vote

You're absolutely right. I should have added an option about multiplayer being forced in pretty much every game and no more decent single player games being developed because they expect players to get bored and want to shoot each other these days.

Also an issue is the polarization between companies either dumbing down of certain games that a monkey can excel at them and at the same time making games that appeal only to the hardcore MLG you're only as good as your actions-per-minute tourneyfags. (Blizzard I'm looking at you here)

Probably other stuff too.

[Sadre Spinegnawer]

Originally Posted by bubur [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

not nearly enough options. cant vote

if i did i would say we are in the ending phase of a technology race between developers to get their new shiny shit out as fast as possible and lure kids in with graphix and toys

thats still going on (hurr durr look at how much money we spent on lara croft's hair) but today we are seeing more success and longevity in those games with huge worlds, heavy content, or enormous potential for customization .. hell we are even still playing the original classics

devs must be noticing and discussing it

maybe im being too optimistic, but yeah, i think as more gamers get fed up with lack of content and become vocal about it, devs will start responding. either that or these gamers will just grow up and design their own shit

free the code, and our asses will follow. Subscription games willbe a luxury item we will checkout; pay toplay games will all turn into games about farming; and gamers, mainly?

This here is the future. We will go were the lore and content is, and be able to "flash populate" servers.

Really, all of us are bored with "Big Games" right? -- we just want reliable, solid worlds with populations and solid mechanics and content. No need to go through the big companies for much longer.

Yes, I coined the phrase, "flash populations." And you are there...

[gotrocks]

just want to point out that 'scrolls bullshit' was totally NOT bethesda, but their lawyers/legal team doing what lawyers get paid a ridiculous retainer to do.

Several higher ups at bethesda made comments that amounted to 'we don't give a single fuck (but our lawyers need something to do besides sail around in their yachts and drive supercars)"

[Hasbinbad]

what "scrolls bullshit" ?

[gotrocks]

Notch wanted to make a new game after minecraft titled 'scrolls' or something like that.

bethesda lawyers went apeshit because it 'sounded too much like "the elder scrolls" and would infringe on their IP'

thats the quick version, the long version isnt much more interesting

[Hasbinbad]

aha .. how dumb

[Korisek]

Originally Posted by Hasbinbad [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

aha .. how dumb

As far as I am aware, copyright laws pretty much mandate that they do stuff like that with anything that's even close to infringing on their copyrights in a "use it or lose it" sort of style, but nobody at Bethesda or in their legal team were actually planning on doing anything more than sending a copypasta C&D.

[Hasbinbad]

should call it "The Younger Scrolls"