i just saw casino the other day and there is a line at the end read by deniro where he is like:
the town will never be the same anymore today it looks like disneyland in the days the dealers knew who you were what you played what you drank. today its like checking into an airport if a highroller comes in some acne highschool kid is gonna want his social security number.
that exactly how i feel about it back than i knew every map and who made it and what other maps are by that guy which wads it required what the map he currently works on is called/looks like what review scores and awards a map had gotten which editor they prefer. i was so infused with the hole thing... i had sense of belonging that i have never gotten back ... neither in gaming nor in another aspects of life.
so yeah a golden age indeed !
[grumpyoldman]it all ended the day worldcraft was renamed to hammer [grumpyoldman/]
the real reason according to me:
- people graduated to actual game development or indie stuff because we dont life in our parents basement anymore and have to eat to stay alive ----> the talent is gone
-to create a complete custom map like we used to we now have to spend 2 years instead of 2 days ----> the time is not available anymore
- the audience is just gone there are so many sources of entertainment for cheap or free people dont need extra content anymore -----> the audience is saturated