Posts by Sentura

  • Prometheus

    Quote from Erratic

    hate, hate, hate.

    look who's talking...

    hey let's all start being passive aggressive against people that don't share the same opinion as us, maybe that'll make them change their opinions and make us look less bigoted.

  • GI Joe

    Quote from Skjalg

    lol where is the love warby Why cant this movie be awesome when Killzone 2 is?

    killzone 2 isn't awesome the same way starcraft 2 won't be awesome...

  • Gabe Newell - Interview

    Quote from Mazy

    Was thinking the same thing Gotta love Warby's spelling~

    But yeah, I think this is very much wishful thinking, and although somebody like Valve probably could get away with it, then devs with a smaller, less loyal fanbase, would probably struggle a great deal to make something like this work.

    why should it differ whether a company has a loyal fanbase or not? it could just as well be "loyal" because it's going to be released on steam. the point here is that a good idea shouldn't different between studios, fame etc. we should definitely go by that statement in this age where new great (albeit small) games are coming out at a few months interval.

  • Gabe Newell - Interview

    you could circumvent scammers by adding validity checks. granted, there's never a 0% chance of risk, but then again games like these would become more succesful as fans will be motivated to distribute the games by the profits. as i look at it ,it's either make a game where you gap yourself from potential fans and have large budgets, pr and marketing working for you - at an x percentage risk of commercial failure; or, make a game with fans and people that will be hyped from the beginning and will most likely result in a commercial success - at an x percentage risk of being scammed. it's deciding cost-effective strategies at its best.

  • Gabe Newell - Interview

    if you create a structure for it, then you could easily have something like a money back guarrentee if the mod/game doesn't finish. plus, chances are developers will get more motivated at the sign of money. for what it's worth, gabe saying it means that somehow a business owner and CEO thinks it is feasible. who're we to tell him no?

  • Personalities (MBTI)

    christ, stop being so overly sensitive. any good relationship will have its fights and conflicts. for any persons inside those conflicts, they can do the best to reason and understand with their counterparts, and to learn from them. i'm not being hostile or otherwise putting people down; i'm expecting people to call me out on what i say or at least try to understand it. taboos or otherwise disguising conflict will just make for new eruptions further down the line.

    we're all well reasoned individuals here, despite our cultural differences. see if we can't combine them for better instead of for worse.

  • RAGE

    i was thinking of including that in my post too. i don't believe any game can ever take 100% advantage of its engine, so the point may be moot to begin with. it's not about how awesome your engine is, it's how well you can create an atmosphere for your game.