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One of the DnD forefathers, <a href=http://www.castleblackmoor.com>Dave Arneson</a>, had a <a href=http://www.dignews.com/feature.php?story_id=2514>chat</a> with <a href=http://www.dignews.com>Digital News</a> about various things.
<blockquote><i>Who would you say is getting it all right? What published, what developer makes near perfect games?</i>
None. Again, I think they're under a lot of preasure to get the game out and a lot of them cut corners ....
I mean, you want to ask me about some of the new role playing games they're coming out with, and some have been very good! Don't get me wrong. But again, I wouldn't have done it that way. I played Neverwinter Nights. I've got it installed on my machine. It's still there. That puts it up with only three games that are still installed on my machine. Warcraft, Age of Empires, Neverwinter Nights.
<i>If you could jump on a development team and direct a project, who would you join?</i>
Oh, I'd probably like work with the Neverwinter Nights people at some point. They seem to have a good notion about what to do. I'm sure some of the things they don't do are their decisions, machine decisions, etc. I've learned enough about computers and programming from this school to understand this better over the last four and a half years. It's easy to say "Oh, they're not doing it right." But, could they do it any other way? Well, the answer is probably no, at this point. Also, you've got to get the game done in a couple of years.</blockquote>
Looks like Dave bought the propaganda.
Spotted at: <A HREF="http://www.gengamers.com">GenGamers</A>
<blockquote><i>Who would you say is getting it all right? What published, what developer makes near perfect games?</i>
None. Again, I think they're under a lot of preasure to get the game out and a lot of them cut corners ....
I mean, you want to ask me about some of the new role playing games they're coming out with, and some have been very good! Don't get me wrong. But again, I wouldn't have done it that way. I played Neverwinter Nights. I've got it installed on my machine. It's still there. That puts it up with only three games that are still installed on my machine. Warcraft, Age of Empires, Neverwinter Nights.
<i>If you could jump on a development team and direct a project, who would you join?</i>
Oh, I'd probably like work with the Neverwinter Nights people at some point. They seem to have a good notion about what to do. I'm sure some of the things they don't do are their decisions, machine decisions, etc. I've learned enough about computers and programming from this school to understand this better over the last four and a half years. It's easy to say "Oh, they're not doing it right." But, could they do it any other way? Well, the answer is probably no, at this point. Also, you've got to get the game done in a couple of years.</blockquote>
Looks like Dave bought the propaganda.
Spotted at: <A HREF="http://www.gengamers.com">GenGamers</A>