I once had the idea that if I won the lottery, I'd use part of the winnings to pay an RPG studio to make my dream game. Over time I realized money wasn't the issue holding them back.Gamedev is one of the quickest ways to lose all your money, alienate your friends, divorce your wife and be hated by the general populace.
I too punish developers of the RPGs I do not approve of - by not giving them millions that I don't have.I once had the idea that if I won the lottery, I'd use part of the winnings to pay an RPG studio to make my dream game. Over time I realized money wasn't the issue holding them back.Gamedev is one of the quickest ways to lose all your money, alienate your friends, divorce your wife and be hated by the general populace.
More like despised by the general populace and hated by the fans of the genre.Gamedev is one of the quickest ways to lose all your money, alienate your friends, divorce your wife and be hated by the general populace.
Is it a matter of talent? Not completely. Fortune and friends? Mainly. Can you protect yourself against this by knowing this? No.
I mean that just sounds like life in generalGamedev is one of the quickest ways to lose all your money, alienate your friends, divorce your wife and be hated by the general populace.
Man, I hope your life gets better.I mean that just sounds like life in generalGamedev is one of the quickest ways to lose all your money, alienate your friends, divorce your wife and be hated by the general populace.
Is it a matter of talent? Not completely. Fortune and friends? Mainly. Can you protect yourself against this by knowing this? No.
At various points near the end (and especially after the end) of Witcher 3's development several people left to form their own gamedev studios, some managed to do it and make their own games, others largely faded out. AFAICT the main difference between the former and the latter was that the former found some investor to pump money in the business.
So i guess what matters is knowing people with money. Or having money yourself, but to have enough savings to fund a full company you'd most likely need to have a CEO-level salary, as Infinitron noticed above :-P.