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Milhouse Trixibelle Saltfucker III:
Quote from: T-man on 2009 May 12, 23:35:43
Thing is that EA isn't Maxis. They'll do the Sims only when money comes POURING with money. When profits nose-dive, like when all non12's say GTFO, they'll drop it like a hot potato. Once the Money Cow stops making cash, they'll cut her up and sell the meat. (Then someone can do it right.)
Oh, please. Like Maxis didn't? They are just as much a corrupt corporate enterprise as any other, and Will Wright is no better than any other businessman who cares more for profit than about customers. BLS, Maxis-fanboys.
kazebird:
At least when Maxis was a separate company, they had pride in their workmanship. Will, and the other long lasting Maxis employees have been corrupted be EA's "The money is always right" view on things.
If someone could go back in time, and make it so they did SC3000 right the first time, giving them time to finish The Sims, they probably still would. Unfortunately, I don't think that's going to happen.
MaryH:
It just goes to show you that everyone has their price. Will Wright's was higher than most, but he still had one. Obviously he didn't care about his "workmanship" all that much, if truth be told. Otherwise he would have stopped the eternal whoring of the series a loooong time ago.
Once a corporate tool, always a tool. Money talks and bullshit walks.
Celestard:
What people don't realize is that gaming was not Will Wright's dream job. He stumbled upon it by accident. It was just a side thing to earn a living. Will has other things he is/was more interested in as a career, but couldn't make a living doing those things, at least not right away, if ever. Will Wright is first and foremost an intellectual and an inventor. Inventing, robotics, and physics, I believe, is what he loves most, and secondarily, he is interested in astronomy and evolutionary theory. He has dabbled in ideas and research regarding space exploration with telescopes and extraterrestrial life. Some day we may see him author some books in these areas. He might have become a college professor in earth science, physics, or astronomy possibly if all else had failed. More recently, he has stated his goals to be starting up new businesses and selling them (probably to EA). Yes, the allure of money has altered the course of his life, I believe. EA paid him $120 million plus royalties for Maxis. How many of you can honestly say you would have turned that offer down? And now, of course, EA has pretty much persuaded him to sell out the Stupid Fun Club to them.
jolrei:
Quote from: parrot on 2009 May 13, 01:17:56
If someone could go back in time, and make it so they did SC3000 right the first time, giving them time to finish The Sims, they probably still would. Unfortunately, I don't think that's going to happen.
Things that happen, stay happened.
Also, I am happy to receive any spare $120 millions that people may have lying around. I won't even sell out a game franchise. Win-Win.
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