Why is there so much horror?
simmilk:
Quote from: WhattaHammer on 2009 July 16, 14:08:02
A cashcow can be milked for as long as people will pay for the product. I.E. Pokemon. However, Pokemon remains, atleast the main vein, to improve on something and keep up a standard.
I wonder if it's possible to combine this ^ with this > http://www.moreawesomethanyou.com/smf/index.php/topic,15480.0.html
chann:
Quote from: WhattaHammer on 2009 July 16, 14:08:02
However, Pokemon remains, atleast the main vein, to improve on something and keep up a standard. While there are failures and issues, for the most part, it's still an enjoyable game.
Seems to me like Nintendo's idea of improving Pokemon is "making up so many new Pokemon your brain will explode". ;D
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Has EA capitalized on this and just sent out something that works better when tweeked by others than the stand alone?
Not intentionally. It happens all the time with games - modders will invariably improve the quality of the game. They're not constrained by time, money or managerial direction, and as gamers they know what they want.
Quote from: WhattaHammer on 2009 July 16, 13:59:47
Why were some issues not checked, or verified, or overseen before launch?
This one actually stumps me. They had months to fix a glaring issue - the Story Progression options toggle - but left the bug in the release product.
I think it proves that EA has changed focus from "making a better game that will sell well", to "making a game, then marketing that game to the widest possible audience while withholding 50% of its content to sell at a premium online, and then marketing the game some more, then putting ads in it to make more money, then releasing a branded tie-in, then rehashing the Pets expansion yet again to make an extra few billion dollars".
Whydoeye:
Personally, I prefer to think that a giant purple monster went and ate their brains. Or at least what was left of them.
It's better than having a realistic conspiracy to consider.
Sigmund:
From what I've read, TS3 has made the most money yet out of the Sims franchise. So really, if they're going to make billions of dollars from a half-formed product, why would EA want to spend more time and money making something better? For all the people that recognize the flaws and glitches in the game, there are more people out there willing to thrown down $50 to play it for a few weeks and then forget about it.
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