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What Developer names make you NOT buy/play a game?
CthulhuPuffs
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Often when we see a Developer is making a new game, we also see gamers get all excited for the return of this MMO Messiah.
However, there are also Developers whos names ring hollow. Where just the mention of a certain Devs name can send chills down a gamers back.
Here is a list some of some of the Devs whos names will make me instantly NOT buy a game - Garriot, McQuaid, Bowman, Emmert, Smart, Flamborous, Roper, Jacobs
I was wondering what Dev names other gamers have on their "Heck No" list
Bringer of Eternal Darkness and Despair, but also a Nutritious way to start your Morning.
Games Played: Too Many
Comments
None.
I buy/play games, not dev names.
Any dev can make a good game, or a bad game. Whether i play or not depends on the game, not the developer.
Don't buy any of their products anymore
Ubisoft were on a ban once too, and activision have come close.
EQ2 fan sites
EA and I'm leery of NCSoft.
Funcom
Bioware
Aventurine
Ok, you are all listing Game Companies (though I agree. EA is on my list)
I was actually wondering about specific Developers.
That when you hear that _____ is heading up the project as Lead Dev, it automatically makes you turn away or lose interest in the game.
Bringer of Eternal Darkness and Despair, but also a Nutritious way to start your Morning.
Games Played: Too Many
None.
But I might think twice about buying a certain game when the developer that is attached to it has put out some serious shit in the recent past.
People aren't robots though, many do in fact learn from mistakes. The world isn't just black and white.
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Bill Roper / Brad McQuaid
they both had a good history in game making (Blizzard North / EQ)
but i have no faith in them due to their later failures (Hellgate London/Vanguard)
I know someone is going to give Mark Jacobs flack for DAOC TOA
but Matt Firor (TESO lead dev) was part of that mess too
http://www.ign.com/articles/2003/09/12/dark-age-of-camelot-trials-of-atlantis-interview?page=1
EQ2 fan sites
Company: EA, Maxis (SimCity was a horrible taste in my mouth)
Specific person: Jay Wilson, Lead Designer of Diablo 3 (that guy insults the gaming community and doesn't have the #1 skill for game developers: listening)
I haven't really looked at individual developers but company wise..
EA and Activision.
EA has ruined many good games for me, the biggest offence was Warhammer online.
Activision for its butchering of the Call of duty series.
Mr John Romero
edit_and funcom
So, did ESO have a successful launch? Yes, yes it did.By Ryan Getchell on April 02, 2014.
**On the radar: http://www.cyberpunk.net/ **
EA and NCSoft. They canceled the only other MMORPGs I've played. Yes, I can carry a grudge against a company for years. This also means I can try games from smaller companies and give them a little boost.
It's the circle of business life. You start small, you get big, you get slow, you fall to the new small company. The only way to stay big is to become too big to fail.
Somebody, somewhere has better skills as you have, more experience as you have, is smarter than you, has more friends as you do and can stay online longer. Just pray he's not out to get you.
Pretty much won't buy, period
Will buy, assuming the genre is interesting
You make me like charity
EA
Bioware
Cryptic
Turbine
NCSOFT
it does not matter about developer name, they are not calling the shots it matters about the suits in the company giving the devs the marching orders
Daniel Erickson
Rich Vogel
Gordon Walton
Gaute Godager
"Many nights, my friend... Many nights I've put a blade to your throat while you were sleeping. Glad I never killed you, Steve. You're alright..."
Chavez y Chavez
I disagree to a point. Each of the developers by name that I have listed have espoused certain views on certain systems/features in MMO design that I completely disagree with them on. As such I would not play anything they put their hands on in the future as I know it wouldn't be fun for me.
That's not to say that I don't have a view dev companies as a whole that I look the other way if they announce a new MMO title. I just believe that one can drill down into certain titles and find key person(s) that because things had to be their way one found the title less enjoyable.
"Many nights, my friend... Many nights I've put a blade to your throat while you were sleeping. Glad I never killed you, Steve. You're alright..."
Chavez y Chavez
At the risk of disturbing him, I agree with Mtibbs1989 here
Fully agree....
Sorry OP but I just don't understand how gamers can make these type of topics.
Two ego driven failures.
McQuaid, Smart, and Jacobs.
EDIT: Heh, I just realized it sounds like a law firm. That explains a lot.