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General Discussion / Take it for what it is worth...to YOU
« on: March 19, 2011, 04:55:47 pm »
I write music for a small label in Nashville that has been very kind to me, and instead of pushing me to tour and make them money, has allowed me to do what I love, and just send them music every month. I have been blessed to have a few people use my music, but lately no one huge that most people would know. Because of this, I get a small, but appreciated, check every month from ASCAP for royalties and song use. I may never be famous, but I love the freedom it offers me, and my ability to express myself without some one hovering over my shoulder, "insert label name here", telling me that my songs sound just like "insert artists name here", and I need to do better. Been there....done that! So why in the gaming world, do we do this to other creative souls, because that is what each game is, a creation, someones brain child. Yes; I am intelligent enough that I understand the inner workings of our human nature and how we compare and contrast everything, but really? Are there things in every single game that I loathe? YES! Are there things, that if I look hard enough I will love? Probably. Yet, every single new game that comes out instantly has to go against "insert game name here". That really is unfair. Just as anticipating that my latest song will be as popular as Zac Brown's "Chicken Fried" (which he wrote and played for over 10 years before it hit the radio waves and became popular).
I can not venture into public forums any longer because of all of the trolls, or my absolute favorite: This isn't "insert game name here" and never will be! threads. It makes me sad when I see people insert their biased, one sided, opinion of a game based on what they "thought" it would be. Where did you get this information? How did you come up with the ideas that this game would be anything other than what the web site, interviews, beta, or game play videos stated/showed? Yet over and over again, game after game, people will rant and rave about what a game isn't, instead of what it is? Maybe I am just one of those people that believes "the glass isn't half full, I just have room for more beverage" type of people, but, really? If you are sooooo enamored by "insert game name here" then stick with it! Enjoy, play, live long and prosper! Please don't ruin the experience of a new game because you feel it is your duty to defend the honor of "insert game name here", with which all other games just don't hold a candle to. Well Mioel I never! Haven't you heard of free speech! Are you a commie?! I don't have to have a shred of decorum, I only need to speak my mind! Some how, I don't believe that is what our fore-fathers intended!
If you are so hard pressed for a new game that meets all the standards of "insert game name here" then get a loan for a few million dollars, hire the best geeks on the planet, and put out your own baby. Just don't be upset when you start receiving the same comments you dished out to other devs and game enthusiasts; this is not "insert game name here" and never will be!
Just something to think about next time you are in game, or on the forums somewhere thinking of letting the verbal or written cannons loose!
Mioel
I can not venture into public forums any longer because of all of the trolls, or my absolute favorite: This isn't "insert game name here" and never will be! threads. It makes me sad when I see people insert their biased, one sided, opinion of a game based on what they "thought" it would be. Where did you get this information? How did you come up with the ideas that this game would be anything other than what the web site, interviews, beta, or game play videos stated/showed? Yet over and over again, game after game, people will rant and rave about what a game isn't, instead of what it is? Maybe I am just one of those people that believes "the glass isn't half full, I just have room for more beverage" type of people, but, really? If you are sooooo enamored by "insert game name here" then stick with it! Enjoy, play, live long and prosper! Please don't ruin the experience of a new game because you feel it is your duty to defend the honor of "insert game name here", with which all other games just don't hold a candle to. Well Mioel I never! Haven't you heard of free speech! Are you a commie?! I don't have to have a shred of decorum, I only need to speak my mind! Some how, I don't believe that is what our fore-fathers intended!
If you are so hard pressed for a new game that meets all the standards of "insert game name here" then get a loan for a few million dollars, hire the best geeks on the planet, and put out your own baby. Just don't be upset when you start receiving the same comments you dished out to other devs and game enthusiasts; this is not "insert game name here" and never will be!
Just something to think about next time you are in game, or on the forums somewhere thinking of letting the verbal or written cannons loose!
Mioel