[kashmir]

Thank God Brad made this decision, rather than let his game be bastardized by MGS. This had to be a pretty tough decision for Brad, with so many mouths to feed. I think this was the right decision, for the sake of his game, and his "vision" that so many of you are quick to butcher.

Edit: Between the two, Brad chose the far lesser of two evils. SOE will, inevitably (only time will prove otherwise, Smed, regardless your fat-fingered spin) bastardize the game for the almighty dollar; after all, the bottom line is, in business, the bottom fucking line. However, I suspect there are people at SOE with enough foresight into Brad's past, how his vision affected the install-base, and the profitability of the game he intends to build.

To Microsoft, it's all about making the seasonal release to cash in on the added revenue seasonal sales bring (seasonal sales account for a considerable percentage of annual sales for any game). Their failure was in not having the patience with Brad to allow him to see his vision to fruition, for better or worse. SOE is willing to do so.