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Originally Posted by Ngruk Say what you want about Brad, or Smed, or any of them, but the fact remains that when you want to lay the cards on the table they are the only ones with hands to play. They've been there, and done that, from start to finish, which I don't think any other person on these boards can claim. That in and of itself deserves something in the way of respect, to me anyway. |
I'll give them the respect they deserve in expanding the MMORPG genre into a marketable and profitable venture for other companies -- so we see more MMOROG"s being made. But what they are also responsible for is using the live patching process other than for what it should have been used for.
I disagree with McQuaid's design philosophy, and that I can deal with - it's an opinion. What got me mad before he stated it wouldn't happen again with Vanguard (Time will tell now) were his business practices. Apples and oranges as far as I am concerned.
I'll give credit where it is due in both regards. On one side, he showed that this market was a viable venture. On the other, he also showed himself and other publishers that live patching processes can be used for unethical gain.
