StraferX, on 10 February 2015 - 03:54 AM, said:
I guess I look at this entire rip off from a different angle than most. See every one knows that yes they are two different departments yet closely related. From what I see is that the community grows at a stagnant pond evaporating pace so they push mech packs at astronomical prices to satisfy the few. What suffers is growth because with more maps and game modes will attract more players with longetivity. More players means lower prices on products but more products sold which equals happy community means more cash for the PGI machine.
Boring few maps is boring after a while.
Ok so many stated they need to make so much new stuff for new maps? really? Why? take a look at the most popular game maps on earth counter_strike DE_Dust 2, then look at the scores of excellent maps made from the exact same textures etc.
I don't disagree that fewer maps can be boring, but there is nothing wrong with that development model, as they are basing a lot of what they do here (business wise) on a shinning success story (WoT, both in cost structure as they have admitted on Town Hall meetings, and in their dev philosophy).
Maps are good, but they need money to develop them and everything else. Maps don't make money Directly. Mech Packs do. And Heros.
So they use one to fund the other in essence. Much Like WoT did at launch. The first year back in 2010-2011 for WoT was few maps, but as tanks and trees were released those in turn funded more development elsewhere. And now WoT has a good plethora of maps to go to.
MWO will get there in due time as well.
You Can't have one without the other. And even through yes (in answer to other responses to what I wrote) you can get people doing graphics and art for one to work on another, you need those assets in place to fund the game, so pulling them to make maps is counter-productive to their business.
At least, from what I can see and what I know often occurs behind the scenes in these games. After all, I did at one point do a lot of work for WG. So I have a more intimate understanding of the fundementals.
-ST