• Cyberspark@sh.itjust.works
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    2 months ago

    Skyrim lead designer Bruce Nesmith explained that Larian’s success is an “exception” to the last decade of gaming trends, but one that shows a shift in desire from gamers.

    There’s been no shift, we’ve just been ignored and under-served for around two decades. But, sure, keep ignoring us.

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        You’d think the sensible business decision would be to see an under supplied gap in the market and fill it, but God-forbid they do something sensible.

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          but that gap has less potential revenue than a sucessfull live service gacha horse armor battlepass.

          so we need to take another shot at the monetisation jackpot,
          surely this time we will make it big.

          did you know:
          99% of devs quit before they make a sucessfull live service