Posts from [Dungeon Lords] League Conference.

Basically, the title says it all: there's been too much off-topic chatter in this section lately, and some of it is just pure spam that's driving me crazy. So, I decided to create a thread where discussions will focus on topics initiated by users. Any user can steer the conversation in any direction.
I'm not sure what topic to start with, but two recent events have upset me, and I'd say they represent two "deaths." First, the death of PC gaming. The final nail in the coffin was the universally known Crisis, which was a PC exclusive and a complete failure. In an attempt to revive PC gaming, the PC Gaming Alliance was created, and it currently includes Intel, AMD, and Nvidia (obviously, if there are no games for PC, there's no point in upgrading your computer, which means no one will buy new graphics cards or processors). The developers involved are Microsoft and Epic Games, although Epic's games on PC have all been complete failures (Unreal 3: 30,000 copies on PC versus around 3 million on consoles, and Gears of War: 80,000 on PC versus around 10 million on consoles), but they need to promote their engine.
As a PC gamer, this upsets me, but at least most of the major games are still being ported to PC, and they're being ported well. However, it still feels like everything is happening on consoles now.
The second piece of news that upset me was the death of Gary Gygax, the founder of the entire RPG genre and a very intelligent and kind person. Reading his interviews was a pleasure. He created all the major RPG series and everything you see in RPGs today – all the levels, damage, and so on.

Gary Gygax: "Beautiful graphics aren't the most important thing in games. No matter how beautiful a game is, it will never replace your imagination. A good developer differs from a bad one in that they can make the player imagine."

Gygax was the best at doing that.

2. The news that saddened me was the death of Gary Gygax, the founder of the entire RPG genre and simply a very intelligent and kind person. Reading interviews with him was a pleasure; he invented all the main RPG series and everything you see now in RPGs – all the levels, damage, and so on.
Gary Gygax: "Beautiful graphics are not the most important thing in games. No matter how beautiful a game is, it will never replace your imagination. A good developer differs from a bad one in that they can make the player imagine."
Gygax was the best at doing this.

You were late with the news. But he was truly a great man, the inventor of the D&D system (I hope I spelled it correctly). If you have played tabletop role-playing games or games before 2001 (including Fallout), then you should thank this person for the pleasure, not to mention his thoughts on graphics, which were truly insightful.
May he rest in peace.

It’s always sad when good people pass away; I personally don’t know who created the RPG that became legendary in some area of human life and activity. As for the game Crisis, I can say that I played it, and for some reason, it didn’t impress me. Again, a smart American saves the whole planet from destruction – a plot that’s become tiresome. And regarding the fact that games are increasingly demanding more powerful computers, I read somewhere that any game currently being produced could be adapted to run on even two old computers with minimal modifications.

It's a shame that I found out about the person who created my favorite genre – RPG – on the day of his death... RPGs with the D&D system are my favorites (NWN, BG, Icewind).
*Al told me about him a few days ago*

Wolf is right... it's sad when such people leave this world.

yeah, yeah, Witcher, NVN, Planescape: Torment, BioShock, various MMORPGs – all complete failures.
Look, Kenny, no damn joystick will ever replace the keyboard and mouse, no Japanese RPG, or a primitive platformer with an awkward camera will ever replace Diablo, Fallout, Half-Life, Warhammer, Heroes for us.
Yes, there are great games on consoles that no one even ports to PC, but there are also plenty of them on PC. Always, always "somewhere" there is something that we don't have; it's just a law of life. And if the computer will always be multifunctional, and it is on it that true masterpieces will be created, then on consoles there will only be spinal cord-tingling action games and action RPGs, even if they are often good. And the console will always be just a console, a device for a simple gaming process with a TV. And with an uncomfortable controller.
So, nothing is dying. On the contrary, the computer is actively developing and will always be something more. And, of course, it will always be technologically superior.

As for the death of Gaigex, I can only say that I am not upset. Yes, he did a lot, his name will live on in memories and hearts, but we will all die someday. And I don't feel anything about it. And I can't pretend otherwise.
By the way, on the 8th, some distant relative of mine died. But... I never saw her. And I didn't know her. So I don't feel any loss...
That's what I'm like.
Callous? Cruel? Or just expressing my thoughts directly?

I understand that a person can get used to anything, and the experience I gained from my work has shaped my life, but death, which I often encountered in the line of duty, is different. If a person gets used to it, they become cynical and, first and foremost, hate themselves. Therefore, the death of any person should evoke negative emotions in a person.

I feel sorry for people like that (when they leave), who brought pleasure and joy to others... (even if sometimes it's questionable and not for everyone).
Last year, I was saddened by the death of Robert Jordan, the author of the "Wheel of Time" book series, which consists of 11-12 books... but the most upsetting thing is that he didn't finish it =(... he wrote it for so many years...

P.S. Actually, I want to sleep... I don't fully understand what I'm writing myself) so sorry if anything is unclear.

You were late with the news.

He died on March 4th.

Yeah, yeah, Witcher, NVN, PO, BioShock, various MMORPGs – they were all failures.

These are all multi-platform projects; no one will dare make a game for PC now. Even The Witcher was quickly ported to Xbox. Comparing gamepads is inappropriate; sometimes it's more convenient to use a keyboard and mouse, and sometimes it's more convenient to use a joystick (try playing Assassin's Creed on a keyboard – it's terrible!). As for primitive consoles and advanced PCs, that's just a rigid opinion because that's how it was for a long time, but in reality, all the best games are released on PC. Just look at Metal Gear Solid, and what about Mass Effect? There are simply brilliant and creative games (the Japanese are ahead of the rest of the world in this area), but there are also great games on PC, although it's more accurate to say that all games for PC now are ports, except for 2-3 games; I can't remember any decent PC exclusives, although there's nothing wrong with that. But for PS3, there are a huge number of excellent exclusives, and Fable 2 was made an exclusive for Xbox, and it seems they won't be porting it to PC, which I'm very upset about. And I'm saying obvious and objective things simply because I'm a PC gamer and I don't like playing in front of the TV with a joystick in my hands (otherwise, I would have bought an Xbox a long time ago, or even a PS3), but the fact that all games are now on consoles is true.

As for Gaigek's death, I can only say that I'm not upset. Yes, he did a lot, his name will live on in memories and hearts, but we all die someday. And I don't feel anything about it. And I can't be hypocritical about such things.
By the way, on the 8th, some distant relative of mine died. But... I never saw her. And I didn't know her. So I don't feel any loss...
That's what I'm like.
Am I callous? Cruel? Or just expressing my thoughts directly?

No, it's not about his achievements; he was just someone I liked as a person, and I don't feel sorry for many of my relatives; I rarely get upset when my close relatives die because I rarely respect anyone. What should I respect my relatives for? But I respected him, not only for the great contribution he made but also because he was an incredibly good person. There are very few such people, and their death is really upsetting.

Callous? Cruel? Or just expressing my thoughts directly?

No, rather

I never saw her. And I didn't know her.

plus the desire to stand out and a rebellious spirit.

Robert Jordan... Well, he's partly to blame himself – he stretched his story out too much. And there was just too much unnecessary stuff in it. And secondly, the last book will be completed based on his remaining notes. So don't worry.

perhaps it's also about the "spirit of contradiction." In the end, if everyone feels the same thing, or forcibly suppresses certain emotions and evokes others, nothing good will come of it. Perhaps it will turn out something like in "1984," which I am currently enjoying rereading...
As for consoles...
You know, I wouldn't call Neverwinter Nights or Heroes of Might and Magic multi-platform games. Not at all.
Yes, you cited MGS as an example, but that's exactly what I meant, along with some other projects, like games about Dante, as console hits.
But there will never be console versions of Heroes of Might and Magic. There will never be a console version of Fallout. We don't play Gordon Freeman on the NES or Game Boy; no one is capable of porting System Shock; consoles will never defile Warcraft.
They simply have nowhere to develop. And they have nothing to offer besides arcade-style fighting games and RPGs with adventures and a third-person perspective...
Although, no. Console development is evident – the Nintendo Wii! Now that's a true innovation!

although, no. console development is evident – the Nintendo Wii! Now that’s a true innovation!

Plaa is a casual, meaningless, and incredibly boring game! And the gyro technology has been around for a while in the Sixaxis controller for the PS3; truly, the PS3 is innovative in terms of technology, and the Xbox is in terms of games (although the deepest and most interesting games still remain Japanese games, but life is currently centered around the Xbox). And the Wii is an innovation for those who want to break their TV, and it’s not even considered a serious project by its own developers. Is it even possible to compare games for the Xbox and PS3 with the casual horror of the Wii?

Robert Jordan... Well, he's partly to blame himself – he stretched his story out too much. And there was just too much unnecessary stuff in it. And secondly, the last book will be finished based on his remaining notes. So don't worry.

I agree, he dragged it out... but it didn't make it worse) IMHO... it's still as interesting to read as it was at the beginning =)... and his death... he was 50-something... he left too early...

I know that they will finish it based on his notes... but still, I would have liked him to finish it himself.

sometimes, of course, I regret that some games weren't ported to PC.
For example, I'd like to play God of War, or control Solid Snake.
There are emulators and other stuff, of course, but I haven't gotten around to it...
By the way, those game shows on MTV or Music TV are just stupid – they're for two-year-old simpletons.
The only one I like is "Scary Interesting" because it doesn't feature 50-year-old noobish, obsessive men giving their "authoritative opinions," and they pick cool clips and music. Although sometimes they make mistakes. For example, they talked about the Ocean House location in Vampires: The Bloodlines (by the way, one of my favorite games) as a "scary place with restless souls craving to tear the player apart," and... they showed Nosferatu slitting a gangster's throat, or a Tremere beating an enemy with a bat, or a Gargoyle breaking through the ceiling of a Chinese theater, etc.).
Like, that's all the Ocean House! They couldn't just show the player wandering through the boiler room in the basement of the house; that would be too boring.

Ar, it's not nearly as interesting as it was in the beginning of the series. He starts to repeat himself, talk nonsense, and just utter gibberish. Is this what you call "interesting"?

Exz, you are being overly critical of some of the books in the series.