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"Your company suffers more harm when you take away something dear to a user than you gain in benefit by providing something equally valuable to them or others."

"Your company suffers more harm when you take away something dear to a user than you gain in benefit by providing something equally valuable to them or others." I'm glad a game developer is saying this to other game developers. Maybe they'll listen. I know that as a player, I think twice before buying games from publishers like Ubisoft that have a history of shutting down games - even games that I don't play.

Freedom2 4y ago
I don't doubt Carmacks legacy as a game developer, but which was the last game he had a significant hand in? I wonder if the industry has changed far too significantly under his feet for us to take his word like we used to.
- pessimizer 4y ago
  Why would you take anybody's word? You listen to knowledgeable people's arguments and decide if they hold together for you. You don't pick idols and just repeat what they say. Carmack shouldn't shut up because you've decided that his "legacy" is stale.
- gameman144 4y ago
  Carmack has had a material role in advancing VR gaming tech even recently. Just one example is that he petitioned Samsung to remove the requirement for triple-buffering on their screens, to allow for better latency and in-game experience. Samsung declined, so he hacked apart his phone to make a proof-of-concept prototype of the screen without the triple-buffering. He demoed this to Samsung, and they agreed to make the change because the experience was so much better. It's tough to say "what game has Carmack had an impact on lately", because the scope of his role has was to impact the ecosystem of games and VR as a whole. You don't see pushback on Joe Biden along the lines of "But what has he done for Scranton lately?", because the role of president encompasses a larger scope. Similarly, the role of John Carmack has been larger in scope than improving one game at a time (and has been for a while).

Freedom2 4y ago

I don't doubt Carmacks legacy as a game developer, but which was the last game he had a significant hand in? I wonder if the industry has changed far too significantly under his feet for us to take his word like we used to.

pessimizer 4y ago
Why would you take anybody's word? You listen to knowledgeable people's arguments and decide if they hold together for you. You don't pick idols and just repeat what they say. Carmack shouldn't shut up because you've decided that his "legacy" is stale.
gameman144 4y ago
Carmack has had a material role in advancing VR gaming tech even recently. Just one example is that he petitioned Samsung to remove the requirement for triple-buffering on their screens, to allow for better latency and in-game experience. Samsung declined, so he hacked apart his phone to make a proof-of-concept prototype of the screen without the triple-buffering. He demoed this to Samsung, and they agreed to make the change because the experience was so much better. It's tough to say "what game has Carmack had an impact on lately", because the scope of his role has was to impact the ecosystem of games and VR as a whole. You don't see pushback on Joe Biden along the lines of "But what has he done for Scranton lately?", because the role of president encompasses a larger scope. Similarly, the role of John Carmack has been larger in scope than improving one game at a time (and has been for a while).