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I ran a test, the results are not good
delete5230
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Roughly about 15 out of 40 get it.
I actually ran a test to see the percentage of level head people verses the I want it all. The test question was "extreme low graphics, would you play".
Seems people don't understand budgets and economics much like real life. Here in America people want "health care for all"…… They refuse to face WHO WILL PAY FOR IT, huge amounts of other ramifications go along with it, many unsolvable. They want it, insist on it and can't be bargained with. What's their defense or counter clam ?..... They attack with non relevant facts, much like I'll be getting for this post. They can't handle it so they go berserk.
Any company or indie is on a budget. Before venturing they have to make an outline much like a carpenter preparing to build a house. Estimated cost and what the end results will be.
Graphics cost money, everyone seems to agree, I give credit for that (40 out of 40). But they insist on both, this is where it gets shaky (15 out of 40). In the test, one person stood out stating its work not cost, problem being time is money also. The exceptional greatness is, his project runs on passion so I can understand.
I'll give more credit because some understand and will settle for far less of a game ( 30 days of content).
Historical exceptions: World of Warcraft, Lord of the Rings Online, GuildWars 2, Black Desert Online.
Mmorpgs are at a low, some can't face it. It's the same problem different topic.
We don't have any choices, we can't offer opinions or help…..None of us can fix the problem. Unfortunately there is no answer as long as 25 million out of 40 million don't understand budgets and economics or settle for far less.
Good news, An indie will rise from the ashes like a thief in the night.
Give and take,
Decisions have to be made. If your shopping for groceries with very little money and chose to fill your cart anyway it gets real at checkout. As pain full as is reality sets in at some point. This is where credit cards step in. Defer the problem deal with it later, OR NOT.
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It's funny, but not a counter point
Good post !
Off topic:
Corrupt health care YES.... step in and FIX THAT..... Health care for all doesn't.
I agree you can have dated graphics that look great. 90s 3d graphics not so much, but art style goes a long way. Even pixel art can look very beautiful.
Look at the fake blondes on television news, pro sports cheerleaders, commercial advertising models. Eye candy sells, and at the end of the day that is what the game developer is doing, selling the consumer their product in a crowded field of products.
Look at the game ads on this site, drop dead gorgeous pixilated girls in skimpy outfits used to grab attention and sell product. Focus on the eye candy, not the crap we're peddling.....
Doesn't matter what that product is, a failed sports franchise, or a failed game.
Everything is about appearance, not structure. As long as the roads, bridges, water/sewer systems, dams, electrical grid, buildings, etc look pretty, nobody questions the underlying structural soundness.
People spend a lot of money on botox, breast implants, face lifts, etc to look good, then stuff their faces with sugary products, fried foods, and cancer causing chemically altered good tasting foods. Look at the questions being raised about what's in the cosmetics women use regularly on their skin.
It's all about image, just step back over the edge of the Grand Canyon as you take that selfie to post on Facebook showing your friends how great a time you're having.
Chalk it up to the overall intelligence of the human race.
Oh, and as for health care, it's a good bet that once Medicare for all passes, corporate America will discontinue employee health care and save a bundle for bonus and dividends. Just like dropping defined benefit retirement plans was the result of IRAs and 401ks. The ultimate payor will be the individual consumer through taxes, not the corporations or the wealthy, they hire CPAs and Tax Attorneys to avoid paying.
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For example, I love AO. To me, the graphics is one of the things that makes the game special. But, I understand how AO graphics can be a turn off.
On the other hand, games with bleeding edge graphics can seem like they are distracting from the fact that their actual gameplay sucks.
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Interesting to note that, at this point, I think most every thread in the Pantheon forum was started by him. At least he keeps discussion alive so I'll give him that.
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1) I dont read what Delete writes, just the comments. Past history has taught me no point to read what he writes.
2) As someone who works in healthcare, yes there are problems and health insurance companies are a big problem, but i as a human being, i couldnt deny a person healthcare if I could do something about it. Are u guys okay letting someone suffer because they cant pay for healthcare?
Healthcare should be a right for everyone, the compassion that America has is amazing for people. As a doctor, i have offered to pay for medications for my patients sometimes if the insurance company or medicaid/medicare is being stupid.
3) i am also pretty sure OP doesnt understand what he professes to understand.
You can see my sci-fi/WW2 book recommendations.
1) How should health care be provided?
2) How should health care be paid for?
3) Under what circumstances is it acceptable to deny health care to save money?
On (3), there are a lot of things that everyone would say, yeah, they have to be able to get that health care. But there are also a lot of cases where it is more debatable. For example:
1) What about alternative medicine, such as chiropractic or acupuncture? Do people have a right to that, whether they can pay or not? Where do you draw the line as to what is likely to be how effective? Who decides?
2) What about people who are almost certainly going to die anyway? Is it worth spending a bunch of money to extend their lives by a week or a month?
3) What about people who brought huge medical expenses on themselves with egregiously reckless behavior? Should people who were responsible be obligated to pay for organ transplants for a drug addict who ruined his own body? How about treatments for a diabetic who refuses to watch what he eats and suffers the consequences? Someone who developed lung cancer after smoking two packs of cigarettes per day for 40 years?
If you say yes, all of that health care should be provided even to people who can't pay for it, then the question of how to pay for it becomes very difficult.