I was wondering when this would come up
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Vaevictis666
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I was wondering when this speculation would start up again.
I note that this was also bandied around when he was working on the Doom 3 engine, where he said somehting akin to having "one more good engine in him"
Judging by the games, I'd say its closer to Stratovarious not making instruments anymore. No direct impact, but you might not play games based on carmack technology anymore =)
Their engines have served as a -very- good base for other, excellent games.
Thief, Half-life, Hexen, Soldier of Fortune come to mind ; as well as many games i might have forgotten.... And don't forget about the modifications either.
I think id software proved themselves to make great engines, and other studios take on the task to make even better games with it.
So you're saying that John Carmack, the best graphics guy in the industry, is responsible for games not being fun for you anymore? Jedi Knight II uses the Quake 3 engine that Carmack is responsible for.
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When the day comes, sabbatical not retirement
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AHumbleOpinion
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There are two types of programmers. Those who entered the field because they have a natural inclination and interest in the field and those who heard it was a lucrative area. People in the first group tend not to retire at middle age. Semi-retire, yes. Go on a sabbatical, yes.
The above should not be interpreted to suggest that he will continue coding 3D shooter engines. Just that he will most likely be coding something.
He will never really retire
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Cyclone66
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People who are the best at what they do can never really quit. He'll retire and come back just like Michael Jordon. If anything he'll see trends in the game industry that he doesn't agree with and he won't be able to resist stepping in to show people his way of doing things.
Good, then maybe we will have some games that are fun to play.
I agree! It sucks how he keeps making other games not fun! What a drag! Not to mention the fact that he is holding back the industry from trying new concepts. When he stops making games, all other games will become much better! I'll finally be able to think of new game ideas.
Hey Moderators - how about modding the parent post down, and instead modding up someone who has some real criticism of Carmack. I appreciate that someone might not like his games, but blaming him for all games being not fun is senseless.
Quake and Doom were more important for id as showcases for their engines. Ever wondered how they survive releasing maybe a game every two or four years? A pretty impressive chunk of the FPS genre is based on id engines.
Waaaaaaaah, I want my mommy!
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TheBot
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God, you people are whiney bitchs sometimes. If I ever needed to become stupider, i'd come here and actually READ your comments.
*sigh*
Don't you all have anything better to do than discredit the guy who makes the game engines for the games that you spend hours upon hours playing, losing track of time beating, etc. etc. etc?!?
Bunch a babies.
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That'll be the end of OpenGL then!
Just as 2.0 came out...
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I note that this was also bandied around when he was working on the Doom 3 engine, where he said somehting akin to having "one more good engine in him"
Judging by the games, I'd say its closer to Stratovarious not making instruments anymore. No direct impact, but you might not play games based on carmack technology anymore =)
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Thief, Half-life, Hexen, Soldier of Fortune come to mind ; as well as many games i might have forgotten.... And don't forget about the modifications either.
I think id software proved themselves to make great engines, and other studios take on the task to make even better games with it.
So you're saying that John Carmack, the best graphics guy in the industry, is responsible for games not being fun for you anymore? Jedi Knight II uses the Quake 3 engine that Carmack is responsible for.
True story.
There are two types of programmers. Those who entered the field because they have a natural inclination and interest in the field and those who heard it was a lucrative area. People in the first group tend not to retire at middle age. Semi-retire, yes. Go on a sabbatical, yes.
The above should not be interpreted to suggest that he will continue coding 3D shooter engines. Just that he will most likely be coding something.
People who are the best at what they do can never really quit. He'll retire and come back just like Michael Jordon. If anything he'll see trends in the game industry that he doesn't agree with and he won't be able to resist stepping in to show people his way of doing things.
I agree! It sucks how he keeps making other games not fun! What a drag! Not to mention the fact that he is holding back the industry from trying new concepts. When he stops making games, all other games will become much better! I'll finally be able to think of new game ideas.
Hey Moderators - how about modding the parent post down, and instead modding up someone who has some real criticism of Carmack. I appreciate that someone might not like his games, but blaming him for all games being not fun is senseless.
Quake and Doom were more important for id as showcases for their engines. Ever wondered how they survive releasing maybe a game every two or four years? A pretty impressive chunk of the FPS genre is based on id engines.
God, you people are whiney bitchs sometimes. If I ever needed to become stupider, i'd come here and actually READ your comments. *sigh* Don't you all have anything better to do than discredit the guy who makes the game engines for the games that you spend hours upon hours playing, losing track of time beating, etc. etc. etc?!? Bunch a babies.
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