NS creator in GameSpot interview

**Wyzcrak** · 08-17-2006, 02:24 AM

Charlie Cleveland's small-game biz - PC News at GameSpot

The damn thing fascinated me, actually, which isn't normal for me.

aeroripper · 08-17-2006, 03:07 AM

Kind of a bummer the NS link in that article, leads to a website with no information on the game and only a download. I'd imagine the people coming from gamespot are mildly uninterested and confused.

Hopefully this thing works out for him to get NS:S funding going, although that game probably won't come to fruition for a number of years.

**Wyzcrak** · 08-17-2006, 10:55 AM

If NS:whatever could come out yesterday and still magically give me the following, I'm all for it, as I don't care to delay the next title for no reason... but...

I hope the next title happens on an engine as dated (at the next title's release) as was HL1 when NS was released. I like the fact that this game runs well for damn near everyone playing it, and I'd like to enjoy that in the next title as well.

You don't hear requests like that every day, and I doubt it's being considered in planning, but you never know, given his comments about system performance and gaming.

Card AKA Karrd · 08-17-2006, 11:23 AM

I have to agree with releasing it on something slightly dated. It sounds like Charlie understands what a lot of developers keep ignoring: making a game that uses the best technology, has every gamer wishing they could play it, but only 5% of them can actually play without spending a bunch of money just doesn't make sense. When you get right down to it, after the first hundred hours of playing a game, most people don't even care about how good the games graphics or physics are.

CryForMe · 08-17-2006, 12:18 PM

charlie has a good idea from a gamers perspective. every gamer wants to be able to buy a game, install and play with no hassle. unfortunately, what we all have to remember is that gaming is business. you think the corporate bigshots from large game companies are going to release a game on a dated platform to satiate the gamer community? no way. NS, maybe. But look at the stir that EA created with battlefield 2. 99% of the gaming community had to either upgrade or overhaul their systems to be able to play it. Most of the upgrades were video cards since EA designed it to work with specific cards. Coincidence? Think not. All of the cards required to play it at the time were top-of-the-line much expensive cards from ATI and NVIDIA, both of whom are SPONSORS of the game. Its not about the gamers, its about the money. EA makes a game sponsored by graphics companies and requires the most cutting edge technology, only available from those sponsors at high cost, to play, thereby upping the revenues for all three companies. So yeah, props to charlie for the thought, but realistically, the odds of getting the corporate world to fall in line are between slim and none, and slim is leaving town on a fast horse.

08-17-2006, 02:24 AM	#1 (permalink)
Wyzcrak Join Date: May 2003 Location: Memphis, TN Posts: 14,139	NS creator in GameSpot interview Charlie Cleveland's small-game biz - PC News at GameSpot The damn thing fascinated me, actually, which isn't normal for me. __________________ Steam Community? Add me. \| Join #tacticalgamer \| Search Results Legend \| New Posts Forum Filter \| Postbox Toggle \| Live Thread Review \| One Line Results \| Free Remote, Encrypted Backup Darkilla: In short, NS is pretty much really fast chess. With guns. Apophis: I haven't seen anyone say that SM's are better than non-SMs. Nordbomber: This is THE first server I've seen where either side can comeback from out of seemingly nowhere with the right teamwork. en4rcment: I have NEVER experienced the type of gameplay that I have found here. Nightly I am amazed at the personalities and gaming talent. Root: Welcome to TG. Feel free to punctuate your sentences correctly. Monkerz: Its gonna take all my skills to beat those boys off in the future.

08-17-2006, 03:07 AM	#2 (permalink)
aeroripper Join Date: Dec 2005 Age: 25 Posts: 2,284	Re: NS creator in GameSpot interview Kind of a bummer the NS link in that article, leads to a website with no information on the game and only a download. I'd imagine the people coming from gamespot are mildly uninterested and confused. Hopefully this thing works out for him to get NS:S funding going, although that game probably won't come to fruition for a number of years.

08-17-2006, 10:55 AM	#3 (permalink)
Wyzcrak Join Date: May 2003 Location: Memphis, TN Posts: 14,139	Re: NS creator in GameSpot interview If NS:whatever could come out yesterday and still magically give me the following, I'm all for it, as I don't care to delay the next title for no reason... but... I hope the next title happens on an engine as dated (at the next title's release) as was HL1 when NS was released. I like the fact that this game runs well for damn near everyone playing it, and I'd like to enjoy that in the next title as well. You don't hear requests like that every day, and I doubt it's being considered in planning, but you never know, given his comments about system performance and gaming. __________________ Steam Community? Add me. \| Join #tacticalgamer \| Search Results Legend \| New Posts Forum Filter \| Postbox Toggle \| Live Thread Review \| One Line Results \| Free Remote, Encrypted Backup Darkilla: In short, NS is pretty much really fast chess. With guns. Apophis: I haven't seen anyone say that SM's are better than non-SMs. Nordbomber: This is THE first server I've seen where either side can comeback from out of seemingly nowhere with the right teamwork. en4rcment: I have NEVER experienced the type of gameplay that I have found here. Nightly I am amazed at the personalities and gaming talent. Root: Welcome to TG. Feel free to punctuate your sentences correctly. Monkerz: Its gonna take all my skills to beat those boys off in the future.

08-17-2006, 11:23 AM	#4 (permalink)
Card AKA Karrd Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Central Florida, USA Posts: 191	Re: NS creator in GameSpot interview I have to agree with releasing it on something slightly dated. It sounds like Charlie understands what a lot of developers keep ignoring: making a game that uses the best technology, has every gamer wishing they could play it, but only 5% of them can actually play without spending a bunch of money just doesn't make sense. When you get right down to it, after the first hundred hours of playing a game, most people don't even care about how good the games graphics or physics are. __________________ "Chance favors the prepared mind" -Sir Isaac Newton

08-17-2006, 12:18 PM	#5 (permalink)
CryForMe Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Boulder, CO Posts: 68	Re: NS creator in GameSpot interview charlie has a good idea from a gamers perspective. every gamer wants to be able to buy a game, install and play with no hassle. unfortunately, what we all have to remember is that gaming is business. you think the corporate bigshots from large game companies are going to release a game on a dated platform to satiate the gamer community? no way. NS, maybe. But look at the stir that EA created with battlefield 2. 99% of the gaming community had to either upgrade or overhaul their systems to be able to play it. Most of the upgrades were video cards since EA designed it to work with specific cards. Coincidence? Think not. All of the cards required to play it at the time were top-of-the-line much expensive cards from ATI and NVIDIA, both of whom are SPONSORS of the game. Its not about the gamers, its about the money. EA makes a game sponsored by graphics companies and requires the most cutting edge technology, only available from those sponsors at high cost, to play, thereby upping the revenues for all three companies. So yeah, props to charlie for the thought, but realistically, the odds of getting the corporate world to fall in line are between slim and none, and slim is leaving town on a fast horse. __________________ Never underestimate the power of human stupidity. - Lazarus Long

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