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Some Cynical People Think That Every Activity Must Revolve Around The Mighty Dollar, And That Anyone Saying Otherwise Is Just Attempting To Delude The Public. I Will Probably Never Be Able To Convice Them That That Isn't Always The Case, But I Do Have The Satisfaction Of Knowing That I Live In A Less Dingy World Than They Do.

The Important Point Is That The Cost Of Adding A Feature Isn't Just The Time It Takes To Code It. The Cost Also Includes The Addition Of An Obstacle To Future Expansion. Sure, Any Given Feature List Can Be Implemented, Given Enough Coding Time. But In Addition To Coming Out Late, You Will Usually Wind Up With A Codebase That Is So Fragile That New Ideas That Should Be Dead-simple Wind Up Taking Longer And Longer To Work Into The Tangled Existing Web. The Trick Is To Pick The Features That Don't Fight Each Other.

At Its Best, Entertainment Is Going To Be A Subjective Thing That Can't Win For Everyone, While At Worst, A Particular Game Just Becomes A Random Symbol For Petty Tribal Behavior.

The Speed Of Light Sucks.

I Really Think, If Anything, There Is More Evidence To Show That The Violent Games Reduce Aggression And Violence. There Have Actually Been Some Studies About That, That It's Cathartic. If You Go To Quakecon And You Walk By And You See The People There [and Compare That To] A Random Cross Section Of A College Campus, You're Probably Going To Find A More Peaceful Crowd Of People At The Gaming Convention. I Think It’s At Worst Neutral And Potentially Positive.