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@Daniel I made the mistake of playing a round of Modern Warfare 3 last night at a friend's house...I would have to politely disagree with you after that experience. I really think it depends on the game you're playing. "
I'll agree with all of you, honestly. I don't think its as black and white as "because gamers don't beat the games, we won't waste money on endings", but I do think that has to be a fairly decent reason for it. Like Michael said, videogames are serious business (and incredibly profitable). So knowing that their fans will never see a part of their game might, and that is just a might, affect the amount of time and money they put into that part of the game in order to minimize costs and maximize profits.
I do also agree that, as multiplayer has become not only more prevalent, but more popular, that single-player games as a whole have taken a fall in quality. But with that argument, what is the explanation for a game like Deus Ex that has no multiplayer they had to focus on?
@Corey I've always defined backlog by games I've bought but never finished because something I was more excited about came out. Case in point, Gears of War 3 comes out Tuesday and right now I'm playing through Dead Island. If I don't beat it by the time Tuesday comes out, then chances are DI will be put on the shelf until there aren't anymore games I'm more excited about coming out."
1) They shouldn't, especially if writing on the internet. Anyone in a type of creative field (as most people find out when they first start out) will have critics/dissenters/people who disagree with them/people who love them/people who want them to die. On the internet, this idea is magnified because of anonymity(a la Penny-Arcade's Fuckwad Theory). You put your soul, your opinion, your ideas on the line with every article, every review, every post; someone is going to hate at least one of those. You have to expect attacks not only on your work but on your person and roll with the punches -- responding just makes you look childish and unprofessional, especially when you're actually getting paid.
2) They are attacks. From people on the internet. While they may have valid opinions from time to time, the internet is the asshole of the universe. Act accordingly to these attacks and take 90% of them with grains of salt that the internet will rub into your open wounds.
3 and 4) Never. Never, ever, ever. It's absolutely childish and unprofessional and just makes you look like a douche. Anything you can say in public will be just as effective without feeding the trolls. In other words? Send them an email, give some constructive criticism (ZOMG IT'S LIKE YOU'RE SUCKING SATAN'S PENIS WHEN YOU WRITE doesn't count as constructive), and make it as professional and kind as possible. There have to be ways to say "hey guy, you're kind of being a douche" in a professional manner, right?
5) If someone is getting paid to write reviews and editorials then it should be their peers and superiors. If you allow someone to write like shit and still collect a paycheck then you're only hurting your company. Beyond that? People who do it for free (a la Bitmob, blogs, personal sites, etc.) will eventually be fed to the trolls or, I hope, have someone nice enough to break it to them that they should maybe seek a different career; it's soul-crushing, but you're hurting them more by not telling them."
S'alright :)"
