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Originally Posted by StyxNCa
I agree totally here. I wasn't overly enthused when SEGA got involved. I saw them wanting a different product than Markus and Markus losing some of the creative control.
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Originally Posted by Nihilianth
heh yeah, the problem with dealing with large corporations. They have no imagination whatsoever, just what the bottom line in their profits looks like.
I actually agree with you on osmething there Styx! Glad that Markus has nothing to do with SEGA anymore.
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While making no excuses for the cock up with v2006, the association with SI and their resources gave Markus a better platform for the game going forward. I don't think it's stretching too far to suggest that OOTPD may not have survived without that partnership.
The next 12-24 months will be critical. The bad economy has really killed discretionary spending. That plus losses in retirement savings even has me looking at a budget for the first time in a decade.