Quote from: Space Sweeper on Sep 23, 2013, 04:21:20 AM
I mean... the game is kind of a lost cause, and I'm pretty sure Gearbox understands this, and has for a long time. Financially, they'd never make a profit on what it would take to produce the content, even with their lazyass methods of doing so. There are much better games you all can be playing, even with aliens and marines...
Not trying to rag on the people that actually like the game for whatever reason, but it should be made clear that Gearbox has nothing to gain from this, from a realistic perspective.
You bring up a very fair point, Space, and I thank you for expressing your concern in this area. All I can really say is that
Moosh has it on good authority that Gearbox is "not done with A:CM yet" and that if we want more content, we need to "make more noise" and "not give up." It is important to note that this information stems from a discussion FOLLOWING the release of the last DLC, stasis interrupted, so that's another thing to keep in mind as well.
Also, I'd like to stress to everyone that this petition was very much created from a realistic perspective and that it is as grounded as we could make it. For example, a lot of what's being asked for has already been developed, and, as such, it should considerably help lower the development costs for more content.
To be more clear, the Bug Hunt mechanics themselves are made; the enemy models, animations, and sounds are already made (crusher, queen); and a lot of the suggested locations have already been made for the movie map pack DLC (Fury 161, atmosphere processor, nostromo, etc.) or the single player dlc (expanded Sulaco area, Legato, Resolute, etc.). So, like it's said in the petition, all the developers really need to do is just re-work existing assets and format them for Bug Hunt.
Or, if the higher-ups aren't interested for whatever reason, the petition asks that they please release the source code in the alternative, even at a cost, because it could allow the modding community to have a field day with the game (create more Bug Hunt, fix bugs, host dedicated servers, etc.), and bring it to a point where it helps generate additional sales for the base game in the future.
Given the history of the game, I think asking for a full-blown sequel or perhaps another single player DLC would be out of reach, but, as I've tried to show, this petition has a much more practical end-game in mind. By presenting solutions that should have a relatively affordable development cost, it should help the powers-that-be see that either, or perhaps both, of these alternatives are viable options for them to consider. But, to get these ideas on the table, we need everyone to help out and support the petition, that way we do what we can to see that A:CM is retired on a better, much more fan-friendly note.