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<blockquote data-quote="Evenglare" data-source="post: 6581122" data-attributes="member: 63245"><p>It's hard to write programs for sure, but there are hundreds of companies that do this. Look at the video game sector. They have to make the rules AND program the game AND music AND graphics/UI. It's hard but just about any RPG game dev could do it. You won't convince me that the guys that make the Witcher couldn't do it, Blizzard could, the guys over at obsidian. The way things are now in the VG industry all that is holding people back is the hardware. A game like 5e would be hard, but compared to other great feats 5e would be a walk in the park for a well known developer especially an MMO/RPG dev. Bioware? SquareEnix? Whatever the company that makes Everquest? I'm sure the guys at Retro based here in Texas could do it. Wizards is well known, as is Hasbro. They are the big players in the industry, they should be able to get a well known competent developer to do this for them but they keep choosing to go with unknowns to cut costs and it doesn't work just about every. single. time. Would it take a lot of work? Sure, and many patches im sure. Can it be done? Of course it can, hire competent developers and stop skimping on the cash. If you want something to be great you are going to have to pay for it and should they ever actually pony up the money it would be worth it, I think.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Evenglare, post: 6581122, member: 63245"] It's hard to write programs for sure, but there are hundreds of companies that do this. Look at the video game sector. They have to make the rules AND program the game AND music AND graphics/UI. It's hard but just about any RPG game dev could do it. You won't convince me that the guys that make the Witcher couldn't do it, Blizzard could, the guys over at obsidian. The way things are now in the VG industry all that is holding people back is the hardware. A game like 5e would be hard, but compared to other great feats 5e would be a walk in the park for a well known developer especially an MMO/RPG dev. Bioware? SquareEnix? Whatever the company that makes Everquest? I'm sure the guys at Retro based here in Texas could do it. Wizards is well known, as is Hasbro. They are the big players in the industry, they should be able to get a well known competent developer to do this for them but they keep choosing to go with unknowns to cut costs and it doesn't work just about every. single. time. Would it take a lot of work? Sure, and many patches im sure. Can it be done? Of course it can, hire competent developers and stop skimping on the cash. If you want something to be great you are going to have to pay for it and should they ever actually pony up the money it would be worth it, I think. [/QUOTE]
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