The one lesson to be learned from this post is that it took more than one person to turn Spore into Spoor.

It took a team of people.

Sorry just that I wanted to blow of steam. Nobody take that personaly......

Villans, tar and feather... vicious croud....

I would just like to see a few more patches come that fix problems as they are found and the reintroduction of the aquatic stage with movement mechanics similar to space.

yeah, and the ability to be a water based race! I mean, you can't even leave the one continent in the creature stage, why not allow for greater change? why not let me play as an amphibian? you could give me a choice at the bigging of creature stage "aquatic, land, or amphibian?" also, how is this the hottest topic? noone ever posts, not realy...

MaxisWill wrote:I want to personally thank everyone who’s playing Spore, especially for the countless, wonderful creations that have been posted to Sporepedia. And I also want to give thanks and encouragement for the discussions here on our forum that will help us make Spore a cooler experience for everyone.

-Will Wright

Don't you just kinda feel like your granddad just caught you looking at sporn?

No, but really... Spore has been an experience for me. Getting to be artistic and creative and then actually getting to play with my art is SO amazing. It seems like very few people on this thread feel that way. Looking at where the game was going in the early stages, I totally understand the anger and frustration of players and fans.

I WOULD like to pose a provactive question, though, that may get me flamed. I don't mind. I've never been popular on forums: What's hard about asking for this stuff, guys? You guys pulled Will Wright from his throne to defend some dude doing something we've all dreamed of - making money off of rabid video gamers by programming something you can easily update and adapt so you keep making money off of it. They're all quite ingenious if you ask me. I'm attempting to make an "indie" game just as Hecker did for however many years, and it's super hard, won't make me ANY money, and will take me forever. For what? Artistic bragging rights, I suppose. So I can look at it, slap my name on it, and roll around in the ooze when people praise me for it!

I guess to keep from talking about this all night, I'll say this. A game will never please anyone. Will has had the consumer's spirit since the beginning. Look at this forum. How many games have their own forum? Look at the Sporepedia! Closing in on 50,000,000 creations. 50,000,000? Yikes. Looks like SOME of us like it! Oops!

Will Wright HATH spoken. I'm not chastising. I'm just playing the devil's advocate here. As a late poster I have the right to that! lol

But being the god that Will Wright is to the simulation industry, it is our right and our DUTY to make our voices heard. Remember: we don't have to yell when there are many of us. I suggest that some of the more organized of us *steps back a few paces* create a petition for change and put down the guns. What's with all the hate? I refuse to believe that we didn't know what we were buying before we bought it. It would have been easy for us to research our purchases. But it doesn't change the fact that Best Buy and Amazon aren't takin your crappy unpackaged copies back onto their shelves! So suck it up, get organized, and let the Will know what we want! We obviously have a lot needs and a lot of energy (20-something pages, guys? Really? C'mon). I'm certain now that Will and the lot would like to make something better the next time around.

Personally, though, I love Spore, really. I certainly apologize to those who think it's terrible. I just don't feel that way. It's not a perfect game, but it's certainly not terrible. P'shame.

Wow, finally someone gets it. By looking at the small stuff that's wrong with the game, you guys are forgetting the AMAZING 99% still there. By complaining instead of enjoying, you're ruining the experience for yourself. Thank you PhoenixCobra for your great speach. I would say more myself, but i'm afraid i'll stumble across the words, when you have such a beautifully written post right there.

i think that the aquatic stage should be reintroduced, but also i think that there should be an option for someone to have a bird creature that would have its own way of the game. Most importantly, they should have had a team especially for the sol galaxy to make it as life like as possible! it would be so cool!

MaxGraphix wrote:Wow, finally someone gets it. By looking at the small stuff that's wrong with the game, you guys are forgetting the AMAZING 99% still there. By complaining instead of enjoying, you're ruining the experience for yourself. Thank you PhoenixCobra for your great speach. I would say more myself, but i'm afraid i'll stumble across the words, when you have such a beautifully written post right there.

If by 'there is almost no game at all' is small stuff then you are correct.

If the creators is 99% of the game, then you are correct.

I think from your sig, you are a cute person, congrats on finding 'your' game.

Teletubbies, Treehouse network,and goosebumpnovels ahve more to offer then spore as far as depth.

you want to be creative without limits --- Buy clay

HECKER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! you suck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! D:< D:< D:< D:< D:< D:< D:< D:< D:<

i still think we shuld tar n feather maxis a whole bunch

I say we give Will Wright a temple and deify him! Hail Will Wright!

Who cares about who to tar 'n' feather, the real question is why this thread has lived for so long...

All hail the almighty Will Wright!

Hello out there. I've just read some of the comments about the earlier demos of the game spore. Many of them indicate that the original plan was to create a more "scientific" game. I never saw any of these demos, but I would like to say that I would have liked to be able to make creatures which moved acording to how I designed them. Not all of them would be able to "flip" for example when taken for a "test-drive".

As for the person who said there are a lot of creatures in "Sporpedia" that would not be viable in reality, I ask this person to remember that this is a GAME not a study in science.

However, I know that I would enjoy the game much more if there were more true results from what I design. How can I ever know if I am a good designer or a poor one, if everything I create functions properly, no matter what.

At the same time, some of the things people have created are so astounding, that I concider " intelegent design " to be "True - Science" in every possible way. And I believe "Evolution" is one of the "Sciences" that the "intelegent Designer" created.

This game is fine.

NOW it's time to bring out the Original Vision, with a new name, new ecosystem, and new stages for the "real" game players.

You have a very sophisticated and intelegent set of gameplayers out here now.

No baby stuff.
JasmineMarie