We Found Who to Tar and Feather!

I gots bagsies on your wardrobe! I need a new suit...

Me too. And I need to lose some weight.

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UltimaCenturion:
Surely the game did not turn out anything like what people wanted, but you should blame the moron whose creation was geared towards the Gay Pride crowd. Chris Hecker was in fact, in case you did NOT read beyond the first paragraph, one of the people who had no CHOICE, and probably did not want to see his hard work thrown out the window. So do some research on these peoples and be willing to admit you were wrong for once.

Sorry to bring it up but I'm just confused by the fact that you seem to think this game is geared toward gay pride in some way. Could you clarify?

Let's not get sidetracked by blatantly homophobic and childish remarks. Draw attention to it, then ignore it.

kiwi_tea wrote:Let's not get sidetracked by blatantly homophobic and childish remarks. Draw attention to it, then ignore it.

Quite right. This sort of thing never needs to be addressed, because then people might think it's wrong or something.

kiwi_tea wrote:Let's not get sidetracked by blatantly homophobic and childish remarks. Draw attention to it, then ignore it.

Isn't that a self-contradictory statement? I think rather than being blatantly homophobic, he was likening the new artistic motif Spore adopted to the flamboyant clothing thought to be worn by homosexuals. I have a feeling that seeming "gay" isn't why so many people dislike it, though; seeming childish is.

Now, clearly I have offended some people, so I am sorry. Unlike the "gay" comment, though, I hope my offensive remark doesn't make people ignore me entirely, because I had something to say, there. Spore simply has very little merit as a game; much better games exist in all genres it covers. The creators really are great, but they're bound to something far worse than they deserve. I was hopelessly addicted and endlessly amused by the free Creature Creator demo, but once I bought the actual game, it didn't add anything that seemed more exciting after that.

This is a good statement for Maxis to read to caution against the "people have uploaded millions of creations, so they must love Spore logic that they seem to be espousing. I point out that creating a creature is free, so it's not surprising that people have come in droves to do it. The extra creators in the game aren't bad either. Still, you just don't affect the game with your creations enough, or not the way you should.

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Foedawg wrote:avmf8, if you think you've got it bad, in Australia we had to pay $100.

$100? who in there right mind would spend that much on a game? Thats crazy,glad i don't live there.

hmm was it the collectors/Galaxy edition or the normal version? If collectors then maybe 100 would be ok depending what it came with. Now if you paid 100 for the normal version then thats nuts lol. Err i did pay i think $80 for the Galaxy Edition,and no it wasn't worth what i paid.

I do pray that the new expansion coming out,space adventures? doesn't cost 50 dollars or more,hopefully it will be $20 or less.

Finnical wrote:UPDATE:
(Although perhaps a bit late on my part, heheh.)

Will Wright responded directly to the community and thread in this post:

http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/list/210/8555.page#137577

MaxisWill wrote:I’ve just recently tuned into this thread on the forums. I usually try to keep more up to date but I’ve been traveling way too much lately. Wow, there’s some rather intense discussion here I see about the design decisions we made in Spore. I think it’s really important for me to jump in and clarify a few things from my point of view.

First let me say ...boring". This is a gross simplification of the situation and potentially biased. Reading the whole topic is suggested.[/SIZE]

I agree... People just need to whine. It is in human nature. Without this trait most improvements could not be made. Though I do beleive that EAxis worked really hard to get this done. I did however, have higher hopes for Spore when I bought it...

JamesJB wrote:

Foedawg wrote:avmf8, if you think you've got it bad, in Australia we had to pay $100.

$100? who in there right mind would spend that much on a game? Thats crazy,glad i don't live there.

hmm was it the collectors/Galaxy edition or the normal version? If collectors then maybe 100 would be ok depending what it came with. Now if you paid 100 for the normal version then thats nuts lol. Err i did pay i think $80 for the Galaxy Edition,and no it wasn't worth what i paid.

I do pray that the new expansion coming out,space adventures? doesn't cost 50 dollars or more,hopefully it will be $20 or less.

It's thirty bucks....

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Bahmo wrote:

kiwi_tea wrote:Let's not get sidetracked by blatantly homophobic and childish remarks. Draw attention to it, then ignore it.

Isn't that a self-contradictory statement? I think rather than being blatantly homophobic, he was likening the new artistic motif Spore adopted to the flamboyant clothing thought to be worn by homosexuals. I have a feeling that seeming "gay" isn't why so many people dislike it, though; seeming childish is.

Now, clearly I have offended some people, so I am sorry. Unlike the "gay" comment, though, I hope my offensive remark doesn't make people ignore me entirely, because I had something to say, there. Spore simply has very little merit as a game; much better games exist in all genres it covers. The creators really are great, but they're bound to something far worse than they deserve. I was hopelessly addicted and endlessly amused by the free Creature Creator demo, but once I bought the actual game, it didn't add anything that seemed more exciting after that.

This is a good statement for Maxis to read to caution against the "people have uploaded millions of creations, so they must love Spore logic that they seem to be espousing. I point out that creating a creature is free, so it's not surprising that people have come in droves to do it. The extra creators in the game aren't bad either. Still, you just don't affect the game with your creations enough, or not the way you should.

totaly agree, free is overated (in both senses of the word)

my dad once said / wrote:

We are too poor to buy cheap things....

Sol-Terran wrote:

JamesJB wrote:

Foedawg wrote:avmf8, if you think you've got it bad, in Australia we had to pay $100.

$100? who in there right mind would spend that much on a game? Thats crazy,glad i don't live there.

hmm was it the collectors/Galaxy edition or the normal version? If collectors then maybe 100 would be ok depending what it came with. Now if you paid 100 for the normal version then thats nuts lol. Err i did pay i think $80 for the Galaxy Edition,and no it wasn't worth what i paid.

I do pray that the new expansion coming out,space adventures? doesn't cost 50 dollars or more,hopefully it will be $20 or less.

It's thirty bucks....

Yes, and i suppose it's pretty normal for an XP with a full adventure editor. I think the Part Packs should just be 5 to 10 $ though.

Sol-Terran wrote:

JamesJB wrote:

Foedawg wrote:avmf8, if you think you've got it bad, in Australia we had to pay $100.

$100? who in there right mind would spend that much on a game? Thats crazy,glad i don't live there.

hmm was it the collectors/Galaxy edition or the normal version? If collectors then maybe 100 would be ok depending what it came with. Now if you paid 100 for the normal version then thats nuts lol. Err i did pay i think $80 for the Galaxy Edition,and no it wasn't worth what i paid.

I do pray that the new expansion coming out,space adventures? doesn't cost 50 dollars or more,hopefully it will be $20 or less.

It's thirty bucks....

30 isnt too bad.

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I would just like to say that I was b& for 72 hours for that remark... Soooooo worth it.

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BennyHartless wrote:I would just like to say that I was b& for 72 hours for that remark... Soooooo worth it.

what does b& mean? sorry i don't understand that silly leet talk.

JamesJB wrote:

Sol-Terran wrote:

JamesJB wrote:

Foedawg wrote:avmf8, if you think you've got it bad, in Australia we had to pay $100.

$100? who in there right mind would spend that much on a game? Thats crazy,glad i don't live there.

hmm was it the collectors/Galaxy edition or the normal version? If collectors then maybe 100 would be ok depending what it came with. Now if you paid 100 for the normal version then thats nuts lol. Err i did pay i think $80 for the Galaxy Edition,and no it wasn't worth what i paid.

I do pray that the new expansion coming out,space adventures? doesn't cost 50 dollars or more,hopefully it will be $20 or less.

It's thirty bucks....

30 isnt too bad.

I'm buying it as long as its 50 or less!