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SonofSeth Apprentice Member Joined: 12/17/05 Posts: 1855 Find a form is free to roam	10/26/09 3:14:14 AM#51 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) Originally posted by Josher It might have some sandboxy elements like good ways for players to create quality content, but it won't be a sandbox. No way in hell. They actually want to make money and a sandbox won't make them enough. It might make a 10 man indy company some money, but not Blizzard. They're too big to take that gamble. Like others have said, Blizzard makes fun games first. Sandboxes generally aren't games and sometimes just aren't fun. Blizzard likes people to have a consistent high quality experience and thats not a sandbox at all. Sandboxes don't provide any sort of consistent experience, which is why most people don't find them fun. 10 people playing a sandbox could provide 10 different experiences and thats a bad thing for Blizzard. Its about quality control and in a sandbox, the developer hands that control over. The players just do what they want for better or worse. Look at how people bitch and moan when something doesn't go EXACTLY right in WOW. These people can't tolerate a sandbox where everything can go wrong all the time and its often by design or by accident=) Imagine if Blizzard told someone, "Yes, in our game other players can basically prevent you from ever leaving the starter area." If you can't hack it, quit." OR, "Yes, we're going to let you figure out how to play. There is no tutorial. Theres no right or wrong." "If you want a map or an explaination for anything, go look it up online." Yeah, that'll go over really well=) Interesting opinion about what makes a sandbox game.

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Originally posted by Josher

It might have some sandboxy elements like good ways for players to create quality content, but it won't be a sandbox. No way in hell. They actually want to make money and a sandbox won't make them enough. It might make a 10 man indy company some money, but not Blizzard. They're too big to take that gamble.

Like others have said, Blizzard makes fun games first. Sandboxes generally aren't games and sometimes just aren't fun. Blizzard likes people to have a consistent high quality experience and thats not a sandbox at all. Sandboxes don't provide any sort of consistent experience, which is why most people don't find them fun. 10 people playing a sandbox could provide 10 different experiences and thats a bad thing for Blizzard. Its about quality control and in a sandbox, the developer hands that control over. The players just do what they want for better or worse. Look at how people bitch and moan when something doesn't go EXACTLY right in WOW. These people can't tolerate a sandbox where everything can go wrong all the time and its often by design or by accident=) Imagine if Blizzard told someone, "Yes, in our game other players can basically prevent you from ever leaving the starter area." If you can't hack it, quit." OR, "Yes, we're going to let you figure out how to play. There is no tutorial. Theres no right or wrong." "If you want a map or an explaination for anything, go look it up online." Yeah, that'll go over really well=)

Interesting opinion about what makes a sandbox game.

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