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Same here. I think I had them up against Gearbox or something in the finals, which I should have known would never happen. | |
Well sorry to say but my respect levels for all of you has diminished greatly. Good job on rooting on the underdog even though they don't deserve it. | |
Even though in my own post I have said this beforehand but- I agree with Caliostro: It was our pleasure to serve the Community and I volunteer 100% to be an Ambassador for next years March Mayhem if I were fortunate to be selected once more along with my crew :). However, I wish to ask why you would want to have Kross banned for if I may ask? I know the guy kind of well so I am just curious is all, no offense taken to my question just wish to know why. | |
Would anyone mind explaining to me why [my favorite developer] didn't win, and why Mojang winning a contest decided by votes is a big deal? I mean, isn't it more of a popularity contest anyway? | |
Woah, wait. There was an advertising contract? I would have been voting for Mojang the whole time, even against Valve. They need it as an indie developer. | |
...who the hell is Mojang? | |
Proof that one good game by one developer can beat out many good games by many developers | |
Hey, guys?Was DA2 that phenomenaly bad that Bioware deserved this? Also Minecraft doesn't have any advertisement,yes?Which is what made it such a big indie hit. Now with advertisement people will say they sold out and it will fail.Mark my bitter words! | |
Really, with alll the hate on DA2, this was kind of TBE. Well, the last round, anyways. | |
First time in The Escapist's March Mayhem Developer's History that a Developer who has not released any games won the March Mayhem developer's showdown. -2011 | |
Where do you see how much a developer won by in the brackets? It doesn't show me a vote count anywhere... | |
But...but this THIS ^^^ :( | |
Mojang can piss off, they cost me most of my line-up by the third round. However.. *Begrudged congratulations* Congrats, Mojang. | |
Well, Congrats Mojang you did it. And what I mean by It is completely ruined my bracket. But all's fair and you came out on top, I tip my hat to you. Good day sir! | |
But...but why did everyone forget "THIS"? ^^ Its recent too :(. | |
Grats Mojang, glad to see them stuff it in the big guys faces! Maybe others will take note. People sure are getting bent out of shape over this crap, it's just a voting competition people, no need to get the panties in a tussle. I am happy to see the underdog pull through though, maybe this will get them to redouble their efforts into finishing this game finally! | |
*insert sarcasm about how I would have never known* *insert generic "half-a-game" argument* *insert rant about Valve's older titles on a contest about 2010 developers* *insert rant about some multiplayer based FPS game that should have won, even though it was only half a game itself* *insert rage about how Mojang should be trolled to death* Did I miss one? | |
aww man...congrats | |
Once again popularity trumps quality. This year's Mayhem was just a joke. | |
Well done Mojang! They won an advertising contract? | |
Mojang? The Minecraft dudes? Why? Mmmh...I dunno about this...with the other contenders and all...mmh something feels off...oh well, who cares I don't even remember what the prizes were. Is Minecraft really that fun? I dunno cuz I never played. | |
Called it. Won't win the laptop I know but damn happy I called it right. | |
Mojang... My name is Dustin. You killed my bracket. Prepare to die! | |
Really? really? Mojang doesn't hold a candle to Bioware. Minecraft...So a one hit wonder game that isn't finished.....beat out Bioware, who have finished numerous amazing games and while constantly improving themselves are taking games in a forward direction. I for one declare Shenanigans. This is the equivalent of Rebecca Black beating out Ludwig Van Beethoven for best Symphony. | |
While one might say that it's unfair to compare Bioware and Mojang because the difference in their age and games developed (and/or published) I still think that Mojang deserves it's first place. Hope this will also be a sign to Bioware that while sticking to trustworthy old formulae is a good way to make games, it's not always the best. Even if it's just a single concept change, it can make for a fantastic game, like Minecraft. | |
All fads got to have their day I suppose, well done Mojang. Rather them win than someone like Zynga *shudder*. | |
Bioware has now come in second place for MM 3 years in a row. They must be pissed. | |
The dumbest statement I've read is people saying about Bioware is that "Oh DragonAge2 sucked, so Bioware deserved to lose!"...really?...then I guess Minecraft should have lost because they haven't actually developed a single completed game, Valve should have won because they only make successful games, Blizzard lost because they don't really make anything original anymore, and Bungie lost because they can't make anything aside from Halo, and OH! don't forget, Nintendo only makes Nintendo games! Plus, DA2 wasn't that bad. People are just complaining because DA2 tried to change and improve on the game, yet just because they don't like the way things turned out they have to throw a temper tantrum and bang their fists on the ground like spoiled children. Maybe I should also point out all the hundreds of flaws with Call of Duty, Halo, Gears of War, Half Life 2, and so on and ect. Bottom Line: Just because you didn't like the game it doesn't mean that everyone does. Plus ONE failure by a great publisher will just turn into a better success now that they will know what NOT to do for the next title. (Also, you need to consider that NO game developer can make ONLY good games. Everyone makes at least 1 or 2 bad games if they make a bunch of them, I bet Mojang will even slip up considering that Minecraft could pretty much a one-hit wonder that they got lucky and developed first). However I do agree that this entire bracket had NOTHING to do with the quality of a Publisher or their content, but rather by how POPULAR they are. And considering that the majority of Bioware gamers are 'Hardcore' or 'RPG/Adventure' gamers (Plus even if every serious gamer in the world voted for Bioware, Casual gamers will always be the majority). I can also understand how the vast number of 'Casual' gamers decided to vote for the extremely casual Minecraft. | |
I wouldn't be surprised if they didn't really care. | |
It would be interesting to see the twitter extra vote count vs non twitter votes. A wins a win though. | |
Thank goodness intelligent people still recognize that popularity does in no way equal quality, nor does lack of recognition in any way entail a lack of quality. | |
Meh. They still have not released a full game. Congrats I guess. | |
They've been tweeting about it for the last two weeks. Someone over there cares. | |
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There, see flame-warriors? Valve and Bioware still got the paid advertising contract! They didn't lose anything material, so please, quit acting like it's the end of the world.
OT: Nice. Great to see that the underdog can gain mass support through plain and simple hard work combined with a simple but awesome game concept. Gratz to Mojang, and to Valve and Bioware and Blizzard too!