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Melty Blood Auditorium / Re: we need this game on xbox 360/ps3
« on: June 16, 2012, 03:47:17 AM »http://shoryuken.com/2011/12/12/guest-editorial-momentum-matters-a-historical-perspective-on-the-fgc-and-esports-communities-2/
It sounds a bit corny but it's pretty accurate. The overlap between those who can actually develop and those who actually play FGs is relatively narrow.
Yeah, I've read that article before too. The thing is, most game developers are gamers. And being gamers, a lot of us played SF2 when we were growing up just like everyone else. I'm not in the industry anymore, but one thing I missed was the lunchtime games of 3S, SF4, Melty and BB against everyone in the office.
I guess it might make sense if you assume the majority of people doing mods are -hobbyist- programmers, and professional developers are too busy crunching to meet deadlines to mod their favorite games. And then, from that, to say that there are fewer hobbyist programmers in the FGC relative to PC games.
Another aspect might be Japan. Japan seems to have a far smaller modding culture than "the west", although their indy culture was larger thanks to things like comiket. (although now with mobile and downloadable games the west has pretty much caught up.) Since most FGs are japanese and have a majority of fans there, it means a big chunk of the playerbase isnt interested in modding.
Whatever the reason, its kinda sad.