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Developers and Spare Time (if any)

TressetTresset Member, Moderator Posts: 8,268
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Do the developers ever have time in their busy schedule to just kick back and simply play the game they worked so hard to make? Just curious.

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  • CorianderCoriander Member Posts: 1,667
    No
  • TressetTresset Member, Moderator Posts: 8,268
    @Coriander That's kinda sad :(

    but hopefully some day you can fix the games up to the point at which you can :)
  • CamDawgCamDawg Member, Developer Posts: 3,445
    Definitely no.
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 3,675
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  • LiamEslerLiamEsler Member Posts: 1,859
    God no.
  • TressetTresset Member, Moderator Posts: 8,268
    I feel sorry for you guys.
  • WigglesWiggles Member Posts: 571
    So you write code for the game and you don't play it?

    So there are worse things than death...
  • ajwzajwz Member Posts: 4,122
    Code likes to eat joy as part of a balanced diet
  • DeeDee Member Posts: 10,447
    Wait, there's a game to be played?
  • DurenasDurenas Member Posts: 508
    I just want to say, your sacrifice for the good of all is much appreciated.
  • amftronamftron Member Posts: 109
    It's a shame, maybe if you got to play it more you'd realise that you've got a lot more work to do !
  • LiamEslerLiamEsler Member Posts: 1,859
    You have to understand that there's a difference between "play the game" and "play the game."

    We all play the game on a very regular basis. We are constantly testing the game, playing through, testing new additions. We know this game better than the backs of our hands.

    We don't, however, have time to leisurely go through and play. :)
  • LuigirulesLuigirules Member Posts: 419
    Would you even want to, after all the shit you did to get it working?
  • LiamEslerLiamEsler Member Posts: 1,859
    When you have tested a dialogue 20 times to find that one obscure bug where an NPC doesn't leave when she's supposed to... no.

    Most of the game where I don't personally have to spend hours painstakingly loading and reloading a certain area? Definitely. Baldur's Gate 2 is a classic. There's a reason I've been modding for 7 years. :)
  • amftronamftron Member Posts: 109
    My comment was meant as tongue in cheek, although i admit that i think BGEE is far off being a finished product, i am at least glad you've attempted it.
  • WanderonWanderon Member Posts: 1,418
    You guys should set aside a couple hours a week and play a MP campaign together! (on the clock of course)
  • Excalibur_2102Excalibur_2102 Member Posts: 351
    @Wanderon and record it as a lets play? :)
  • TressetTresset Member, Moderator Posts: 8,268
    Wanderon said:

    You guys should set aside a couple hours a week and play a MP campaign together! (on the clock of course)

    I'm sure if they did that the less happy with EE fans of the series would be extremely upset that they were slacking off and... well, lets just say we may not have devs anymore after that ;)
  • BelgarathMTHBelgarathMTH Member Posts: 5,653
    edited April 2013
    Pardon me for quoting the Bible, but, this discussion has made me think of this:

    "Greater love hath no man, than that he give up his life for a friend."

    The devs have such love for the game of BG, and for us the fans, that they have "given up their lives", as well as their ability to enjoy the game for themselves, for the fans. They are doing everything they can, including, ironically, giving up their own enjoyment of that which they are trying to save, to keep our game alive and well.

    Extending the metaphor a bit, I thank them all anew for creating a kind of "Easter" for our game. ;) (And my apologies to anyone who might take offense at my drawing upon the Christian religion for metaphors to express my profound gratitude to the devs of BG:EE.)
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