Angel M I'view

[CSN NewsBot]

Angel Munoz, the head honcho over at the Cyberathlete Professional League (CPL), has been interviewed on his old site, The Adrenaline Vault. It's not really hard hitting or anything, since the interviewer personally knows the interviewee. Here's a nice one:

Avoiding an "M" rating with 3D Action (FPS) games is generally considered to be marketing suicide. Given the expense of development, testing, marketing, etc. how does the CPL expect to make their money back on this project if it only appeals to a small segment of the market? Or, will there be a special "tournament" mode which removes the blood/gore for competitions?



Back in 1984, I met David Schwartz, CEO of a company called Compusonics. [...] The technology was based on algorithms that compressed music by clipping the inaudible sounds. In a time when compact discs were just being introduced to the public, this technology was also called "marketing suicide." It took a long time, but today we know this compression technology by the term MPEG 1 Layer 3 or simply MP3. Since then I have never paid attention to marketing experts, as they base most of their forecasts on the trends of the past and not the possibilities of the future.



This brings us to the blood/gore dillema of the gaming industry. Why does the industry continue to flip their finger at the government regulators, by including even more blood and gore on their games? Let's face it, in an effort to squeeze the maximum frame rate possible out of their computers and video cards, multiplayer gamers turn off those non essential effects anyway, so for a multiplayer competitive game this is quite unnecessary. Let me offer an example of a current game that avoids the blood/gore visuals and may become a financial success: Jedi Knight II.



We want to develop a competitive game, not a broad game for the masses. The game must be spectator friendly, gamers must find it enjoyable to play and practice, but it must also reward skill, strategy and precision, not luck. If it ends up only appealing to the tens of thousands that follow the CPL worldwide, that is perfectly fine with me.

Whilst Angel certainly makes good points, the CPL going off in a separate direction than the gaming community will not help the league. Basically, Angel confirmed that the CPL is going to make its own game. I guess that means they're saying "good bye" to CS. I'll be saying "good bye" to my interest in the CPL once it uses this game.

[Sublyme]

agreed. cs is really the only thing that competitively interests me. Couldn't get into dod, or wolf, or anything like that.



though i was for awhile in love with frontline force and still love vampire slayer. and jedi knight 2 is fun.

[RockSteady]

that's a slap in the face to the cs community.

[Frank Nuccio]

This is something that will happen in a few years, an engine hasn't even been licensed yet, something that is stated in the interview if you really did read the entire thing.

[rizzuh]

Well, that changes everything. In a few years it will be a good idea. Oh wait, no it won't. I hope this plan falls straight on its ass. Idealism is becoming far too normal for Angel. The interview is entitled "the next big thing." Forgive me, but what was the first big thing? The CPL has one truly successful event under its belt.



I am not going to be into a game that I have no interest in. How many will? The CPL will not get sponsorship without the sponsors getting something out of it. They want critical mass, not CPL players. They want coverage online and on TV, not just CPL players seeing their ads. Angel made it quite clear that it only matters what CPL players think of the new game.



When the NBA came about, the shape of a basketball wasn't changed.

[evil_sheep]

No shit rizzuh, I agree with you 100%. I hope Angel's and the CPL's desire for political correctness leads them to financial ruin and a total loss of respect for anything they do. Remember when the CPL wanted to take the bomb out of CS? *rolls eyes*



Think about it: who really wants to buy and play violent shooting games in the first place? Violent, primitive, easily amused people! Do they want blood and gratuitous violence? You're damn right they do!



Fuck the CPL, I hope they make the next CS based on Soldier of Fortune 2! That would be sweet, and I bet it would be really popular too.

[bobo51881]

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Even given that this new game is far off in the future, I've got to agree with rizzuh's skepticism. Making a game is incredibly difficult and making a great game even more so. I'm not going to put anything past these guys, 'cause if they'd told me they'd have an event like the cpl 3 years ago I would've laughed in their faces, but this would be an incredibly difficult undertaking. You'd basically have to create your own private game developement company. Good Luck.

[Myers]

the cpl's done more for pro-gaming than anyone..yet still rizzuh u do not have faith in them?...

y not?, surely they've proved they can do it..and cs is not gonna be around forever, cs has but laid the very foundations from which we must move on...and if a professional cpl game is the way to do it then so be it.

[JudasX]

I get more and more sick of this pussy with every new interview i read.

I hope this guy fucks himself over financially and ends up miserable, homeless, and humiliated.

[rizzuh]

Myers wrote..

surely they've proved they can do it..

Uh, no. They haven't proved that they can make a game that's balanced, bug-free, professional, and worth watching in one shot They haven't proved much except that they can hold a successful CS event. CS won't be around forever, but neither will their game. It will age just like any game.



And what do you mean CS won't be around forever? That the community will leave it? The community obviously doesn't matter to Angel, he only cares about CPL players. For what it's worth, the CPL could keep playing CS until the sun stops producing light. It doesn't have an expiration date; no game does.

[Jsunu]

^ ya its does.. its called 2 weeks for some games

[Raptor1z]

I am often too often turned off by a great game that tries to be "realistic" then shows abslutely no blood or gore. I compare it to "Saving Private Ryan". yea they added alot of blood and gore...but veterans said it was the only movie that was even close to "realistic" from their experiances.



Blood and gore is good if it is done appropriately....

I dont want blood flying out everywhere and splattering the walls (hey cool idea ...wait no), but i do want to know i frickin' hit the guy...half the time I awp i watch for the blood to know i hit them, same for most other weapons.



I conclusion, why not get a mature rating? Slap that bitch on. Make sure that only 17+ buys it....

I hate seeing some 13-14 year only with their way too high voice sounding like some one kicked them in the balls, if they actually grew them yet, using their shiny new voice mic their mommy bought them spamming public servers.

some games should be played by only that specific audience, so don't punish the group "YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO BE TARGETING" just hurt those who REALLY SHOULDN'T BE PLAYING ANYWAY.



GIVE ME BLOOD OR GIVE ME DEATH

-Patrick "Raptor1z" Henery