Ex-Dragon Age Developer Considers It Unlikely a New Game Can Get off the Ground Due to How Those Who Pitch Ideas Are Often Ripped to Shreds

[Peter_Brosdahl]

It sounds as if an established internal system at Electronic Arts will prevent another Dragon Age game from happening anytime soon. Dragon Age creator Mark Darrah, who worked at BioWare for 23 years, has revealed an unfortunate detail regarding the greenlighting process at EA. Darrah participated in an interview with FRVR where he discussed the […]

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[Grimlakin]

Thats bullshit you need idea people. Otherwise you're churning out more of the same bullshit.

 

[igor_kavinski]

“What I’ve heard is if you go and decide you’re going to make a [game based on an IP]… the instant you’re about to start, suddenly like three different people who think they control it come out of the woodwork and essentially like rip you apart and chew you up and spit you out.”

Funny. That sounds like my family.

 

[Brian_B]

I have to admit, so far, when idea people split off and form their own private labels after having had some success with a big developer/publisher - they have been fairly lackluster.

Yeah, ideas are important. So are resources, and not all constraints are bad.

 

[MadMummy76]

Actually new ideas should be ripped to shreds. Just because you have a new idea doesn't automatically make it good. And even if it is good, input and pushback from others in the team could make it great.

But we are in the era of toxic positivity where any pushback or disagreement is frowned upon and may even land you in HR prison at these big AAA companies.