Saturday, February 5, 2000

Ripping on id? -- 1:27 pm CST, Update by A.T. Hun

I only mention this editorial because it is one of the most profoundly idiotic things I have ever read. The author basically rips on id for not providing enough information for aspiring mod and map makers. Fair enough. I've tried to use Q3Radient and it is a bit like having a root canal. I'm with him so far. But then he says this:

I realize too, that if I really want to learn the ins and outs of C++ coding, I need to pay for the education, and get my knowledge the same way the people that lend a hand did. But I'm already doing my own thing, and dammit, I deserve quality help absolutely free of charge.

Excuse me? You don't care to really learn C/C++ yet you expect id (or anyone else for that matter) to be able to tell you how to build a mod? Huh? Granted, more than a few people have complained about the current state of the Q3A source code, but simply to say "I don't know how to program, id won't help me, so id sucks" is pure stupidity. It makes me wonder how we've gotten this far as a species.

The Master comments: What gets me on this kind of crap is a limited lack of reality for the writer. Hey, it's America idiot. Here, you PAY for your privileges. Deal with it. Go take a class. Learn how to code. Then write a mod. But don't expect id to do your work for you-they've done plenty already-and they give you the ability to write a mod for free. Feel () lucky they didn't charge you for it.

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