I don't care for Valve one way or the other; I thought HL2 was overrated and never got into Counterstrike, and Steam is just a storefront, nothing more. The fanboy accusation falls flat.
In the smoke grenade example, it might technically be unimpressive, but that's entirely irrelevant. What matters is they were able to use that implementation to make a system that wowed people with its presentation. It doesn't have to be the first to do such a thing, just the one that gets most eyeballs on it. If firsts mattered, Ultima would still exist.
You're latching on to "fanboyism" because everybody that criticizes your position must have some intrinsic trait that makes them wrong, rather than accepting you might lack a complete understanding. Vox Day has a concept you should read up on called the "delusion bubble," even if you disregard the rest of the context around it.
Please explain why the wheel needs to be reinvented when the current implementation of it accomplishes the design goal.
I don't care for Valve one way or the other; I thought HL2 was overrated and never got into Counterstrike, and Steam is just a storefront, nothing more. The fanboy accusation falls flat.
In the smoke grenade example, it might technically be unimpressive, but that's entirely irrelevant. What matters is they were able to use that implementation to make a system that wowed people with its presentation. It doesn't have to be the first to do such a thing, just the one that gets most eyeballs on it. If firsts mattered, Ultima would still exist.
You're latching on to "fanboyism" because everybody that criticizes your position must have some intrinsic trait that makes them wrong, rather than accepting you might lack a complete understanding. Vox Day has a concept you should read up on called the "delusion bubble," even if you disregard the rest of the context around it.