2010-09-26, 06:49 PM
SwordStaker Wrote:Even though he does and he does I can tell, it doesn't mean he knows the exact coding of this game, how things are taken care of and what the codes of this game are, therefore he shouldn't be telling NEXON what to do when hes never seen the codes. Sure ok it's written in C+++ or JavaScript and he may have total knowledge of that, still doesn't give him any right to tell nexon they're doing it all wrong I know how to do it and bs like that.And your right, I know nothing of coding, but you don't see me throwing a "tantrum" or anything of that sort am I right?
No one aside from Nexon knows the exact code to the game. Does that means no one else can criticize them beside Nexon? If someone somehow hacked into my bank account, I cannot tell the bank that it does something wrong because I dont know what it does behind the scene? You need to get real. They're providing a service, and when their service does not work the way it is expected to work, then there is a problem. Nexon screwed up in so many ways, and people who using their service has the rights to tell them so.
Further more, you rightly stated that you know nothing about coding. Because if you do, you would have some understanding into how things should be coded at the very least. I occasionally talk to others who has very little knowledge of my coding language, but that does not stop us from communicating effectively and productively.
I once had a really interesting conversation to one of the senior lead developer for IBM about open-sourced technology. What was interesting about it was because I am a pro open sourced person and he's into the business of selling software for a living on the other side of the spectrum. One of my arguments is that code should be open-sourced and services is what we're selling. His counter to that was there are no demands of responsibility when anything goes wrong, surely you want to have someone knowledgeable fixing your problems. He then explained a bit more into the business model of IBM and how they're the one getting the blames when any of their software failed.
Applying this to Nexon, they're providing a software. There are many issues with their software. Some are simple, some are critical. Do we think they have the technical skills to fix/support their clients? I dont think so.
I do not want to start a war about open sourced vs proprietary software because frankly, it is like arguing about religions. I also do not want to start another debate about how Nexon is offering a free to play game. The bottom line to that is they publishing a multi-million dollars profit. So while it's technically sounds, realistically, they're making money on the service provided. That is my opinion. Just to set some grounds, I regularly watch starcraft 2 commentaries on youtube. Now, if I choose to not donate, I can still watch it, just like donators. That is what I personally defined to be a free service.