John Riccitiello a former corrupt Electronics Arts Executive, is still corrupt fancy that. He’s been sued by women alleging sexual harassment. Electronics Arts employees are power seeking corrupt jerks by nature, but this guy seems over the top. Recently he was quoted as saying,”‘Devs not baking monetisation into the creative process are “fu***ng idiots‘”
This is just days after Unity stock tanked the day after I posted this: https://www.starfightergeneral.com/2022/06/unitys-scriptable-build-pipeline-is-a-failure/ I did not want Unity’s stock to tank. I wanted Unity to make sure their stuff worked fully. It seems like Unity embraced a philosophy to seem really high tech and fancy when throwing out the philosophy of working reliably… This type of glitzy glitter fools gold only comes from an Electronic Arts style mentality where they shove graphics on you at the cost of everything that matters: Game Play, Plot, Game Mechanics, Puzzles.
So yeah, it turns out the problem is the leadership. People who are all for money normally want hookers and blow. When they have a sexual harassment lawsuit against them, it just damns em even further. Unity used to be in a really good place til this guy took over. Unity needs a change of leadership, not this jerk who thinks money is more important than a good video game.
In most situations, you want to make a good video game first then let money come in later. If you are all about money up front, you jeopardize your game’s maximum artistic expression for fun and enjoyment. You will not often make a master piece if you put money ahead of your art.
Riccitiello gotta go. Pray for the downfall of tyrants.