Connell, I was just saying that it was a little silly sarcatically saying "as long as Lorne is happy that's all that matters" - even though it was a little tongue in cheek - since that's obviously not the case.
The same happened with Lucas. He thought he was genuinely making the movies better. Whether or not he did then becomes a matter for audiences to decide. That's the way it goes with everything. But the creators of the property should be happy with the product themselves. But there's no point in Lorne pushing forward a product which he knows is inferior. Just as if it was a new Oddworld game. I mean do you think the guys at Valve would release Left 4 Dead 2 and think "ugh, we're not really digging this but maybe our fans will like it?"
You want to create the best game you can and hope audiences respond positively. You can take fan suggestions, as JAW have clearly done for NnT, but ultimately it's about the devs and Lorne creating the game they want, they love, that they're fans of and then giving it to the rest of the world. I mean, the only reason we even have NnT is because the fans demanded it. There's always going to be some disparity between what the devs think is best and what some of the fans want. But I don't think, for a second, the development of NnT became "I like this change even though I think the majority of our fans will hate it - so it stays".
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