Massive MD on The Division: You Have to Create a Monster Game to Cater to All, Other Games Struggle

Massive boss David Polfeldt said that to cater to all tastes for The Division, you have to create a 'monster' game and it is a challenge for other games in the same genre.

Meanwhile, Massive doubled its size from The Division 1 to The Division 2, and they have their own culture separate from other Ubisoft studios.

[codelyoko]

Perhaps that is the issue, developers shouldn't be forced to cater to everyone.

[Livingthedream]

Nope but if you want to make money, then it doesnt hurt.

[cogniveritas]

In business you're forced to cater to your customers if you want a profit and want to continue to exist. Otherwise it's just a hobby, then no one can force you to do anything.

[eddvdm]

Totally agree with you. When you try to please everyone, you end unpleasing everyone - we all have our sides.

That being said, TD1 was one of the few games IN MY LIFETIME of 25 years of games that surprised me when I said to myself "no way I'll ever like this game". They really did a fantastic job, but I only experienced the game v1.8+, and I know people who invested time and money since v1.0 had a really though time until there.

I've played TD2 private and (now, playing) open betas - they brought everything that worked very well in TD1 (well, then worsened some minor things WHY) so I must say it`s a very good game - well polished and thought. I don`t agree about they trying to please everyone to be honest.

[ccgr]

Yet many indie games still do well

[Lennoxb63]

"Many" is a stretch.

[Alexious]

Indie games have no obligation to cater to an exceedingly wide audience, though.

[cogniveritas]

That's because some Indie's haven't earned a wide audience yet. But IF they ever catch on and grow, good luck with the growing pains because some of your original fan base will feel betrayed if you do too much that's new, accusing you of catering to a newer fan base that wasn't there in the beginning. And another portion of your original fan base will abandon you if you keep on churning out the same old thing, accusing you of playing them for a fool, expecting more money for the same effort.

[KaiPow]

Woah, I had no idea they were making an Avatar title.

[Livingthedream]

Ubisoft always does great work.

[averagejoe26]

So this game will be an empty mess like the first one. Got it.

[eddvdm]

You mean this after v1.8 update? I must say I completely disagree, if so. It's not the most content-filled online game around, but we almost don't have good AAA coop games, this one brings so much fun to the table, and 5+ modes with fun global events... idk, maybe you played it at its very start?

[Peruzzi]

When you try to please everyone, you please no one !!!