Destructoid And Randy Pitchford Have Familiar Conversation
Wed, 07/15/2009 - 19:23
Destructoid interviewed Gearbox's helmeted leader Randy Pitchford (pictured left). Familiar questions, familiar answers if you've read or watched any of the other recent Borderlands interviews.
I think part of the reason we're not getting any fresh info is the interviewers know so little about the game they ask the same basic questions every time. Take this question from Destructoid:
"In the game you can develop your own weapons, correct? How does that work -- is it randomly generated weapons?"
As all Borderlands Guide readers know, the game doesn't allow you to create your own weapons. It's notable because it uses procedural generation to pack millions of guns into the game.
So Randy gets to spend the next few hundred words in the interview giving his 3,927th explanation of the process. And we get to read it for the 3,927th time.
Don't get me wrong. The interviewer asks a lot of questions and elicits answers that provide a good overview of the game. I just didn't see anything fresh in it relating to Borderlands.
Maybe I'm missing something though. Did anybody else spot anything good in the piece?
Interview: Exploring Borderlands with Gearbox's Randy Pitchford from Destructoid (Thanks to OneKillWonder for posting the link first).
Thu, 07/16/2009 - 04:09
#2
What we need is for one of
What we need is for one of the interviewers to do a follow-up interview. Randy and Mikey have answered the same questions so many times, I'm supprised they dont have all the answers programmed into a switch-board. We need someone that has done all the obvious questions with answers that were given in the '07 GI and is back for more indepth and revealing info.
Thu, 07/16/2009 - 04:12
#3
Millions and millions?
When did THAT happen? They went from 500K+ to 650K+ to 1M+ to 'millions and millions'?
Also, I liked the sentence 'We haven't tested it with a larger audience YET' at the end. Kinda makes you wonder... and hope.
Thu, 07/16/2009 - 08:37
#4
@TheUzi
Check out this interview. Randy says there will be millions. I took an artistic liberty with my and millions addition.
Thu, 07/16/2009 - 10:10
#5
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Thanks dude!
Thu, 07/16/2009 - 11:33
#6
so i took all the pictures
so i took all the pictures of mordecai and noticed that he isnt wearing exactly the same thing in every picture. 0_o is there changing clothes? or smaller items on you body?
Thu, 07/16/2009 - 13:48
#7
well in earlier interviews
well in earlier interviews ala '07 game informer they stated that all armor would be visible therefor no two charaters would look teh same... Regardless thou has anyone else read that interview and noticed how glove microchips could tie into protean grenades? either that or protean grenade are teh replacement for glove microchips...
Thu, 07/16/2009 - 17:29
#8
@Bluntman
We had quite the conversation about it here http://www.borderlandsguide.com/forum/wide-world-protean-grenades. Protean grenades the vessel in which the effects of the glove microchips manifest.
I completely agree. A well written interview, but no new information for hungry fans of the game. Let's hope this trend ends in the months preceding release.