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> Poverty has nothing to do with it. UBI is not unique among game
> developers in opening studios in Eastern Europe. There are literally
> countless game development studios in Czech Rep, Russia, Poland,
> Romania, Hungary and even in Croatia. Eastern Europe is in some
> aspects eldorado for game developers because
>
> a) "development costs" (read: developer's wages) are lower than
> in USA or West Europe, perhaps higher than in India, but India does
> not have "gaming culture" that East Europe has
> b) East European schools have (or had
😱)) excellent curriculum
> (sp?) in mathematics, physics and other related sciences, that are
> foundation for every good computer programmer.
> c) For military sims, like Silent Hunter, LOMAC or Il-2 - East
> Europe is certainly more "natural" than India or other low-cost IT
> areas.
>
> So UBI decided to give SH3 job to their Bucharest studio and
> there's absolutely nothing strange in this move. Some hardcore SH fans
> were suspicious at first, but this proved unfounded as by all accounts
> SH3 team did a great job, much better than US based Ultimation did
> with SH2 (though I'll always have a sweet spot for Ultimation,
> development team I loved, and that gave me lots of fun, but didn't
> have enough luck to survive).
>
> Lead devs in the Bucharest team are knowledgable about WW2 subs
> too, and know their history.
Oleg, you missed my point. I know all this what you are saying, and why you
say UBI when it's Ubi Soft ?
😉
BTW, I had excellent relantion with Ubi Soft in the past (in fact one of
best relationship was with them) and I knew long time ago about their studio
in Bucharest. Back to the point of course that poverty is not directly
linked with programming or design talent in Bucharest and of course that Ubi
Soft could maybe made this game even in China (they have office everywhere,
and lot's of stuff).
I used word poverty in clumsy way, making something strange which is not in
fact.
Well, in fact game industry is becoming like Hollywood but better Hollywood.
We have EA and Activision with dollar muscle to push their product in retail
and we have Paradox or Matrix or Battlefront who smartly choosen to ignore
retail and survive and in fact get their dolar and not pay two to the sharks
out there. And then give it to retail after it is sold online. I like that.
and in fact my point was that I like fact that software is coming from
Rumania also, be it strange or not. Capitalism is coming in small door also,
nothing strange, but that was not possible in '80s or early '90's. That was
my point, so it was nothing that happened over night. I just applaud Ubi
Soft and their studio in Rumania, of course that money went in and that
without money they would maybe sell their kidneys and not programm Silent
Hunter III. I say MAYBE. Now, that's just semi-ironical talk. And naturally,
$ is going where knowledge and know how is present, if it is not profitable
or not possible/happening in California, tomorrow will happen in Ploesti or
Cairo. And hail to that, I say great - you see that's really caring for
world from my side haha.
Now, that's just my thought process, who don't undestand, better to move
along then to judge wrong.
😱)
Mario
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