The end of Doom & Quake?

[Raven_Writer]

I'm glad of what he did in the gaming industry

DOOM & Quake were 2 of probably most successful shooters for the PC (& maybe console too).

I hope this isn't his last year though, but I understand why he would. One is because he has a son now.

I second wishing him well on the retirement when it does come.

[Kevin Kolodziej]

As "Mr. Doom" to the rest of the internet world, I for one will defiite be saddened if this happens. However...its not like his games will just disappear when he retires. He has left us with countless hours of entertainment. For some of us, he has opened up a new world of creativity in game level design (PM me if you'd like to check out my "Doom Hall" level for the original Doom). One thing is for sure though - the team he has worked with on these projects has been under the guidance of a genius and therefore, I have no doubt that ID will continue to produce games and engines that are second to none.

Kev

[White_Orpheus]

Carmack honestly isn't much of an influence on the industry anymore. The Doom III engine simply isn't as revolutionary as the older engines id has been putting out. The Source, Far Cry, and Unreal Warfare arguably all look at least as good, and in the case of Source better than D3.

It doesn't look like he stands much of a chance of winning anything with the xprize though..

[Raven_Writer]

Originally Posted by White_Orpheus

Carmack honestly isn't much of an influence on the industry anymore. The Doom III engine simply isn't as revolutionary as the older engines id has been putting out. The Source, Far Cry, and Unreal Warfare arguably all look at least as good, and in the case of Source better than D3.

It doesn't look like he stands much of a chance of winning anything with the xprize though..

I disagree saying that he isn't much of an influence anymore.

I'm not familiar with him, or his games really, but I do feel he does play a big role on the FPS's we know and love today. I have played both DOOM & Quake (I know Quake isn't an FPS, but hey...), and they are great. I also feel that this new engine will make all these games even better.

I do agree with him not winning anything for the xprize engine, but I don't think he's doing it just to get a piece of metal. This is just my opinion, so I'm probably wrong