...So, we make the user interface similar to one they already know (windows,) we make the default skill slightly lower than normal, and we include tutorials that explain how to play. We don't give them the crutch of playing keyboard-exclusive; we say "here's your mouse, here's your keyboard, here's how most people control these kinds of games."
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With UT we're trying to crack this genre open to more mainstream people while trying to avoid pissing off the hardcore guys. Having the AI stomp them makes them say "Well shit, this game is too hard. I guess I suck...I'll go back and play Minesweeper now." That's not a Good Thing when you're trying to expand a market.
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Oh, and we're making Godlike harder.
Cliff
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