Revenge Industries

[John]

This game is going to be either really one sided with people who are proficient in programming raping everyone, or incredibly gimmicky. I thought about it and I haven't yet figured out a way where Notch could prevent alienating new players or making a one-trick pony.

I honestly couldn't care if the game becomes one-sided, being weighted towards the programmers. If it is, great, because it's something I am capable of and will enjoy playing. I mean, I tend not to play StarCraft for these exact reasons. I'm not capable of extremely high APM, and there is an entire group of people who are far better at playing it (Asians).

Although, programmers are trying to make the game easier for players who can't code. They're writing Operating and Control Systems based on the specs of the DCPU-16 that eliminate the need for non-programmers to be forced to either quit the game or put up with it and learn how to do it themselves. They're even making compilers that allow you to make programs for the DCPU-16 in other languages such as C or BASIC, with the latter being an incredibly easy language that anyone can handle with a few simple tutorials.

Some games just aren't for everyone, and it's hard for developers to make a game with awesome features that they want and also please every type of player that could happen to play their game.