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No surprises here really. The creators of dwarf fortress are incredibly passionate about their game. It just happened to become successful. The AAA game industry is the exact opposite.

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They basically made it while living in poverty because they refused to charge for it for the first 10 years. I donated for a few years and got drawings for my money. Great game and great people.

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Reminds me of the glorious thread on the steam community page. Somebody was suspicious of all the sudden positive reviews.

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I literally bought a copy for all my friends. I don’t think any of them played it though :(.

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10 points

Trying to think what the opposite of that is.

Passionate about being successful. Just happened to make game?

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Dispassionate about game, passionate about making money of it.

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Yeah, the corporate heads could have ended up in any industry, they don’t care where the money comes from.

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Haha i think you got it right

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