News: Garriott explains most game designers 'suck' comment

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News: Garriott explains most game designers 'suck' comment

Added: 21.03.2013 9:40 | 31 views | 0 comments

Wasn't tooting his own horn, insists Lord British.

News: Garriott explains most game designers 'suck' comment news

"Other than a few exceptions, like Chris Roberts, I've met virtually no one in our industry who I think is close to as good a game designer as I am," Garriott told PCGamer. "I'm not saying that because I think I'm so brilliant. What I'm saying is, I think most game designers really just suck, and I think there's a reason why."

He added: ""Every designer that I work with - all throughout life - I think, frankly, is lazy."

In response to the backlash, Garriott has taken to Gamasutra to explain his way out of the hole.

"My point was that game design is the...