Quoted from WesleyCowan:Striker Extreme was one of Stern's first game and pretty horrible and I don't believe the best code in the world could have saved that one. I haven't played AP much and can't say anything about it. WOF code was never finished because Stern bailed on it and that was a bad period for Stern in sales. If the code for it had ever been completed could have done a LOT more. Keith is one of the best programmers in the business and made some incredible rules and codes for Stern, then with WOZ and will do the same for TH. It's not about being a JJP fanboy. It's about that Keith is awesome at what he does.
And yes Lyman and others have programmed great games also.
On topic, I'd love to play a FT to compare it to TH and even GB. I do like TH and believe with each code update it will improve a lot.
So the answer is no, lets not talk political style, my point is every designer or programmer etc. is capable of making a less than stellar product, Keith might be great and I'm a big fan of LOTR's but just because hes on the team didn't result in me purchasing a WOZ and TH for me anyway will not be saved by his magic, I don't like the gameplay, its not a ruleset issue, when the layout and gameplay is there you don't require code fixes to make it great, it will make a good game better but for many of us TH is unsavable, the fanboys are on the defensive as they should be, If I waited 4 years and got that first version Hobbit I would be upset and probably be trying to justify both the wait and cost, I'm routing for JJP and glad those who love TH got what they wanted.
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