Fog (the main coder at Binary Zoo) is a prime example of why developer is more important than platform whether it be DBP/B3D or C++.
I know Fog reasonably well and regard him as a talented programmer, his games are beyond doubt better than most of the B3D stuff in the showcase - the guy is the first to admit he can't even draw yet his games are better than most indi titles. What does that tell you about the relative power of DBP/B3D?
It tells me the whole debate is pointless. If your a useless developer you'll produce useless games, if any. If your good then you'll make the best of your ability regardless of the tools.
Personally I don't like using DBP. I'm a Blitzer and i'm not going back to DarkBasic but I see no reason to slate Mono or any other BinaryZoo game just because it's written in DBP - especially when BinaryZoo games pretty much dribble over the efforts of most community members here.
To say Mono would look better in Blitz is rediculous, the game may have shortcomings and isn't everyones cup of tea - but together with Duo it's been on more coverdisks and had more downloads than most of this community put together.
I know Fog reasonably well and regard him as a talented programmer, his games are beyond doubt better than most of the B3D stuff in the showcase - the guy is the first to admit he can't even draw yet his games are better than most indi titles. What does that tell you about the relative power of DBP/B3D?
It tells me the whole debate is pointless. If your a useless developer you'll produce useless games, if any. If your good then you'll make the best of your ability regardless of the tools.
Personally I don't like using DBP. I'm a Blitzer and i'm not going back to DarkBasic but I see no reason to slate Mono or any other BinaryZoo game just because it's written in DBP - especially when BinaryZoo games pretty much dribble over the efforts of most community members here.
To say Mono would look better in Blitz is rediculous, the game may have shortcomings and isn't everyones cup of tea - but together with Duo it's been on more coverdisks and had more downloads than most of this community put together.