[citation][nom]mrpijey[/nom]MP3? Wow, the 90's called and wanted their crappy music format back...Thanks "Epic" but you need to catch up to this century.Also, I agree with the above, Epic isn't so epic anymore. You've severely slipped, just as Id and the other classic companies.[/citation]
id never really had game desighners... they had the tech side down, but never had the gameplay side, and we moved on from the days where the tech with a good enough game was good enough.
epic and capcom perfected how a 3rd person shooter should be, and that is why innovation seams so lacking, they PERFECTED IT as in no room for massive improvements, at this point its minor tweaks.
you cant reinvent the wheel over and over again each time getting better.
the only real innovation in fps came from valve and half life 2,
it will take a brand new gameplay mechanic to make a game feel new again, and i believe that you should all keep an eye on minecraft like games, because that is where the next innovation is going to come from.
fully destructible land, we had rudimentary attempts till now, but one of them, cant remember its name, is getting close to being what a fps needs.