Carmack left id Software

I think there is only one called "Rift", the MMORPG. it's well rated afaik

its was okay for me but nothing great at all.

Tons of bugs on launch (expected better from what was a solid company), crap pc port (Id started on PC after all), Regenerating health, Way too short, pointless mini-games with no incentive to play them, far too much going backwards and forth over the same areas, pretty small map, felt like a borderlands wannabe, overall a forgettable, dull experience here.

I just expected more from the creators of the fantastic doom and quake. I felt it had potential it never reached.

I can still happily play the older Id games, probably partly nostalgia but they are also still a ton of fun and games like those are rare today, yet I have zero incentive to go back and play rage. Now every game treats us like we're idiots and has to explain everything to us and hold our hands throughout the game.

Well they pretty much dominated PC gaming in the nineties, as they were not only pushing the boundaries with their own games, but provided the engine for a fair share of other titles. And let's not forget they were offering tools for user created content and releasing for linux as well. And disclosing the sources to their engines. Where would Valve and Steam be now if it weren't the clone of Quake source that became the Source engine for Half Life.

The last decade they struggled with the ever growing development cycles for AAA games and the fact that almost everyone forgets about the smaller games they did, like Doom RPG, Orcs & Elves (yeah, technicaly Fountainhead instead of id but come on) and Mutant Bash TV for mobiles. And that damned vicious circle of pushing into consoles and PC.

Quake Live came out while browser gaming still meant either flash games or pretty spread sheats. Now they are retreating back to standalone clients, but in my eyes that is still the way to go, as the browser based client didn't allow for the customization that was a driving factor in Quake gaming ever since.

The next time you open a developer console in any game, remember that this is just one of many industry standards that were set by id Software.

Fucking lol

Well at least you know the cat didn't just "run away".

"kickstarter hype?" "not as innovative?"
Except it is when you consider their product IS superior to every other product out there and Much cheaper.
And those two main reasons are why people havn't paid much attention to the VR of the past.