Quote: "ID also has a very large team of dedicated programmers with a multi million dollar budget."
Umm...No. Go on the website right now.
They are HIRING for plenty of positions including programmers. They may have millions of dollars, they have a small crew. However, they have sub-companies helping them such as nerve, raven software, etc. As far as they go, they have a small crew, which is why they are so great, AND is the reason why it is soooo hard to become apart of their team. They are quite zealous of who becomes apart of their company. They keep a low profile because of this.
Another reason why they are great is because seeing they have a small dedicated crew, they also put out some of the greatest titles ever.
These debates kind of remind me of when Nintendo 64 and Sony Playstation ( The I ) were competing together.
All the kids at my school were all excited about the Nintendo 64, and only a few were with the PS1, my friends kept telling me that the PS was going to flop. I say, "We'll see about that". Years later everyones got a PS2.
Sega was competing with the Nintendo. My bully was bragging about his Sega Saturn, I was excited about the SNES. My bully taunts me saying "sega is bettter" as if it came from a Browns Chicken Commercial. I say, "We'll see about that". Years later Sega 'kind of' goes out of business after the dreamcast.
Straight outta compton