Well Kevin, me and patori have a little secret...  :evil:

And Liazon, don't talk like that. You can't look at the greats (not to say I'm one of them) when you're relatively new and decide that you might as well quit because you're not as good as them. If you work at it, you certainly can be! So don't worry if your first project(s) don't absolutely blow anyone away, people will still support you so long as you're doing something inventive, even if it's text-based. And once you have a project or two under your belt, you can move on to more advanced things. DON'T take a lesson from me, Ender's Game (now BSG) and Aura were the first projects I started (in that order), and it's been a long(over 2 years) learning process for me before I got to the level where I am now- the level where I can make them to the level I always wanted for these two projects. I seriously recommend starting with less ambitious projects and moving your way up, then you won't end up like me, working on the same two projects for years and still with nothing significant released.