Yeah, the "funded" part already proves my point...

Like what?

Half-Life 2 is INDIE game. Grid: Autosport is INDIE game. Star Citizen was founded by customers not investors. 

Hellraid is INDIE (because Techland is private and this is first game they self-publishing).

The best indie games I got, they play very good like reminiscent of Ninty games gameplay, yet they're very polished, even at the level of AAA games. Indies are like the best of both world.

I don't see indie games as lacking quality, for the contrary, I see them as games that dedicate mostly to eficient gameplay (Stealth INC, Guacamellee, Pixel Junk eg) and the ones I expect to play not for the story or cinematics.

Like "your games suck" when asked about the japanese game industry or "I dont want to make Halo or COD games, because I dont want to make shit"

Most successful indie developers, move onto a nother indie project with bigger scope and grander scale.

It'll take a decade or so, but the successful indie developers will then be making more ambitious titles than AAA devs are right now. It's all about a starting point.

Mike Bithell started with Thomas was Alone, is now making Volume, a more complex game (actually has AI and 3D visuals etc.)

Enough success and they can afford to take on extra staff to help them create bigger projects.

Rome wasn't built in a day as they say. As their projects give them better resources for future development.

No it doesn't. Either way they have a aaa budget with a beyond aaa scope.

I agree though it's already happening.

Well, more games are neved a bad thing, even if mediocre ones flood the market. We guys are well-versed, so that doesn't affect us since we know which ones to purchase ;)

Lol, so the words of one douchebag now justifies an attack on all indies?