Sometimes yes, sometimes no... But Murdy's endgame is almost always how to benefit Murdy, not necessarily the fans.
I am a DJ and like Murdy I have to put together a program to keep people happy, I am stringing songs together and he is doing mazes. Sometimes I get a request for a song that will work, jut not right now. What do I do? I wait til it will work and I play it then, not before. Sometimes I also play a song that I like but I know the dancers will like as well. You know what else I do, I think three or four songs down the road.
This is how I think Murdy works. Saying Murdy does things to benefit Murdy is really saying "Me and the people I know and listen to don't want this. Why won't he listen to us." There is a silent majority that isn't on this board, or twitter who just might love the Purge and really want it to come to the event as a maze.
@HHNManics did this tally a while back when John tweeted that he was looking for properties; these were the most requested. The Purge might have been high rated, but it certainly wasn’t requested by the majority
1. IT - ain't happening due to WB
2. Halloween - coming and some here are still complaining
3. The Conjuring - see comment on #1 (let's put Annabelle here as well)
4. Stranger Things - confirmed
5. The Exorcist - done
6. Scream - a rights nightmare
7. Hellraiser - another nightmare but might be clearing up
8. Jeepers Creepers - Doesn't want to work with the director
9. La Llorona - done but a while ago so here is a viable option not being explored
10. TrT - confirmed
I'll add AHS Asylum - maybe the deal with Fox allowed the IPs to be used 3 times in a 4 or 5 year period.
My point is that list may not include the purge but it doesn't show that he isn't listening to the fans. Maybe he plans on playing that request but a a few songs down the road.
Now the maze could suck, but I am not going to pass judgement on it until I go through it.