Sarsapariller posted:

Brought a tear to my eye.

jaegerx posted:

It's all fun and games but seriously can we ban this gently caress. He's the weird foot fetish Brazilian isn't he?

Phenotype posted:

Okay, so for someone who dips into these threads every now and then to see a trainwreck, has anything at all actually been released? I keep seeing talk about modules--is there at least a basic flying-around or dogfighting module that's been released, even as an alpha or beta?

Also, what on earth makes game development hemorrhage money? After you've sorted out your engine and licensing and hiring, isn't it just a matter of paying your people their salary for an extra year or two? That latest ship sale alone paid for another year of a mid-level artist or programmer.

A Fancy 400 lbs posted:

It's kind of like hobo fights. You might not like either one, but there's one you want to win.

Capntastic posted:

When did Disco Lando go from forum poster to mod to developer? All of CIG's high profile people are just "ideas guys" and they keep firing all of the lead artists, programmers.

Capntastic posted:

When did Disco Lando go from forum poster to mod to developer? All of CIG's high profile people are just "ideas guys" and they keep firing all of the lead artists, programmers.

ThomasPancake posted:

Wait, I can understand the criticism of SC, but are people in this thread seriously rallying behind DEREK SMART?



Even Reddit is less autistic than this.

quote:

"The Escapist recently ran an article highlighting complaints from various ex-CIG employees, some verified while others were anonymous, and then things got pants on the head retarded from my perspective. Chris Roberts engaged The Escapist personally, writing one of the longest replies to an article from a developer I’ve ever seen, including personal attacks against the author, and a rather aggressive approach. Meanwhile, The Escapist article mirrors the many emails I’ve been receiving for years about work conditions at CIG, which I believe is also where much of Derek Smart’s rhetoric has been coming from – since I’m sure the same people have spoken to him as well.

Interestingly enough, this results in Chris Roberts blaming a lot of it on Derek Smart, but I can easily attest that the emails about work conditions and that rhetoric have been around awhile."

3 posted:

hi derek

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88WL5MX1Co8
MP3 Here

code:

the legend lives on from the forums on down
of the game dev who made wing commander
the man they all say never quite found a way
to respond to the lies and the slander

from his backers he scored eighty-six million bucks more
though the promises made were quite empty
that company and crew was a bone to be chewed
when the blogs of october came early

the game was the pride of all nerdlings worldwide
spending all of their cash for no reason
as the kickstarters go it was bigger than most
with rewards and good stretch goals well seasoned

concluding some sales with a coupla' space whales
while their deadlines were still disappearing
come three years later when their twitter feeds rang
could it be derek smart they'd been fearing?

the forums online made a tattle-tale whine
with the subreddit frantically wailing
and every man knew as the chairman did too
t'was the goons of october come stealin'

the sale came late and the videos had to wait
though the hit in morale was a small one
when the article came it was more of the same
in the face of a million refunds

when suppertime came all the mods came on deck sayin'
fellas, we'll just have to ban ya
at seven p.m. the last blog post came in, they said
fellas, it's been good to know ya

the chairman wrote in he had committed no sin
toward the broken, the poor, and the hateful
and later that night on his battered website
went the wrecks of star citizen's faithful

does anyone know where the love of god goes
when you browse those forums for hours?
the faithful still say we'll see gameplay next may
if you just spend a thousand more dollars

it might be online and it might be single player
it might even see a release soon
but all that we see is the hopes and the dreams
of the redditors, furries and spacegoons

freelancer's good, wing commander's alright
and the x series keeps on surviving
old freespace seems like a young nerd's dreams
elite and the rest keep on flying

and year after year it just keeps getting clearer
that a space game's just planning for failure
when star citizen goes just like everyone knows
will the goons of october remember?

in a dusty old thread on the forums they watched
the collapse of the faithful on reddit
and as denial began, they stood tall to a man
or at least five in the case of ben lesnick

the legend lives on from the forums on down
of the game dev who made wing commander
chris roberts they say always could find a way
to turn failure to more propaganda 

The REAL Goobusters posted:

I love that reddit is falling on its face to defend star citizen


a game that will never be released

G0RF posted:

TenTonHammer weighs in.

Excerpt:


Read the full article.

G0RF posted:

TenTonHammer weighs in.

Excerpt:


Read the full article.

G0RF posted:

TenTonHammer weighs in.

Excerpt:


Read the full article.

Sappo569 posted:

Factual level headed article

Which means the brown sea will try to totally ignore it

Eonwe posted:

It's actually insanely good

ChairmanMauzer posted:

I feel a lot better about myself now.

Jethro_E7 posted:

Sol-Trader (another kickstarter) promises..

* Single-player combination of arcade 2D spaceflight and strategic manipulation of your network of contacts
* Run missions using your family and friends' connections to government or business
* No ship given to you at game start: you must take a loan and hire a ship, or borrow one from a wealthy relative
* Fly between planets, interacting with the various characters you come across in cities and in space
* Research information on other characters through chatting to friends and relatives
* Customise your ship with lasers, passenger quarters, shields, bolt weapons, missiles and scanners (coming soon)
* Blackmail others with the information you find, or sell it to the press (coming soon)
* Trade goods for profit

I wonder if he can deliver it for the Star Citizen equivalent of a "completionist package" ($15,000US).

He is asking goons for advice, so perhaps we can impart some words of wisdom we have learned from the Star Citizen experience...

http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3743054&pagenumber=1

Edit : Think what Chris would have done differently if he has listened to goon advice at his kickstarter stage...

Disco Lando posted:

...Before I came to Star Citizen, as a devout backer,...

no_recall posted:

1000+ posts in the past 24 hours.

Just caught up with it all. You guys are either insane, or this is the best social game ever: intrigue, plot twists, terminations, horrible bosses, hazardous environments. This game has it all!

Star Citizen has already graced us with its awesomeness even when it's vaporware.

Also, every batman CRoberts needs his joker DSmart

Chocobo posted:

The abridged response:


What the gently caress did he think would come of this bewildered trainwreck of a response. Rather than disprove the concerns that have been brought up, he deflects every allegation with questions of "who told you this" and "show me you have proof of this," all while attempting to discredit any critics. It's not a good way to inspire confidence.

no_recall posted:

Also, every batman CRoberts needs his joker DSmart

KiddieGrinder posted:

How will and co spin this?

"former staff members who still bear a grudge and will slander us at any opportunity"

"fabrications by disgraced employees who want the spotlight"

"theyre just jealous they were fired and can't be part of history"

"author of article is a collaborator with Derek Smart"

EminusSleepus posted:

3 posted:

hi derek

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88WL5MX1Co8
MP3 Here

midnightclimax posted:

why are there over 1k new posts holy poo poo

midnightclimax posted:

why are there over 1k new posts holy poo poo