G0RF posted:

I used to believe Erin would bring the discipline and constraints needed to keep Chris’s worst excesses in check. Boy was that stupid. I mean, maybe he’s done a little of it, but belatedly and ineffectually. He was a Lego-game re-skinner working on 6 month release cycles for years before this, so maybe it’s not surprising he’s not lived up to expectations.

He’s not all bad. Abandoning Gamescom was seemingly an Erin call. He finally conceded the obvious, that it was a waste of developer time to spend weeks crafting one-time use demos for 2+ shows a year. Perhaps Erin also deserves the credit for finally getting Roadmaps out, too. (Though public shaming of their inability to hit release dates may have just forced Chris to finally give in to them. Who knows?)

Even so, Erin’s track record sucks and like Chris, he never owns up to missed targets. He told Bored last year they aimed for Salvage and Server meshing by 3.4, if memory serves — yet we’re at 3.6 and neither are in sight.

He hyped up Land Claims with Chris and Haddock in 2017, as if they were just around the corner. Even got giddy imaging the gold rush to secure prime real estate and the potential for players to flip real estate to future fortunes. Bullcrap then and bullcrap now. He also said early this year that this year’s Roadmaps were very achievable, unlike last year’s, which in hindsight he admitted were too ambitious. Having lowered their aim, they’re still missing targets every quarterly release. That reflects more poorly on him than on Chris, IMO.

DigitalPenny posted:

What do you guys think of Erin? Am I the only one that thinks he's the most qualified to be doing anything on he project ?

Like you have a line of of villians, You have CR this self righteous incopotent micromanaging boss the sort would only see expect to exist on a sitcom.

The not married stick insect strangli with her hatred of body hair and good acting

Ortwin the evil genius who likes shell companies trips the Cayman islands and using caps lock in court filings

Then it's just Erin in corner looks like he is dying of stress trying to manage the construction of skyscraper from the top down on quicksand. I'm sure his bro has helped him out cash wise but I still feel sorry for him. Like I think he feels guilt when I see him or maybe he Is just that Alward.

Sarsapariller posted:

https://tacyfg.awfulimg.com/UnknownPoliticalBinturong.webm

G0RF posted:

NO.

Tony Z said we’d be able to form lifelong relationships with them that would flourish and evolve. They will respond to our hygiene and fashion choices. Do not forget clothing-sensitive mission generation!

Beet Wagon posted:

Thanks. I know arbitrarily limiting word usage sucks and everybody is gonna have different opinions on "the r word" or whatever, but I think it'd be good to bring us up to parity with the rest of the forums on this one. I think everyone here is a decent enough poster that we don't have to make it a capital R Rule, but I this seemed like a good time to bring it up.

ANYWAY,

Time_pants posted:

In my mind, I have a perfectly formed idea of how I'm trying to describe this, but the only way I can think to put it into words is "like if Wile E. Coyote were a character in a particularly mean-spirited and cruel work of surrealist science fiction." I think it's the comedy beat of the doors staying open for a few extra seconds before finally slamming shut on the shattered and scrambled remains of an astronaut still sloshing around inside of a tangled spacesuit.

Sarsapariller posted:

Star Citizen is basically the painted tunnel on a brick wall gag, except 3D and the backers keep running into it for 7 years straight.

The goddamn rabbit manages to get through it in the demo videos! Must be something wrong with my security settings!

Deadguy2322 posted:

Being up to parity with the censorious mentality of the rest of this site is a bad thing. This whole forum is one of the worst places I have seen for bullying anyone dubbed guilty of wrongthink, and it’s loving disgusting. But you do you, knuckle under like a good boy.

Hav posted:

It's a masonic headshake.

Sarsapariller posted:

That's it. 2 years of development, and that's what they've produced. Worse in every single aspect except minor visuals. 2.6 looked like the alpha of an actual game. 3.6 looks like a loving mess. Whoever said they were actively going backwards with every patch- you were right on the money.

Deadguy2322 posted:

Being up to parity with the censorious mentality of the rest of this site is a bad thing. This whole forum is one of the worst places I have seen for bullying anyone dubbed guilty of wrongthink, and it’s loving disgusting. But you do you, knuckle under like a good boy.

Sarsapariller posted:

Star Citizen is basically the painted tunnel on a brick wall gag, except 3D and the backers keep running into it for 7 years straight.

The goddamn rabbit manages to get through it in the demo videos! Must be something wrong with my security settings!

Rotten Red Rod posted:

Good god six seven years in development and they still haven't made dogfighting, the absolute most key must-have element of the game, fun. I know pointing that out is like being a broken record in this thread, but it bears repeating and staring agog.

Dementropy posted:

https://twitter.com/SkyWingsSim/status/1148405536926208001

Krycek posted:

Something awful dot com is blocked on my company devices as "category: pornography". It wasn't always blocked, then one day it was. So

Zazz Razzamatazz posted:

It must be all those sexy bear pictures.

G0RF posted:

I used to believe Erin would bring the discipline and constraints needed to keep Chris’s worst excesses in check. Boy was that stupid. I mean, maybe he’s done a little of it, but belatedly and ineffectually. He was a Lego-game re-skinner working on 6 month release cycles for years before this, so maybe it’s not surprising he’s not lived up to expectations.

He’s not all bad. Abandoning Gamescom was seemingly an Erin call. He finally conceded the obvious, that it was a waste of developer time to spend weeks crafting one-time use demos for 2+ shows a year. Perhaps Erin also deserves the credit for finally getting Roadmaps out, too. (Though public shaming of their inability to hit release dates may have just forced Chris to finally give in to them. Who knows?)

Even so, Erin’s track record sucks and like Chris, he never owns up to missed targets. He told Bored last year they aimed for Salvage and Server meshing by 3.4, if memory serves — yet we’re at 3.6 and neither are in sight.

He hyped up Land Claims with Chris and Haddock in 2017, as if they were just around the corner. Even got giddy imaging the gold rush to secure prime real estate and the potential for players to flip real estate to future fortunes. Bullcrap then and bullcrap now. He also said early this year that this year’s Roadmaps were very achievable, unlike last year’s, which in hindsight he admitted were too ambitious. Having lowered their aim, they’re still missing targets every quarterly release. That reflects more poorly on him than on Chris, IMO.

Snazzy Frocks posted:

cig will only respond to ask if they were in the will or not

Beet Wagon posted:

Hey y'all, at the risk of being a latte-sipping SJW cuck or whatever, can we try and find a different word?

Honestly it gets used pretty rarely here so it's not a huge problem, but it will get you a probation pretty much anywhere else on the forums and aside from the fact that it's pretty played out as an insult I'd like to at least make sure we're mostly in line with the rest of SA on this one.

tia

Krycek posted:

For some of them, Star Wars *is* their reality.

Deadguy2322 posted:

Being up to parity with the censorious mentality of the rest of this site is a bad thing. This whole forum is one of the worst places I have seen for bullying anyone dubbed guilty of wrongthink, and it’s loving disgusting. But you do you, knuckle under like a good boy.

IcarusUpHigh posted:

Yeah sorry about that Beet, I borderline wasn't going to use it. Let's go with "loving stupid" instead.

Deadguy2322 posted:

Being up to parity with the censorious mentality of the rest of this site is a bad thing. This whole forum is one of the worst places I have seen for bullying anyone dubbed guilty of wrongthink, and it’s loving disgusting. But you do you, knuckle under like a good boy.

Flared Basic Bitch posted:

Sounds like daring new disruptor 8chan.com might be just the community you’re looking for.

Mirificus posted: