Another lead designer leaves sigil. - Page 5

Eomer · 03-30-2006, 08:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Smed

Doesn't this happen to all of you where you work?

Not unless they have the same last name as me! Nepotism ftw!

ElGallo · 03-30-2006, 08:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Gnome Eater

His post is making fun of the fact that airlines are heavily subsidized and unionized so firing/hiring are extremly slow.

There are plenty of meaningful things to question people over, why do people pick the most insane semantical points?

I think he was joking about the employee who was fired for showing up drunk to the job but doing decent work while drunk anyway (i.e. a drunk pilot joke). This also explains the "or anything" (i.e. any other kind of job where a customer really, really wouldn't want employees being drunk on the job).

There have been a shitload of layoffs at most of the US airlines over the past few years.

FloridaGamer · 03-30-2006, 08:17 AM

I love how every Vanguard thread brings out the NDA-breakers bitching about beta. Dumbasses..

Laerazi · 03-30-2006, 08:31 AM

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This thread might actually be a record. The CEO's of two MMO companies posting in the same thread. Why do we never see the CEO or even management from Blizzard post in the public?

Blizzard doesn't need any PR to sell their product. I doubt if you saw EQ2/VG pulling in 6 million subscribers you'd see Smed and Brad here as much.

Gnome Eater · 03-30-2006, 08:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Laerazi

Blizzard doesn't need any PR to sell their product. I doubt if you saw EQ2/VG pulling in 6 million subscribers you'd see Smed and Brad here as much.

True, but getting people to post here is helpful, the questions that can be answered tend to get relatively spin-free answer.

Of course, the truly interesting questions are those that they cannot realistically answer without compromising themselves too much.

Speaking of which, Smed and Brad, will you stop beating your wives?

Eomer · 03-30-2006, 08:55 AM

Bad form man, bad form.

Lenardo · 03-30-2006, 09:20 AM

difference between a ferrari and a clunker for mmo's is fairly easy to determine in early beta's

I lucked out for world of warcraft, i was one of the first ~500 testers on the project...due to my knowing an employee of blizzard i got in the friends and family Alpha...

within the first hour of my playing the game- which at the time was limited to level 10 and there was only humans available to play- i KNEW the game was going to be a huge Success...and i said that the game- due to how it played and the popularity of blizzard games- was going to be atleast as large as lineage population wise..

within 1 hr of playing shadowbane i knew the game was going to be so-so certain aspects were decent others sucked..

within 1hr of playing horizons i knew the game needed alot of work-potential was there, but didn't pan out

etc etc..

sometimes the games just "click" for gameplay in a way that just makes you go SWEET-and damn i just gotta see what is coming next...

hopefully over the course of beta, vanguard will get to that point (and no i am not in the beta)

Asmadai · 03-30-2006, 09:38 AM

Quick Neric, now's your chance.

Ask Smed why his 'lazy developers' left all that 'needed' content you spoke of out of EQ2. We're all dying to know where the Aviak City is. Don't let us down!

Kayiznaru · 03-30-2006, 09:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Aethn Anvel

This thread might actually be a record. The CEO's of two MMO companies posting in the same thread. Why do we never see the CEO or even management from Blizzard post in the public?

Because the WoW.com board users go batshit loco anytime a dev so much as drops a hint of something on these boards, if you were to infer to Blizzard posting here. The effect usually being 10+ page drama threads on FOH favoritism in General and all around douchebaggery, just for our entertainment.

BruuceWarduck · 03-30-2006, 10:37 AM

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Originally Posted by FloridaGamer

I love how every Vanguard thread brings out the NDA-breakers bitching about beta. Dumbasses..

yeah imagine that. people dont care if they get kicked out of beta because the game is a pile of shit. I R DUM LAWL

Braen · 03-30-2006, 10:48 AM

it's not just about losing your beta slot. Some NDA have clauses where they can sue you for damages.

Itzena · 03-30-2006, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Aethn Anvel

Why do we never see the CEO or even management from Blizzard post in the public?

Have you read the official Blizzard boards?

BruuceWarduck · 03-30-2006, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Braen

it's not just about losing your beta slot. Some NDA have clauses where they can sue you for damages.

I still think it sucks. If sigil wants to try to sue me because I think Vanguard is the worst game Ive ever played(or beta tested), they can go ahead and try.

Darph · 03-30-2006, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Braen

it's not just about losing your beta slot. Some NDA have clauses where they can sue you for damages.

It's not about that at all. It would make a company look bad to take a kid to court. It's about manning up to the agreements you sign by playing the game at all. It's about having the maturity to understand that you played a game that wasn't ready, and isnt even nearly ready. Bein a loudmouth about it on someones forums just makes you look like a pituitary retard with no balls.

The inquisition is coming newbs. There will be lots of pain.

Braen · 03-30-2006, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Darph

It's not about that at all. It would make a company look bad to take a kid to court. It's about manning up to the agreements you sign by playing the game at all. It's about having the maturity to understand that you played a game that wasn't ready, and isnt even nearly ready. Bein a loudmouth about it on someones forums just makes you look like a pituitary retard with no balls.

The inquisition is coming newbs. There will be lots of pain.

yeah that too.

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03-30-2006, 08:17 AM	#63 (permalink)
FloridaGamer Retard Rehabilitation Program Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 105 +0 Internets	I love how every Vanguard thread brings out the NDA-breakers bitching about beta. Dumbasses..

03-30-2006, 08:55 AM	#66 (permalink)
Eomer You mean I can change this? Neat! Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,975 +66 Internets	Bad form man, bad form.

03-30-2006, 09:20 AM	#67 (permalink)
Lenardo Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 2,648 -23 Internets	difference between a ferrari and a clunker for mmo's is fairly easy to determine in early beta's I lucked out for world of warcraft, i was one of the first ~500 testers on the project...due to my knowing an employee of blizzard i got in the friends and family Alpha... within the first hour of my playing the game- which at the time was limited to level 10 and there was only humans available to play- i KNEW the game was going to be a huge Success...and i said that the game- due to how it played and the popularity of blizzard games- was going to be atleast as large as lineage population wise.. within 1 hr of playing shadowbane i knew the game was going to be so-so certain aspects were decent others sucked.. within 1hr of playing horizons i knew the game needed alot of work-potential was there, but didn't pan out etc etc.. sometimes the games just "click" for gameplay in a way that just makes you go SWEET-and damn i just gotta see what is coming next... hopefully over the course of beta, vanguard will get to that point (and no i am not in the beta)

03-30-2006, 09:38 AM	#68 (permalink)
Asmadai the Venerable Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Sealab Posts: 2,720	Quick Neric, now's your chance. Ask Smed why his 'lazy developers' left all that 'needed' content you spoke of out of EQ2. We're all dying to know where the Aviak City is. Don't let us down!