Green Monster Games (Curt Schilling)

[Agraza]

I've done 2, 3, and 5 though I don't hate R.A., I just condescend to those who like his work. That's a funny post. I'm glad he can handle the pressure. Being a pro baseball pitcher must be rough.

[Genjiro]

Originally Posted by Draegan

slurp slurp slurp

You are either incredibly naive, stupid, or both. I'll have to go with option C. By the way, I saw someone on your AoC guild roster named Moorgard.

Must have just been a coincidence and in no way related to your 38S cock slurping. I think that makes you option 8 though .

[Lonin]

Originally Posted by Genjiro

You are either incredibly naive, stupid, or both. I'll have to go with option C. By the way, I saw someone on your AoC guild roster named Moorgard.

Must have just been a coincidence and in no way related to your 38S cock slurping. I think that makes you option 8 though .

Moorgard was in the guild, but he played very little from what I remember. Blackguard was in it too, OH NOS CONSPIRACY!

Seriously though, I'm all for pointing out hype machines, but I really think Blackguard just posted the link to another piece of concept art because most of us hadn't seen it, and it's cool. Someone even asked earlier in the thread where the 3rd piece was since it was mentioned but not showed.

[Flight]

Shill or no shill, who cares. 38S published something and one of their staff linked it here. The majority of folk will want them to keep doing it so we can see it and know about it.

[Genjiro]

You played past a beta Woad? Wow, I'm truly shocked

Anyways, I was just pointing out that to say someone who works for a company putting shit on here about their game without some ulterior motives and for gosh golly gee wiz the "love of the gaming" is naive. My original point wasn't even that it was posted, but that there is usually little to be gleaned from concept art and then Draegan got all uppity about it protecting his boys. You go girlfriend.

Vanguard had concept art from fantasy legends like Jeff Easley on their website which looked absolutely nothing like what ended up in game. Performance will dictate how much or how little things will look like "concept art". Shit some of the Blizzard artists I played with in LoS had concept art for WoW we saw well before WoW was announced or came out that was amazing, but it only looked vaguely like what ended up in game. And my original point stands, there's no point getting excited about it until we have actual footage showing good frame rates and real playability. Until then, its all hype, period....end of fucking story. Until they show something meaningful, it's all Curt gushing over how great the team is, and this or that. He might be right, but its pointless to keep telling us how incredible it is then to say "we cant give you any info".

I'd love a great game to play, and hope they make one. But in this day and age people are understandably jaded.

[Teljair]

Originally Posted by Genjiro

You played past a beta Woad? Wow, I'm truly shocked

He got max level too.

[Blackguard]

Oh noes I'm back to shill for 38 Studios again. And by shill, I mean post a link to some art that I think is really cool that my friends drew.

Why do I post here? Because this forum has taken a more active interest than any other. I know every single one of you who gives a crap about the game at all will find the concept art and anything else related to the game on your own eventually, I just jump in here and link to things that you might have missed for your benefit.

Posting links and information here doesn't gain us any new eyes, because all the eyes on the FoH forums that could be on the game already are (and sane people who would be new eyes on our game don't come here). If I really wanted to get new people, I'd be emailing the heck out of the major gaming websites where the normal people go, I wouldn't be posting links in a thread of well-informed, if crotchety, MMO gamers.

I really can't help reading these darn forums or liking the people on them, despite my better judgment. If you do want me to stop linking to new media and information about our game, I certainly can, I just like seeing the opinions of interested potential players.

Oh, and the shameless promotion piece that I came here to post... it's just wallpaper versions of the concept art we've already released:
First Copernicus Concept Art Revealed!

[Rythonn]

They posted the last piece of concept art at Ten Ton Hammer

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"A quiet reverence hung within the grand chamber as the ministers of justice debated their verdict." Along with a brief interview with Todd McFarlane, IGN has revealed the final piece of concept art that we unveiled at Comic-Con. If you missed any of the other four pieces, you can check them out at Ten Ton Hammer and Zam.

Notice a difference? It's more in how you say it then what you say. Shill away as far as I care, I know I would if it was me.

[Genjiro]

Sorry, that's a bunch of bullshit Blackguard. Are you really that new here?

All you had to do was watch how many times and in how many places on a constant basis FoH forums were linked or discussed on other mmo sites, official forums, guild forums and pretty much everywhere else. Fact is, FoH is a large established hub of MMO discussion whose posters often times here have ties to guildmates and other gamers/friends going back well into the past decade. Other people understand that, just look at some of the banners you see and have seen here daily from major mmos--Eve, WoW, hell even fucking EQ2 has had ads on here previously, you know, the game you worked for? Apparently they are doing it for no good reason, and no new posters show up here on FoH in droves do they....oh wait.... I don't remember the numbers, but Req said somewhere before the number of views/bandwidth FoH gets and it was massive. Other developers who have posted info here for their games and shilled them in the past were definitely doing it for the love of the game and not for word of mouth to get people talking!

You aren't here just posting shit because "hey some friends of mine did this" as the sole reason, that's such an unbelievable amount of bullshit it's not even funny. Hell you even said, "I just like seeing the opinions of interested potential players". Anyways, if you are going to throw a crybaby fit of "I just won't post here anymore", then grow some thicker skin. I don't really give a shit if you shill your game here, it's certainly not new to these forums, but to act like your job isn't at least a large part of the reason you are posting in a thread about your upcoming title is complete bullshit (and if anyone believes that, like the guy on the Dukes of Hazard used to say, "I've got a whooooole lot of prime Florida swampland to sell you at a nice price").

Myself and many others would love to see this thread get bumped with actual info about your game, and relevant information to discuss about it.

[Draegan]

Thank god Genjiro is here to protect us.

[Blackguard]

My job isn't a large part of the reason I post in this thread, it's THE reason I do. You guys are a big chunk of the community that is currently interested in the game. I interact with the community by trying to keep it up-to-date and see what they (you) are thinking. That's why you'll see posts from me here, 38 Watch, and 38 Fans now and then.

My real point was that I don't post here to try to get new people interested in the game, it's to promote a healthy, fun community for our game.

Since part of my title is still Community Relations Manager, I like to hang out with the community. I do it because I like to do it, not because I have to, as I could always chop that part of my title away and remain a happy Game Designer. Also, I'm a bit of a fanboi of my own game, so you might see me revert to crazy fanboi mode at times.

[Draegan]

lol Community Relations Manager. What kind of perks do you get with that gig.

[Teljair]

Originally Posted by Draegan

lol Community Relations Manager. What kind of perks do you get with that gig.

He gets to interact with the brightest minds of the MMO community on a daily basis.

[UnchainedAcolyte]

Blackguard has the unenviable task of keeping lines of communication open at times when information about the game is slow or even non-existent. That's a big part of being Community Relations Manager at this stage. We all know he has a vested interest in generating buzz and interest in the game.

I liked the concept art, and am looking forward to how that design will be implemented, though most of us are also looking for more about the game mechanics and design. The posters here also know all of that, as does 38Studios.

If Curt and Co. can deliver something fun, deep, and dare I say, different in some manner, more power to them. Product quality and accuracy of information about the game will be what will draw people, and everyone knows it.

[Tyen]

Originally Posted by Teljair

He gets to interact with the brightest minds of the MMO community on a daily basis.

lol.