Sigh.
The days of Tim, J.E., Puuk, etc. are truly gone.
The days of Tim, J.E., Puuk, etc. are truly gone.
Sean K Reynolds interview at Gamebanshee
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Thou veritably craketh me up ...
Double on that sigh, Pope_Viper
Double on that sigh, Pope_Viper
I'm sorry, but if you wanted to be taken seriously, coming back with an "Hid, you are asshole. Bye!" type just classifies you as fairly juvenile.
Pope_Viper said:
I was about to comment, but somehow the situation doesn't require any comment.
Sean, you're being too unreasoneable for someone in your position. I know you're used to the Interplay forums where you can get away with anything and people will just brownnose you, but those rules don't count here. If you want to learn to communicate with any fanbase, not just the Fallout fanbase, you'll have to learn to handle both the people who act exactly like you like, those fanboys, and the people who tend to be more critical, no matter if you agree with the criticism. You may not like it, but that's just the way it is. Since you're in a position to be considered representative to your company, I would learn some better interaction skills. "Hid, you are an asshole." not only makes you look bad, it makes Interplay look bad. It will simply not do.
No Sean, you're the asshole...
Sorry, couldn't resist
Sorry, couldn't resist
Wonder if he'd appreciate it if we started that kind of BS on his board.
Pope_Viper said:
What board?
ba-da bum *CHING*
Pope_Viper said:
What the one where he talks about his former girlfriends ?
Oh, yeah, I remember that story.
http://www.seankreynolds.com/misc/exgirlfriends/mpd.html
Scary stuff.
http://www.seankreynolds.com/misc/exgirlfriends/mpd.html
Scary stuff.
seankreynolds said:
Well, better an asshole than a moron. I also wonder what gave this away. Could it have been the rank pic, or did you put it together yourself? Nah, not much hope of that. It would be one thing if you were at least creative about it, but the timeliness of your evaluation is pretty much akin to the retard that finishes the special olympics last.
Well, not to be an ass, I have one serious question.
How's the job hunt coming along?
Josan
Look, Ma! Two Heads!
She looks strangely familiar.
ExtremeRyno
Still Mildly Glowing
His Sister
Reminds me of the picture of the Down's Syndrome kid running in the race...Had a caption on it...I dunno....Ownage?
Reminds me of the picture of the Down's Syndrome kid running in the race...Had a caption on it...I dunno....Ownage?
DarkUnderlord
Water Chip? Been There, Done That
Once upon a time there was a shepherd and he had a strong flock of sheep. A flock of sheep which he had built up gradually over many years. The shepherd looked after his flock well. Sometimes new sheep would be added to the herd whilst others left, but overall the herd was growing stronger. Then one day, the shepherd decided to put his flock on the open market so that everyone could buy an ownership stake in his flock of sheep. For a time, it went well and with the money from people buying a stake in the herd, the shepherd was able to lease some better farmland and move his flock to greener pastures.
Unfortunately one day, some wolves came and bought the flock. They bought as much of the flock as they could and they took over from the shepherd. Time passed and the shepherd, unhappy with how his flock was now being looked after, abandoned his herd to the wolves. The sheep were sad at the leaving of their shepherd but knew there wasn't much that could be done. Some brave sheep even started to leave the flock, feeling it wouldn't be the same without their kind shepherd looking over them.
Of course the wolves were happy. Some speculated that the wolves had only bought the flock in order to eat the sheep, others felt that the new owners of the herd might steer the flock in the direction of the greenest pasture yet. As time went on, the local community who bought the wool the sheep made, started getting upset. The quality of wool had declined sharply since the wolves had taken over and they were angry that their local flock was no longer as good as they remembered it.
The wolves didn't care though. You see, the wolves believed that the previous shepherd's focus on growing quality wool was wrong. The real money was to be made in meat. With fatter diets, the wool became a poor quality but the sheep got fatter and fatter and had much more meat on their bones. Some smart sheep could see the way things were headed and jumped over the fence and ran away. Other sheep were still unsure what was going on and stayed behind with the wolves.
One such sheep that stayed behind was a young sheep. Young and somewhat naive, this sheep believed the wolves would turn the flock around eventually. This sheep stayed with the flock and was so deluded by the wolves that when asked how things in the flock were, he would reply with a pleasant "baa" and not the angry or fearful "baa baa's" that the sheep who left had replied with.
Unfortunately for the wolves, things weren't going so well. You see, they had misjudged the communities demand for meat and as a result had flooded the market with it. While the community still cried out for wool, the wolves kept making meat. The wolves would even compete with themselves by establishing two meat stalls at the local markets. Both stalls selling the same meat! It wasn't long before the farmer who owned the land the wolves kept their flock on started demanding money. The wolves had lost so much money on meat that they didn't have enough to pay the farmer!
Anyway, this young naive sheep was still adamant that things in the herd would turn around. Because of this, he was too afraid to speak out about what was really happening with the herd. Instead, he would only pleasantly "baa" for he thought that if he spoke the truth, he might miss out on his opportunity for the greenest pasture he has ever seen.
Perhaps one day the sheep will see that the greener pastures are in other herds, led by other shepherds? Or perhaps our poor little sheep will stay with the wolves and get eaten? To this day, we are yet to find out.
~ to be continued...
Even if Interplay DO get this magic $3 Million (and by the way, companies that owe money to Interplay will probably delay paying as much as possible, in the hopes of avoiding payment altogether) they'll pay off their rent and...? Stay in the same offices? What... are they hiring any time soon? This is the point where you should realise the deep, deep shit Interplay are in and bail. You may not have anywhere to bail to (though I suggest Obsidian), but bail none-the-less. It's better to get out now, rather than get caught up in it all (though being around when the creditors start coming to take the furniture out would be kinda fun).
So I disagree. Instead of wanting the laid off employees to join you, you should join them.
Turn around. Now.
Unfortunately one day, some wolves came and bought the flock. They bought as much of the flock as they could and they took over from the shepherd. Time passed and the shepherd, unhappy with how his flock was now being looked after, abandoned his herd to the wolves. The sheep were sad at the leaving of their shepherd but knew there wasn't much that could be done. Some brave sheep even started to leave the flock, feeling it wouldn't be the same without their kind shepherd looking over them.
Of course the wolves were happy. Some speculated that the wolves had only bought the flock in order to eat the sheep, others felt that the new owners of the herd might steer the flock in the direction of the greenest pasture yet. As time went on, the local community who bought the wool the sheep made, started getting upset. The quality of wool had declined sharply since the wolves had taken over and they were angry that their local flock was no longer as good as they remembered it.
The wolves didn't care though. You see, the wolves believed that the previous shepherd's focus on growing quality wool was wrong. The real money was to be made in meat. With fatter diets, the wool became a poor quality but the sheep got fatter and fatter and had much more meat on their bones. Some smart sheep could see the way things were headed and jumped over the fence and ran away. Other sheep were still unsure what was going on and stayed behind with the wolves.
One such sheep that stayed behind was a young sheep. Young and somewhat naive, this sheep believed the wolves would turn the flock around eventually. This sheep stayed with the flock and was so deluded by the wolves that when asked how things in the flock were, he would reply with a pleasant "baa" and not the angry or fearful "baa baa's" that the sheep who left had replied with.
Unfortunately for the wolves, things weren't going so well. You see, they had misjudged the communities demand for meat and as a result had flooded the market with it. While the community still cried out for wool, the wolves kept making meat. The wolves would even compete with themselves by establishing two meat stalls at the local markets. Both stalls selling the same meat! It wasn't long before the farmer who owned the land the wolves kept their flock on started demanding money. The wolves had lost so much money on meat that they didn't have enough to pay the farmer!
Anyway, this young naive sheep was still adamant that things in the herd would turn around. Because of this, he was too afraid to speak out about what was really happening with the herd. Instead, he would only pleasantly "baa" for he thought that if he spoke the truth, he might miss out on his opportunity for the greenest pasture he has ever seen.
Perhaps one day the sheep will see that the greener pastures are in other herds, led by other shepherds? Or perhaps our poor little sheep will stay with the wolves and get eaten? To this day, we are yet to find out.
~ to be continued...
You should, it's a fun game. Besides, what else are you going to do? "Work" on a game that won't get released? Is that fun?seankreynolds said:
There's a point where I'd agree with you and there's a point where I'd disagree. We're at the point where I disagree. Interplay has laid off so many people it's going nowhere. They can't pay their taxes, they can't even pay for the office space. There doesn't even seem to be a suggestion that they should move to smaller offices. Let's face it, if all your programmers can have nice offices, you're spending too much on office space. Instead of pre-empting this (Interplay should've noticed the lack of employees around a while ago) and moving to smaller offices, cutting costs and trying to get back on track sooner, they wait until it's too late. At this stage, the company is beyond salvation. They HAVE to pay the back rent now. You don't get out of that unless you declare bankruptcy. They've accumulated an unnecessary debt which they could've (potentially) avoided by moving to smaller offices sooner. It appears to be a recurring theme with the current management of Interplay to focus on short term and disregard long term thinking.seankreynolds said:
Even if Interplay DO get this magic $3 Million (and by the way, companies that owe money to Interplay will probably delay paying as much as possible, in the hopes of avoiding payment altogether) they'll pay off their rent and...? Stay in the same offices? What... are they hiring any time soon? This is the point where you should realise the deep, deep shit Interplay are in and bail. You may not have anywhere to bail to (though I suggest Obsidian), but bail none-the-less. It's better to get out now, rather than get caught up in it all (though being around when the creditors start coming to take the furniture out would be kinda fun).
So I disagree. Instead of wanting the laid off employees to join you, you should join them.
... said the sheep.seankreynolds said:
You'll regret staying with Interplay soon.seankreynolds said:
Then what are you doing? I truly don't believe anyone here thinks you're sitting laughing at this and having a fun time. Hell, I bet you're even mildly depressed if not potentially suicidal at this point. However, from our perspective, this has been a long time coming. For some of us, it's like looking down the train tracks and seeing the train coming. Then looking up the train tracks to the poor sod standing on the tracks, with his back to the train and ear muffs over his ears to block the noise, saying "What train?".seankreynolds said:
Turn around. Now.