WarpDogs posted:

I would be furious at my employer for taking that kind of picture. Working the weekend is bad enough, being bribed with pizza is insulting, but then you have some PR rear end in a top hat taking a picture for social media in order to make it look like everything is fine and that working on the weekend on a 8+ month delayed patch to a 4+ year delayed game is perfectly normal and good

fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck CIG

G0RF posted:

This seems as good an opportunity to educate on the topic as I'll get, so I'll take it.  The ongoing narrative conflict has long been more nuanced than Cymelion gives it credit. Beer, for example, isn't a Troll, he's a Believer turned Heretic. When you see all disagreement as simply trolling of two flavors, high and low, you're missing valuable distinctions -- distinctions which can clarify one's understanding of the diverse ecosystem we're all a part of (him included.)

Allow me to explain in infographic:



Circulation is welcomed but credit isn't needed nor really even desired. It's not especially helpful since it biases so many unnecessarily. They might otherwise find it illuminating, which is the hope.

Risc1911 posted:

Risc1911 posted:

AP posted:

https://twitter.com/JLaelFletcher/status/893920296859774976

zcrow posted:

Shocking revelation: they're actually spelling it correctly.

XK posted:

Maybe it's CIG that doesn't understand video game development.

XK posted:

Hey!

Hey guys!

Where's the star in Star Citizen?

XK posted:

The Witness sucked.

It's playing a $1 phone game inside a pretty walking simulator.

The ending was self wankery.

It released at $40.

Jonathon Blow pukes out trash.

Spatial posted:

The guy on the left-middle sure doesn't look too happy

Quavers posted:

Deserving of a place on page (NCC) 1701 (D), the best Enterprise Captain:



Photo is from his spoke his historical line: "CALLED IT!"

G0RF posted:

Mne nravitsya posted:

So, are we to assume that without a backer generously buying pizza, this team would have worked through the weekend and had to buy their own lunches?!?

gently caress off Roberts. I have never - at any company- asked people to work weekends and not "at a minimum" fed the team. That picture shows you and Sandy's true colors.

I assume he's on his rear end at home "working" by watching some poo poo movie for a new visual direction. Here ya go Robber(ts) why don't you archer this visual direction next for Tard Citizen

The Titanic posted:

quote:

D_Smart posted:
Did you even READ the part where I stated that Shitizens call me Steve because they're so loving stupid, that when I narrated my Angle Of Attack game's tutorial as one of the NPC characters named Steve (a pilot), they accused me of "narrating under an alias" <---- I poo poo you not. It's all right there in /r/dereksmart

Also, a German named Steve isn't common. Or did you miss the part were he said he was German too?

I'd almost wager to say that if it's an alias they just chose Steve because it's kind of generic, not because of some deeper meaning but I could be wrong. Steve is just... kind of just a generic random name someone might pick.

Sometimes the worst part of a conspiracy is that there is no conspiracy.

Mne nravitsya posted:

My contempt comes from directly working with the man at Digital Anvil for a number of years. A lot of us signed on with him because we bought the Wing Commander super genius pitch. I'm rewatching this disaster like it's groundhog day all over again, and I am saddened for the youngins he's bringing in and destroying their morale for future industry work.

Telling stories serves no purpose, as the obvious truth is still the same regardless:

There is no genius beyond the hand waving.

Golli posted:

He's probably lactose-intolerant.

But he will eat his pizza.

He will have his revenge.

AbstractNapper posted:

These people look so happy for having to work through the weekend in what I am assuming is a marathon to gettin the new fake demo up and running for GamesCom.

I mean, Sandi or whoever was holding the gun during that photo-shoot, they could also be a few high-five-ing each other or doing acrobatic cartwheels and air flips, but what do I know.

TheLastRoboKy posted:

I don't know why people keep thinking they can pin this man down. Even if they pooled their collective experience in shitposting and trolling on the internet they couldn't match half of Derek's long years wasted doing it. It's like trying to punch cooked spaghetti. Give it up.

WarpDogs posted:

I would be furious at my employer for taking that kind of picture. Working the weekend is bad enough, being bribed with pizza is insulting, but then you have some PR rear end in a top hat taking a picture for social media in order to make it look like everything is fine and that working on the weekend on a 8+ month delayed patch to a 4+ year delayed game is perfectly normal and good

fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck CIG

Warhawk109 posted:

I doubt Sandi comes in on the weekends, or Chris. They've got beaches to lay on and limited edition Porches to drive.

Crazypoops posted:

It's because whoever mocapped that is wearing loving heels. That's why it looks like a supermodel is walking down the isle.


They don't sway at all without heels, that's why heels are a thing.

D_Smart posted:

They're all new to this trolling thing, you see. And when you're engaged in a long troll, especially the reverse-inverse variation, which is the Kobayashi Maru of trolls, it's way harder, as there is no "win"

They're loving morons. Now they're not only generating their own FUD to grief themselves through me, but they're really - truly - engaged in self-owns of the dumbest variety. It's uncanny AF, and I love it.

This is good because, as they have done in the past, they will continue to discount and discard anything I say, until the reality hits since they can't tell when I'm trolling and when I'm not.

It's all lovely really. This is good for Star Citizen. And furthermore.

Scruffpuff posted:

CIG's in a hilarious catch-22 right now. On the one hand, everyone needs to know about 3.0, because they need more money (actually they can't do anything no matter how much money they get, but Chris thinks he can) so GamesCon and all that jazz needs to be hyped up, along with 3.0, to continue to hoodwink backers into giving them more cash.

But, on the other hand, 3.0 is a loving disaster, along with the entire project, so they need to draw as much attention away from 3.0 as they possibly can to keep backer confidence high to keep getting cash while they walk back promise after promise until 3.0 is basically 2.6.0.1.

What do you do? You release videos about holograms. Nobody asked for it, it has nothing to do with anything but dreams. It's an attempt to draw attention both to and from the project simultaneously. It's a weak attempt, but backers are weak people, so my guess is it's working great.

TheAgent posted:

how do you not have orbiting planets

how do you not have this in your space game after 5 years

how do you take $155 million from people and give them this

how do I have so many questions

TheAgent posted:

yeah, so welcome to yet another module on the main screen

Mne nravitsya posted:

My contempt comes from directly working with the man at Digital Anvil for a number of years. A lot of us signed on with him because we bought the Wing Commander super genius pitch. I'm rewatching this disaster like it's groundhog day all over again, and I am saddened for the youngins he's bringing in and destroying their morale for future industry work.

Telling stories serves no purpose, as the obvious truth is still the same regardless:

There is no genius beyond the hand waving.

D_Smart posted:

Nope. They are fond of saying that I use "Steve" and "Lucas", two of my NPC characters, as "alts".

Here is the part where I verified that it was an absolute wind-up after I decided to play along.