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Hav
Dec 11, 2009

Fun Shoe

Beet Wagon posted:

That was my thought too, but Orange County Fl is within "drive over and buy our drunken friend a beer" range for me so I figured I'd ask.

Yes, but it quite definitely does not have some of the most attractive people on the planet.

TheAgent posted:

you'll probably also find out that I'm a 19 year old living in cheshire, england, living with my parents and working at the local tesco

Ha, a nineteen year old from Cheshire, working.

Zzr posted:

I can attend to any convention and you can buy me some drinks. But as a 12 years old norwegian girl you'll have to send money to my paypal account for the fly. I add that I like big brothers and I'm quite skilled at womaning a turret.

Have you ever been bitten by a møøse?

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AP
Jul 12, 2004

One Ring to fool them all
One Ring to find them
One Ring to milk them all
and pockets fully line them
Grimey Drawer

https://redd.it/72p43b

Beet Wagon
Oct 19, 2015





Hav posted:

Yes, but it quite definitely does not have some of the most attractive people on the planet.

It does if you lived in Georgia your whole life.

AP
Jul 12, 2004

One Ring to fool them all
One Ring to find them
One Ring to milk them all
and pockets fully line them
Grimey Drawer
There are a lot of people that read this thread so just going to prime you for what is about to happen.

If you are reading anything to do with Star Citizen, a chat channel a twitch stream, whatever, whenever something usual happens just type "parp" because when the wheels come off this bandwagon, you want to be there and not miss out, because that's how close we are to the end.

SQ42 doesn't exist, these idiots are paying to keep the lights on and there's actually no game coming. Once they figure this out it's all going to end fast.

Dementropy
Aug 23, 2010



D_Smart
May 11, 2010

by FactsAreUseless
College Slice

Well at least they're not hiding this fact anymore. :allears:

his nibs
Feb 27, 2016

:kayak:Welcome to the:kayak:
Dream Factory
:kayak:
Grimey Drawer

AP posted:

There are a lot of people that read this thread so just going to prime you for what is about to happen.

If you are reading anything to do with Star Citizen, a chat channel a twitch stream, whatever, whenever something usual happens just type "parp" because when the wheels come off this bandwagon, you want to be there and not miss out, because that's how close we are to the end.

SQ42 doesn't exist, these idiots are paying to keep the lights on and there's actually no game coming. Once they figure this out it's all going to end fast.

:stare:

ready to rub

Rad Russian
Aug 15, 2007

Soviet Power Supreme!
Naive people paid Croberts a $500K a year in salary for 5 years, to come into the office 3 days a week and just dream. Also take many vacations.

Cao Ni Ma
May 25, 2010



Guys Maria destroyed this island, I've been out without power or internet for a week. Naturally the first thing I want to know after finally connecting is wether or not star citizen is out

TheAgent
Feb 16, 2002

The call is coming from inside Dr. House
Grimey Drawer

Rad Russian posted:

Naive people paid Croberts a $500K a year in salary for 5 years, to come into the office 3 days a week and just dream. Also take many vacations.
lol 500k

try closer to 800k - $1m, plus a whole shitload of other payments for directing, writing, producing, etc

TheGodofIris
Oct 12, 2016

None are so hopelessly enslaved as those who falsely believe they are free

AP posted:

There are a lot of people that read this thread so just going to prime you for what is about to happen.

If you are reading anything to do with Star Citizen, a chat channel a twitch stream, whatever, whenever something usual happens just type "parp" because when the wheels come off this bandwagon, you want to be there and not miss out, because that's how close we are to the end.

SQ42 doesn't exist, these idiots are paying to keep the lights on and there's actually no game coming. Once they figure this out it's all going to end fast.

parp







????

TheAgent
Feb 16, 2002

The call is coming from inside Dr. House
Grimey Drawer
upper management is treating this as a fully released and live game, and are paying themselves accordingly

D_Smart
May 11, 2010

by FactsAreUseless
College Slice

Cao Ni Ma posted:

Guys Maria destroyed this island, I've been out without power or internet for a week. Naturally the first thing I want to know after finally connecting is wether or not star citizen is out

Yeah, sorry man, I've been reading a lot about that. How on Earth do you have power? Let alone Internet!?!?

ps: Star Citizen is out. We're just waiting for the sequel now.

Cao Ni Ma
May 25, 2010



D_Smart posted:

Yeah, sorry man, I've been reading a lot about that. How on Earth do you have power? Let alone Internet!?!?

ps: Star Citizen is out. We're just waiting for the sequel now.

We got generators. And about the internet, well you can speak about me, but you can't speak without me

Beluga Snail
Jul 26, 2013

TheAgent posted:

upper management is treating this as a fully released and live game, and are paying themselves accordingly

Well once you fully release Love Pledge I'll buy you a Hairy Roberts, provided you're willing to travel east of the 405.

This is my pledge (not purchase, please don't charge tax) to you!

NoNotTheMindProbe
Aug 9, 2010
pony porn was here
https://giant.gfycat.com/TerrificEvilHorseshoebat.webm

Thoatse
Feb 29, 2016

Lol said the scorpion, lmao

BloodyScab posted:

aspca. Only you can help this hungry and abused game dev.


for the low price of a coffee machine a day...

The Rabbi T. White
Jul 17, 2008





TheAgent posted:

always four at minimum

also this place is super loving bad rear end, I've never been here before but the gal next to me ordered a bloody Mary and it came with 3 sliders, a crab claw, two jumbo shrimp, fries and two wings

I am now staring at my house chardonnay in absolute disappointment

You should always order Bloody Marys when hungover. They are the best hangover cure.

grimcreaper
Jan 7, 2012

his nibs posted:

everyone should post their favourite anime in lieu of no 3.0 this week

Mushishi.

Bonus points for last exile.

Scruffpuff
Dec 23, 2015

Fidelity. Wait, was I'm working on again?

Crates, vending machines, jackets, and a fat guy. Check the date: CR wasn't lying - 3.0 was out last December.

FMguru
Sep 10, 2003

peed on;
sexually

TheAgent posted:

lol 500k

try closer to 800k - $1m, plus a whole shitload of other payments for directing, writing, producing, etc
Rich people and crooked people and (especiallu) rich and crooked people can get The Company to pay for most of their personal expenses. If I was in Crobberts's shoes, you better believe I'd have CIG paying the leases on those Porsches ("company cars", you know), paying for all the meals out that I eat (business meals), a new wardrobe before every CitizenCon and E3 and GamesCom. Plus I'd wangle kickbacks from every outsourcing deal - I'd make that mocapping studio pay me 10% of what CIG gives them (just bill my services as a Business Development Consultant). And I'd double- and triple-dip every salary I could - company exec, chief designer, art director, and directing/writing/producing SQ42. Plus, my wife would be doing the same thing. Why not? There's a giant fountain of money spraying everywhere, and there's literally no oversight above me to reign me in.

Trillhouse
Dec 31, 2000

TheAgent posted:

lol 500k

try closer to 800k - $1m, plus a whole shitload of other payments for directing, writing, producing, etc

Didn't he loan CIG some money too? Essentially double-dipping on salary?

Strangler 42
Jan 8, 2007

SHAVE IT ALL OFF
ALL OF IT

Trillhouse posted:

Didn't he loan CIG some money too? Essentially double-dipping on salary?

I think somebody mentioned he gave himself back pay equivalent to his current salary for the time he spent working on the game before the kickstarter started rolling. You know, just to be fair.

Nanako the Narc
Sep 6, 2011

TheAgent posted:

looks like they grabbed another studio to help them with the citcon demo lol

:lol::lol::lol:

I was thinking to myself "what could they do to save themselves? There's no way they can try to pull off another Gamescom with a straight face", and there it is.


AP posted:

There are a lot of people that read this thread so just going to prime you for what is about to happen.

If you are reading anything to do with Star Citizen, a chat channel a twitch stream, whatever, whenever something usual happens just type "parp" because when the wheels come off this bandwagon, you want to be there and not miss out, because that's how close we are to the end.

SQ42 doesn't exist, these idiots are paying to keep the lights on and there's actually no game coming. Once they figure this out it's all going to end fast.

Oh poo poo, dare I say it? Is this... an ELE?

Percelus
Sep 9, 2012

My command, your wish is

my gf got into the beyond good and evil 2 beta and was asking me "what is beyond good and evil" :laugh:

Trillhouse
Dec 31, 2000

hot balls man no homo posted:

I think somebody mentioned he gave himself back pay equivalent to his current salary for the time he spent working on the game before the kickstarter started rolling. You know, just to be fair.

I hadn't heard that one. What a loving joke.

Percelus
Sep 9, 2012

My command, your wish is

Trillhouse posted:

I hadn't heard that one. What a loving joke.

the whole project is one massive joke

Percelus
Sep 9, 2012

My command, your wish is

Percelus posted:

the whole project is one massive joke

the punchline - ben is fat

The Titanic
Sep 15, 2016

Unsinkable
[quote="“Latin Pheonix”" post="“476816125”"]
If you can stomach it, I highly recommend you guys watch the town hall CIG posted yesterday. It has choice phrases like (para):

“We managed to convince CR to go down from a dozen animation skeletons to just 2 because functionally noone would notice that much anyway”
(Having to talk down CR from making something insanely overcomplicated? Naw, say it aint so!)

or

“When implementing the facial recognition tech it’s thrown up a shitload of problems that we now have to resolve, also it’s costing a lot of resources”
(who the gently caress would’ve thought that, it’s almost like now is the dumbest possible time to try to integrate a gimmick like facial recognition).

Never change, CIG. :allears:
[/quote]

I'm glad CR continues to be the most corrosive part of the whole project, even this late in the game where he is in "we need to get something out, we're dying!!" and his response is to focus on render to texture and a FaceRig plugin that will never work in an mmo setting.

He knows there is a problem and the ship is sinking, but the chef for the deck 3 cafeteria needs sugar from Spain, not Italy, for his pastry, and the television by the swimming pool is now needing to be adjusted because the list of the ship is causing it to look tilted too much.

AP
Jul 12, 2004

One Ring to fool them all
One Ring to find them
One Ring to milk them all
and pockets fully line them
Grimey Drawer

Latin Pheonix posted:

Oh poo poo, dare I say it? Is this... an ELE?

CIG are incapable of making a game, so yes if you want to look at it that way, 3.0 is part of the ELE.

Nanako the Narc
Sep 6, 2011

Percelus posted:

my gf got into the beyond good and evil 2 beta and was asking me "what is beyond good and evil" :laugh:

:argh: Some people get all the luck, I just got a stupid survey email.

Ghostlight
Sep 25, 2009

maybe for one second you can pause; try to step into another person's perspective, and understand that a watermelon is cursing me



Percelus posted:

my gf got into the beyond good and evil 2 beta and was asking me "what is beyond good and evil" :laugh:
moral relativism.

Nanako the Narc
Sep 6, 2011

The Titanic posted:

I'm glad CR continues to be the most corrosive part of the whole project, even this late in the game where he is in "we need to get something out, we're dying!!" and his response is to focus on render to texture and a FaceRig plugin that will never work in an mmo setting.

He knows there is a problem and the ship is sinking, but the chef for the deck 3 cafeteria needs sugar from Spain, not Italy, for his pastry, and the television by the swimming pool is now needing to be adjusted because the list of the ship is causing it to look tilted too much.

There was a bunch of 'between the lines' info through the whole thing. I tried rewatching it again to remind myself of the bigger things but the crappy recording and the very subject itself made me red out in a fit of rage.

From what I do remember from yesterday, I guessed that Sean Tracy either proposed/contracted the face tracking tech or it was dumped on him (judging from how much he talks about it). Either way, when you read between the lines you can see how much he's struggling with it (or, perhaps more apropos, getting SC to work with it), and the longer it went on the more it cemented just how entirely unjustified the whole gimmick was at this stage of development. Also a part that made me laugh was them talking about how crappy Spore's animation was because it's totally fair to compare your assets to those made by a consumer in a game that's 9 years old when your own assets aren't even remotely close to complete.

That's not even mentioning the whole 'dev wearing a shirt that says 'LYING' in bold caps' thing.

HycoCam
Jul 14, 2016

You should have backed Transverse!
Baby Jesus Patch--I lol'd :)

BeigeJacket
Jul 21, 2005

Agent - Is there any way to stop Love Pledge getting review bombed from Steam when it releases?

The Titanic
Sep 15, 2016

Unsinkable
[quote="“Cao Ni Ma”" post="“476830463”"]
Guys Maria destroyed this island, I’ve been out without power or internet for a week. Naturally the first thing I want to know after finally connecting is wether or not star citizen is out
[/quote]

I hope you are ok, friend!

Breetai
Nov 6, 2005

🥄Mah spoon is too big!🍌
Gotta make sure these deck chairs are set up juuuust right.

Crobble crobble.

The Titanic
Sep 15, 2016

Unsinkable
[quote="“Percelus”" post="“476832337”"]
my gf got into the beyond good and evil 2 beta and was asking me “what is beyond good and evil” :laugh:
[/quote]

They're in beta already???

Be sure to share if it's awesome or just broken!

The Titanic
Sep 15, 2016

Unsinkable

hot balls man no homo posted:

I think somebody mentioned he gave himself back pay equivalent to his current salary for the time he spent working on the game before the kickstarter started rolling. You know, just to be fair.

He did. I believe it originates from CR himself prior to them deciding to not share their financials, before the running for money with wild abandon. He backpaid himself and others for the year they spent working on the project before the kickstarter.

I'm sure his backpay was only a fraction of what he pays himself today, though.

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Foo Diddley
Oct 29, 2011

cat
I want to just waltz into the office, derail two or three departments with unreasonable demands, then write myself a bonus for each one before loving off for the afternoon

Chris is living the dream, you guys

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