AP posted:

This is a binary choice.

1> Either Derek is full of poo poo and doesn't have sources. Or 2> He does/did have sources and hence, actually knows stuff.

Now if it's 1, it difficult to explain how he knew about Star Marine I being binned 6+ months before Chris Roberts confirmed it. It's also difficult to explain how he knew about the firings/leavings last year immediately after they happened, the dispute with the contractor at CIG LA, the 20k coffee machine plus a pile of other stupid stuff.

Now maybe you could be like moma and think anyone at CIG who was leaking stuff to him has left. Personally I think that's dumb as hell because if it was stressful/annoying enough to leak poo poo over Star Marine I fuckups, I can't imagine it's less stressful/annoying now with them trying to get Star Marine II out the door in less time. But it's worth remembering that The Escapist said "seven ex-employees and two current employees" contacted them when they wrote their hit piece and they explained in detail how they verified them.

Now Citizens will brush The Escapist to one side with a load of crap about keycards etc, but if you're in the game industry I don't think it's a stretch to assume you don't actually want to be identified while moaning about what a horrible bunch of gobshites employed you. I also see no reason for The Escapist to just suddenly go after CIG as strongly as they did out of the blue and to then go one step further by refusing to back down in the face of a legal threat.

I started from the position of being cynical of Derek's claims in July 2015 and always try to independently verify things he's said, I've managed to do this a few times.

To understand why he appears to be blue balling everyone, I think you need to factor in that he's said there's stuff he just can't talk about for legal reasons, stuff he can't prove, things he can't say because it would potentially reveal sources and stuff he's told that sometimes turns out to be wrong (some of which will be CIG management changing their minds, some just wrong). Also, sure he likes trolling but if I was absolutely sure of something, 100% certain, I'd be trolling shitizens who'd setup a hate subreddit in my name too plus people here who constantly whine about him, because why the hell not?

There's two choices and it's obvious to me which is going to turn out be correct. I really do hope he writes a book after CIG goes bust as I'm sure there's more and it's worse.

TheAgent posted:

because gently caress why not

quote this post with your five best predictions of tomorrows live stream, whoever is most accurate wins wither a copy of elite dangerous or planet coaster or a steam game of equivalent or a donation to some loving charity because its christmas you stupid game addicted nerds

TheLightPurges posted:

maybe the timer is bugged. Theres no fuckin way theyd be able to carry this out correctly. The interviews with people, the host not knowing when its live etc

ComposerGuy posted:

MOMA is going to come in here after a few days and tell us the stream went really well and you know it.

Alternatively: Oh I wasn't REALLY expecting anything great, just some silly fun!

Wrecked Angle posted:

I did think about streaming or making a video or some poo poo but the 'game' is just crap and I'm not talented enough to make it anything other than just a crap video of a crap game.


Its listed as £6.99 as far as I can see. I sincerely hope TheAgent didn't pay that.

Slow_Moe posted:

This is a real quote from a real citizen, right?

smed posted:

Hi folks,

Sorry for the lack of news or updates. To put it bluntly here part of being a startup means money is tight and funding is a major part of what we have to do as a startup. We're working through some things and I appreciate your patience. Sorry for not being more transparent on this particular issue but the simple truth is sometimes there isn't much that we can say. More info soon.

Smed

Wrecked Angle posted:

Beer4TheBeerGod posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qZoA3byeoI

This is amazing. Depending on how it looks once EA hits I may buy in.

Tippis posted:

Astroneer is in EA and worth buying.

Ash1138 posted:

why is the tab key "scan?"

tab key is for the scoreboard, map, or inventory

Amarcarts posted:

Under that reasoning wouldn't it be fair then to give every citizen the nuclear launch codes?

I enjoy shooting as a hobby myself but I agree with things like banning automatic weapons and doing background checks so felons can't purchase guns.

For people who aren't from the US:
To understand the issue in America you just have to realize that most people (the vast majority in fact) don't go and buy a gun and kill a bunch of other people. Pro-gun control people argue that various government restrictions on buying and owning guns will reduce the incidence of gun violence. Overall gun violence is very rare in America. In certain localities gun violence is relatively high. Most ordinary people use their guns for target practice as a hobby and/or skill development activity. Anti-gun control people don't want these restrictions for a variety of reasons.

The issue is complicated because most advocates for both sides have an emotional and sociocultural attachment to their position, so the perceived quality of any given argument is highly variable.

Daztek posted:

Reminder that they released a PTU patch last sunday, lol

a citizen posted:

I wonder if anyone from development actually had a vacation once in these past years.

Mikojan posted:

keyword: Development