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Ben E Lou
10-23-2003, 02:05 PM
Unfortunately, I think you're wasting your time arguing with a troll.
Farrah Whitworth-Rahn
10-23-2003, 02:11 PM
"Been there, done that. Issued the ban." :)
dacman
10-23-2003, 02:17 PM
I do believe the grass is orange on wig's planet. :p
Draft Dodger
10-23-2003, 02:40 PM
got a little tension off the ol' chest, so it definitely didn't waste any time!

:)
Bee
10-23-2003, 02:51 PM
Originally posted by Draft Dodger
got a little tension off the ol' chest, so it definitely didn't waste any time!

:)

me too...I'm done now. :D
Ben E Lou
10-23-2003, 03:21 PM
Bee....best....comeback.....ever....


wignasty Posted on Oct 23 2003, 03:51 PM
I probably wouldn't feel so let down about the FOF Q&A if I wasn't so excited about the game in the first place.

I guess that's life. All I can do is learn my lesson and try not to make the same mistake with TPF.Bee Posted on Oct 23 2003, 03:54 PM
Why were you excited about a game you're not allowed to buy?
Bee
10-23-2003, 03:36 PM
yep, I was finished...but I had to get in the parting shot. ;)
spleen1015
10-23-2003, 03:39 PM
Can he really not buy the game? How does that happen?
Ben E Lou
10-23-2003, 03:42 PM
Originally posted by spleen1015
Can he really not buy the game? How does that happen? Be an ass to the developer for long enough, and the developer might just decide that you aren't worth the money that the sale would bring in.
Qwikshot
10-23-2003, 03:44 PM
Originally posted by spleen1015
Can he really not buy the game? How does that happen?


Chemistry is still intact. It's just that astrological signs received a fairly negative response from people, so I felt their mention was distracting people from the game.

Should I get help for these sims? Well, that means enormous risk. And it's difficult to find the right kind of help. If you have a couple of other people sharing the proceeds, you might end up banking everything on one release. I could obviously use an artist - the one who does the splash screen is a freelancer with excellent credentials who really seems to enjoy the work. She's a wonderful person and a top-notch artist who does a lot of work for Microsoft, but I could never afford her rates on a full-time basis. I could also use a marketing director to free up my time and create new opportunities. But all that adds risk, and with my current situation (new baby, wife taking care of him full time), that's just not an option right now.

I wanted to clear up one misconception that seems prevalent on the .400 board. A handful of people, including my favorite ex-customer - the only one ever banned from buying Solecismic products - seem to believe I don't care about my customers and I don't listen to input.

I know I don't do a great job about responding about new ideas on the forum. I don't have time to respond to every item, or even close to it. Part of that goes back to the discussion above - I don't want to add risk by adding employees like a community manager who can speak for the company.

But I do listen. I would never be doing multi-player if I didn't listen. In fact, all the new features in FOF 2004 are ones that people requested and discussed in various stages. Sure, I have a vision for the game. Doesn't every developer? How could you start something like this without a vision? I also have a design, which includes mostly data structure formats and a display style.

But new ideas for the game come from the people who play the game. My job is to fit them into the vision and the display style and make decisions about what I can do in the development time I have available. This rigidity and not caring accusation is utter nonsense, made up by a handful of people who have an axe to grind.

-Sorry forgot to bold the statement
Ben E Lou
10-23-2003, 03:44 PM
Dola:

spleen---

This is from one of Jim's posts in the Q&A thread:I wanted to clear up one misconception that seems prevalent on the .400 board. A handful of people, including my favorite ex-customer - the only one ever banned from buying Solecismic products - seem to believe I don't care about my customers and I don't listen to input.
spleen1015
10-23-2003, 03:46 PM
I don't think I have ever heard of someone being banned from buying a game.
Ksyrup
10-23-2003, 03:47 PM
Jim should know that wig has made arrangements to have me buy him a copy of FOF2K4 under an assumed name. Oh, and that wig wears purple polka-dotted underwear.
Ksyrup
10-23-2003, 03:47 PM
Originally posted by spleen1015
I don't think I have ever heard of someone being banned from buying a game.

There are people for whom my firm would never offer our services, given their "baggage." Same thing.
Ben E Lou
10-23-2003, 03:49 PM
Originally posted by spleen1015
I don't think I have ever heard of someone being banned from buying a game. If you'd been around when this whole thing went down, you'd understand.
Qwikshot
10-23-2003, 03:51 PM
Bottom line:

Don't F with Jim G. ;)
Ben E Lou
10-23-2003, 04:22 PM
LOL....

Little brother has now made an appearance...
astralhaze
10-23-2003, 04:25 PM
This is awesome. I wasn't around for the original wignastiness so this should be a hoot to watch!
Ben E Lou
10-23-2003, 04:27 PM
Originally posted by astralhaze
This is awesome. I wasn't around for the original wignastiness so this should be a hoot to watch! It is very entertaining, now that I don't have to moderate 'em! :D I advised the boys at .400 to avoid the rush and ban wig, but they didn't listen. Now they've got the both of 'em around...
FloridaFringe
10-23-2003, 04:40 PM
Originally posted by Farrah Whitworth-Rahn
"Been there, done that. Issued the ban." :)

So Wig was banned from the 400 boards then?
Ben E Lou
10-23-2003, 04:41 PM
Originally posted by FloridaFringe
So Wig was banned from the 400 boards then? No. She was quoting me there. That was the last couple sentences of my advice to them regarding 'nasty.
Ben E Lou
10-23-2003, 04:42 PM
Dola--

At least not to MY limited knowledge...
Hammer755
10-23-2003, 04:48 PM
The 0.400 board is now home to the wigs, mrs. kippy and GForce. Man I feel sorry for the mods over there.
astralhaze
10-23-2003, 04:51 PM
Originally posted by Hammer755
The 0.400 board is now home to the wigs, mrs. kippy and GForce. Man I feel sorry for the mods over there.

Ridiculous! Pot. Kettle. Black. Fetch, Sparky.
Ben E Lou
10-23-2003, 04:53 PM
Originally posted by Hammer755
The 0.400 board is now home to the wigs, mrs. kippy and GForce. Man I feel sorry for the mods over there. Actually, thinking of Jim's post in the Q&A thread, that's another positive for an "un-official" message board. If the 400 staff bans the trolls, they get accused of trying to squelch negative feedback, blah, blah, blah. If I ban 'em here, it doesn't cast Solecismic in a negative light. I just get accused of being domineering.



....and I don't care. :D
Hammer755
10-23-2003, 04:58 PM
Originally posted by astralhaze
Ridiculous! Pot. Kettle. Black. Fetch, Sparky.

aleiteroffle
FloridaFringe
10-23-2003, 05:17 PM
Originally posted by SkyDog
No. She was quoting me there. That was the last couple sentences of my advice to them regarding 'nasty.

Ah ok. I missed the quotation marks even in the quote of the quote. Thanks for clearing that up.