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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.

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

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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.

Ben E Lou · 10-23-2003, 03:21 PM

Bee....best....comeback.....ever....

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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.

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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

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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

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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:

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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

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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

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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

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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!

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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

Hammer755 · 10-23-2003, 04:58 PM

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Originally posted by astralhaze
Ridiculous! Pot. Kettle. Black. Fetch, Sparky.

aleiteroffle

FloridaFringe · 10-23-2003, 05:17 PM

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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.

10-23-2003, 02:17 PM	#3
dacman College Benchwarmer Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: speak to the trout	I do believe the grass is orange on wig's planet. __________________ No signatures allowed.

10-23-2003, 02:40 PM	#4
Draft Dodger Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Keene, NH	got a little tension off the ol' chest, so it definitely didn't waste any time! __________________ Mile High Hockey

10-23-2003, 03:39 PM	#8
spleen1015 Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2003	Can he really not buy the game? How does that happen? __________________ Why choose failure when success is an option?

10-23-2003, 03:46 PM	#12
spleen1015 Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2003	I don't think I have ever heard of someone being banned from buying a game. __________________ Why choose failure when success is an option?

10-23-2003, 03:47 PM	#13
Ksyrup This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off. Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: In Absentia	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. __________________ M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete."

10-23-2003, 02:11 PM	#2
Farrah Whitworth-Rahn Red-Headed Vixen Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Phoenix, AZ	"Been there, done that. Issued the ban."

10-23-2003, 03:36 PM	#7
Bee Pro Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Fairfax, VA	yep, I was finished...but I had to get in the parting shot.

10-23-2003, 03:51 PM	#16
Qwikshot Pro Starter Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: ...down the gravity well	Bottom line: Don't F with Jim G. __________________ "General Woundwort's body was never found. It could be that he still lives his fierce life somewhere else, but from that day on, mother rabbits would tell their kittens that if they did not do as they were told, the General would get them. Such was Woundwort's monument, and perhaps it would not have displeased him." Watership Down, Richard Adams

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Ben E Lou Morgado's Favorite Forum Fascist Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Greensboro, NC	LOL.... Little brother has now made an appearance... __________________ The media don't understand the kinds of problems and pressures 54 million come wit'!

10-23-2003, 04:25 PM	#18
astralhaze College Prospect Join Date: Dec 2002	This is awesome. I wasn't around for the original wignastiness so this should be a hoot to watch! __________________ I can understand Brutus at every meaning, but that parahraphy threw me for a loop.

10-23-2003, 04:42 PM	#22
Ben E Lou Morgado's Favorite Forum Fascist Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Greensboro, NC	Dola-- At least not to MY limited knowledge... __________________ The media don't understand the kinds of problems and pressures 54 million come wit'!

10-23-2003, 04:48 PM	#23
Hammer755 High School Varsity Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Houston, TX	The 0.400 board is now home to the wigs, mrs. kippy and GForce. Man I feel sorry for the mods over there. __________________ I failed Signature 101 class.

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