nicely put.
yeah, except it's usually not the devs, but 'yet another internet content producer' that has nothing more exciting to talk about. old as soapboxes.
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nicely put.
yeah, except it's usually not the devs, but 'yet another internet content producer' that has nothing more exciting to talk about. old as soapboxes.
"I have it bad too, so screw them."
"Then just dont read the death threats."
"You chose the job where you get death threats yourself, so deal with it."
"Hey, just leave if you dont like death threats."
"Some devs say things I dont like, so it is okay to send death threats."
Classy stuff guys, well done.
"Then just dont read the death threats."
"You chose the job where you get death threats yourself, so deal with it."
"Hey, just leave if you dont like death threats."
"Some devs say things I dont like, so it is okay to send death threats."
Classy stuff guys, well done.
Society in general seems way more abusive than it used to be. It's not just game developers that get everything from "mean Tweets" to death threats. Actors, politicians, airline stewardesses, fast food workers, you name it.
And it's not just on social media - people are getting into other people's faces IRL, screaming, pushing, hitting, kicking, fighting, even killing. Society seems to be a powder keg lately. It makes me glad that I'm currently in the middle of very rural America. People may be opinionated here, but at least they are civil about it.
And it's not just on social media - people are getting into other people's faces IRL, screaming, pushing, hitting, kicking, fighting, even killing. Society seems to be a powder keg lately. It makes me glad that I'm currently in the middle of very rural America. People may be opinionated here, but at least they are civil about it.
In this day and age every fart and their dog think it's a good idea to post stuff on twitter. Often they don't even distinguish professional and private accounts. Like, you know - it used to be.
Of course doxing is wrong, but if you leave the door wide open for idiots to come in and have a field day...
Its funny in a wierd sort of way that the only thing you see as often as dev bashing is complaints the devs don't communicate with us.
Some people are just unable to communicate without losing it or deal with not getting their own way. As gamers we see that manifest itself in internet meltdowns, the same people will be being unpleasant wherever they are online or off.
Human nature.
Some people are just unable to communicate without losing it or deal with not getting their own way. As gamers we see that manifest itself in internet meltdowns, the same people will be being unpleasant wherever they are online or off.
Human nature.
That's why you're supposed to hire a professional to do the PR and not have the rest of the staff tweet and fight petty battles on tweeter.
I dont want to receive PR from a professional, I want to discuss a game with a dev.
Any personal stuff is unjustified.
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I dont want to receive PR from a professional, I want to discuss a game with a dev.
Any personal stuff is unjustified.
MEA wasn't actually as bad as it was made out to be, being a fan of the previous titles I saw some criticism had merit but I think it went way over the top.
Did you ever read that article about LA Noire , that was an eye opener.
How does a PR proffesional stop some crazy stalker going after your familiy ?.
A loved the trilogy, played it a ton of times, but really had to force myself to finish ME:A. The characters, story, dialogue; all of it was cringe-worthy. The gameplay itself was fine, but it was clearly rushed and the result of a project that went far from how it should. And as it later turned out, it really was a horror-project for years. Still no reason for the nerd-rage though.
He'll go after the PR professional's family instead.
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Jacques d'Orleans
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Thank you, Captain Obvious and how many of those stalking incidents happenend in let's say the last 5 years?
Do you have some reliable sources on that?
Also I can pretty good remember when Jim Sterling and Adam Sessler supported the doxxing of what they think are "[Nope]", which is most possibly everybody who disagrees with them.
Ya know, that crap works both way, Game Devs are surely not the "poor victims" you want them to be.
I also can remember it pretty good when some of those "oh so poor victim game devs" posted utter vile threads on Twitter when TotalBisquit passed away.
Just a few examples of these fine Ladies and Gentlemen:
Here are the Game Devs and also their cronies the games "journalists" going off about "Red Shirt Dude" at Blizz Con.
[Nope]
David Brooks former Bioware:
https://archive.li/UuEJw
A former Guild Wars2 dev:
[Nope]
Another fine example, also formerly BioWare:
[Nope]
AFAIK, the gaming industry is the only industry where it is openly encouraged to insult and belittle your customer base.
If I would have posted such things on Twitter I would have been fired and escorted of the premise in less than 5 minutes, but keep on playing the victim card dear game devs, it's truly popcorn worthy.
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There was one in The Grauniad yesterday. Not a game dev in this case, but the same old story.
Edit: Also just noticed one from CNN about some idiot in Florida who attacked a McD's staffer because there were no straws on the counter. - Not stalking this time, but the same entitled attitude.
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And Bigcorp. publisher doesn't give a damn who you'd like to talk about.
I read the first pic, and the overwhelming majority are polite and reasonable. I have no clue where you bitterness is coming from, or why you feel any of that excuses death threats on devs and their family.
Weird man. And disturbing.
Whats with the hostility?
some guys just don't take the media circus seriously.
death threats, wow! how many developers have actually died at the hands of an enraged customer? likely negligible in relation to, say, death by constipation. on wednesday afternoon.
btw afaik death threats are a crime in most of civilized world, so it's just about enforcing the law. a domestic problem like the zillions we have, which is totally blown out of proportion by some media amplifier. but enjoy your emotions