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but you would do look at the salesA lot of people accidentally wiped their bindings and can't figure out which button it is to turn off auto-moan.
Having worked in games in the distant past, when the internet wasn't really much of a thing, I have literally no idea how people psychologically cope with the high pressures of writing a game against a background of thousands of strangers telling you you're rubbish. If I ran a game company I'd tell the designers never to look at the forums at all!
Well, Odyssey has sold "100's of 1,000s of copies" according to the financials from Frontier - as reported by the infamous ant in the last few days.but you would do look at the sales
Well, Odyssey has sold "100's of 1,000s of copies" according to the financials from Frontier - as reported by the infamous ant in the last few days.
Yeah I think a week or two wasn't it? Buur pit did a video with a link to the full rundown if you're interestedWere new financials released recently?
Were new financials released recently?
I wish I could get away with posting the League of Gentlemen "Legs Akimbo" image.I know.. was hoping for interpretive dance
I don't think I was ever really aware of the sales. There might be a meeting where we were told it had done well and figures might be quoted or something but if you're only interested in profit you'd be writing Online Love Island Casino Simulator 7 or something.but you would do look at the sales
Yup. I've said it before, I'll say it again - Elite's biggest issue is always going to be scope. Frontier are a comparatively small outfit, still very much a "boutique" studio - someone quoted the amount of employees they had and then immediately assumed that all those are developers, and that all of them are of course assigned to the game WE play, and not the other titles in their portfolio. (I'd say there's MAYBE a team of 60-70 assigned properly to Elite with others coming in as needed, and certainly not all of them are actual game developers - there's community managers, artists, content management, designers, sound engineers, etc.)It would make no difference whatever any Frontier employee did, there would still be discontent because no-one here agrees what is 'proper'...
A lot of people accidentally wiped their bindings and can't figure out which button it is to turn off auto-moan.
Having worked in games in the distant past, when the internet wasn't really much of a thing, I have literally no idea how people psychologically cope with the high pressures of writing a game against a background of thousands of strangers telling you you're rubbish. If I ran a game company I'd tell the designers never to look at the forums at all!
Yup - the unhinged managed to drive most away. And most of the CMs. gg forums!Seems to work ok for FDev's developers
Again, the ‘community’ is being talked about as a single entity when it’s a mass of individuals.And people expect the employees to also love the game like “they” do, and play it in their time off to boot. Imagine. You’re at work all day, constantly noticing that you’re repeatedly being called inept by our wonderful community, and you‘re expected to wind down after that by coming home and…
The community, as it stands, is toxic. To the point where Frontier had to (in addition to having the man in charge making rare appearances on here to apologise for Odyssey) issue a statement drawing a line on the topic of harassment and personal attacks on Frontier employees, not just on official Frontier stuff like forums or streams, but on their own personal social media spaces. Whether you like it or not, you and I are part of that community. You don't get to pick and choose when its a good time to be a part of it.Again, the ‘community’ is being talked about as a single entity when it’s a mass of individuals.
Blaming all the community for the actions of a minority is as daft as blaming individuals in Frontier for the failings of the company.
But clearly Frontier failed with Odyssey, the man in charge made rare appearances on the forum to say so.
Presumably, I'm responsible for murders in the UK because I live here, or littering because other people drop rubbish in the street.You don't get to pick and choose when its a good time to be a part of it.
And that goes for both "sides", dark and white knights. Or whatever silly names are currently being used.The community, as it stands, is toxic. [..]