Yo - Mr. Anonymous 10 years of experience!

Are you actually saying that the only ones who have a right to complain are the ones who (have at least tried) to make it better?
Doesn´t that make your job awfully simple, not having to take criticism anymore?

I complain about lots of stuff- The government, the education system, the weather or worms in my food!
But just because I´m not a member of government, not a teacher, haven´t performed a rain dance in my life and am not the head of a major food company does not mean that I can´t complain!

Besides, you shouldn´t take it personally. I think that a lot of good ideas came from all that complaining. Especially you as a pro (if you´re not another reincarnation of our friend halo9) should welcome the huge amount of ideas that´s to be found here. Of course there´s a lot of crap here too, but I think we can agree that there´s some gold to be found too.
And it shows you what the people think about RPGs. Nobody´s saying you´re to blame, just think about some of the ideas.




And yeah, you are missing something here - when was the last time YOU really cared about a project (apart from shipping date and cash in bank account)?


BTW I´d be glad if you´d register and reply, if that´s not below you.

OK, I started right out of college at Spectrum Holobyte. That was in ''90. I worked a little on a tetris knock-off designed by Alexei Pajitnov and a little on Falcon 3.0.

Since then I''ve worked on lots of things for lots of companies.

But you guys don''t care about that. It''s been pointed out that seniority != wisdom. That''s true enough. All I have to say is that actions speak louder than words.

Show me don''t tell me.

And don''t even talk to me about being a mercenary bastard. I gave over two years of my life to a failed startup. I worked like a dog for less than nothing. I''ve done my time, I''ve paid my dues. Why? Because I cared deeply about the project. Don''t even go there.

$0.02

I agree with landfish here.. this guy has just merely insinuated things, if you ignore it.. it''ll leave. That''s why i only made one little mocking paragraph about em

As far as things go.. Some people have tried and failed, and some have tried and succeeded. It sounds to me like the Anonny guy is just a bit peeved that he didn''t succeed dispite all his efforts. Unfortunately.. a project can''t survive on one man''s will alone. But that doesn''t mean you hafta get burnt about it.. and be all hateful towards those of us wishing to make a difference. Perhaps he''s doing this sorta as a way to discourage us from attempting, since we might end up like him. We all know the risks, i believe.

I also agree that i love skeptics like Landfish does. They provide motivation 9/10 times. They make you hate them, and envision them as the embodiment of those who''re against you, and that oft makes you work like mad And when this happens, you''ll find you get things done. Sometimes it''s even good to be your own skeptic when everyone around you is positive you can do it. We like struggle and strife, and we need to feed on it a lot of the time. It''s energy to prove them wrong.. And it''s exhilirating.. hehehe.

Seriously though.. if you haven''t stopped to think about what failure might mean.. then do so now. Heed the warnings and go back before it''s too late. Once you take that road to designing seriously.. you might never want to go back.. even if you''re broke and down. We''re artists in our own way... writers.. weavers of a land which people will be immersed in. Our books have graphics and sounds and are capable of pulling a reader so deep into the plot.. they may obsess or loose sleep over it. They will love and hate you for it. But most of all.. they will be able to interact in our books. We must plan for all the interactions they might want or desire.. and we must make those possibilities. Too few possibilities, and you had better have a very good plot that keeps people moving the right way. Too many possibilities and you lose those with ADD
Balance is the key.. and here we all sit, huddled around a small fire, talking and exchanging stories, ideas, dreams. And somewhere in the mess, one of us might be really successful years from now. I hope they never forget where they came from.. here, with us.. now

J

I believe it was Niphty who implied that people who don''t design games should not complain. It was not the Anonymous Poster.

quote:Original post by Niphty



As far as things go.. Some people have tried and failed, and some have tried and succeeded. It sounds to me like the Anonny guy is just a bit peeved that he didn''t succeed dispite all his efforts. Unfortunately.. a project can''t survive on one man''s will alone. But that doesn''t mean you hafta get burnt about it.. and be all hateful towards those of us wishing to make a difference. Perhaps he''s doing this sorta as a way to discourage us from attempting, since we might end up like him. We all know the risks, i believe.

that reminds me of the saying, "sometimes the biggest risk in life is not taking a risk"

- only a fool does not question one''s doubts -