Nicol, while I appreciate that not everyone can check their E-mails as often
as I do, when reading old messages, please remember that conflicts may have
been resolved sinse the first post.
As it is, I'm pleased to say Tom was able to come to a most reasonable
position on this issue, ---- and has moved a long way from his initial
frustrated wrant on the subject.
Suffice it to say, the game will be developed, ---- and be great!
There is however no need for you to swtart bringing up old skeletons like
this, ---- which have been well dead and berried for the last few weeks!
I'll look forward to your thoughts on the current issues discussed on the
list.
all the best,
dark.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Nicol Oosthuizen" <noosthui...@sars.gov.za>
To: <gamers@audyssey.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 12:35 PM
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Side scrollers was: MOTA Side-Scroller vs FPS
HI tom
I feel quite upset with your e-mail.
I am going to try and be as polite as possible.
Especially one statement in your e-mail almost drove me to tears.
"I am fedup."
Let me tell you something quickly.
A little illustration:
Some time ago, a colleague asked if she may borrow some sugar from me.
She could actually see on my face that I did not want to borrow it to
her.Then she said that I must just leave it.
Then with a sigh, I eventually said that she may borrow sugar from me.
Just note what her words were:
"no thank you. Your sugar in my coffee will taste bad."
Now this is the message I want to give you, tom.
I will not say it in the same rude words that this colleague said, but
if people learn that you are fed up with the mota development, it will
put them off to buy the game as they will likely experience it in the
game that you actually rushed to get it done with.
I myself will only buy a game from a dev if I know the dev really
wanted to develop the game for the vi community.
But from the spirit of your message, Tom, It seems like you do not
really enjoy to develop the game, you just want to get it done and over
with .You just want to keep 100 nagging e-mails off your case.
If you really cannot take it any further, why not rather stop
development of mota entirely?
In any event, with the new development kit of blasbay studios, blind
people should be able to develop a game similar to mota.
I am off my soap box now.
-----Original Message-----
From: gamers-boun...@audyssey.org [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org]
On Behalf Of Thomas Ward
Sent: 29 October 2009 04:10 AM
To: Gamers Discussion list
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Side scrollers was: MOTA Side-Scroller vs FPS
Hi Yohandy,
I really wish it could be that simple. Unfortunately, a game developer
seases to have a private life after he announces he is writing a game.
Sooner or later someone will begin e-mailing him on a regular basis
asking how the game is coming along, what features has he added, when is
the next beta going to be released, can he add this or that feature, you
name it. There is no escaping the constant e-mail from his customers
unless he drops off line for a few months.
In the end it was exactly this constant unwanted mail that caused James
North to just give up and quit. Some people wanted to know what was
going on, some people demanded he produce a demo when they wanted it,
some people wanted their money back, and so on. At the same time he was
dealing with some personal matters, and no one left him alone to deal
with his personal life let alone finish the games as he had time. Now, I
find myself in a similar situation where I don't have much of a personal
life, because I am doing this and that for the game with a constant flow
of e-mails that never quit. No matter what I add to the game, no matter
what I do, there is someone else with a new suggestion, likes or
dislikes what I did, and I am totally fed up with the entire project.
However, unlike james North I'm not going to just quit.
Eventually, I may have to take your advice and just write the game my
way and tell everyone to live with it. Since I'm a nice guy, I try to
listen to my customers, i would hate to do it that way. Yet if I can't
find some sort of consensus I'll do it my way and forget about it.
Although, the consensus seams to be keep MOTA exactly as is. I'm not
sure how i feel about that, but it does make sense.
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