MCA leaves Obsidian

[Grimlorn]

Where's your god now?

Beginning work on Revolution 62: Mask of the Mansplainer

What can change the nature of a man... snip snip

And his fall to the Dark Side is complete.

 

[MicoSelva]

Fargo was on Matt Chat today and of course Matt asked him if he will hire MCA now.
Fargos response "The fact he isn't there [Obs.] any longer doesn't make it harder for us to work together." and then, for a split second, he makes this face:

MicoSelva come get your brofists

Did Matt get to ask one of my questions? Cool.

 

[Roguey]

Keep it coming, Chris.


This is my best case scenario.

Sawyer seems to have taken the wheel at Obsidian and MCA might not like where the ship is headed.

He's an employee, not a co-owner. "RPGs, to me, are adventurers bashing skeletons in a dungeon" is a more contentious statement that came from the CEO.

 

[Ismaul]

I'm going to add some more drama and point out that Avellone actually left Obsidian's private Steam group.

Oh shhh-- shots fired!

Looks like there's some emotion behind that breakup. He doesn't want to have anything to do with Obsidian.

Clearly he isn't a co-owner anymore. Or wants to get out fast.

Sawyer seems to have taken the wheel at Obsidian...

He's an employee, not a co-owner.

A spot might've just opened. Maybe they don't want to fill it, but if anyone would take that place, it'd be "I'm-the-new-face-of-Obsidian" Sawyer.

 

[Rake]

Unless it's ambiguous or they're nonbinary and prefer they/them/whatever, people who put their preferred pronouns in their twitter bios trigger me something fierce. Shut up, cissies.

So... what's your point? What context does that have here? Is it an assertion that because they agree on some things that certain possibilities are now impossible?

The idea that they don't get along is now based on absolutely nothing other than one awkward moment during a presentation, since it's clear that Avellone defers to Sawyer on system-related matters.

Also it's trollbait for people who wish that Chris "lack of balance is the great destroyer" Avellone was more involved in PoE and Sawyer less.

As someone has already said.. You must be seriously lacking in mental faculties if your taking this shit seriously.
I don't think anyone here honestly thinks MCA left over Sawyer - it's just funny to talk about.

Probably not the sole reason, but why not? Sawyer seems to have taken the wheel at Obsidian and MCA might not like where the ship is headed.

Feargus has the wheel at Obsidian for years now. He just happens to think Sawyer is the best person to the job he wants him to do. The clash (if there was any) is propably between Avellone and a couple of the other owners(including Feargus)

 

[Viata]

Keep it coming, Chris.


This is my best case scenario.

Chris going to Bioware? That is worst case scenario.

 

[Roguey]

The clash (if there was any) is propably between Avellone and a couple of the other owners(including Feargus)

He's still Steam pals with Feargus and Darren. I can't be bothered to figure out who Chris Jones and Parker are, if they're even there.

 

[Immortal]

The clash (if there was any) is propably between Avellone and a couple of the other owners(including Feargus)

He's still Steam pals with Feargus and Darren. I can't be bothered to figure out who Chris Jones and Parker are, if they're even there.

He wouldn't just unfriend people. This business is all about keeping appearances. Nobody in Game Dev ever talks poorly or throws someone else under the bus until at least 15 - 20 years has passed. This is like the #1 Golden Rule of game development.

(Only Recently it has become questionably okay to sort of bash publishers without naming names - because they are so greedy and heartless that it doesn't matter either way)

 

[Ismaul]

He's still Steam pals with Feargus and Darren.

B-but how can we speculate if he's not being consistent?


MCAAAAA

 

[Deleted member 7219]

The clash (if there was any) is propably between Avellone and a couple of the other owners(including Feargus)

He's still Steam pals with Feargus and Darren. I can't be bothered to figure out who Chris Jones and Parker are, if they're even there.

Chris Jones is working on the shitty card game and I think Parker worked on the backer portal.

 

[abnaxus]

Avellone left industry to work as bartender

 

[Roguey]

I liked his brief career as a special effects expert betrayed by the Justice Department after faking the death of a mob rat.

Though I didn't like that time he cucked a guy with a primatologist.

 

[Anthony Davis]

I liked his brief career as a special effects expert betrayed by the Justice Department after faking the death of a mob rat.

Though I didn't like that time he cucked a guy with a primatologist.

"Krazy Glue. A thousand and one uses. Now, a thousand and two."

That was a great movie.

 

[Havoc]

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/inxile/the-bards-tale-iv/posts/1278468

Yup, it's MCA.

 

[Jools]

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/inxile/the-bards-tale-iv/posts/1278468

Yup, it's MCA.

Chris’ involvement will be locked in the moment we pass the $1.9 million mark on the Kickstarter, where he’ll be designing the Cairn of Horrors, an all new dungeon built from the worst things that live in the imagination of Chris Avellone.

Great. Another Endless Paths of Nua. True though, that dungeon was built from the worst things in game design ever imaginable.

 

[Transfiguring Roar]

MCA has more imagination in his right little finger than was put into the endless paths.

Hopefully Fargo doesn't cut any of Chris' dungeon should the stretch goal be reached.

 

[Viata]

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/inxile/the-bards-tale-iv/posts/1278468

Yup, it's MCA.

Ah, I see Chris Avellone continues to follow his dream being a living Stretch Goal.

MCA: Professional stretch goal.

 

[Volrath]

They'll never make 1.9 million dollars anyway.

 

[polo]

MCA is expensive, i can tell you that.

 

[mindx2]

They'll never make 1.9 million dollars anyway.

With a typical surge at the end I always thought this will likely make it to $2m which is probably why they put him just under that mark.

 

[Latro]

But will MCA ever be an Obsidian kickstarter goal?

 

[Viata]

But will MCA ever be an Obsidian kickstarter goal?

Will Obsidian try Kickstarter again?

 

[mindx2]

But will MCA ever be an Obsidian kickstarter goal?

Will Obsidian try Kickstarter again?

They will when the Russian mob money runs dry.......

 

[theBlackDragon]

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/inxile/the-bards-tale-iv/posts/1278468

Yup, it's MCA.

Ah, I see Chris Avellone continues to follow his dream being a living Stretch Goal.

MCA: Professional stretch goal.

Chances of his content ending up in the bin are extremely small this way. Maybe he'll really make a career out of consulting on games, it would certainly allow him to use his creativity without having to worry about feeding employees or having to personally manage an entire project...

 

[Drax]

So, he's turning into Chris Alexander then?