Obsidian General Discussion Thread

He posted more about Dune than dumpsterfire in last 24 hours. He also said there would be another beta updated but there is none.

 

He's a compulsive liar and a very frivolous director; changing fundamental stuff(attributes) on a whim only to appeal some grognards, only to have it backfire by the community right away and waiting for release eve only to roll back the changes.

 

Conspiracy theory: she's pregnant.

Explains the muppets, late beta release and early departure.

 

Didn't Sawyer say his dream project was a historical low fantasy RPG set in medieval times?

I'm very skeptical that after releasing three consecutive isometric RPG's that all have a pre-industrial fantasy setting, Feargus is going to greenlight another one, with the difference being that it would have less audience appeal and sell less than the others. Even Bethesda and Bioware understand the value of branching out into different settings (that is, different settings that are marketable).

 

Sawyer says it'd be different:

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The Man in the High Castle RPG?



Fuck that boring historical medieval shit.

 

But why would she quit her job if she is pregnant? Some stupid American laws again that prevent the mother from having a maternity leave from work?

 

Maybe, but at least here in Finland, no one would hire a pregnant lady. Because the maternity benefit stuff would fall on the new company, not the old one. And that shit is expensive at least here and they would have to hire someone else to cover for her during her maternity leave.

 

The reason she left is because the game will bomb hard so she didn't want her unborn child to be exposed such carnage.

 

Looks like the hype already made its first victims. FreeKaner

 

Dumpsterfire is a great Roguey-esque nickname but man you have to show some restraint for the greatest amount of effectiveness.

Josh Sawyer's Historical RPG is a passion project that's not expected to bring in much money. It's a reward for valued service. It seems likely The Outer Rim: Subtitle will be released or at least announced beforehand.

 

ya'll niggas all getting baited by seljuks

 

It will be fun thing to watch,who knows,the game could surprise us all.....doubtful,but still.

 

MCA's charm saved another lost soul from the obsidian pits.

 

Hi.

omg the whole lot of you with this has nothing to do with DEADFIRE! coming outs on April 3 and or she is getting away before the ship sinks or the stomrs hit or she is tossed over board okay? OKAY? She is moving to London and was professional about the situation and saw the completion of the game to a level she felt comfortable to be able to move on in her life. Gosh it happens okay?

Well that is what I think anyway so all the best to you Kat I hope you got to take your finger puppet with you.

Thanks,
Sherry

 

Man, what a vote of confidence in a product. "We produce this widget because the customer demands it. I relinquish any obligation to support the widget beyond a timeline I find palatable. I hope our widget sells well for the continued health of The Company. Our widget is the best widget, we based our widget on Popular Late 1990s RPG games"

 

Honestly there is no big problem with a producer leaving. At this point the producer's job is mostly done and they are mostly just a glorified extra pair of hands for Q/A, there's no serious work to be done.

The hard yards of coordination the technology and tool building process was done, the gameplay pipeline is set up, the DLC will practically make itself.

Sherry leaking inside info :thinking:

I wonder who there is in London, London seems like a harder place to get a gamedev job, as opposed to say moving to Montreal.

 

tfw sherry is infinitron's alt.

 

plz no that'd be the most boring and anticlimatic solution to Obsidian scooby doo mysteries.

 

You too? I recently caught my self thinking exactly the same shit. The codex is such a scary place.

 

MCA’s butthurt has been an amazing thing to watch. I respect a man who can keep the flame of a grudge burning so fervently for this long.

Also, I’m pretty sure Kat was not THE Producer on Dumpsterfire Deadfire (a la BAdler on the first one). She was the producer for backer fulfillment or whatever and the coordinator for the artists.

 

Ha, funny hwo he claims Kingdom Come has 11 out of 10 accuracy in terms of armor design, I remember reading some posts by historian ripping it to shreds saying that all of the armor is bullshit and that Warhorse must have consulted some larpers with no idea how actual shit looked.