Obsidian General Discussion Thread

[The Great Deceiver]

I was joking, mang.

Wish I wasn't though.

 

[Stereotypical Villain]

The old, blind, master lives on in my heart.

 

[Xor]

BTW, we need a Tim Cain smiley. Damnit.

Edit: Someone else is free to do the obligatory bobbing headphones version.

 

[Duraframe300]

Maybe if that was the only photo.

Though, it does give hope that the next Kickstarter may be Tim Cain's baby.

Considering he wrote *Thinking about games to make* on facebook.

 

[Hormalakh]

shouldn't he be focusing on Pillars of Eternity right now? maybe he meant mini-games for P:E? I would be ecstatic if their next game was his baby, but I want him to finish working on P:E too.

 

[Infinitron]

maybe he meant mini-games for P:E?

I'm sure Tim Cain wouldn't start a new project if he didn't have time for it.

 

[tuluse]

Maybe, he's just *thinking* about future games. Fuck, is he not allowed to think about anything except PE until the project is concluded?

 

[Jarpie]

Steampunk + Indiana Jones + Heist + Astronomy/science in a game? =

Spoiler

 

[Roguey]

Maybe, he's just *thinking* about future games. Fuck, is he not allowed to think about anything except PE until the project is concluded?

Tim was working on PoE while programming for South Park.

 

[MicoSelva]

BTW, in case PoE turns out to be the best thing since sliced bread Planescape Torment, we need a proper title for Josh Sawyer. You know, like with MCA the M stands for Magnificent. Maybe we could could call Josh MJS (MAJESTIC), or something like that?

Also, I believe Tim Cain is long overdue his own title, for Fallout and Arcanum. I suggest MTC (Marvelous) or maybe FTC (Fabulous).

 

[J_C]

BTW, in case PoE turns out to be the best thing since sliced bread Planescape Torment, we need a proper title for Josh Sawyer. You know, like with MCA the M stands for Magnificent..

MCA actually stands for Mr Chris Avellone. :D

 

[MicoSelva]

MCA actually stands for Mr Chris Avellone. :D

Are you sure about that?

EDIT:
Doesn't matter anyway. It should read Magnificent.

 

[J_C]

MCA actually stands for Mr Chris Avellone. :D

Are you sure about that?

Quoting MCA himself from a reddit discussion:

It was chosen by RPG Codex, I believe because people didn't want to spell my last name. It stands for "Mr. Chris Avellone."

http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/s81zu/rpg_fireside_chat_with_brian_fargo_and_chris/

 

[Infinitron]

BTW, in case PoE turns out to be the best thing since sliced bread Planescape Torment, we need a proper title for Josh Sawyer. You know, like with MCA the M stands for Magnificent. Maybe we could could call Josh MJS (MAJESTIC), or something like that?

Also, I believe Tim Cain is long overdue his own title, for Fallout and Arcanum. I suggest MTC (Marvelous) or maybe FTC (Fabulous).

JES - Joshua Eric Sawyer. I guess you could try to interpret the E as something else, though it probably wouldn't work as well.

 

[Hormalakh]

It should be JESEJ for balance.

 

[MicoSelva]

It was chosen by RPG Codex, I believe because people didn't want to spell my last name. It stands for "Mr. Chris Avellone."

http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/s81zu/rpg_fireside_chat_with_brian_fargo_and_chris/

That MCA thinks that does not necessariyl mean it is true.

Ok, it seems it was Mr. originally, but when ventilator of Doom was posting news (which was when I joined The Codex), he kept refering to M as Magnificent, so it stuck with me (among others), and I will keep reading it this way.

http://www.rpgcodex.net/forums/index.php?threads/mca-on-fallout-new-vegas.48033/#post-1276976
http://www.rpgcodex.net/forums/inde...-goal-and-much-more.81506/page-5#post-2560952

 

[J_C]

M as Magnificent, so it stuck with me (among others), and I will keep reading it this way.

Kick yourself out. :D

 

[Crooked Bee]

Master Chris Avellone, aka MCA-sensei

 

[Chaotic_Heretic]

Oh Noes!! Sensei got killed by wolves...

 

[tuluse]

I'm pretty sure he got a nickname at black isle that was magical or magnificent because of his high output. MCA comes from that.

 

[Jaedar]

The meaning of M is too ephemeral to put to text. It is like the definition of RPG.

 

[Endemic]

I thought it was "Master of Ceremonies Avellone"?

 

[Duraframe300]

Already brought this up in the South Park thread, but Obsidian has promoted designer Brian Heins to Project Director status.

You might have vaguely heard about him before in relation to Seven Dwarves. He left Obsidian after cancellation and rejoined Obsidian to work on South Park in 2012.

 

[Duraframe300]

Games he worked on

Dragon Realms (Programmer/Designer)
Earth and Beyond (Senior Designer)
Ultima X: Odyssey (System/Tech Designer)
Bully / Canis Canem Edit (Senior Mission Designer)
Dwarves / New Jersey (Lead Level Designer/Also some system design IIRC Annie correctly)
Golden Axe (Lead Level Designer)
Stargate: Worlds (Senior Content/Mission Designer)
Unannounced Action game at Propaganda Games (Lead Level Designer)
Wildstar (Zone Lead)

 

[Diablo169]

Dragon Realms (Programmer/Designer) Text based MUD?
Earth and Beyond (Senior Designer) MMO
Ultima X: Odyssey (System/Tech Designer) MMO that was never released
Bully / Canis Canem Edit (Senior Mission Designer) Fair enough
Dwarves / New Jersey (Lead Level Designer/Also some system design IIRC Annie correctly) Canceled
Golden Axe (Lead Level Designer) "A tragic end to a familiar and popular franchise"
Stargate: Worlds (Senior Content/Mission Designer) MMO that was never released
Unannounced Action game at Propaganda Games (Lead Level Designer) Unannounced and never released more importantly.
Wildstar (Zone Lead) LOL

Compelling stuff, Mobygames says he worked on NWN2 and Alpha Protocal. Still meh.