Evil Benius
Member
Sucks to see this happen to Boomerjinks since he was my inspiration to begin the journey of building my own Jurassic Park jeep. Hopefully Tell Tale makes this right, they already are taking way too long to make that happen.
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TellTale Damages the Jeep of Something Awful's Boomerjinks
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Lazy Jones
Member
I learned from this thread that there is a new Jurassic Park game.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaK_FgrIlYYHtown said:
Baron_Calamity
Member
Kinyou said:
I wish they would show something from Fables or Kings Quest. What is the point of announcing a bunch of games and keeping them under wraps for years? They have to finish with Jurassic Park, The Walking Dead, Fables, and Kings Quest before we see another Monkey Island, Sam and Max, or anything else for that matter.
POWERSPHERE
Banned
Telltale are cunts, let's do this. Like that spoilt brat who borrows your bike and gives it back all jacked and just shrugs their shoulders.
Boomerjinks has sent me higher resolution pictures of the original two he took of his jeep before he had it transported!
http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u134/Boomerjinks/Jurassic Park Jeep/JPJeepLeft.jpg
http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u134/Boomerjinks/Jurassic Park Jeep/jpjeepright.jpg
(I also put these at the bottom of the OP)
http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u134/Boomerjinks/Jurassic Park Jeep/JPJeepLeft.jpg
http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u134/Boomerjinks/Jurassic Park Jeep/jpjeepright.jpg
(I also put these at the bottom of the OP)
Baron_Calamity
Member
WARP10CK said:I posted this story on the telltale forums lets see how they respond
They respond by deleting it. boooo!
Evil Benius
Member
DonMigs85 said:
I have seen a lot of people who do not own a vehicle completely dismiss the complaints of those who do. To the point of "Why do you care if someone keys your car?" etc. It would not shock me if the person in charge of this saw zero issues with what shape the car was in.
MikeE21286
Member
Stories like these are all too common.
I just don't lend shit to people unless I dont' care about it. That's my policy for the most part. Sucks that he is going to get screwed probably.
I just don't lend shit to people unless I dont' care about it. That's my policy for the most part. Sucks that he is going to get screwed probably.
Fallout-NL
Member
Fucking scum.
But yeah. You don't hand over your vehicle to someone who doesn't respect your car as much as you do. And when it comes cars, most people just don't give a shit. That doesn't make it any less inexcusable though. To whoever's stonewalling this over at Telltale: fuck you.
But yeah. You don't hand over your vehicle to someone who doesn't respect your car as much as you do. And when it comes cars, most people just don't give a shit. That doesn't make it any less inexcusable though. To whoever's stonewalling this over at Telltale: fuck you.
Baron_Calamity
Member
wrowa said:
I was wondering about that myself. It's clear that Telltale wants to be a bigger company and to do that, they need to expand beyond the traditional point and click adventure game. I'm not sure Heavy Rain was the best choice in terms of play style to emulate.
WarMacheen
Member
Da fuck, declare war! Get all T-Rex on that ass
Those bastards deleted my post on facebook.
or, you know, take them to court
Those bastards deleted my post on facebook.
Over on SA, Boomerjinks posted his original email to Telltale:
http://forums.somethingawful.com/sh...&threadid=3314547&pagenumber=30#post397600850
Hey gang,
The atmosphere of PAX was nothing if not astoundingly frenzied, but I think the dust has settled enough for us to address some key issues. Providing use of my Jeep to TellTale resulted in some major problems that were apparent even before the convention actually started, but I didn't want to be "That Guy" who flips out and starts making demands for reparations or threatens to pull the Jeep out of the hall due to the fact that certain requirements to our agreement were not met immediately. In order for you to take care of promoting your product, you needed all of your attention on PAX. I recognized this and graciously let you guys do your thing, thinking that you would reach out to me to put these issues to rest as soon as the event was over.
Suffice to say it has been five days and I have received no contact from anyone at TellTale. No one even contacted me to inform me that the Jeep had been picked up by the transport, I actually had to find this out when someone linked me to a picture on Reddit of my Jeep being towed backwards down the street, the tires grinding into the fender flares.
So far this entire experience has been incredibly unfair. In our email correspondence I outlined - in detail - what was needed for Telltale's use of my Jeep to happen. My specific wording to TellTale was:
"We need to arrange for insured, covered/enclosed, door-to-door, guaranteed-arrival for the Jeep. - What I ask of you is airfare for myself on the afternoon of Thursday, August 25th, and airfare for my wife on the evening of Friday, August 26th, with return as late as possible on the evening of Sunday, August 28th (8pm+). - I also need a few Expo badges (Saturday only is fine, unless you have exhibitor passes or something similar), a hotel room (which I believe Alan has already booked), and per diem."
Enclosed transport was not arranged, though I was assured to the contrary, and this resulted in extensive damage to the paint on both sides of the Jeep, damage to the driver's seat, damage to the soft top hardware, and damage to the windshield on the return trip. I actually put nearly $1000 into the Jeep immediately prior to PAX, refurbishing the interior, repainting the wheels, completely restoring the trim, new tires, and replacing the several of the graphics, all so that your booth would have a Jeep that looked sharp, spectacular, and reflected the passion and professionalism with which you'd be presenting your game to the world. All without the slightest thought of compensation for those preparation costs; I wanted you to have the best, not just some rattle-canned POS in your booth.
As I understand it, the Jeep was fully insured both directions. TellTale paid for the "VIP" service level, I have no idea what we got. The Jeep was picked up a day late, it was dropped off in Denver in the middle of the night, with damage all around and inside. "VIP" supposedly includes cleaning and waxing, but we know that the Jeep arrived in Seattle absolutely covered in road grime and hydraulic grease, and the same happened when it got back to Denver on Tuesday.
I'd like to hear your thoughts on how TellTale can make this right. TellTale didn't meet the agreement with per diem, but all the damage to the Jeep was done purely on the side of Evergreen and Advance Car Carrier Corporation. I'm open to ideas, but so far I'm very jilted from the fact that helping TellTale out resulted in little more than my most valued possession getting shredded.
Please get back to me at your earliest convenience. I'd like to have a few options before everyone disperses for the holiday weekend.
Best regards,
Kevin
http://forums.somethingawful.com/sh...&threadid=3314547&pagenumber=30#post397600850
Hey gang,
The atmosphere of PAX was nothing if not astoundingly frenzied, but I think the dust has settled enough for us to address some key issues. Providing use of my Jeep to TellTale resulted in some major problems that were apparent even before the convention actually started, but I didn't want to be "That Guy" who flips out and starts making demands for reparations or threatens to pull the Jeep out of the hall due to the fact that certain requirements to our agreement were not met immediately. In order for you to take care of promoting your product, you needed all of your attention on PAX. I recognized this and graciously let you guys do your thing, thinking that you would reach out to me to put these issues to rest as soon as the event was over.
Suffice to say it has been five days and I have received no contact from anyone at TellTale. No one even contacted me to inform me that the Jeep had been picked up by the transport, I actually had to find this out when someone linked me to a picture on Reddit of my Jeep being towed backwards down the street, the tires grinding into the fender flares.
So far this entire experience has been incredibly unfair. In our email correspondence I outlined - in detail - what was needed for Telltale's use of my Jeep to happen. My specific wording to TellTale was:
"We need to arrange for insured, covered/enclosed, door-to-door, guaranteed-arrival for the Jeep. - What I ask of you is airfare for myself on the afternoon of Thursday, August 25th, and airfare for my wife on the evening of Friday, August 26th, with return as late as possible on the evening of Sunday, August 28th (8pm+). - I also need a few Expo badges (Saturday only is fine, unless you have exhibitor passes or something similar), a hotel room (which I believe Alan has already booked), and per diem."
Enclosed transport was not arranged, though I was assured to the contrary, and this resulted in extensive damage to the paint on both sides of the Jeep, damage to the driver's seat, damage to the soft top hardware, and damage to the windshield on the return trip. I actually put nearly $1000 into the Jeep immediately prior to PAX, refurbishing the interior, repainting the wheels, completely restoring the trim, new tires, and replacing the several of the graphics, all so that your booth would have a Jeep that looked sharp, spectacular, and reflected the passion and professionalism with which you'd be presenting your game to the world. All without the slightest thought of compensation for those preparation costs; I wanted you to have the best, not just some rattle-canned POS in your booth.
As I understand it, the Jeep was fully insured both directions. TellTale paid for the "VIP" service level, I have no idea what we got. The Jeep was picked up a day late, it was dropped off in Denver in the middle of the night, with damage all around and inside. "VIP" supposedly includes cleaning and waxing, but we know that the Jeep arrived in Seattle absolutely covered in road grime and hydraulic grease, and the same happened when it got back to Denver on Tuesday.
I'd like to hear your thoughts on how TellTale can make this right. TellTale didn't meet the agreement with per diem, but all the damage to the Jeep was done purely on the side of Evergreen and Advance Car Carrier Corporation. I'm open to ideas, but so far I'm very jilted from the fact that helping TellTale out resulted in little more than my most valued possession getting shredded.
Please get back to me at your earliest convenience. I'd like to have a few options before everyone disperses for the holiday weekend.
Best regards,
Kevin
echoshifting
Banned
TellTale: Your lawyers are making you look really, really bad.
Very disappointing. How anyone could honestly believe they could suppress a story like this in this day and age is beyond me, especially in such a high-tech industry. People should really think twice before deciding that whatever their law team is telling them to do is absolutely their best course of action. I'm sure that's what's happening here.
Of course, lawblob could pop up in here and tell me I'm wrong and they're doing the right thing, but I kinda doubt it.
Very disappointing. How anyone could honestly believe they could suppress a story like this in this day and age is beyond me, especially in such a high-tech industry. People should really think twice before deciding that whatever their law team is telling them to do is absolutely their best course of action. I'm sure that's what's happening here.
Of course, lawblob could pop up in here and tell me I'm wrong and they're doing the right thing, but I kinda doubt it.
I think I found the picture he's referencing, you can see some of the damage already. http://i.imgur.com/vtoNe.jpg It's hard to believe they didn't even have a flatbed trailer, even my shitty cars get better treatment getting towed for repairs.
http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/jz4uu/objects_in_mirror_are_closer_than_they_appearon/
davepoobond
you can't put a price on sparks
why are they being a bunch of big dicks about this? maybe the guy was too trusting, but its not like we don't know who is essentially at fault here -- TellTale.
They're the ones who picked the carrier company
They're the ones who treated his car like shit
They're the ones who let some dude who doesn't even own a car or know anything about cars be in charge of a car
They're the ones who are being unprofessional NOW and ignoring him.
This is all pretty offensive, and shows they don't give a shit about their friends or people who do things for them.
They're the ones who picked the carrier company
They're the ones who treated his car like shit
They're the ones who let some dude who doesn't even own a car or know anything about cars be in charge of a car
They're the ones who are being unprofessional NOW and ignoring him.
This is all pretty offensive, and shows they don't give a shit about their friends or people who do things for them.
echoshifting
Banned
I wonder if Tycho would post this...? It happened at PAX after all.
EXIF info on the higher resolution pictures, for the conspiracy theorists:
(Picture 1)
Camera: Canon PowerShot G11
Lens: 6.1 mm
(Max aperture f/2.8)
Exposure: Auto exposure, 1/60 sec, f/2.8, ISO 200
Flash: On, Red-eye reduction
Date: August 18, 2011 7:07:01AM (timezone not specified)
(Picture 2)
Camera: Canon PowerShot G11
Lens: 6.1 mm
(Max aperture f/2.8)
Exposure: Auto exposure, 1/79 sec, f/2.8, ISO 400
Flash: Off, Did not fire
Date: August 18, 2011 7:07:24AM (timezone not specified)
Obviously, TellTale should reimburse this guy for repairs. He did them a favor by giving them the use of a terrific physical prop for the promotion of their game. The prop was mistreated while in their care.
(Picture 1)
Camera: Canon PowerShot G11
Lens: 6.1 mm
(Max aperture f/2.8)
Exposure: Auto exposure, 1/60 sec, f/2.8, ISO 200
Flash: On, Red-eye reduction
Date: August 18, 2011 7:07:01AM (timezone not specified)
(Picture 2)
Camera: Canon PowerShot G11
Lens: 6.1 mm
(Max aperture f/2.8)
Exposure: Auto exposure, 1/79 sec, f/2.8, ISO 400
Flash: Off, Did not fire
Date: August 18, 2011 7:07:24AM (timezone not specified)
Obviously, TellTale should reimburse this guy for repairs. He did them a favor by giving them the use of a terrific physical prop for the promotion of their game. The prop was mistreated while in their care.
Pureauthor
Member
Dick move by TellTale. Hope the words gets out.
I wonder why they paid so much to the guy with the DeLorean last year, and are now cheaping out. I hope they haven't overtstrain themselves with the aquisition of so many licenses recently.
This, however, isn't nice at all. And as long as they haven't paid for his repairs at least, I won't support them anymore.
The probability that I will actually not buy a game by them I would've otherwise end up buying is rather small, though. Since JP doesn't look interesting in the slightest, and their other games are still rather far off, I'm convinced that the matter will be solved when the next interesting release is due.
Let me put it that way: I won't buy another game by Telltale until this matter is settled. Under normal circumstances I dislike boycotts, actually I think they are silly most of the time, but in the case of Telltale one of the reasons I keep buying many of their games is sympathy. I always thought of them as a sympathic company; as some nice guys.JaseC said:
This, however, isn't nice at all. And as long as they haven't paid for his repairs at least, I won't support them anymore.
The probability that I will actually not buy a game by them I would've otherwise end up buying is rather small, though. Since JP doesn't look interesting in the slightest, and their other games are still rather far off, I'm convinced that the matter will be solved when the next interesting release is due.
we.are.the.armada
Member
If the price is right, he could get an attorney to contact all involved parties to the plaintiff's cause and request similar third party/pro se situations where damages where sought.
Damn, sounds like a mess.
Damn, sounds like a mess.
SapientWolf
Trucker Sexologist
I think Advance Car Carrier Corp should have to pay for the damages. They shouldn't slide if there is documented proof that it was their fault.
echoshifting
Banned
SapientWolf said:
The person at Telltale who signed for it fucked up any chance of that ever happening.
echoshifting
Banned
Aselith said:
I'm starting to wonder if the higher-ups at TellTale even really know what is going on yet, they can't be this stupid. This is a company that relies on the good will of the "core" audience to survive and it is eroding by the hour.
SpacedCadette
Member
This is really disheartening and makes me lose any interest in supporting TellTale in the future. That jeep was definitely the highlight at their booth and I didn't realize it belonged to the same guy.
Just act like decent people and fucking own up to it.
Just act like decent people and fucking own up to it.
Pai Pai Master
Banned
Yaceka said:
Yeah and their involvement in this situation is pretty bad, too.