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Hello Games - "No Man's Sky was a mistake." [Up3: Disgruntled Employee]
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StoicFnord
Neo Member
You are a horrible human being.
lmao
ViewtifulJC
Banned
I mean
Where's the lie???????
Where's the lie???????
Alex_Mexico
Member
Remember when Jim Sterling was being threatened and insulted by a bunch of people who hadn't played the game yet when he gave NMS a 5? Remember that?
Good times.
Good times.
FloatingDivider
Member
I am... But so is Sean Murray.
Interfectum
Gold Member
Yeah... no. There is being burned and then there is:
This is well beyond people simply being disappointed in a hyped up game.
GinoFelino
Member
friskykillface
Banned
"Hello! no mans sky was a mistake"
Jeez I'm dying lol
Jeez I'm dying lol
Collateral22
Member
wow you are sad
I don't think there is one, but I certainly don't want the offices pulled down, and the ground salted so nothing ever grows there again like some people too.
It's a $60 game FFS.
SomedayTheFire
Member
it's pretty fucking embarrassing to be on this website when a NMS thread happens.
You should seek professional help.
GlamFM
Banned
Yep. It´s time to let go. I remember when the community got this Microsoft dude fired and celebrated like it was a huge achievement, something to take pride in.
To me it was a low point for our community.
Yeah, I'm curious what the effect of this will be, because it does rather force their hand a bit.
letmetrythisname
Member
I actually forgot it even came out. I hope it's not a hack.
Could be a disgruntled employee who's mad about Sean too and had access to the account.
I hope it is lol.
I prefer...
Hell hath no fury like angry nerds on the internet. It's more inclusive!
Come on man
Alex_Mexico
Member
Because of over promising on a videogame? The worst things in life for everyone? You're a colossal asshole you know that, right?
Fuck off.
GinoFelino
Member
This tweet will look awesome as an advert for new bundle
what's the third game?
man defending Sean Murray is a not a hill I want to die on but cmon lol
wesleyshark
Banned
Hahahah
Agent Gibbs
Member
They've been radio silent for how long now? and then this? its likely a hack but it could equally as likely be a disgruntled employee who has access, venting at the situation - the offices seem too quiet, we already know people left shortly after launch, I don't think its out of the realms of possibility that redundancies/disbanding of the studio might be occurring and one pissed off employee had had enough
eitherway, I can't see the tweet right now, maybe in the future following a patch I might be able to see it
eitherway, I can't see the tweet right now, maybe in the future following a patch I might be able to see it
Cabbagehead
Member
Yep remember all those NMS threads and discussion and heated they got and how vicious lovers of the game were towards. People that had their clear or growing hang ups with the project. Good times. Remember that reddit post?yeah that was a thing.
Isn't that just Twitter API not updating?
On their website. New box quote?
somecrazymember
Banned
wtf
herbchamberz
Member
Ahh the video game community - the worst and the best people I know!
TheLostBigBoss
Banned
you can say that again
What does "pay" mean? Enormous amounts of refunds? Extreme disrespect of the studio? Total loss of credibility? Terrible publicity following release?
That's already happened. They paid. Wanting anything more is inappropriate, this a business - these people are not and should not be staking their own personal lives on this.
Yes they are allowed to lie as much as they want, what is the alternative? A government fact-checking coalition for video game releases? The studio has been absolutely slammed, they are for all intents and purposes buried now.
It's a shitty thing of them to be disingenuous with their product leading up to launch, but both Steam and PSN were active about giving refunds outside of the usual conditions. If people rushed to preorder a game from a largely unproven studio with suspiciously huge ambitions, they should recognize that this an inherently risky proposition.
Again I'm not justifying anything here I'm only saying that a) individuals could have prevented this, b) there was a refund window in the majority of cases, and c) that there is no reasonable way to "fact check" promises during development without engendering an antagonistic level of skepticism all around.
Goose_Se7en
Banned
I kinda feel bad for Sean Murray and his team over at Hello Games. Pre-ordered the LE on PS4, played the game for about 10-12 hours and decided this ain't for me, doesn't have what Murray spoke about. Whatever, I just put it down and haven't touched it since. I didn't feel the need to have a go at Murray, didn't feel the need to shit on Hello Games.
I'd say I had better stuff to do, but them I'm throwing shade at people who went for his jugular. Maybe I wasn't passionate about NMS as other folks were.
Two things I didn't like about this entire NMS shitshow. Shu throwing Sean under the bus, because Sony had as much fault as Murray did for NMS being the shitshow it was. And moreover, the fact that Murray and Hello Games went into hiding and haven't said a darn thing about this game is astounding.
I've read on other forums that perhaps Sean's personality is fragile and not built to take all of this heat towards him. Fuck that, man the fuck up, but your big boy pants on and address the folks who bought your game with their hard earned cash. Tell them wtf went wrong, why did you promise so much that didn't make it into the game.
Be fucking transparent with people who bought your game.
I'd say I had better stuff to do, but them I'm throwing shade at people who went for his jugular. Maybe I wasn't passionate about NMS as other folks were.
Two things I didn't like about this entire NMS shitshow. Shu throwing Sean under the bus, because Sony had as much fault as Murray did for NMS being the shitshow it was. And moreover, the fact that Murray and Hello Games went into hiding and haven't said a darn thing about this game is astounding.
I've read on other forums that perhaps Sean's personality is fragile and not built to take all of this heat towards him. Fuck that, man the fuck up, but your big boy pants on and address the folks who bought your game with their hard earned cash. Tell them wtf went wrong, why did you promise so much that didn't make it into the game.
Be fucking transparent with people who bought your game.
oh GOD now Im laughing! lol
Seriously. And it's sad that it happens even here.
Glass Shark
Banned
Either a hack or a disgruntled employee. The former is far more likely. Kind of a non-story.
Interfectum
Gold Member
The problem with this thread is people think it's a binary choice. You either are for harassing Hello Games / Sean Murray or you are defending him.
"I was disappointed by this $60 consumer product that this team spent three years of their life on, therefore I want these people to suffer miserably"
Jesus fucking Christ, get your priorites in order and move on.
acheron_xl
Member
Something about space games makes people lose their goddamn minds.
To people saying they "know for sure" or "Im 100% sure" its a hack, how do you know to be that certain?
I would also lean towards a hack, but who knows. Especially since they didnt delete the tweet, just locked their account. Because you can see that the tweet is still live via their homepage
I would also lean towards a hack, but who knows. Especially since they didnt delete the tweet, just locked their account. Because you can see that the tweet is still live via their homepage