Chezzymann
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Hello Games - "No Man's Sky was a mistake." [Up3: Disgruntled Employee]
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Xaero Gravity
NEXT LEVEL lame™
I know this sounds cruel, but they already got a portion of my $90, so they're not getting a any of my sympathy.
Nope, just don't preorder games. Wait and see the reception.
Demoskinos
Member
Like I don't think a single person in here has suggested that they aren't culpable for the failings of the game but real talk the more you abuse someone and treat them like shit the less inclined they are going to feel to respond to your needs as a customer.
I've worked in service jobs for many years and believe me when customers start abusing you it makes you way less inclined to help them. Yes it sucks that some people paid $60 for this game and either had trouble running the game period on PC or it wasn't exactly what they were expecting but that doesn't give you the right to be a fucking shit lord to someone over that. We need to hold their feet to the fire to make them respond to the criticisms of the game not fucking throw them IN the goddamn fire.
I've worked in service jobs for many years and believe me when customers start abusing you it makes you way less inclined to help them. Yes it sucks that some people paid $60 for this game and either had trouble running the game period on PC or it wasn't exactly what they were expecting but that doesn't give you the right to be a fucking shit lord to someone over that. We need to hold their feet to the fire to make them respond to the criticisms of the game not fucking throw them IN the goddamn fire.
LunaticHigh
Member
I personally have no idea what he lied about outside of multiplayer. The game is exactly what it was marketed as outside of that. It's not as "good" as it was hyped up to be, but no game is.
Daffy Duck
Member
Why exactly should they get a free pass for how NMS has been handled?
Whatever the case is with the tweets and emails, I hope everyone at Hello Games is doing alright.
This whole thing has demonstrated (as if the evidence hadn't been piling up already) what a childish and disgusting group of people the gaming community can be at times. It's always an eye for a bloody eye.
So the game wasn't good. You feel lied to. You feel betrayed. But it's just a game. The most you lost was $60, and if you can't replace that amount of money comfortably then you shouldn't be buying games on launch day.
A free pass? How the hell have they gotten a free pass? Hello Games' reputation is trashed, maybe irreparably. Sean Murray is on-par with Randy Pitchford in terms of "popular to hate", and will probably never recover from it. Nobody has gotten a "free pass" here.
This whole thing has demonstrated (as if the evidence hadn't been piling up already) what a childish and disgusting group of people the gaming community can be at times. It's always an eye for a bloody eye.
So the game wasn't good. You feel lied to. You feel betrayed. But it's just a game. The most you lost was $60, and if you can't replace that amount of money comfortably then you shouldn't be buying games on launch day.
A free pass? How the hell have they gotten a free pass? Hello Games' reputation is trashed, maybe irreparably. Sean Murray is on-par with Randy Pitchford in terms of "popular to hate", and will probably never recover from it. Nobody has gotten a "free pass" here.
SaganIsGOAT
Junior Member
That's pretty sad I feel bad for them 😰
Succinct Verbosity
Member
I mean, yes, the game was mediocre once you get past the initial buzz and the creators straight up lied, but we are in a period of hit after hit. Why anyone would get invested in this rather than play some awesome games I dunno.
Count of Monte Sawed-Off
un33dab@dpu$$y
Whoa, I feel pretty bad for them. The game never really looked that appealing to me, and it seems that the end result was what I always expected it to be. It just got way overhyped, and selling it for $60 didnt help. But damn, the response from people has been brutal. Hope they get passed it all.
FleetingFlowAir
Member
It's pretty fucking embarrassing that Hello Games was being dead silent after people that their game is an overall disappointment. Things have finally come out of the woodworks but in the weirdest way possible right now.
At least Ubisoft did something when AC Unity was marred with horrible glitches that made people point and laugh at them.
Karspankey
Banned
They shouldn't be here at all.
Pureauthor
Member
Sean Murray lied. He lied with the intent of getting people's money on the basis of the lies.
That is fraud on the most basic level. It doesn't matter if it's a video game, or a car, or healing crystals or a pet rock. Lying about something in other to get other people's money is fraud.
Sidewinder
Member
Damn, that's sad ;( I enjoyed NMS for what it is.
Guardian Monkey
Member
LOL well at least the dude is alive and has a sense of humor about it.
Savantcore
Unconfirmed Member
hahaha this is going to piss off so many people
Can we name and shame these people?
Everyone is screaming stop the abuse but without actually providing any evidence of it.
The_Darkest_Red
Member
What on earth?
I'm going to guess someone hacked his email...
Cabbagehead
Member
Joseph Merrick
Member
woah woah. what's with so many people in here calling hello games hacks?
Principate
Saint Titanfall
They should issue a public PR statement in as many places as possible. This isn't first time this has happened and it won't be the last. Essentially putting your head in the sand should never be the response to something unless you fully accepted the fall out and have cut your losses and jumped ship. it doesn't sound like Hello games have done either.
Jacksinthe
Banned
No name change. There are 2 accounts, Sean's and Hello Games. Read the @ in both.
https://twitter.com/NoMansSky/status/792011018734010370
New tweet, and a name change back to Sean Murray. I still don't trust it for some reason lol.
Glass Shark
Banned
This is an emotional roller coaster.
After months of silence coming back with a joke doesn't really seem like the best way to handle criticism of your game.
chillybright
Banned
I just see people calling sociopath and abusers left and right without quoting any.
How much empathy do you have for your mechanic that tried to fix your car for the agreed upon price, but it still rattled? How much empathy do you have for Activision if their CoD campaign isn't that well received because they were on a deadline? Are you saying that as long as you try, no one should question your claims or promises?
The Jackdog
Member
youre right, companies should be allowed to completely misrepresent their game before release day and everyone should sit and wait for impressions. surely thats the best solution, to never hold devs and pubs accountable for the things they market and say. Surely this will be great for the industry.
Dreams-Visions
Member
He knows what matters really require immediate addressing.
See. Everyone is fine. Drama over.
Dear Junior,
I haven't harassed or wished ill upon sean murray at any point.
I have only been pointing out that the continious backlash towards the issue is not in fact caused by people's wish for blood - as the poster i quoted - stated but rather that the backlash continous on because people still to this day haven't even gotten the slightest bit of acknowledgment towards the many issues by the developer who was usually so quick to respond on social media.
I personally haven't even bought the game, so please stop projecting.
And please actually utilize your brain when reading.
Love,
Hektor
It's Russia again, trying to swing the election!
Only took the guy a hack to get out of his hiding place huh
runnin_blue
Banned
Server hacked? No makes sensey.
Cabbagehead
Member
Maybe it was hacked all this time, since last month.
....
Oh my god imagine.
Is this an ARG?
No Man's Sky is Frog Fractions 2 confirmed?