AnotherDayAnotherDollar
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Stardock CEO: We Probably Wont Be Supporting Switch
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friskykillface
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People hate Brad Wardell because the internet tells them they should, but anyone who has ever heard or read non-GG interviews with Brad is likely to know he's smart, insightful, and seems to want the industry to be a fair and harassment free environment for everyone. People love a witch hunt though, especially within "gaming culture".
I think with a touch screen the barrier of navigation might come down for 4x games. Of course the UI would have to be tailored for console, but I think an intuitive solution could be found. I can imagine a Paradox game being fine on Switch, for example.
As far as Stardock, I have GC3 but have yet to play it. So I'm not totally sure.
OfficerRaichu15
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Or Lego City, Bibdibg of Isaac, soon to be Puyo Puyo Tetris...and Bomberman....
3rd parties can succeed they just need to be well made ports or come at the right time.
finalflame
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Of the interactions of his I've seen on private social media, he seems like nothing more than a presumptuous man-child. And this was before I even knew about his GG bullshit.
I can't attest to that; I don't really pay attention to his private social media. I've only experienced magazine interviews and podcasts. Oh well.
Wrestlemania
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Brad Wardell: "We won't be supporting Switch, women or minorities"
LordOcidax
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Who???
Maybe you should do some digging of his public social media then, before adamantly claiming that he's the victim of a witch hunt.
I'm really not that invested to be honest.
Lactose_Intolerant
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I know him from the Quarter to Three forums, dude is an asshat.
StrategyFan
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nobody even plays 4X games on phones, and that's an audience of 2 billion
if i made one for the switch, i'd be lucky to sell 15 copies
Shadow Broker
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I'm not going to lie, I haven't read the whole thread.
What's this about or is it a joke post?
kitchenmotors
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Trying to get their name out there by commenting on something that had recent success. Typical PR bullshit.
He answered a question that was asked during an interview. Is that wrong?
Stanned hard for a gamergate figure, then claimed not to care when confronted. I've seen this show before.
Wardell is a known gamergate supporter and all around jackass.
excelsiorlef
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Don't make the argument that it's just all a witch hunt and shit then.
Wardell was one of the most upfront vocal Gamergate devs
Leyasu
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The worst fucking site in existence. Either shit two paragraph blogs wrote just for n4g. Or stupid fucking dev questionnaires, again wrote for n4g, ands it legion of fanboys.
This gen is was all about questioning devs on the pros and cons of esram. I imagine that they are now rubbing their hands at the prospect of years of Scorpio vs pro dev questions.
How is this parasite site not banned on here?
CentralScrutinizer
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This wins.
Right man, you got me. I'm a secret racist sexist bigot nazi. The internet will praise you for the heroic unmasking of yet another message board deplorable which you've accomplished today. Kudos.
All I'm saying is, my exposure to Wardell is limited to his professional output and interviews in older magazines and podcasts like GFW. To me he seemed intelligent and I thought his perspective on the gaming industry was pretty level-headed. I don't read his facebook or his twitter or his quarter-to-three posts, so I can't comment on that.
If someone knows him way more intimately than I do and disagrees with my take, that's totally fine, but I can't comment on it, because I simply don't know the details they are referring to. Is it better for me to take a hard stance either way? I'm not going to go back and read his social media history, so I'd rather just say I can't attest to it. Simple as that.
LordOcidax
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When​ somebody is over reacting to some over reaction that doesn't exist.
Yes, how dare people judge someone based on their loud, vocal (and incredibly suspect) statements on issues they care about. The nerve. Instead of judging people's words and actions, we should measure vague feelings about how they might be as people, and definitely avoid looking at any reported details of the case at hand because facts might color those assumptions.
Because I mean I had the same opinion of him before I saw the other stuff that's been reported in this thread, which led to me feeling like I'd contributed my money to the wrong place. Plus never forget Elemental.
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Deleted member 752119
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That it's cheap enough that it's worth it just for just Nintendo games even if third party support doesn't come. I agree personally and bought it knowing I'll just play Nintendo games and indies mostly. I have a PC and PS4 Pro for third party stuff.
If there's a whole side to Wardell that I missed, then I'm fine with admitting my previous statement of a witch hunt might be wrong. But it would be nice to know why I'm wrong instead of people just telling me I'm wrong. All I know is that he was accused and cleared of a harassment charge and that he was targeted by what seemed to me like a smear campaign. Again, I don't have him on social media and I've never met him, so there's only so much I can comment on. All I know is that I see it a lot in gaming culture, where people tend to get dog-piled on. From my perspective that seemed to be what was going on.
FrontalMonk
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Nah, in Wardell's case it's pretty warranted. I don't know anything about his private social media and his behavior around GG was pretty disgusting. It's not really a witch hunt if they're holding a sign that says "look at me, I'm a witch".
forgeforsaken
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And that's why he once tried to direct GG to go after a forum he didn't like. I post there as well as here, and they had to go full lockdown for a couple of weeks turning off anon read access and new registrations. So his hate is earned IMO.
It means if it was $1000 Nintendo would have a problem without any 3rd parties. He's saying it's a relatively accessible price point where it's cool if there's only 3-5 big games a year, which is true I think for Nintendo platforms. Especially if it comes down to $199. They are a PC dev and PC is only 3rd party.
Demigod. Once of the coolest moba to ever exist.
CEO of Stardock and writer of a novel (Elemental: Destiny's Embers) based on one of his games. Fellow GAFfer Matthew Gallant described the novel like so:
LordOcidax
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A devs that never supports consoles.
Ah, sad to hear that. I really only read GAF as far as video games boards so I guess I missed that drama.
NoblesseOblige
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Then how come you were pretending to know more about him than those who take issue with him?
In the broader scheme of things should we care if Stardock are not on Switch? I've honestly never even heard of them before. I'm guessing they have never made a hit console game before.
The Switch is getting major support from indies like Mojang and Yatch Club Games etc. That's a good thing.
The Switch is getting major support from indies like Mojang and Yatch Club Games etc. That's a good thing.
My response was to a post that seemed to fairly sincerely admit they don't know much about Wardell other than he "seems to have sympathy to gamergate". So in that light, I did feel like I knew more about him than that specific poster. I don't really see how this is relevant though unless your goal is to out me as a shitty GAF poster, which I'll fully admit to being.
Geno Breaker
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Lol yeah I really get that feeling from this thread.
InfiniteCombo
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Get the hell out of here with that sound logic, by actually reading the OP, by having good reading comprehension, and by not having some drive by "LOL" or "OK" type of shit response.
Ain't nobody got time for you, bro.