Star Citizen – General Discussions
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Yeah, a bunch of people have left and are leaving. The problem with reporting that sort of thing before those people say anything or update social media (e.g. LinkedIn), is that it has the potential to unmask them. That’s why I tend to only reveal that information once I am notified of LinkedIn or other social media updates.
They are having difficulty hiring quality people because there really is very little job security in a sinking ship. And these positions are for high profile people who DO have options and don’t have to jump on a sinking ship.
I agree with CIG clutching at straws. The only rumors I know of regarding USA jobs is that Sandi may be trying to bring back CS over to the USA, in order to keep proper tabs on everything that occurs. Which I find odd and a waste of cash (unless UK is that much lower in pay), because CS was all based in the Santa Monica office originally.
Adapting (anything) to criticism is not new. When the Escapist article alleged of Sandi’s racial discrimination hiring practices, shortly afterwards a black woman was featured prominently in a show, and an older developer (for age’s sake). CIG’s response to criticism is too obvious. You probably scared CIG too.
I wish I could find info regarding the server architecture changes, but ever since Star Marine has been quietly canceled, errrr delayed till launch, there has been a lack of weekly updates that contain dev comments on what has been done and what needs fixing. All that’s left now is the monthly studio updates, like this one for Dec 2015, and it lacks sufficient technical comments under Live Ops, IT, support, QA.
Honestly, I never considered these Monthly Reports, 10 For the Chairmen, Around the Verse, or any of these shows to be proof of CIG’s transparency of development, even before the media mess. They are carefully written and vetted to produce an image of progress, with a few technical summaries to make technical customers feel confident. True transparency is forensic accounting, disclosure of salaries, disclosure of motion capture studio and celebrity rates, knowing the actual number of backers and ships sold. Oh, and disclosure that Sandi is the wife of the CEO. They kept it a secret since the kickstarter here, and only publicly announced it in Chris’ reply to the Escapist here, 3 years later.
This is no longer incompetence. I strongly suspect CIG are more than capable of intentionally making calculated mistakes, to earn the sympathy and understanding of the overly invested. Especially when sales are involved, such as the extremely exclusive Origin Racing suit being sold outside of its original package. Ben is quite adept at playing on backers here and here. Of course, Chris, Ortwin and Sandi are bumbling amateurs and wrecking their own project in plain sight once the pressure accumulates. They are incredibly scared of Derek Smart, and the proof is evident in the replies to the Escapist.
You know, i’v been following the SC thread over at SA closely and a goon posted this guy’s Artstation, he works or worked at illfonic for Star Marine.
I’m noticing 3 things
1) Anyone who’s telling me they weren’t up for the task are liars. This is some impressive work.
2) Look at the props the guy made, all the descriptions tell the same ” <span style=”color: #bbbbbb; font-family: ‘Open Sans’, ‘Helvetica Neue’, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.21px; line-height: 25.2px; background-color: #222222;”>No concept was provided so I worked closely with the art lead” </span>
This tell’s me there has been no real lead since the very beginning, well seems normal when the chairman changes his vision every mil.
3) The fact he put those images on his station tell’s me they are still assets from illfonic and NOT CLOUD or else he would probably fall under NDA.
Fun times!
Also : Derek you could really use one of them easy forum plugins… Its very hard to work this message board.
In the new blog, I was hoping you’d reveal Erillion. I think I know who he is, thanks to his constant feud with Manzes, but not enough very concrete proof. I am also curious why Wulf hasn’t said much hate speech about you. I miss his narcissistic unification speeches.
Dolvak is still a terrible human being. After seeing him speak on the INN show, now I see why he issued all those threats. He is visibly unstable.
The big Star Marine thread on the official forums is now closed by Lando. The censorship continues. Slightly funny that only Star Marine wakes people up. Not coop, not private servers. Guess mouse flight is not on anyone’s mind.
I wonder what happened to the Saitek HOTAS.
Well, crowdfunding is screwed. Star Citizen continues going with the help of idiotic consumers. Ant Simulator gives an idea of how “consultants” can embezzle fast and hard.
The question now is how SQ42 will be split from SC. Will it be actual separate game packages or will it be based on your pledge date and title? The key thought process being, can original and veteran backers continue buying packages that include both games? Or will older backers only be able to buy new packages with separate games, if and when they melt their older items? Basically, CIG is creating an even bigger mess, and backers are too stupid to question how their future purchases are affected by the split.
Heck, the split may not even matter because there is no game. It only affects new victims. Maybe no one should care if their money goes poof. I don’t know what info Derek or the goon leak are sitting on, but if it is as nasty as they hinted, I hope those results show up soon.
I am truly sad with how idiotic folks can be. Even with so much information and warning signs, there is just no limit to utter stupidity.
FUN FACT:
Forum rules state if you have questions regarding a ban don’t put in a ticket, PM one of the guys who posts in yellow. But banned accounts can’t send PM’s……Been waiting over a week for a response to my ticket. Pretty sure this is them telling me to go fuck myself.The former SC investor, also a goon, dropped a massive bomb…
Speaking of thought crimes…
You all know the two narratives, either Derek Smart is trying to ruin Star Citizen, or CIG et al is ruining Star Citizen themselves.
So a long while ago I received an anonymous, unsolicited tip about an interesting spat within the Star Citizen drama. A third narrative appeared: An ex-producer was setting each side against each other in vindictive spite. This producer was setting up current CIG employees to be fired for espionage, waging a personal war against Chris Roberts. These pawns would be fired and would blame Sandi for their termination. Not only that, he was targeting me and high-level backers. “There are evil people at work here, but it is neither Chris nor Derek.”.
I thought this was interesting, a third narrative out of nowhere. What ex-employee, specifically a producer, would hate CR and SC so much as to see it burn to the ground? I have my theories about who it could have been, but the messenger didn’t interest me, just the message.
As I’ve stated before, CIG hired an internet detective in October. Perhaps I understated this. They hired an actual security consultant with FBI credentials to perform a full investigation of the Santa Monica office, CIG email/Skype database, and the personal phones/computers of any suspected employee (everyone not an executive). As far as I’m aware, this consultant is still on the books, paid with backer money (but most likely having switched to private funds after the first 2 months, wrote off as “Security Consultant”).
The rumor, as I personally have not had it confirmed by more than one source (nor inquired beyond that source), is Dan Tracy was approached by this investigator to turn over his computer, phone, and emails under threat of firing and deportation. Dan immediately quit on the spot and walked. It is also rumored that this whole investigation resulted in the firing of James Pugh for obstructing the investigation.
But still, the major ex-producers had already left, and the investigator was still operating. Obviously they didn’t get who they wanted. Who was going to be pinned to the wall as THE Judas?
A few conversations with sources NOT within CIG pointed to one candidate. They wouldn’t dare go after Wingman, CR’s personal and professional relationship with him would override any decree from other CIG executives, and Wingman was long gone and busy with his own game by the time the “witch hunt” started. Alex Mayberry was a possibility, but he folded back into ActiBlizzard very quickly after his departure and wouldn’t have time or desire to see CIG burn (and attempting to assault the fortress ActiBlizzard at such a high level would infer stupidity). Any lower-level ex-producers/managers wouldn’t have had such the ire and effort leveled at them, and this would have ended quietly and badly for the fall guy.
No, the one they wanted to pin to the wall was someone who would have had deep burning resentment for the CIG executives for treatment not just personal, but also treatment upon someone else.
I have it under authority that many attempts of scare tactics and privacy invasion were used to coerce a confession. I am happy to report that all those attempts were rebutted with the legal equivalent of “Go gently caress yourself”, and said person is on the legal high ground.
Why would they pin someone to the wall for the leaks? Someone really hated this ex-producer. It wasn’t CR or Ortwin (though they are not without blame for pursuing this action), nor Erin or Elms. There should be an obvious answer here.
So if my source is reading this, thank you for the tip. I am behind Derek and other ex/current employees as far as knowledge of the full story, but your tip was a necessary step into understanding the private security consultant situation.
Oh snap. I cannot remember where Derek dropped major hints of Dan Tracy’s situation, but this is crazy.
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