"Chris Roberts thinks he's George Lucas. He thinks he's a genius," CS2 asserted. "He's a fraud, pure and simple. If he was just a salesman, or he worked in marketing, or he was answering to a producer, he would do well. But the emperor wears no clothes. Anybody who has worked with him will tell you the same thing. The difference is that lots of people have a dream, but only some can communicate it. I don't think he's sinister, or a bad person. He's Donald Trump. He thinks that if he wants to do something, he can. Because he's Chris Roberts."
"I'll put my 261, their passion and energy against the complaints of a few disgruntled ex-employees any day," Roberts said. "We have backers visit the offices all the time, they all come away with the same impression - that the entire team is dedicated to making the best game possible."
Murder She Wrote wrote on Oct 1, 2015, 17:49:Anonymous sources from DS LOL
Anonymous sources, video game press LOL.
Necrophob wrote on Oct 1, 2015, 17:42:
What is this, Ion Storm 2.0?
Necrophob wrote on Oct 1, 2015, 17:42:
What is this, Ion Storm 2.0?
Tales of first class travels, lavish lifestyles, and seven figure combined annual salaries were near-universally reported. Several sources pointed to one concrete example of potential fund mismanagement, however, and statements from both Cloud Imperium Games and their partner, Turbulent, appear to add some level of credibility to the claim.
Derek Smart is very adept at doing what he has been doing; spreading Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt. He always grabs one nugget of a fact and uses that to sell a whole lot of lies and disinformation. He tweets about Star Citizen EVERY DAY. Not once but multiple times. If you read his Twitter stream it comes across as the crusade of a crazy man. He continually blogs about us. He constantly agitates…encouraging people to ask for refunds, report us to the FTC, the FBI and/or their local attorney general. He calls me a liar, a fraud, incompetent and many other names. He has slandered my family members and business partners. He has publically doxed me, sharing the address of my home in LA, pictures of my wife and five year old daughter.
harlock wrote on Oct 1, 2015, 18:13:Annnd BOOM. Think that just put the period on thisNecrophob wrote on Oct 1, 2015, 17:42:
What is this, Ion Storm 2.0?
not at all... they actually released some fucking games
jdreyer wrote on Oct 1, 2015, 18:16:Tales of first class travels, lavish lifestyles, and seven figure combined annual salaries were near-universally reported. Several sources pointed to one concrete example of potential fund mismanagement, however, and statements from both Cloud Imperium Games and their partner, Turbulent, appear to add some level of credibility to the claim.
You would think that if CR has plenty of money acquired from selling Digital Anvil and being a movie producer, that he would take a minimum salary to work on his dream project, and pay himself royalties after the game had shipped.
theyarecomingforyou wrote on Oct 1, 2015, 18:16:
When employees are let go it's only natural that some of them will hit out at the company. There's no way to verify any of the assertions made. Could they be accurate? Absolutely. Could they be exaggerated? More than likely. This isn't the first time an ex-employee has been critical of the company.
"Anybody even with minimal knowledge about game development can assess the significant progress by looking at the released modules and the detailed monthly reports from each development studio," Roberts said. "We have a massive team, working flat out to build something special for everybody. We feel like we've made huge strides and have completed a good portion of the underlying technology that will enable us to make Star Citizen the game that your sources say can't be made."
theyarecomingforyou wrote on Oct 1, 2015, 18:16:
When employees are let go it's only natural that some of them will hit out at the company. There's no way to verify any of the assertions made. Could they be accurate? Absolutely. Could they be exaggerated? More than likely. This isn't the first time an ex-employee has been critical of the company.
RedEye9 wrote on Oct 1, 2015, 18:25:jdreyer wrote on Oct 1, 2015, 18:16:Tales of first class travels, lavish lifestyles, and seven figure combined annual salaries were near-universally reported. Several sources pointed to one concrete example of potential fund mismanagement, however, and statements from both Cloud Imperium Games and their partner, Turbulent, appear to add some level of credibility to the claim.
You would think that if CR has plenty of money acquired from selling Digital Anvil and being a movie producer, that he would take a minimum salary to work on his dream project, and pay himself royalties after the game had shipped.
Riiiight
haha hahaha HAHAHAHAHAHA
Jonah Hill was paid $60,000 before taxes for “Wolf of Wall Street”. He wanted to work with Martin Scorsese that badly.
Tom Cruise took almost no salary for “Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol” but he made huge money off the back end
George Clooney only took $120,000 to write, direct, and star in “Good Night, and Good Luck” and he was paid $300,000 for “The Descendants”. Both of these movies scored multiple Oscar nominations.
jdreyer wrote on Oct 1, 2015, 18:31:RedEye9 wrote on Oct 1, 2015, 18:25:jdreyer wrote on Oct 1, 2015, 18:16:Tales of first class travels, lavish lifestyles, and seven figure combined annual salaries were near-universally reported. Several sources pointed to one concrete example of potential fund mismanagement, however, and statements from both Cloud Imperium Games and their partner, Turbulent, appear to add some level of credibility to the claim.
You would think that if CR has plenty of money acquired from selling Digital Anvil and being a movie producer, that he would take a minimum salary to work on his dream project, and pay himself royalties after the game had shipped.
Riiiight
haha hahaha HAHAHAHAHAHA
There's precedent for things like this:Jonah Hill was paid $60,000 before taxes for “Wolf of Wall Street”. He wanted to work with Martin Scorsese that badly.
Tom Cruise took almost no salary for “Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol” but he made huge money off the back end
George Clooney only took $120,000 to write, direct, and star in “Good Night, and Good Luck” and he was paid $300,000 for “The Descendants”. Both of these movies scored multiple Oscar nominations.