RedEye9 wrote on Apr 17, 2018, 15:03:
Without snatch we would have no one to poach our eggs.


think about it


i'll show myself out

jdreyer wrote on Apr 17, 2018, 13:41:

Kxmode wrote on Apr 17, 2018, 13:26:
i'm doing this for the drama.

If Epic made the initial overture to acquire said employees, "poach" is absolutely the correct word. It's such common usage that if you google it, it comes up as the example

- take or acquire in an unfair or clandestine way.
"employers risk having their newly trained workers poached by other companies"

On the contrary, I've *never* heard "snatch" used in that context.

Kxmode wrote on Apr 17, 2018, 13:26:
William McCarroll, the former LawBreakers programmer was recently hired by Epic: "With all due respect, assuming that Epic is the one starting contact / poaching is a bit presumptuous. We all had our own reasons for making the choice to leave BKP for Epic, and to act like we are commodities being stolen is a bit hurtful. We are people first and foremost."

"Snatch" is a better word. It's triggers less drama than poach.

- take or acquire in an unfair or clandestine way.
"employers risk having their newly trained workers poached by other companies"

MattyC wrote on Apr 17, 2018, 10:13:

Kxmode wrote on Apr 17, 2018, 00:17:
CliffyB uses the word "poaching" like he knows what it even means. First, if his ex-employees accepts Epic's offer that's not poaching; it's called being smart. Second, poaching usually involve hunters entering owned lands and killing animals without permission.

I don't really care about anything going on here (though I was hoping for more info on what Boss Key is), but assuming you are not trolling, words have multiple meanings in English. 'to acquire in a clandestine way' is a perfectly valid definition of poach that doesn't involve people hunting Boss Key employs. I also poached some eggs over the weekend and I don't think any hunters were "entering" my "owned lands"...

jacobvandy wrote on Apr 17, 2018, 11:09:
Y'all realize it was Blue who chose that word and not Cliff, right? The actual tweet is quoted right there, "stop trying to hire away my team."

Sepharo wrote on Apr 17, 2018, 08:32:

Kxmode wrote on Apr 17, 2018, 00:28:

OpticNerve wrote on Apr 17, 2018, 00:20:
Also, is it really poaching when people are probably jumping ship?

Nope. He's trying to create a trigger word to get people's jimmies in a bunch. It's the wrong trigger word. "Poaching" is not the word he should be using. What he should be using is "snatch."

Regardless of whether it's the reality of the situation or not, he's using the word right. Stop being a weirdo.

Kxmode wrote on Apr 17, 2018, 00:17:
CliffyB uses the word "poaching" like he knows what it even means. First, if his ex-employees accepts Epic's offer that's not poaching; it's called being smart. Second, poaching usually involve hunters entering owned lands and killing animals without permission.

jacobvandy wrote on Apr 16, 2018, 21:09:
So the garage band tweets at the current chart-topper with an accusation of stolen melodies... Just an excuse to promote their new album to a fan base much larger than their own.

They must have really meant it when they described Radical Heights as a passion project, if they're "really happy" about these numbers for a FREE game: http://steamcharts.com/app/809960#All

Kxmode wrote on Apr 17, 2018, 00:28:

OpticNerve wrote on Apr 17, 2018, 00:20:
Also, is it really poaching when people are probably jumping ship?

Nope. He's trying to create a trigger word to get people's jimmies in a bunch. It's the wrong trigger word. "Poaching" is not the word he should be using. What he should be using is "snatch."