After quite a bit of time had passed and the new date appeared unattainable, I said nothing. For a while. But then I saw Rover in shoutbox blaming the delay on someone else, while simultaneously revealing that person's private life info. Of course, that person was not present. That pissed me off -- whether or not the person being blamed would have been pissed -- so that's when I poked again. Rover confirmed the delay and provided a new date. His post on here was worded politely and properly, so I dropped it.
Why don't you let the person whom the private info concerns decide how they feel about it instead of getting pissed off
for them, and poking fun? When delays occur, it has always been explained in a sensible manner. The majority of pre-orderers are understanding of real-life having precedence over a hobby/community project. That's because everyone knows how real life can bitch slap you when you least expect or need it.
I don't mean this the way it's going to sound, but I don't see you doing a similar line of jabbing and prodding in regards to
Pier Solar, another long-delayed, extremely preordered homebrew. What gives?
Why the bias attitude? It's unnecessary.
Now, someone has tried unsuccessfully to get a response about their money. In past threads about other people, there would have been an outcry if the seller were unreachable. Has anyone from FrozenUtopia told this guy what Rover's correct email address is? Does anyone from FrozenUtopia even know? Is this guy going to get his money back, or is he going to be fed a story that makes him feel guilty for even asking for his money back?
Why don't you mind your own business? Yes it is being mentioned publicly, but there are enough frozen utopia members present that the matter ends up going through the proper channels and arriving where it needs to, and is then handled accordingly. You are aware ParanoiaDragon is part of Frozen Utopia, and already responded? You'd think with all the investigation fueled by RoverHate
TM, you would at least know the other members on the project....?
And even if you aren't aware of who knows what... So what? It isn't your business. Let the relevant people deal with it. They are here too, and everyone is aware. You aren't some VIP information holder here on this public forum.
Just because it's out in the open doesn't mean you
have to get involved. If you feel the need to assist, maybe you should ask if you can hop on board as the financial overseer and public relations expert for Frozen Utopia?
Or you could start your Octology and see how you fair with dealing with it all while Real Life: The Game is running constantly.
Rover indicates that this game is close to completion (just waiting on a key piece), but I'm skeptical. Once the key pieces are together, there's still work to be done, which could be small or large. What's clear here is that the major components are not finished.
There is a fully playable beta? It was reviewed at one point already? Duh! I can also vouch for the game being about wrapped up.
There's only one reason to open pre-orders before all the major components are finished -- THEY NEED MONEY (presumably to fund final stages of development). Once someone starts taking peoples' money to continue development, there's a new responsibility to respond to the questions and demands of the people who are paying... even if the questions come from just one or two people, and the community-at-large is bizarrely okay with unexplained (until I ask) delays.
The reason for taking preorder money is the same reason I took preorder money. It's to front the cost of CD Pressing. Not to fund the actual development of the game. The friggin development is free. Maybe it pays for a 2am coke/cheetoh run or two, but thats about it.
Plus, I just don't like him.
Letting personal feelings affect your reactions towards a quasi-professional project is wack, sucka.
...there is a reason I never preordered this game. I too agree that there should be more openness to those who are now essentially investors for the game. Once it comes out I will get a copy, but in the meantime, it does seem like an uncomfortable situation for those that have already paid.
The problem isn't the lack of openness, its the lack of TIME for openness. You'll notice, there are large gaps between rover's posts.
I fully understand people being skeptical, but there is a right way, and a wrong way to go about voicing concerns and looking for answers to problems.
Case in point: This thread.
I think it will all work out for the best, and the end result will be a nice game to wave in the faces of the other retro console enthusiasts.
PCE 4 LIFE.
