RPG Codex Interview: Chris Avellone on Pillars Cut Content, Game Development Hierarchies and More

[Roguey]

"This system doesn't work as well as it could so let's replace it with another system that's been proven to be even worse time and time again"--

 

[Viata]

Daily reminder that because Infinitron didn't answer MCA's question, MCA stopped answering any question.

 

[Blakemoreland Hybrid Boss]

"This system doesn't work as well as it could so let's replace it with another system that's been proven to be even worse time and time again"--

But it wasn't true socialism!!! LOL

 

[Infinitron]

Daily reminder that because Infinitron didn't answer MCA's question, MCA stopped answering any question.

I think he's working. I'm sure he'll be back later for another all-nighter.

 

[Latro]

should we call this incident "torment 2" or "firedorn's revenge"?

 

[MRY]

It's the spiritual successor to Darth Roxor's PoE review.

 

[Jezal_k23]

MCA's break up with Obsidian song:



About leaving them behind:

I was lost in the cities
Alone in the hills
No sorrow or pity
For leaving
I feel

About the people who disappointed him:

Friends and liars
Don't wait for me
Cause I'll get on
All by myself

And yet...

I put millions of miles
Under my heels
And still too close to you
I feel

 

[aweigh]

are there really 80 pages already. this is the Torment of threads.

 

[Kitchen Utensil]

are there really 80 pages already.

No.

 

[Don Peste]

Per Tech Raptor, in an update summarize this thread:

In a private message, Avellone told us that there’s “likely to be more substantial stuff from my end today or tomorrow”.

Not sure if that's old news.

I heard he's announcing a new book, 'Masters of Obsidian Upper Management: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed RPG Culture'.

 

[2house2fly]

I thought that occurs in the light of Avellone talking about funds from one project being transferred over to another... the voice acting budget in Pillars 2 was increased, the area budget in Pillars 2 was increased... where did the money to do that come from?

 

[Blaine]

Toasting in an epic bread.

 

[StrongBelwas]

I thought that occurs in the light of Avellone talking about funds from one project being transferred over to another... the voice acting budget in Pillars 2 was increased, the area budget in Pillars 2 was increased... where did the money to do that come from?

Spoiler Alert: Five years from now, when they say the final act of The Outer Worlds was a rushed clusterfuck because of publisher interference, it wasn't actually publisher interference.

 

[fantadomat]

"This system doesn't work as well as it could so let's replace it with another system that's been proven to be even worse time and time again"--

But it wasn't true socialism!!! LOL

I will bite. What is real socialism,sweden?

 

[2house2fly]

I would have thought "previous implementations of this rule set were flawed, but we will definitely get it right the next time" would be a philosophy that a forum about role playing games could get behind

 

[Roguey]

I would have thought "previous implementations of this rule set were flawed, but we will definitely get it right the next time" would be a philosophy that a forum about role playing games could get behind

It's like trying to replace 3.5 with 4e.

 

[Fenix]

While no game portal is covering this thread, there is some talking in reddit and twitter. Of course, Obsidian will never speak about this.

It's even better - gossips are much more long lasting than actual articles.

But I guess discussing his further actions is really the point where he should stop talking publicly.

Or you should stop discussing his actions, or stop telling him what to do, thank you.

Asking seriously, why do people do such things to themselves?

Mental illnes of some kind.

 

[MRY]

I would have thought "previous implementations of this rule set were flawed, but we will definitely get it right the next time" would be a philosophy that a forum about role playing games could get behind

It certainly worked for Fallout, X-Com, and Ultima.

 

[Blaine]

I would have thought "previous implementations of this rule set were flawed, but we will definitely get it right the next time" would be a philosophy that a forum about role playing games could get behind

We did, up until around the year 2000.

Then Decline2K happened, we saw what "improvement" actually entailed, and we realized we'd prefer to just go back and snuggle with the old stuff, flaws and all. C'est la vie.

 

[Imoens pet]

Just waiting for Chris to come back...

 

[Roguey]

Just waiting for Chris to come back...

It's a bit after 6 in California so it'll be a while.

 

[GreyViper]

Yes the word spreads and lo behold what I saw in reddit, but the edge of abyss that is RPG Codex and I followed its call back again. Time to breath fire back to the Gems of Glittering Hatred.
Link to reddit thread.

 

[evdk]

I demand a fucking TL;DR point by point summary of this thread.

Fuck you newfags and your always online facebooks.

 

[serch]

Deowning a founder is far worse than firing an employee, plus health insurance shenanigans, plus leonine non competing and other fucked up conditions on leaving, plus using MCA's familiar problems as leverage,... HAHAHAHAHAHA. I remember when we began to doubt if MCA has turned into a disgrunted, overeacting crybaby, but, oh man, turns out now I'm wondering how he could keep quiet for so long about this shit.

 

[Kingston]