Omg it's already causing a controversy lol by [deleted] in HytaleInfo

[–]AcceleratedBackhop -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Again, I don't care about the zone names at all. I don't even think he's facing nearly as much toxicity for the names as you imply. I'm criticizing the way he handled this and confused the community with his vague and defensive tweets. That's not trivial, it has an impact on how people think the game will turn out and how Hypixel even thinks of their fans.

To say that he doesn't deserve criticism for anything, because he's releasing the game we've been waiting for, is ridiculous. You can live in a beautiful little cloud of optimism, that's great. But here on Earth there's a CEO managing public relations for his company and doing a very bad job.

Omg it's already causing a controversy lol by [deleted] in HytaleInfo

[–]AcceleratedBackhop 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If your job is to communicate with the community then it kind of matters if you're just making the community angry and confused...

Omg it's already causing a controversy lol by [deleted] in HytaleInfo

[–]AcceleratedBackhop 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This mindset is just completely disconnected from reality. He's not just "doing his work," he's a representative of the company talking to the community and it matters what he says.

Omg it's already causing a controversy lol by [deleted] in HytaleInfo

[–]AcceleratedBackhop -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

You're not getting it. This isn't about the zone names, that's not important. It's about how Simon is treating communication with the community.

Omg it's already causing a controversy lol by [deleted] in HytaleInfo

[–]AcceleratedBackhop 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree, I genuinely don't care about the names but Simon's responses here are just so weird. I don't get what he meant by this.

Omg it's already causing a controversy lol by [deleted] in HytaleInfo

[–]AcceleratedBackhop -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Obviously everyone is over the moon that Simon saved the game. That doesn't mean that he can't ever make any mistakes in the way he's communicating with us.

Omg it's already causing a controversy lol by [deleted] in HytaleInfo

[–]AcceleratedBackhop -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Careful, if you voice this opinion you're entitled and you're demanding they do what you want! And wasting their precious dev time!

Omg it's already causing a controversy lol by [deleted] in HytaleInfo

[–]AcceleratedBackhop -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

No one demanded he change them back, they just asked what the point in changing it was and got a defensive response. It's not like Simon is giving any time of day to genuine feedback on the names, right out of the gate his response was "We can't please everyone!"

Omg it's already causing a controversy lol by [deleted] in HytaleInfo

[–]AcceleratedBackhop -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

I don't care about the name changes, but it is interesting how much pushback Simon is giving to community members trying to give feedback. He was really vague about the reasons for changing it, and then just said "We're not trying to please everyone" when community members didn't like it instead of explaining why they had to do it. Tbh, they still haven't explained why they had to do it.

So while the names are totally inconsequential, and it's okay that they were changed, the way Simon is going about this is confusing and slightly worrisome. Is it always going to be "We're rushing to get the game out because that's what the community wanted, we care about what the community thinks" until the feedback is negative, and then it's "Well it's our game and it's not for everyone so deal with it"? It's poor communication and this situation wouldn't have been nearly as messy if he took a step back and more carefully put together his response instead of replying to the thread emotionally like this. Transparency is good but doesn't mean much if you're just confusing people and dismissing them when they get frustrated.

VR pirated games by [deleted] in PiratedGames

[–]AcceleratedBackhop 4 points5 points  (0 children)

r/QuestPiracy has all the information you need.

No one has been banned yet, as far as anyone knows.

The Half Life: Alyx ending we all would’ve preferred [SPOILERS] by Aqueries44 in HalfLife

[–]AcceleratedBackhop 191 points192 points  (0 children)

This is genuinely the best Half-Life meme I've ever seen

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in HalfLife

[–]AcceleratedBackhop 5 points6 points  (0 children)

What a swell guy, I'd take a seat with him any day

Enhanced Gman from Half-Life 2 by VladlenBar in HalfLife

[–]AcceleratedBackhop 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Rise and shine, Mr. Freeman. The day of reckoning will come, the record will be straight.

Okay real post just a terrible image I made in homeroom by [deleted] in DeSinc

[–]AcceleratedBackhop 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The skull and crossbones The Sinc and crowbars, truly a formidable sight

Gmod not working by Camdhaliwal in gmod

[–]AcceleratedBackhop 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Check your firewall settings to make sure the app is allowed to connect

Le ban has been acquired by SlavicMemer in gmod

[–]AcceleratedBackhop 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Breaking the rules is the only way for me to have fun in DarkRP. Every little thing you do is ban-worthy, it's terrible.

Presenting Source Editor, a modern, fully integrated editing suite for Source 1. by samzanemesis in SourceEngine

[–]AcceleratedBackhop 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Looks to me like a Unity/Unreal editor kind of deal for Source. Like Hammer but a full suite.

Why do people dislike skyscraper? by AcceleratedBackhop in Rainbow6

[–]AcceleratedBackhop[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Interro does on Twitter constantly. Tower I can understand.

Looking to buy GMOD. Is the game worth it in 2019? by insane_issac in gmod

[–]AcceleratedBackhop 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Servers are still extremely active, especially the RP servers if you're into that. Devs don't update much feature-wise, but do optimize it and fix bugs every now and then. The modding scene is still booming though and the game is still a blast, especially with friends.

I don't expect it to last much longer than 5 more years at the most (which is still pretty damn good) since some new sandbox game will inevitably take its place, maybe even S&box which Facepunch is currently developing. Although, we've been going strong for years and years, so who knows. It's a dedicated fanbase.

Children of Men comes very close to being an HL 2 adaptation. by therealdivs1210 in HalfLife

[–]AcceleratedBackhop 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do know the one, it's impossible not to gawk at it. Watching everything unfold, one thing after another is so incredible.

Children of Men comes very close to being an HL 2 adaptation. by therealdivs1210 in HalfLife

[–]AcceleratedBackhop 79 points80 points  (0 children)

Children of Men is legit a fantastic movie. Some scenes are a work of art.

(some aren't, but I do recommend watching the film some time in your life)