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Now they just need to figure out a way to work him into the game.

37 or whenever Ut threatens to fly to San Diego to beat some sense into Brad. /crosses fingers

Oh please, other than you, who the hell would subscribe to a game they didn"t like to spite some dude on an internet forum? Shit man, what are you smoking?

Ah but you"re wrong...it was all a conspiracy. You see, Brad works for the Illuminati, the WTO, the Bilderberg Group and the editors of Cat Fancy Magazine, and they"re all out to steal our brains! But it"s okay, they can"t get us if we shoot ourselves in the head first! Don"t let them use you...

Because he"s on a quest for the truth. THE TRUTH! seriously

He wanted to keep his job, maybe?

All microwaves are from China (since the mid-90s, at least).

Bah, you all suck. I remember when you used to have to eat a whole leg of roast horse with your bare hands. None of these fucking utensils faggoting up the eating experience. And we drank mead, lots of it!

No, he"d be a raving ass with some decent points to make on occasion. And I"m reading yours because I"d like to dispute your argument. How is he harming the boards? Either refute his arguments, call him a fucking jackass, or ignore him. Why is his being here a problem?

What"s the problem? Does someone hold a gun to your head and force you to read Utnayan"s posts?

Well if you"re using VG as an example I can only say that quality"s a subjective thing. And Maxxius has a point...if it"s not something the public wants to play, it won"t matter if the devs care or not. Ideally, we"d see a combination of market desire and dev involvement, but that doesn"t come...

Yeah, MMOs generally have little to do with skill...90% time invested. (with a few exceptions...mostly raids)

Yeah, well as long as spin can dupe a bunch of people into buying a game on release, I wouldn"t hold my breath...maybe that makes me a cynic, but I"m only going by what I see most of the time.

Yeah, but you can actually make a good case for World of Warcraft being the best MMO on the market...not so with McDonald"s and food. Personally, I"d say EVE is the best, but I"m not a huge fan of flying around in space.

Thanks for the answer, pretty much what I was looking for. As for Brad posting something similar, could be...I"ve not been keeping up with his posts in the dev tracker. Anyhow, that"s cleared things up a bit.

I wasn"t being sarcastic...just throwing out an old question in the vain hope of getting an answer. (yes, I know he wasn"t likely to be able to answer it, but it never hurts to try...the whole VG engine thing is something I"m really interested in) Also, hi Kendrik. /wave

Are you now? I don"t suppose you know why Sigil went with the whole "plan for the future" route in regards to graphics and the engine, then?

I see. Thanks for clarifying the situation.

Well, Tigole and Furor managed to get hired by Blizzard, and I don"t think either of them were in the industry beforehand. (correct me if I"m wrong please) So bizarre as it may seem, it"s not entirely outside the realm of possibility.

Yep, I remember all of that which is why I thought the end result would be hilarious if he did end up working for SOE. As for "my hero"...whose posts are you reading exactly? As for EQ2, I"ve heard it sucked, but I wasn"t playing MMOs at the time, so no idea.

Oh now that would be hilarious. Ut: "Uh guys, you know how I used to talk shit about Vanguard for months on end? I was just trying to mask my undying love for Brad McQuaid and his wonderful creation." FoH board: Whaaaaa??? Tad: I got unbanned! The Hiram Key: -cocks a shotgun-

I can"t say I disagree. After all, who"s forcing you guys to read Ut"s posts? If you see his name, just keep scrolling down. Problem solved. At least he"s not trying to sell us a crappy EQ knockoff.

Well as it happens, Brad was an investor at Enron (who apparently sold off all his stock right before the scandal hit)...sound suspicious? And on top of that, he"s both Scooter Libby"s brother-in-law and Valerie Plame"s former high school boyfriend. Hmmm....

At least half the people on SV don"t play the game.

Well the only people I know in the industry work for EA (poor bastards), and they don"t follow the industry all that much. Anyhow, I could care less whether you"re trolling or not, you make a good point about Sigil. Here"s a thought, if you want a really interesting reaction, I suggest you sign...

Yep. I think at one point in beta they just had everyone in one guild to make communication with the devs easier (just type it in gchat). Whether the guild was founded by Sigil or everyone just gravitated to it, I don"t know.

Here"s a question, assuming you"re here to talk as well as rant. A lot of what you"re saying about Brad and his reputation in the industry sounds fairly believable. Seeing as I know jack shit about the MMO industry, care to point me to some developer-frequented sites that might back up your...

How long before Brad chimes in, I wonder?

Okay, I"ll bite; who? And as for Brad, he"s not too bright. Whether you"re here or not, him coming on these forums and trying to BS after his game"s already out (and available for all to see) isn"t going to fool anyone. Like I"ve said before, digging his own grave.

Well that clears things up! Thanks.

Really? I"m pleasantly surprised. I"d love to think the occasional good topics that pop up here have an effect.

I"d say you"re in a very small minority. I"ve got to ask: what do you like about the game. It seems to me like your standard sort of grinder (EQ/WoW style) with a few extras (houses and boats) thrown in. What do you get out of it?

Yeah, those Penny Arcade comics a while ago summed up the situation pretty well, as far as I can tell.

He posted that SOE offered him a job. I don"t recall anything about Sigil in there.

Well I"m sure it pissed him off personally. I don"t see it having an effect on company policy.

Exactly, and this is why I think discussion won"t take us further. I could sit back and dissect Brad"s posts one piece at a time, refuting most of his assertions, but that would have no effect on the actions of SOE and Sigil. Forums don"t usually have that sort of impact, and certainly not after...

Utnayan: why bother ripping on McQuaid? You"ve pretty much been proven right, and it"s far more amusing to watch the guy dig his own hole. There"s really nothing more to say on the subject, until he finally sells the company to SOE. (I"m betting 8 months or so)

Actually, SV almost never bans anyone. You"re pretty much free to say what you like there, which pisses off the site"s resident Vanbois to no end. I"m fairly sure it"s also why Brad stays away...they"d tear him a new one in about 10 seconds flat. I"ll bet he wishes he"d gone for the official...

Okay, please don"t tell me they actually used that in some early ad campaign, because if so... -nearly dies laughing- So if Brad"s Romero, who"s Carmack?

Wow, against who? And I"ve recently been posting on SV because the hardware discussions are interesting and I like the OOC forums. Before that, I was hoping for Vanguard to shape up into a playable state. But I was kidding myself...the game"s not gonna be what I consider playable til fall at...