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25-03 4.6
08:34:39 - 28-03
25-03 4.6
08:34:13 - 28-03
Redspeert at 00:13:53 on 28/03:
Bramblerose.
"I?ve been asked a few times now if we would have a new feature when resetting next week and although my answer was ?no new features? at first we have decided yesterday to add a new feature which can make game play a bit more fun for not only the don/ capos but basically for everyone with a nice network.
I know this is a bit cryptic but you just have to login next week and experience everything yourself."
@ Last voucher of this version? the 21th of march.
Maybe an idea to know what your paid staff actually does?
Brando at 00:09:50 on 28/03:
Which new features were promised for this version and by whom?
Anonymous at 14:40:27 on 27/03:
Maybe the crew should start delivering on their promises first before asking 200k.
Where is the new feature that was promised for this version? I wanna bet my house on it we wont hear from it again.
Maybe the crew should start delivering on their promises first before asking 200k.
Where is the new feature that was promised for this version? I wanna bet my house on it we wont hear from it again.
Which new features were promised for this version and by whom?
Bramblerose.
"I?ve been asked a few times now if we would have a new feature when resetting next week and although my answer was ?no new features? at first we have decided yesterday to add a new feature which can make game play a bit more fun for not only the don/ capos but basically for everyone with a nice network.
I know this is a bit cryptic but you just have to login next week and experience everything yourself."
@ Last voucher of this version? the 21th of march.
Maybe an idea to know what your paid staff actually does?
She's ill actually and has been told not to use computer monitors for a few days. What's up?
25-03 4.6
00:10:36 - 28-03
Anonymous at 12:22:58 on 27/03:
good call, but I called out Brando on his inability to cope with critique on the other threat.
Didn't know, he threw another tantrum again last version. But it does not really surprise me neither.
good call, but I called out Brando on his inability to cope with critique on the other threat.
Didn't know, he threw another tantrum again last version. But it does not really surprise me neither.
I threw a tantrum? Did I?
Erm... not sure about that... remind me!
25-03 4.6
00:09:50 - 28-03
Anonymous at 14:40:27 on 27/03:
Maybe the crew should start delivering on their promises first before asking 200k.
Where is the new feature that was promised for this version? I wanna bet my house on it we wont hear from it again.
Maybe the crew should start delivering on their promises first before asking 200k.
Where is the new feature that was promised for this version? I wanna bet my house on it we wont hear from it again.
Which new features were promised for this version and by whom?
25-03 4.6
00:08:52 - 28-03
Stanto at 20:03:23 on 27/03:
After 2 year of pause , still same shit on forums....Brando still did not turn off other versions ?
If you want good omerta , just turn off all other version expect .DM and .COM
You will get quality people from .pt .tr .nl on one strong server which is .COM , stop separate people on other servers and put it all in one strong and quality .COM
After 2 year of pause , still same shit on forums....Brando still did not turn off other versions ?
If you want good omerta , just turn off all other version expect .DM and .COM
You will get quality people from .pt .tr .nl on one strong server which is .COM , stop separate people on other servers and put it all in one strong and quality .COM
I disagree.
Nd/Fr/De closed already (check your facts maybe?)
Pt = under new management already for 3 months and growing.
DM = under re-development as a quite different game
Tr = very popular with players who don't often speak Ynglis (of course many do, but it has the highest proportion of players who cannot)
Nl = remains as popular as .com but I don't see you suggesting that we close .com
Thanks
25-03 4.6
00:05:03 - 28-03
Grannqe` at 22:59:31 on 27/03:
even the 300k(phone app) is a joke, hes seeing that omerta is dyin so if he gets 300k, he will close the game down and have fun with that much of cash hueheh
even the 300k(phone app) is a joke, hes seeing that omerta is dyin so if he gets 300k, he will close the game down and have fun with that much of cash hueheh
Erm - no I wouldn't, for the following reasons.
1. That would be unethical towards colleagues and players and I am an ethical person.
2. Although I am the company's boss, I am not its sole shareholder and I feel fairly certain that Paul, Kcode and Fahr would object. (not to mention UK company tax auditors police, court and prison service etc...)
3. This would be an unsustainable short-termism approach whereas I have kids at school and rent to pay etc.
BTW where does this figure of £300k (€300k?) actually come from? We have been offered £75k by the UK govt if we can create some jobs and we need to find £150k to be entitled to that money.
We don't 'need 300k' - just if we can *find 150k* we may *have 75k* - naturally an app can be made for a whole lot less than 75k but we see an opportunity to appoint better personnel for a much smarter long-term plan.
I don't know what your value system is but mine is not as you seem to think. Maybe that's just 'what you would do'.
It certainly isn't something that I would consider.
24-03 Omerta for iOS / Android ?
03:14:57 - 27-03
Solstice at 10:54:24 on 26/03:
The quality of the reactions here show he made the right choice, i think.
What everything boils down to is communication imo. There's this other indie-game i've been waiting for, for ages. Just like waiting for New omerta now. The difference between this and that game(that i have donated to) is that there have been regular updates about that game and the devs of that game have been forthcoming about the progress and the snags they were encountering.
The secrecy about this new omerta doesn't help you guys imo. Explaining what you are up to, aswell as regular progress updates would go a long way in restoring some of the faith. You coming here and opening the dialogue is a good first step.
Another thing i would add is a klankbordgroep, forgive me but i don't know the english word for it. A group of players that you discuss with on a regular basis, like you had with aart, saros etc. Not just to discuss mayor changes, but to discuss ongoing affairs aswell. The midversion removal of rp for busting f.e. is something that frustrated a lot of people. There have been a lot of similar incidents like that, which lost you a lot of goodwill.
But most of all it is the communication. I think most of all get that you can't work in every idea we've good, but a simple, that's impossible at the moment with a bit of explanation how it is to hard would go a long way.
ElIndio at 10:28:28 on 26/03:
Haven't you got more adequate platforms for doing what you now do here? Just asking.
Personally I like the 'Latest news' section on Omerta Forums as long as players don't have to talk to a wall.
Haven't you got more adequate platforms for doing what you now do here? Just asking.
Personally I like the 'Latest news' section on Omerta Forums as long as players don't have to talk to a wall.
The quality of the reactions here show he made the right choice, i think.
What everything boils down to is communication imo. There's this other indie-game i've been waiting for, for ages. Just like waiting for New omerta now. The difference between this and that game(that i have donated to) is that there have been regular updates about that game and the devs of that game have been forthcoming about the progress and the snags they were encountering.
The secrecy about this new omerta doesn't help you guys imo. Explaining what you are up to, aswell as regular progress updates would go a long way in restoring some of the faith. You coming here and opening the dialogue is a good first step.
Another thing i would add is a klankbordgroep, forgive me but i don't know the english word for it. A group of players that you discuss with on a regular basis, like you had with aart, saros etc. Not just to discuss mayor changes, but to discuss ongoing affairs aswell. The midversion removal of rp for busting f.e. is something that frustrated a lot of people. There have been a lot of similar incidents like that, which lost you a lot of goodwill.
But most of all it is the communication. I think most of all get that you can't work in every idea we've good, but a simple, that's impossible at the moment with a bit of explanation how it is to hard would go a long way.
+1 and thanks. You are correct.
25-03 4.6
03:13:33 - 27-03
Mcgee at 02:46:20 on 27/03:
If they ever had a master plan for that, it's been done a while ago.
Manual rankers are just ghost faces from my virtual 1930s gangster past.
Never even seen their faces before, how could that even be true.
~William Mcgeespeare
Anonymous at 20:38:44 on 26/03:
lol the most useless version yet, within the first 48h of reset the game has crashed not once, not twice but three times.
Once again omerta spreads the butt-chicks of manual players and fucks them in the ass. Maybe its part of the admins master plan to get players to only use lackeys 24/7.
lol the most useless version yet, within the first 48h of reset the game has crashed not once, not twice but three times.
Once again omerta spreads the butt-chicks of manual players and fucks them in the ass. Maybe its part of the admins master plan to get players to only use lackeys 24/7.
If they ever had a master plan for that, it's been done a while ago.
Manual rankers are just ghost faces from my virtual 1930s gangster past.
Never even seen their faces before, how could that even be true.
~William Mcgeespeare
Current game dynamics are not sustainable and the game's structure and economy need revision.
25-03 4.6
03:12:41 - 27-03
Anonymous at 22:57:43 on 26/03:
+1
Anonymous at 21:24:43 on 26/03:
only work admins do is pushing the resetbutton every 8 weeks
Anonymous at 21:05:58 on 26/03:
+1
:')
But in all fairness let's hope he does not fire Kcode as another scape goat, he put the blame on (like it happened with a few former employees).
KCode appears to be one of the few capable guys actually working there.
Anonymous at 13:08:26 on 26/03:
Best CEO ever. I wouldn't mind having a job like yours, collecting money and not giving one single fuck. But please take a crash course in management, because you're not going to make it to your retirement living off of omerta. It will be dead long before you reach that age if you keep going like this, but collecting 300k for a shitty app that can be made for 1/10th of that might just buy you some time.
Brando at 10:03:41 on 26/03:
I don't either. Nobody tells me jack shit...
mmm at 09:00:32 on 26/03:
I can still remember a newspost from Kcode 1 or 2 versions back, informing us of a midgame change we were going to like. To this day I do not know what it was.
Anonymous at 21:06:17 on 25/03:
"We have a nice new feature this version and you will hear all about it soon in a newspost. "
Remind why im playing this shit. No innovation what so ever. How is it possible so many people take this bullshit like sweet pie? Is it just the addiction?
-xxx-
"We have a nice new feature this version and you will hear all about it soon in a newspost. "
Remind why im playing this shit. No innovation what so ever. How is it possible so many people take this bullshit like sweet pie? Is it just the addiction?
-xxx-
I can still remember a newspost from Kcode 1 or 2 versions back, informing us of a midgame change we were going to like. To this day I do not know what it was.
I don't either. Nobody tells me jack shit...
Best CEO ever. I wouldn't mind having a job like yours, collecting money and not giving one single fuck. But please take a crash course in management, because you're not going to make it to your retirement living off of omerta. It will be dead long before you reach that age if you keep going like this, but collecting 300k for a shitty app that can be made for 1/10th of that might just buy you some time.
+1
:')
But in all fairness let's hope he does not fire Kcode as another scape goat, he put the blame on (like it happened with a few former employees).
KCode appears to be one of the few capable guys actually working there.
+1
I'm not sure I am dealing with one anonymous person or several here, of course.
Actually the title CEO is a joke and always was.
Moritz and I were in the office. The company employed He, Paul and I on very low wages and he said 'Alex has just made himself 'Lead Developer' on IRC and in the game credits.
Mo was peeved so to alleviate this I said 'Then put that you are the founder, I am CEO and Paul is CTO'
And it stuck.
MMM - you have no idea.
We know that an app can be developed for less - if you have a plan. We don't need €300k to do that - but if we can raise more money from the RGF, we can achieve more.
An app needs properly planning and very good devs are required. You can't do all of that for 30k - not properly.
The RGF money is very heavily audited and could not be put into a retirement fund or my pocket, a speedboat etc. It can only subsidise audited costs. Some new PCs for the office, training and salaries - not much else.
The stuff about scapegoating is nonsense too - the buck stops with me. We had some personnel who were not competent but I hired them and I dithered about firing them. I am soft, basically.
But then I just explained that I am also not really the right person for the job - this is why I always try to get the community in on design and decision-making. I'm just a fat writer from Hull.
Very lucky to have my job. Yeah I love it.
Scapegoat Kcode? I have him a share in the company. He is part-owner. He and the team his is building are the future of the company IMHO.
Plus he's my friend - but then 'that's just me being *soft* again...'
We're all just human beings you know...
25-03 4.6
10:03:41 - 26-03
mmm at 09:00:32 on 26/03:
I can still remember a newspost from Kcode 1 or 2 versions back, informing us of a midgame change we were going to like. To this day I do not know what it was.
Anonymous at 21:06:17 on 25/03:
"We have a nice new feature this version and you will hear all about it soon in a newspost. "
Remind why im playing this shit. No innovation what so ever. How is it possible so many people take this bullshit like sweet pie? Is it just the addiction?
-xxx-
"We have a nice new feature this version and you will hear all about it soon in a newspost. "
Remind why im playing this shit. No innovation what so ever. How is it possible so many people take this bullshit like sweet pie? Is it just the addiction?
-xxx-
I can still remember a newspost from Kcode 1 or 2 versions back, informing us of a midgame change we were going to like. To this day I do not know what it was.
I don't either. Nobody tells me jack shit...
24-03 Omerta for iOS / Android ?
01:03:59 - 26-03
Jerro at 00:40:59 on 26/03:
Maybe log in before posting so we actually know who we are talking to.
Maybe log in before posting so we actually know who we are talking to.
Opps. I am a noob as ever. Naturally *that was me*
General Comments & Major Rumors
07:44:16 - 25-03
Anonymous at 08:56:00 on 22/03:
new features for the next version, small version close.
new features for the next version, small version close.
Massive changes afoot. We aim to surprise you by bringing back referrals stuff. I will blog about this.
24-03 Omerta for iOS / Android ?
07:37:44 - 25-03
Critycal at 11:06:14 on 24/03:
What. The. Fuck.
So now we're supposed to pay Omerta to make an app, whilst they are being funded continuously?
Making your browsergame supported on mobile devices is nothing but investing.
I doubt anyone will invest in such a greedy, unstable, amateuristic company like this.
Also, 300k$?
Average developers could finish a job like this (with access to everything you need, db, original PHP&JS code, etc) on their own in 4-6 weeks. That's including testing and bugfixing.
Imagine working 40 hours per week. Employ 4 developers. Pay them 100$ per hour.
That'd come to a total amount of 96.000$ for 6 weeks of full time developing by 4 employees.
WELL, WHERE THE FUCK DOES THE OTHER 204.000$ GO TO?
What. The. Fuck.
So now we're supposed to pay Omerta to make an app, whilst they are being funded continuously?
Making your browsergame supported on mobile devices is nothing but investing.
I doubt anyone will invest in such a greedy, unstable, amateuristic company like this.
Also, 300k$?
Average developers could finish a job like this (with access to everything you need, db, original PHP&JS code, etc) on their own in 4-6 weeks. That's including testing and bugfixing.
Imagine working 40 hours per week. Employ 4 developers. Pay them 100$ per hour.
That'd come to a total amount of 96.000$ for 6 weeks of full time developing by 4 employees.
WELL, WHERE THE FUCK DOES THE OTHER 204.000$ GO TO?
Ouch.
See my explanation above with a breakdown of costs. Paul and Dot (Pt version and Business Graduate) made the business plan, based on market rates for the salaries of experienced people.
You gets what you pays for.
We really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really don't want a crummy web app version of Omerta.
We want a totally awesome version put together by very skilled technicians.
Those of you who witnessed our dwindling community and tired-looking web1 game must surely imagine our dwindling income too - no shit, Sherlock!
We pay wages and *only just* ergo we need to get some funds in to make a proper mobile version.
We hope to set the funding limit lower and get everyone @ Omerta (past and present) to back us and that this will bring in *lots more backers* who will also want to play the new version.
NB. I see this as a contiguous product, alongside the 'Newlook Omerta' project - one game, one community.
24-03 Omerta for iOS / Android ?
07:30:48 - 25-03
Redspeert at 22:14:53 on 24/03:
I can asure you that I'm not in. The few DC's I buy at omerta is the only money brando gets from me.
I can asure you that I'm not in. The few DC's I buy at omerta is the only money brando gets from me.
Come and talk to me 1 - on - 1 and let's see if I can change your mind. If I can change your mind I will personally shell out twice whatever you are prepared to back us for - and you can nominate who the recipient is.
Deal?
:-)
24-03 Omerta for iOS / Android ?
07:29:25 - 25-03
Kapow at 04:06:43 on 25/03:
I believe your support means the game gets publicity.
I think your "money" when the actual call for money comes, are gonna reap better benefits then a DC worth for you.
And i think this whole thing is to actually help the game not to steal your money away and instead of bitching about it you should just share a silly cover photo and raise awareness for Omerta.
Even if it doesn't help at all its still contributing to a game we all spent 10 years playing and hope it gets better.
So we stop bitching.
I believe your support means the game gets publicity.
I think your "money" when the actual call for money comes, are gonna reap better benefits then a DC worth for you.
And i think this whole thing is to actually help the game not to steal your money away and instead of bitching about it you should just share a silly cover photo and raise awareness for Omerta.
Even if it doesn't help at all its still contributing to a game we all spent 10 years playing and hope it gets better.
So we stop bitching.
This is a valuable point: if we make a good campaign we will also generate a lot of fabulous free publicity for Omerta which should translate into player registrations.
*we are trying to improve the game*
Please help! :)
24-03 Omerta for iOS / Android ?
07:27:13 - 25-03
Redspeert at 22:19:46 on 24/03:
Omerta LTD is a UK based company, located in Hull, United Kingdom. Where brando might be from is not that intresting.
Steve lives in HK, I know that. But why would the Hong Kong gouverment give money to a UK based company? Hong Kong seized to be a british protectorate in 1997 afaik.
Athenamoia at 10:37:06 on 24/03:
Brando is in HongKong btw and not uk...
Anonymous at 10:27:35 on 24/03:
Ok, let me get this straight :
*He repeatedly claims the mobile app is in the works, always saying 'almost done' for the past 2 years
*He claims to have 4 full-time developers, even though we don't see any development at all. If we do see any, it comes from Kcode who isnt even employed by Omerta.
*He claims 'the government' offered 100k DOLLARS to develop a mobile app if he can collect 200k dollars himself? For a game with barely any active users?
*What government? Why dollars? Isn't he based in the United Kingdom? Why not pounds?
*300k dollars to develop a mobile app, for a game like this?
*He suddenly needs 4 new developers for a mobile app, after claiming for years it was in the works?
Brando though is not an idiot. He knows he will never ever get 200k dollars for an mobile app for a dead game like this. He knows that. So why try it anyway? Free money, that is why. You will never hear about your money again.
I seriously believe this is an scam. Do not fall for it.
Ok, let me get this straight :
*He repeatedly claims the mobile app is in the works, always saying 'almost done' for the past 2 years
*He claims to have 4 full-time developers, even though we don't see any development at all. If we do see any, it comes from Kcode who isnt even employed by Omerta.
*He claims 'the government' offered 100k DOLLARS to develop a mobile app if he can collect 200k dollars himself? For a game with barely any active users?
*What government? Why dollars? Isn't he based in the United Kingdom? Why not pounds?
*300k dollars to develop a mobile app, for a game like this?
*He suddenly needs 4 new developers for a mobile app, after claiming for years it was in the works?
Brando though is not an idiot. He knows he will never ever get 200k dollars for an mobile app for a dead game like this. He knows that. So why try it anyway? Free money, that is why. You will never hear about your money again.
I seriously believe this is an scam. Do not fall for it.
Brando is in HongKong btw and not uk...
Omerta LTD is a UK based company, located in Hull, United Kingdom. Where brando might be from is not that intresting.
Steve lives in HK, I know that. But why would the Hong Kong gouverment give money to a UK based company? Hong Kong seized to be a british protectorate in 1997 afaik.
Hi
I love conspiracy theories. In fact a few years ago I tried to convince some stoned hippy friends that aliens were leaving mystical 'Crap circles' on the pavements of Hull as a message to mankind.
I didn't get away with it.
Let me come back on a few things. Redspeert first and then Anonymous.
I like living in Hong Kong because my girlfriend teaches at a school here. Omerta lets me work anywhere 24/7/365/a-locational and all that stuff.
'Though the HK Govt *did* offer OG Ltd a free office for 2 years to relocate to HK, I never took that seriously and OG Ltd is still in Hull.
I was there last week trying to raise money from all sorts of folk because we finally decided to get our act together. Despite protests we are really not the bread-heads many people assume. Quite the contrary, probably. Paul thinks I am some kind of communist. Well I am not, but nor am I its natural antithesis.
We just need to do things better. The money we are offered comes from the RGF (Regional Growth Fund) and necessitates creating jobs in Hull. That's not a bad thing for Omerta or for Hull.
It is 'matched funding' - which means we only get it if we put some up first - we don't have anything right now so we need to raise.
For 3-4 months I have been intensively researching Crowdfunding for a number of projects (and writing a booky-wooky about it) It just so happens that we heard about the RGF funding last week and I decided to put my good learning to use for Omerta.
So: Brando = HK resident and Omerta/funding/devs = Hull, UK
Now Mr Anonymous, point-by-point
*He repeatedly claims the mobile app is in the works, always saying 'almost done' for the past 2 years
>>>
Two abortive attempts.
1st was that we asked then-dev Mike to begin building an API. He totally dragged his heels and spent over a year doing pretty much *sweet fuck all*. #fired.
2nd was actually looking quite good to begin with. Some Android devs in Holland offered to do it for free, but they got pissed off waiting for the Omerta devs to provide the missing API and then they got greedy and asked for about €45k that we just don't have.
*He claims to have 4 full-time developers, even though we don't see any development at all. If we do see any, it comes from Kcode who isnt even employed by Omerta.
>>>
a. Kcode is presently our CTO - ask him if you don't believe this!
b. We appointed a new full time dev who began today (by coincidence). I can't tell you his name yet!
c. Ian works in the Hull office. Ask Bramblerose about this if you like.
d. Ben works in the Hull office too. Ditto. Ben is an apprentice and learning to code.
e. Another guy began last week in the Lisbon office - he is on trial and we are getting to know him.
f. Gerard is a shareholder since 2006 and wrote Ozone. He works *sometimes* only (we can't afford him full time - this would cost 3 salaries because he is very highly skilled and in demand)
g. Patryk works as a freelancer, though mostly on Tycoon, he did make the FB and Twitter stuff for Omerta.
h. Billy is a full time volunteer dev working from home in the USA and on Tycoon Online only.
i. My co-director Paul can code som - not very well, he'd admit but he does stuff like donate and so on.
j. There's someone else working on the 'new Omerta' project, a web-dev but I am not sure if I am permitted to name that person or not.
d - j are part time. I count '4 double-plus'
*He claims 'the government' offered 100k DOLLARS to develop a mobile app if he can collect 200k dollars himself? For a game with barely any active users?
>>>
Despite your scepticism we are not as dumb as we might look! The company is not very profitable, once wages are paid but we are profitable and we pay taxes.
We employ people. Governments like this. The fund in question supports job-creation and has indeed offered us more like £75k (the dollar thing is approximate, for Facebook.) This is very tightly-audited public money and only gets disbursed 'once we already spent it'
The funding body accepted our business plan to grow the company by bringing in more players, in turn by releasing mobile app versions.
We hope to repay their faith in our company by creating several new jobs (once we finish mobile Omerta we will not fire or kill those devs, but use them to make more good stuff. No I don't know what yet)
*What government? Why dollars? Isn't he based in the United Kingdom? Why not pounds?
>>>
Explained by my previous remarks I hope :)
*300k dollars to develop a mobile app, for a game like this?
>>>
1 x Experienced project leader with game design track record & community experience to both plan the app (with you lovely people) and keep the new dev team on plan. Observe and report!
1 x Android Jedi-level developer
1 x Experienced Android wing-man
1 x iOS Jedi-level developer
1 x Experienced iOS wing-man
1 x Artist
Don't forget we are trying to raise as much as we can in order to do *more*
This may include:
Windows mobile - 2 developers
Facebook version - 2 developers
Advertising and Marketing team (we never had this) with someone experienced to run the social media stuff (who actually knows what they are doing)
Do we have any money left over? I don't know. Whatever money we earn we put into wages. This plan is nothing new.
*He suddenly needs 4 new developers for a mobile app, after claiming for years it was in the works?
>>>
I think that I have given clear explanations about this.
>>>
Now my turn:
We are crap.
Paul never worked as an FD before Omerta and had limited experience as a web dev, knowing a bit about SEO (in the old days)
I never ran a community or a company before. I can't find my car-keys from one minute to the next and have long hair. Other businesspeople look at me like I am on drugs.
I'm not.
I do love my job and love Omerta and am very proud of it. Organised business people ask me 'what's your exit strategy' sometimes and I think 'fucking weird'.
I don't want an 'exit strategy'. I love my job. I feel really really lucky. I worry about paying wages and so on sometimes and I dearly wish I could pay Bramblerose, Teckna and Kcode more.
Yes I would like a Speedboat etc and you can bet your ass that if mobile Omerta is a vast success I will do that - wouldn't you?
But will I spend the stake money foe making a mobile app version on that? *never in a fucking million years*
This is just a really good chance of getting the game to be big again.
I hope that we all agree that this is a good idea.
No - we are not perfect. Yes - lackeys have to go. Yes - so do image codes. Yes - this all needs very careful planning. No - I don't think I am really 'the man for that job' (my track record is good at 'keeping the wheels on the bus' and bad at 'taking the whole thing to fantastic new levels')
I hope these words properly illustrate my intentions and our project and I hope you all back it.
----
Kcode emailed us when he was 16 offering to work for OG and signed his email as I will now do:
One love!
15-03 Winner of 4.5?
06:07:43 - 25-03
Crew won. Corrupt, that's them.
Our nascent campaign to organise a crowd-funding bid. Please support!
Our nascent campaign to organise a crowd-funding bid. Please support!
To be fair Brando, you certainly have acted like a little kid on the forums. Each time someone criticised you about stuff, your norm was to call them names,
saying they didnt know what they were doing.
I don't recall calling anyone names... if I did this I should not have!
One example is last version, when you came back from wherever, and started making huge changes midway, like the removal of RP from busts.
This created MASSIVE anger from the community, and people that voiced complaints were banned from forums.
The assumption that this was my idea is mistaken. I just presented the move and took care of the forums. I am never 'away' – just busy!
In this case I was quite busy studying crowd-funding, actually – though this plan was not to use this for Omerta, until the RGF money news came last week.
I encouraged people that felt they had been wronged, to complain to paypal for the dc's spent to get cash and buy of of jail constantly the first days.
Yeah that was really cruel – if you had succeeded then we would have lost our main revenue stream.
Consider the following:
Paypal are a largely anonymous service and when they have problems with an account they freeze it and sit on its contents for over a year (this has happened to Omerta twice, both times due to Romanian credit card fraud and about 6-7 years ago. They kept our money for a year)
We need paypal to pay everyone's wages.
If you had succeeded with this you would have ensured that the Omerta servers could not have been paid, that we had problems with the bank and that my colleagues and I would not have been paid.
Is that *really* what you wanted to achieve?
Our way of saying we were outraged of the major midvers change, and the only way we felt we could actually be heard: Hurt the moneyflow.
We acted to prevent cheating.
-This earned me a ban from forums, and a personal mail from the allmighty Brando, where you said: "Dont encourage people to complain.
I banned you now, but if you dont stop you will receive a lot worse!" I responded to you in a polite manner, about my concerns about being threatened, and you responded:
"Then you clearly have no sence of humour". -Seriously, this is not how you talk your customers, where was it supposed to be funny for me to be banned and threatened?
(Yes, we feel like customers, since we pay for the game, and its not possible to play without "donation"codes. )
1. Granted you had a grievance, but as explained the result of the action you were taking could have left me unable to pay colleagues salaries.
2. Naturally I don't have more than one pair of hands. Answering everyone's comments is almost impossible – therefore bans.
3. We are mandated by the community to combat cheating. Our hand was forced.
The second thing I wanted to take up about that forum thread last version, is how you continued to put the blame on your employees. Like: "
This was not the case. We have made some background management changes to the dev team and one of the first things the new lead wanted to tackle was the problem of jail scripts - which we have apparently known about for 2 versions.
- which is why the changes needed ringing in. And I asked for these punishes before the version was 2 days old - but the person asked was apparently also not quite up to the task.
Hence the wait.".
Whenever there is something wrong, you throw one of your crewmembers under the bus with lame comments like the one I just showed.
You misunderstand – I simply promoted someone very good – Kcode.Nobody got fired at all. Kcode was working very effectively and so we promoted him.
Please think about your mistake understanding this. When you are wrong about this, might you also be wrong by stopping everyone's salaries and ruining the company?
OR when you guys just gave a voucher after the 5hour downtime, where the people with lackys on when the servers went down, basicly gained 5hour ranking on those which didnt.
You said this:
"Yeah that bugs the sh*t out of me. Not the solution I asked for.
Yes – 100% true. I did not ask for this and it was a mistake. I should have been clearer.
I wanted a lackeys strike for 3 hours (same as downtime) or giving lackey credits (worth 3 hours) to everyone who did not use lackeys.
But you know - the best made plans of mice and men bla bla bla..."
You actually call your crew "mice"?
:D Did you really say that?
It is Robert Burns... I am not 'calling crew 'mice'' – that would be * weird * I am simply....
…. ah forget it.
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I hope you understand why we all are extremely sceptical when you suddenly come around and want 200k $ from us, when your trackrecord is, well, horrible.
I do hope you are sincere that you will be getting a new person to run the show, with more experience in dealing with people, because the way you have been handling it
just doesnt work.
Can't you be nice? I am just a person, trying to do my best when actually 'pleasing everyone is unlikely'
Anyway – we don't want $€£200k 300k we are just trying to raise as much as we can to develop the app & promote it too.
And if we can raise £150k we get given £75 k by some fund. I am trying to raise About £70k via Kickstarter or Indiegogo and actually I told Paul that I would put my own f**king house up as security to get the rest, if we need. it.
Anyway. You got a whole bunch of detailed, reasonable responses and a poem from me.
And on a busy busy Friday.
All I ask from you is: be nice, please. :)