Paul Barnett speaks on being "Dazed and Confused"

[Lantyssa]

If he's truly punk then he should revel in being penniless and destitute.  When can we expect the drug habit to start?

[Soln]

you know, in all seriousness, he may be trying to get fired.

With the Mythic acquisition he very probably has good equity and a secure severance agreement. 

Meaning: he can get asked to leave, land a new MMO genius job, dismiss WAR, and get well paid at the same time. 

Not a bad strategy. 

[Delmania]

If he's trying to get fired, he's doing it wrong.  Wasting everyone's time at a talk a conference is a sure way to ensure continued employment!

[schild]

People only fail upwards in game development, until they finally destroy their own company they didn't deserve and then they fail downwards one notch and repeat the process.

[Delmania]

Let's keep focusing on Paul, not MJ!

[Modern Angel]

If he's trying to get fired, he's doing it wrong.  Wasting everyone's time at a talk a conference is a sure way to ensure continued employment!

I can guarantee you there was at least one venture capitalist with a boner for WoW numbers looking to poach someone at his talk who was turned off by his meandering horseshit.

[Soulflame]

People only fail upwards in game development, until they finally destroy their own company they didn't deserve and then they fail downwards one notch and repeat the process.

Sounds like business as usual at pretty much any corporate structure, if you ask me.

[Chockonuts]

Link please. I have a sneaking suspicion that we might be watching the beginning of the end for this clown. I sort of want to watch with unrestrained glee as it slowly snowballs while he keeps shouting about PUNK ROCK as his checks bounce.

 http://www.tentonhammer.com/node/65908 

There ya go.  Surprised he got that many pages out between alcohol and ego poisoning.


EDIT-  He's made three entries there, but I refuse to spread any more than one of them to my fellow humans.

[Modern Angel]

Christ

[Redgiant]

Link please. I have a sneaking suspicion that we might be watching the beginning of the end for this clown. I sort of want to watch with unrestrained glee as it slowly snowballs while he keeps shouting about PUNK ROCK as his checks bounce.

Here is one of the WHA threads referred to: Anyone else losing interest?

But homestly, they are a dime a dozen. Every day there is a new or necro'd thread about this there. Although as people have said here it does seem like the fanboi defense team has slacked off a lot more to the tune that some threads are almost 100% critical. Just imagine what the tone would be if most of us who obviously quit could still post ...

[FatuousTwat]

I don't think I've ever read an interview or seen a video of him where I couldn't have mistaken him for a ranting drugged up bum that had in wandered off the street.

Speaking of which, it's a wonder you haven't update your avatard from this very thread.

I was without internet for a few days.

[UnSub]

EDIT-  He's made three entries there, but I refuse to spread any more than one of them to my fellow humans.

Okay, so I read the other two blogs of his. Talk about thoroughly mediocre.

[schild]

Im cancelling my sub too. Im sick of watching the fat b*****d go on Youtube and make stupid videos when he and his people should be working on fixing the game.
Times like this, I shouldnt feed someone who doesnt deserve to be fed.

Hur. From WHA.

[Nebu]

Im cancelling my sub too. Im sick of watching the fat b*****d go on Youtube and make stupid videos when he and his people should be working on fixing the game.
Times like this, I shouldnt feed someone who doesnt deserve to be fed.

Hur. From WHA.

WHA is turning on Mythic pretty fast.  There are threads about cancelling meeting with little to no fanboi resistance.  The funny thing is that many people are leaving WAR to go back to DAoC.  It's a pretty sad statement when your old game proves to be better constructed than your new, multimillion dollar baby. 

[Nevermore]

The funny thing is that many people are leaving WAR to go back to DAoC.

That'll show 'em! 

[Triforcer]

http://www.massively.com/2009/04/09/do-developers-consider-disabled-gamers-enough/#continued

Mythic's Paul Barnett is sympathetic to the cause as he himself is color-blind, dyslexic and hearing-impaired.

...

[Goreschach]

http://www.massively.com/2009/04/09/do-developers-consider-disabled-gamers-enough/#continued

Mythic's Paul Barnett is sympathetic to the cause as he himself is color-blind, dyslexic and hearing-impaired.

...

Now that's the kind of designer I want making my games!

[Hawkbit]

There's a deaf, dumb and blind joke in there somewhere. 

[Azazel]

Warhammer Pinball! Now with Bright Wizards!

[schild]

God this guy is just super qualified to work in entertainment. Hell, he's a walking circus.

[FatuousTwat]

Hearing-impaired? Is that why he is yelling all the fucking time?

[schild]

Hearing-impaired? Is that why he is yelling all the fucking time?

No, he's yelling all the time because he's upset no one ever listens to him. Or at least, they don't hear him.

[Soln]

of course, he could also be lying about all of that

[Modern Angel]

Oh my God, the comments. 

[Redgiant]

Oh my God, the comments. 

"Some people are, through no fault of their own, living a restricted physical life - on our world, you can fly, ride, get married, run, jump and swim"

... and we tried our very best to make you feel disabled doing it.

[Chockonuts]

Oh my God, the comments. 

"Some people are, through no fault of their own, living a restricted physical life - on our world, you can fly, ride, get married, run, jump and swim"

... and we tried our very best to make you feel disabled doing it.

Sorry but..

"You Dawg.. I heard you were disabled in real life.  So we made a game where you get disabled a lot in game so you can be disabled while you play disabled."

I promise no more, but sometimes they just write themselves.

[WindupAtheist]

"Some people are, through no fault of their own, living a restricted physical life - on our world, you can fly, ride, get married, run, jump and swim."

Unlike the real world, where cripples are shunned by the opposite sex and may never wed!

 

[UnSub]

http://www.massively.com/2009/04/09/do-developers-consider-disabled-gamers-enough/#continued

Mythic's Paul Barnett is sympathetic to the cause as he himself is color-blind, dyslexic and hearing-impaired.

...

Now that's the kind of designer I want making my games!

He forgot to mention his Narcissism disorder too.

[Arthur_Parker]

We need a word for design-impaired, I suggest grindlexic.

[Bismallah]

Oh grindlexic, that's a good one.

[Modern Angel]

Unlike the real world, where cripples are shunned by the opposite sex and may never wed!

 

I caught that, too. It screamed lonely fat beard claiming ass-burger's benefits because of his obsession with Thundercats.

I was more agape at the couple posts where people said that companies shouldn't provide wheelchair ramps

[Lantyssa]

"Some people are, through no fault of their own, living a restricted physical life - on our world, you can fly, ride, get married, run, jump and swim."

Unlike the real world, where cripples are shunned by the opposite sex and may never wed!

 

Wait.  You guys can't fly!?

[Nija]

I think this explains why they only want 3 star talent. No matter who is working with Paul B on this project, they are going to be brought down to 3 star level. They could have John Carmack working on the client and it wouldn't have helped.

[Ingmar]

Man, wtf, way to trot color blindness out as a disability. HELP HELP MY SHIRT DOESN'T MATCH. Douchebag.

I am color blind myself, about the worst side effect is I have to ask someone else in my company's IT department what color an LED alarm is showing. And I can't make my own cable. LIFE WRECKING.

[Sjofn]

My sister still feels bad about acting like you were an idiot when you wanted to know if you had a red shell or a green shell in MarioKart.