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Topic: You can't snark me as much anymore (Read 16293 times)
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Raph
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Title delayed while we "find the fun."
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Bunk
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Operating Thetan One
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You're younger than I am? WTF?
Anyhow, I'll get a congrats in now before the vultures start picking you apart. I blame you for UO, and UO started me on the path that shaped much of my current life - so thanks.
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"Welcome to the internet, pussy." - VDL
"I have retard strength." - Schild
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WayAbvPar
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Heh- congrats Raph.
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When speaking of the MMOG industry, the glass may be half full, but it's full of urine. HaemishM
Always wear clean underwear because you never know when a Tory Government is going to fuck you.- Ironwood
Libertarians make fun of everyone because they can't see beyond the event horizons of their own assholes Surlyboi
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Venkman
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Congrats Raph!
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Ghambit
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Is there any monetary reward with this??
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"See, the beauty of webgames is that I can play them on my phone while I'm plowing your mom." -Samwise
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Falconeer
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Congrats. And honestly, although this is not necessarily what you are wishing for yourself, I wish this could grant you some crazy investors money to make, out of all the things on your shelves, a new sandbox MMO. For real.
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Raph
Developers
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Title delayed while we "find the fun."
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Is there any monetary reward with this??
No. I think I get a metal-and-glass brick like this one.  |
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Lucas
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Further proof that Italians have suspect taste in games.
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Nice :) I remember reading your essays back during the UO days ("a story about a tree", etc.). the hectic times as Designer Dragon over at Xroads of Britannia and other places; the lenghty posts as Holocron on the SWG pre-beta boards and I keep on stalking following your career with interest, hoping for a newly found interest in sandbox MMOs :) You will be fondly rememb....err, I mean, congrats  for all you have achieved and your productive mind. |
" He's so impatient, it's like watching a teenager fuck a glorious older woman." - Ironwood on J.J. Abrams
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UnSub
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In response to thread title: yes we can. |
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Ratman_tf
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Gratz, Raph!  |
 "What I'm saying is you should make friends with a few catasses, they smell funny but they're very helpful." -Calantus makes the best of a smelly situation. |
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Triforcer
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Grats Raph! For a few precious months in 1999 (prior to removal of house looting), you made the only perfect game that has ever or will ever exist. Everything since then has been ashes and dust in our mouths, but that's the cost of perfection.
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All life begins with Nu and ends with Nu. This is the truth! This is my belief! At least for now...
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tmp
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POW! Right in the Kisser!
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Congratulations  |
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Yoru
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the y master, king of bourbon
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Congratulations, Raph.
Now, when do we get to hear about the Next Big Thing? (so that we can tear it to shreds in our ever-gnawing criti-teeth)
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Signe
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Muse.
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Raph's just a boy and I'd attempt to adopt him since he usually has a job, but I have a strict rule of not adopting people who I can't snark at. Dammit. If you were a cat, though, Raph, if you were a cat you would be SO adopted! Gratz! You dinged a fancy brick! Well done.
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My Sig Image: hath rid itself of this mortal coil.
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Tannhauser
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I have not been your biggest fan but congrats for an award well-earned. UO was a flawed but great game. We sure could use a modern UO...hint, hint.
Grats!
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Surlyboi
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eat a bag of dicks
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The award is well deserved, but we're still gonna snark you. Such is the price of greatness.
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Tuned in, immediately get to watch cringey Ubisoft talking head offering her deepest sympathies to the families impacted by the Orlando shooting while flanked by a man in a giraffe suit and some sort of "horrifically garish neon costumes through the ages" exhibit or something. We need to stop this fucking planet right now and sort some shit out. -Kail
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Nebu
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Congratulations Raph!
While the snark will continue, we all appreciate your contributions.... particularly to the Guitar thread!
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"Always do what is right. It will gratify half of mankind and astound the other."
- Mark Twain
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Khaldun
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Excellent. We can graduate from snarking to pulling on Superman's cape!
Congratulations, well-deserved recognition.
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Lantyssa
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Congrats!
Don't be too hard on yourself. One thing you have going for you is that you're willing to explore new ideas. You're willing to look at what works and what doesn't, and importantly, admit a system you made isn't the best thing since sliced bread. In an industry that pumps out clone after clone, folks like you are important if we're ever to see something different. You can quibble over whether it should be you, or Mark, or Jessica, or whomever, but someone has to get it. Why not the guy who's a pleasure to work with, passionate about the craft, loves exploring theory, and has inspired others?
It's deserved, and the others will get their due in time. I for one, am happy that it's you.
/fangirl
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Hahahaha! I'm really good at this!
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Xuri
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몇살이세욬ㅋ 몇살이 몇살 몇살이세욬ㅋ!!!!!1!
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Congratulations, Raph! You (and your work!) have, for more than one and a half decade, been an inspiration to many a budding game-designer. Thank you.
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-= Ho Eyo He Hum =-
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IainC
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Congratulations Raph.
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Arthur_Parker
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Nice one.
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Sky
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I love my TV an' hug my TV an' call it 'George'.
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You're younger than I am? WTF?
Anyhow, I'll get a congrats in now before the vultures start picking you apart. I blame you for UO, and UO started me on the path that shaped much of my current life - so thanks.
Both sentiments, echoed. You should probably get into board gaming, the gaming industry is worse than the music industry. |
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UnsGub
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Congrats Raph!
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schild
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I was with you until I clicked the link: I would have expected that people like Randy Farmer & Chip Morningstar, or Mark Jacobs, or Gordon Walton, or Jessica Mulligan, or other pioneers would have gotten the nod before me…  This rather leaves one thinking, “Well, now what?” Really, really? |
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« Last Edit: August 31, 2012, 07:40:07 AM by schild »
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Tmon
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Congratulations Raph and thanks for getting me hooked on MMOs.
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Segoris
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Congrats! Grief title should also be awarded with new shiny brick imo.
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shiznitz
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Really, really?
We all thought the same thing when we read that part, but he is just trying to be diplomatic. Don't blast him for that. |
I have never played WoW.
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tazelbain
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We need a sandbox MMO now more than ever. Get chopping!
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"Me am play gods"
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HaemishM
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the Confederate flag underneath the stone in my class ring
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You're younger than I am? WTF? My feelings exactly. Also, TRAMMEL WAAARGBLE CHARTS RETENTION PK TRAMMEL HOLYCRONS BAAARRRGLE. Just to get that out of the way for the rest of the retards. |
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taolurker
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We need a sandbox MMO now more than ever. Get chopping!
I actually opened the thread thinking this was why we would be less snarky to him, because of a new MMO announcement. Congrats Raph on the "legend" award. Also younger than me. I was thinking reading your blog article that the award was the ultimate in snark, but then again they don't have a lifetime achievement for hosting the most MMO panels. I certainly consider you an MMO legend though, so it's well deserved. Gratz again. Does this now make you an "award winning" developer? |
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Viin
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Congratulations Raph.
I met you at GDC in 2000 or 2001 I think it was, in San Jose. I also remember following many discussions on MUD-Dev which involved a lot of the great minds in this space - including yours.
While I don't work in game development these days, my work benefits from the skills I learned as a MUD development hobbyist driven largely by folks like yourself.
Thank you!
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- Viin
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Raph
Developers
Posts: 1472
Title delayed while we "find the fun."
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Does this now make you an "award winning" developer?
Um, I kind of already was. How quickly you all forget. From the CV on my website: 2011:
DEEP REALMS, #5 Best Facebook Game of 2011, Gamezebo.com
Patent awarded on core Metaplace technology: "System and method for enabling characters to be manifested within a plurality of different virtual spaces"
2007:
METAPLACE.COM, Audience Award at TechCrunch 40.
2006:
THE HOT 100, Next Generation
A THEORY OF FUN FOR GAME DESIGN, Game Developer Magazine Front Line Awards nominee
2004:
STAR WARS GALAXIES, SpikeTV Game Awards
Nominee, Game of the Year
Nominee, Best Online Game
Nominee, Best Fantasy Game
STAR WARS GALAXIES, Online Game of the Year
Game Industry News
1up.com (Electronic Gaming Monthly, Computer Gaming World, etc) Reader's Choice
1up.com, Editor's Choice
IGN Editor's Choice
IGN Reader's Choice
STAR WARS GALAXIES, Game of the Year
Cinescape
2003:
STAR WARS GALAXIES, Game Critics Awards (Electronic Entertainment Expo)
Nominee, Best Online Multiplayer Game
2002:
STAR WARS GALAXIES, Game Critics Awards (Electronic Entertainment Expo)
Best online Multiplayer Game
2001:
STAR WARS GALAXIES, Game Critics Awards (Electronic Entertainment Expo)
Runner-up, Best of Show
PC Game of Show
Best Online Multiplayer
1998:
Online Game of the Year, ULTIMA ONLINE: THE SECOND AGE
The Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences
1997:
Online Game of the Year, ULTIMA ONLINE
The Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences,
C|NET Gamecenter
Online Gaming Review (Editor's Choice)
Online Gaming Review (Player's Choice)
AllAbout Games (Gamer's Choice Award)
GAME.EXE Magazine (Russia) Finalist/nominee
Computer Games Strategy Plusv
Game of the Year nominee, ULTIMA ONLINE
Computer Gaming World (reader's choice)
Game of the Year runner-up, ULTIMA ONLINE
GAME.EXE Magazine (Russia)
Roleplaying Game of the Year, runner-up/nominee/honorable mention
Academy of Gaming Arts and Design
PC Gamer (Gamer's Choice Award)
Online Gaming Review (Editor's Choice)
Computer Gaming World (Reader's Choice)
Computer Game Developers' Association (Spotlight Award)
C|NET Award for Internet Excellence, ULTIMA ONLINE
CESA (Computer Entertainment Software Academy, Japan)
Special Recognition Award for Outstanding Accomplishment in a New Arena, ULTIMA ONLINE
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Pennilenko
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Never heard of those games. Where they any good?  |
"See? All of you are unique. And special. Like fucking snowflakes." -- Signe
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