cbutler

Don't confuse my passion for the success of this project for trolling. I want the best for P:E. I want Planescape Torment. I want Icewind Dale. I want Baldurs Gate. NWN2 was not successful. It barely even launched, never mind on time. To say that it was a hit because it had expansions is a fallacy. I can name any number of movies and games that got undeserved sequels or expansions despite having a lackluster reception. Again, not successful: LOTRO. You know what MMORPG's do when they start failing miserably? They go free to play where they slowly become forgotten and irrelevant. Do you want me to entertain you with some examples? Speaking of not launching, anyone who does a moderate amount of digging can find why Ziets left Obsidian. We might as well have Michael Bay direct the movie and Nickleback do the score if Ziets is joining the team. They're successful right? They must be great!

It hasn't generated much media attention because most of what Ziets touches flops. While you may have enjoyed NWN2, that doesn't mean it was successful and or a overall good game. He is *known* to most cRPG fans, but he certainly isn't a celebrity. So that doesn't surprise me, but I'm sure glad he's involved in the PE. The problem I have with it is to get word of mouth going you need coverage. *Who is George Ziets* in response to these articles. And then said rpg fans explaining *Well George Ziets is that guy who wrote that really awesome game*. Well hopefully, the updates so far reach attention again, after today's. That totally awesome game? Which one? You know the reason why he is no longer with Obsidian in the first place right? Come on now people.

I could care less if he's a "genuinely nice guy". We want a solid product. Not another empty promise of "This Product is the next Baldur's Gate" which we've been hearing and certainly not seeing from developers, Ziets included, for years now.

Let me get this straight? At 2.8 million dollars you're added George Ziets to the team? You call this a feature? You do understand that every project he's ever touched has been an outright failure or flop right? Is it possible to remove my pledge if he gets signed on? And don't give him credit for his unmentionable role in New Vegas. Give him credit for where his real claim to "fame" is: everything else.