DragonWiz

Your post did not come off as negativity, regardless of what some people here might think. You are right in your assumption, any one person should be a bit skeptical. However, Embargoes are a normal practice in this industry. Usually reviews don't come out till the release of a game.

It does make one quite suspicious doesn't it. Honestly, I would rather instead wait, then read up on reviews; before considering to purchase one of their products. Unless of course they seriously reform their management. Or leave management out of the equation, and instead leave the devs to do their own job, without management interference.

Even if it isn't Avellone, it's too late. The damage is already done, and Obsidian employees already commented on the thread.

God, that post alone discredits Avellone. Don't understand why he decided to break his professionalism by ranting on a public forum, especially the Codex of all places.

Yeah, I've seen a couple of vids and the narrator is very off putting. I assumed at first, that it was only spoken dialogue that was going to be voiced, but apparently not. I don't like it : /

But, which came first, the egg or the chicken? The egg. At some point an animal we would agree on is a "chicken" and not its direct evolutionary ancestor would be born. Defining a single creature that fulfills this criteria is obviously near impossible, but it would exist at some specific point though we could argue as to where. This first chicken started out as an egg. Blasphemy! I'm going to tell my high commander of your heresy.

But, which came first, the egg or the chicken?

Huh? Indeed.

Stop rating my posts as "retardred" you stooge.

Chris just keeping dropping bombs after bombs. Wonder what Obsidian employees are thinking right now.

I live in south Florida and currently we're having a development boom, which means that a bunch of liberals are going to develop the area and displace the indigents. Also every company seems very keen on paying way less than the national average. My advice for rednecks is: Hold on to your guns and be ready to use them if someone wants to "develop" your county. I live in sarasota, I heard there will be more jobs because of the tech companies. Not for you and definitely not high paying jobs, why waste money on an entrance level job that could be easily outsourced to a 3d world country. The irony of it all is that ultimately they end up going with freelancers based on the States because they speak the language (shorter development times) and can do the job. Still, get ready for your home to rise up in price because its on a desirable location and some rich **** needs a tenth home. Honestly, I don't think it's going to hit you guys since most of the development centers around south florida, you might see me and a bunch of other hispanics soon if things keep going the way they are down here. That's kinda scary, isn't our governor Scott supposed to do something regarding this issue?

I live in south Florida and currently we're having a development boom, which means that a bunch of liberals are going to develop the area and displace the indigents. Also every company seems very keen on paying way less than the national average. My advice for rednecks is: Hold on to your guns and be ready to use them if someone wants to "develop" your county. I live in sarasota, I heard there will be more jobs because of the tech companies.

Total cringe.

Here's something we know for sure Chris was doing before he left Obsidian: Spending much of his time on other studios' games (Wasteland 2, Torment: Tides of Numenera) Watch as one man tries to uncover the truth. How far will he go! Who will he cross to get the truth! Stay tuned next week on AVELLONES RETRIBUTION!

I think this whole ordeal has been a case study in the patchwork nature of the human memory. I'll give MCA the benefit of the doubt on that. Still I think he's in too deep, said too much. Quick activate the sleeper agents!

K This drama is getting boring and redundant. Pillars two soon, can't wait for that.

See, I was following Chris still he said,"Well, I hope that anyone reading anything I wrote would not accept it blindly. I don't preach, I do want people to question and ask and contradict. And it's fine they don't agree, and I freely admit I've been wrong countless times." I feel trolled. Well it was entertaining, can't complain I guess.

This made me sad.

RPG Codex Interview: Chris Avellone on Pillars Cut Content, Game Development Hierarchies and More

Sure, but what would MCA gain from defaming Obsidian? Dude has so much to lose from this, if such allegations prove to be nonsense.

If he thought his comments would stay Codex only he was hideously- and frankly, unbelievably- naive. Doubt it, MCA is probably playing a PR game. Spilling such dirty laundry, right before their most important IP is released. Also let's not forget Obsidian itself has been suspect, for example, why have they switched publishers. Can't tell me Paradox has been under handing them, or whatever the usual excuses are.

And he also refused to sign any contract, or accept any payments,that prevented him from spilling all their dirt laundry.

What would you have them say? *Sigh* I don't know, I thought maybe they could have dispelled some of the stuff Avellone brought up.

Obsidian's silence is not reassuring.

Man I should stop reading too much into this. I hope you are right, I don't want Deadfire to get shafted cause of corporate drama. It's not fair to the folks who worked on the game.