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Reply #25 - Jul 18th, 2016 at 11:12pm
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SirValentine wrote on Jul 18th, 2016 at 9:35pm:
Don't forget Poul Anderdon's Holger Carlsen.  And his regenerating trolls.


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Reply #26 - Jul 19th, 2016 at 2:57am
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PersonaNonGrata wrote on Jul 18th, 2016 at 9:03pm:
Wtf?
Is that a big demographic?
Shocked

Amongst the writers, actors, and directors?  Probably.  The directors are typically older than 'tween,' and the actors playing tweens are typically in their late 20s to early 30s, but still.

That said, I never got the homoerotic bit in the Spiderman reboots as much as I did in Harry Potter between Harry and Ron.
  

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Frank wrote on Jul 19th, 2016 at 2:57am:
That said, I never got the homoerotic bit in the Spiderman reboots as much as I did in Harry Potter between Harry and Ron.


Professing his expertise in homoerotic subtexts with no hint of irony...
  
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Reply #28 - Jul 19th, 2016 at 3:31am
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Two links away, I was at http://ddowiki.com/page/Robert_Ciccolini. According to that page, sev's "job duties include, but are not limited to writing producer letters to the DDO community. " (and that's the end of the page. Shows how much the playerbase thinks of him?)
  
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Reply #29 - Jul 19th, 2016 at 6:48am
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Some chatter from LotRO forums.

https://www.lotro.com/forums/showthread.php?643772-Wherefore-art-thou-Vyvyanne/p...

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I messaged Athena to ask about it and here is her reply: I am not. Rob Ciccolini has been for a couple months. I run Batman Arkham Underworld now.


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Ex Asherons Call Exec, and still listed as DDO's Exec.


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That's the guy so I don't see why he isn't doing his job right now and introducing himself to the community and doing some damage control. If he has been in charge for a few months as Athena said he is already failing as the EP of LotRO due to his lack of communication.


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Thats a bit harsh.

He's the EP of DDO, and oh btw there is this other game I need to do something about. Lord of the dance online or something like that.

Dev1: *taps finger on table* I suppose we could do this in the men's room...
Dev2: You think we'd get more traffic there?
Dev1: I just get tired of the echos in here. Its like the day you move and nothing is in the living room so...
EP: Sorry I'm late guys. So whats going on?
Dev2: Thought you'd tell us
EP: Ok, ok, you guys have free to play, right?
Dev1: So I'm told.
EP: Ok and you have some landscape quests, right?
Dev2: uh huh. And instances.
EP: Excellent! so... we're good then? nice chat. *exits with a smile to his real job*
Dev1: *post EP* So... are we good with flying mounts now?
Dev2: Yeah lets take this to the mens room. I have some business to finish there.


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So LOTRO and DDO may have EPs and CMs in common - reading between the lines, put both the old MMOs under one management and try to run it that way.


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It will not work. They are spreading themselves too thin. This is an epic failure in the works.
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Reply #30 - Jul 19th, 2016 at 11:47am
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[quote author=1D3834382A323C3D0A3A2B362D2C34590 link=1468862672/21#21 date=1468888638]
Point taken.

Point taken ... away.[/quote

Was it for asking for forgiveness or for spoofing 300 I figure it wasn't both or I'd of ended up -1.

Then again. I figured the spoof part was obvious so if you didn't catch that right off then damn.
  
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Reply #31 - Jul 19th, 2016 at 11:56am
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Frank wrote on Jul 19th, 2016 at 2:57am:
Amongst the writers, actors, and directors?  Probably.  The directors are typically older than 'tween,' and the actors playing tweens are typically in their late 20s to early 30s, but still.

That said, I never got the homoerotic bit in the Spiderman reboots as much as I did in Harry Potter between Harry and Ron.



Really? I've seen men make out in shows look less gay( hey I watched Torchwood and jack harkness is an immortal who likes all gorgeous creatures no matter species or gender)

I mean seriously that scene is spiderman reboot part two peter sees the death of Norman on the news so he heads straight to harry's place. He walks into the lobby just as harry steps out onto the balcony as the sun light settles upon him making you think your seeing another sparkly vampire movie for a horrific moment. Peter looks up and breathlessly says harry. Harry gazes down with his eyes aglow and whispers peter. Seriously capt. Jack never looked so gay even while having gay sex.
  
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Reply #32 - Jul 20th, 2016 at 8:30am
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Reply #33 - Jul 20th, 2016 at 9:23am
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karavek wrote on Jul 19th, 2016 at 11:47am:
Was it for asking for forgiveness or for spoofing 300 I figure it wasn't both or I'd of ended up -1.

Then again. I figured the spoof part was obvious so if you didn't catch that right off then damn.

It was so you'd only have 299 and then might shut up about 300.
  

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Reply #34 - Jul 20th, 2016 at 11:36am
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Revaulting wrote on Jul 20th, 2016 at 9:23am:
It was so you'd only have 299 and then might shut up about 300.


Hmm I guess you must of been left with a lot of uncomfortable feelings after watching a movie with so many scantily clad men?

Don't worry man it wasnt CU's your in the closet it was simply envy of their rockin bods.
  
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Reply #35 - Jul 20th, 2016 at 12:16pm
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Revaulting wrote on Jul 18th, 2016 at 8:37pm:
Point taken.

Point taken ... away.



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Reply #36 - Jul 20th, 2016 at 12:25pm
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Asheras wrote on Jul 18th, 2016 at 1:51pm:
I think WB would prefer to do cross platform IP management.  Coordinated Movies + TV + games all around the same IP.


Yeah, cuz that worked so great with Defiance.  Roll Eyes
  

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Reply #37 - Jul 20th, 2016 at 12:31pm
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Metal-Beast wrote on Jul 20th, 2016 at 12:25pm:
Yeah, cuz that worked so great with Defiance.  Roll Eyes

I had to google that.  That's how good that worked.  I didn't even know it existed.  And I like MMO's and Sci Fi TV shows.
  
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Reply #38 - Jul 20th, 2016 at 5:03pm
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karavek wrote on Jul 20th, 2016 at 11:36am:
I guess you must of been left with a lot of uncomfortable feelings after watching a movie with so many scantily clad men?

You really haven't been on this board for long.
  

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Reply #39 - Jul 20th, 2016 at 7:20pm
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Revaulting wrote on Jul 20th, 2016 at 5:03pm:
You really haven't been on this board for long.


if you read his 3 posts, that is literally his schtick here
  

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Reply #40 - Jul 20th, 2016 at 9:31pm
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eighnuss wrote on Jul 20th, 2016 at 7:20pm:
if you read his 3 posts, that is literally his schtick here

Smiley

Subtlety. Why do I even bother? It's like a Trump campaign up in here.
  

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Reply #41 - Jul 20th, 2016 at 9:51pm
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Revaulting wrote on Jul 20th, 2016 at 5:03pm:
You really haven't been on this board for long.


I think he has.
  

Groo The Wanderer wrote on Sep 8th, 2013 at 10:43pm:
they will probably congratulate themselves on how long they "kept it going" never able to see that it could have easily managed to keep itself going for far longer if they had just meddled far less drastically and with some semblance of an actual gameplan.
Darth Anonymous wrote on Feb 1st, 2014 at 1:11pm:
Hearing something has "merit" but we don't have "time" kind of says everything about how Turbine works on things.
eighnuss wrote on May 27th, 2014 at 12:52pm:
everyone but turbine knows that we are sad they are destroying our game
majmalphunktion wrote on Aug 30th, 2013 at 12:12am:
I don't make the game, I just get tested what they build. Sorry you are not happy.
Skoodge wrote on Nov 27th, 2014 at 6:54am:
DDO is easy to summarize - the greatest game to suck the most ass.
GooFY wrote on Mar 2nd, 2015 at 5:36pm:
Turbine - So incompetent that we are skeptical when they report their own incompetence.  
Meursault wrote on May 11th, 2015 at 8:10pm:
Other companies will settle for shitting out garbage, Turdbin actually prefers to. Especially if they can get us to buy it, that just cracks them up.
Meursault wrote on Nov 12th, 2015 at 2:50pm:
Breaking something and putting it back together isn't as good as not breaking it to begin with, it's not even close.
palmer01 wrote on Nov 20th, 2015 at 9:05am:
Devs do not care what players want - they already have an agenda and give out token gestures so the paladins can feel worthy.
PersonaNonGrata wrote on Oct 4th, 2016 at 1:24am:
The DDO devs aren't motivated by a positive user experience.

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Reply #42 - Jul 20th, 2016 at 10:37pm
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OldCoaly wrote on Jul 20th, 2016 at 9:51pm:
I think he has socks that have.

Now all you have to do is finish one of my sentences, and we can be as close as Peter and Harry.
  

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Reply #43 - Jul 20th, 2016 at 10:49pm
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Ain't no hostile takeover.

The smart ones took the money and ran when Warner Bros bought Turbine.

That left the not so smart ones that thought the World of Games is a Career.

Slowly, that bunch has been thinned out to the lowest common denominator.

Remember, Sev was on Asheron's Call.  What did you expect when he came over to DDO?  now LoTRO?



It seems that no other company tries to hire SEV away, what does that tell you?
  
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Reply #44 - Jul 20th, 2016 at 11:04pm
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notajedi wrote on Jul 20th, 2016 at 10:49pm:
It seems that no other company tries to hire SEV away, what does that tell you?

Other people, besides me, find his lisp annoying?
  

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Reply #45 - Jul 20th, 2016 at 11:26pm
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Revaulting wrote on Jul 20th, 2016 at 5:03pm:
You really haven't been on this board for long.


About four days now and don't take me to cereal though I am thinking of trying to aim for best new troll of the year. Not sure yet just goofing off mostly while occasionally bantering about our mutual contempt for turbine.
  
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Reply #46 - Jul 20th, 2016 at 11:30pm
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OldCoaly wrote on Jul 20th, 2016 at 9:51pm:
I think he has.


Nope but thanks for the ego boost thinking I sound like a veteran vaultie as I certainly was trying to jump into this forum and enjoy myself and just based on the little quotes at the top of the page I knew I had to land on the run.
  
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Reply #47 - Jul 20th, 2016 at 11:35pm
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eighnuss wrote on Jul 20th, 2016 at 7:20pm:
if you read his 3 posts, that is literally his schtick here


Hey I'm up to forty plus post as of this one and my third one got a ding from maj mal. Thank you very much!
  
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Reply #48 - Jul 21st, 2016 at 12:56am
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karavek wrote on Jul 20th, 2016 at 11:30pm:
thinking I sound like a veteran vaultie

"Veteran" connotes respect. You are using the entirely wrong word.
  

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Reply #49 - Jul 21st, 2016 at 4:41am
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Revaulting wrote on Jul 20th, 2016 at 10:37pm:
Now all you have to do is finish one of my sentences, and we can be as close as Peter and Harry.


Had to Google this.  Thank you for the compliment.
  

Groo The Wanderer wrote on Sep 8th, 2013 at 10:43pm:
they will probably congratulate themselves on how long they "kept it going" never able to see that it could have easily managed to keep itself going for far longer if they had just meddled far less drastically and with some semblance of an actual gameplan.
Darth Anonymous wrote on Feb 1st, 2014 at 1:11pm:
Hearing something has "merit" but we don't have "time" kind of says everything about how Turbine works on things.
eighnuss wrote on May 27th, 2014 at 12:52pm:
everyone but turbine knows that we are sad they are destroying our game
majmalphunktion wrote on Aug 30th, 2013 at 12:12am:
I don't make the game, I just get tested what they build. Sorry you are not happy.
Skoodge wrote on Nov 27th, 2014 at 6:54am:
DDO is easy to summarize - the greatest game to suck the most ass.
GooFY wrote on Mar 2nd, 2015 at 5:36pm:
Turbine - So incompetent that we are skeptical when they report their own incompetence.  
Meursault wrote on May 11th, 2015 at 8:10pm:
Other companies will settle for shitting out garbage, Turdbin actually prefers to. Especially if they can get us to buy it, that just cracks them up.
Meursault wrote on Nov 12th, 2015 at 2:50pm:
Breaking something and putting it back together isn't as good as not breaking it to begin with, it's not even close.
palmer01 wrote on Nov 20th, 2015 at 9:05am:
Devs do not care what players want - they already have an agenda and give out token gestures so the paladins can feel worthy.
PersonaNonGrata wrote on Oct 4th, 2016 at 1:24am:
The DDO devs aren't motivated by a positive user experience.

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