I'm hoping the way he talks to his community here changes. On the forums for his game he is incredibly nice to us and never talks down this way. He doesn't make many wild claims over there either.
I don't know what the reason for this one was but I'm a bit disappointed, I have nothing against the guy but it's truly sad that a project has to suffer because he decided to post the way he did.
At the same time, a lot of the people here who spend time on mmorpg.com are completely rude and immature so it's not all fault of just one. I have seen the previous posts, even if the game seemed like vaporware some people really egged on this guy at the beginning and it's not a surprise he fires back in a passive-aggressive nature to them. It's really both sides attacking one another that have brought this situation that we have now. Even if he did ask for money several times in the past I don't see why people flamed him at first for it. Sure I can see it now where he insulted then asked.
As far as I can see though the first 2 times he asked for money he didn't do so in an elitist or demeaning way, yet he got quite a bit of hell for doing it.
Well anyway, truly sad to see things go this way, I really want to keep following this project but for now I'm going to take a break. Divergence I wish you the best.
EDIT: To give credit where credit is due, some of you on these forums did respond in a mature fashion, kudos for that.
The reason he is being flamed is because many of us who have been around for a while remember this game when it first was asking for investors back in '06 and '07. It's now 2013. If he gets the money he needs to finish the game then great. If he runs out of money again and disappears, don't be surprised. It's happened twice.
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The reason he is being flamed is because many of us who have been around for a while remember this game when it first was asking for investors back in '06 and '07. It's now 2013. If he gets the money he needs to finish the game then great. If he runs out of money again and disappears, don't be surprised. It's happened twice.
And the reply is: "What are you talking about? I've never beat my wife".