Comments on: An Important NDA Announcement

By: Cedia

Cedia — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 03:54:39 +0000

Er, I forgot a pivotal “not” in my previous comment. It should be “…to NOT have your name on the credits in the actual game.”

By: Cedia

Cedia — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 03:53:00 +0000

It’s one thing to not be credited when a prospective employer calls the company to verify what’s on your resume, it’s quite another to have your name on the credits in the actual game.

The first situation can be resolved in a court of law, the second situation simply requires hubris.

In other words, get over it.

By: Staryx

Staryx — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 01:38:29 +0000

On the topic of the WAR beta, lemme just say that Sept. 18th is gonna have a bit of an undercooked taste for early players. I’d wait a few months before trying it.

On the topic of removing names of people who contributed to the game from the credits, bad form Mythic.

By: Lee Quillen

Lee Quillen — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 23:56:47 +0000

I’m one of those idiots that waits through the credits of video games. And I am very happy for that fact as I was rewarded for it greatly when finishing CoD4.

By: isildur

isildur — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 23:38:33 +0000

I fought to get someone in the credits in our game. I think not doing so lacks class.

(I didn’t win that fight, unfortunately.)

By: Scott Jennings

Scott Jennings — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 21:43:56 +0000

Hey, hey, defcon 5 Mr. Rickey. Pretty sure we’re still both listed in both of those. Just (if I understand correctly) not the live version on the patcher no one reads. The current hoofrah is over the Warhammer credits, which neither of us worked on. CALM THYSELF.

By: Dave Rickey

Dave Rickey — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 21:29:56 +0000

Okay, exactly what do you mean when you say you are not listed in the DAoC credits anymore? Because if you’re telling me that ex-employees have no credits in the anniversary/precious metal editions labelled Dark Age of Camelot and including the original, I am going to take Drastic Action.

Bad enough that I was promised tags in those credits I didn’t receive. But that’s bygones, I didn’t make a fuss at the time and I won’t now. But if revisionist history includes flushing my contribution down the memory hole, I am going to get ugly.

By: Ed

Ed — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:45:05 +0000

That’s pretty freakin’ petty on the credits. GG Mark. They could have easily listed everyone who’s ever worked on it. Hell, put ‘em in a “special thanks” section if you don’t want to confuse current and past employees.

By: Lee Quillen

Lee Quillen — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:09:15 +0000

“You are thinking of this:

http://brokentoys.org/2007/06/25/bring-back-jolly-pirate-nicknames-biyotch/”

Quite possibly. I’m old enough to understand I can’t trust my memory any more he. That said, the linked article IMHO is a worse, and much more obvious, shot at ex-developers. It’s one thing to not place someone in the credits in the first place, it’s another to remove them after they have already had their names on the box. The former could be argued to be a poor decision, but the latter really can’t be described as anything other than petty.

By: Walter Yarbrough

Walter Yarbrough — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:07:54 +0000

“Turlow Says:

August 19, 2008 at 10:40 pm
If crediting is so important to developers, negotiate it into your employment contract.”

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