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Subject:      Re: BC3K on CGS+ CD-ROM
From:         dsm...@pobox.com (Derek Smart)
Date:         1998/05/04
Message-ID:   <6ikl3d$5...@bgtnsc03.worldnet.att.net>
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On Mon, 04 May 1998 11:46:20 GMT, bugre...@hotmail.com (Rune Boersjoe)
wrote:

>>>The free version of BC3K v1.01D7C (FREE) has appeared on the first US
magazine.
>>>You can get it on the Computer Games & Strategy Plus magazine cd-rom , June
>>>edition.
>>
>>
>>Thanks for the warning.  Most of the computer gamers (100+) that I know are
>>planning not to buy any of the magazines with BC3K on it.
>>
>>Eric
>
>Take your crap somewhere else. If you have nothing of interest to anyone to
add,
>just shut the fuck up.

>>>Couldn't have said it better myself.

>>>Derek Smart, Ph.D.
>>>Designer/Lead Developer
>>>Battlecruiser:3000AD


I stopped by this news group to try to decide wether to invest in the
downloading time for the "new", free, release of B3K... This is what I find...

Snippy, flaming, and profane users bullying other users under the guise of
being a newsgroup "information sheriff" (ie: if you're not as informative as
I want you to be then you deserve to be treated like dirt). Now I'm used to
the childish antics usenet users... but... What I find inexcusable is Derek
Smart, the "Designer/Lead Developer" promoting irrational and rude behavior
to others with a comment like:

>>>Couldn't have said it better myself.<<<<

This is Mr. Smart's response to some flamer..?? Maybe a "better" response
would have been: "Gee... It's too bad you aren't going to try a kick-butt,
FREE, game, but hey... It's not for everyone."

Between this message response and the odd, accusatory, "press-release" Mr.
Smart issued in February (and posted on the B3K web site), I get really
turned off to the idea of trying this free game... Mostly because of all the
animosity associated with B3K.

Now, in all probability, I will try the game, so that I can see what all the
fuss is about (and YES, I will have a very open mind). Unfortunately, I'm
plauged by concerns about the kind of reception I might receive from Mr.
Smart if I choose to write candidly about the game (here) after trying it.
Will I be flamed by a group of users? Will they then be egged on by the
game's developer?

Mr. Smart, You state you have been in a long learning process (since 1989)
and have toured the world educating yourself on game design and development.
Perhaps you should invest more in learning about the public relations behind
product release and development.

Now.... Go at it you folks.... Flame away... Make sure you include lots of
profanity, as it tends to clarify your points ;-)

jm


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