You don't owe an apology. The annoying ones are the people that shouted people down here, calling them haters for warning them about Brad and then have the balls to lecture people that just happened to back him longer then them.
Shit happens. I think that people accusing Brad of outright scamming people, or plotting this all along, are going a bit far. The reality is, is that this whole situation is borne out of a combination of Brad's incompetence, sense of entitlement, and complete lack of self awareness. He didn't set out to scam anyone, whether that be the people "investing", or the developers on his team. He genuinely thought he could make a go of making a throwback MMOG with himself as the head of the development team. The reality of course is that he's incapable of leading/managing a large team (as he proved at least twice before, at SOE and then again at Sigil), and we ended up with that abortion of a Kickstarter. Ever confident in his abilities, he soldiered on with his own Pantheon web page to continue to raise funds. He probably genuinely thinks that he paid out the money to the various parties as fairly as possible, but it just so happens that it's only fair that he gets a far larger portion than anyone else because he's Brad Fucking McQuaid and this shit wouldn't have gotten as far had he not been involved. And in that respect, he's actually kind of correct, although that doesn't mean what he did was fair or equitable.
As one of the biggest anti-Pantheon people from day one, I'd say the others are right and you have no reason to apologize. I think you believed in the guy and put in more support work on this project than he did.
I completely disagree. That's similar to Donald Trump saying he's not sure how US business bankruptcy laws work. He's done it several times and knows how to benefit from lenient bankruptcy laws. He's worked the system.
Bullying? How is talking about a very public game developer and his failure bullying?
I doubt anyone would feel guilty or bad. I'm not even a Brad hater but if someone is in the mental state that they feel suicide is an option simply openly rejecting their idea shouldn't put the burden of the other person's psychological issues on your mind.
Actually I completely agree with Eomer. I think he nailed it and would echo my thoughts had I posted. But I'l also second you with the lying part.
Two words for you, my friend: Personal responsibility.
Yea, i'm not looking for anything thing like that. On a personal note, I know he is/was dealing with some RL issues during all of this. Possibly a serious illness with a family member. Details are a bit sketchy atm and it's on him if he wants to put that out there.. but it might be a reason why he looked run down in some videos. Just a hint, chill with the wife comments. Let's keep this on target. It doesn't excuse the other shit that transpired.
Fuck that. Brad doesn't get anymore passes. The dude drugged his way through Vanguard now it's okay that he basically stole from people and fucked over yet another team of devs relying on him because of a mystery illness his wife is suffering from? It's probably just as likely that Brad was stoned off his gourd in those videos off the money donated.
no, I'm not giving him a pass. Don't misunderstand what I'm saying. There were some wife comments that came up. Just saying let's keep this on target and keep her out of it.
You've been one of the most level voices in the conversation on this, and as a person who lost money in the deal. You have more right than the bystanders to be yelling invective about the state of this shit. If anything, more people shoudl take a page from your playbook, Convo.
Yes, a middle aged loser killing himself would be front page news all over the US. Barbara Walters and Oprah would be fighting over the interview and Nancy Grace would talk about it non-stop.
I can only speak for myself, but I think a lot of the frustration with that statement is, once again,poor Brad."He wasn't involved with the project because (insert lame excuse number 91)". He did the same shit with Vanguard. Just up and fucking disappears while everyone else is left holding the bag. So true or not, he reappears and floats this rumor about a family members illness. I just can't believe anything he says anymore. The dude has an excuse for everything. He originally said he was gone "trying to acquire investors", which is the same crap he told us during Vanguard, now this rumor about health issues.....STFU (not you Convo, Brad). Hes off playing with other peoples money. PERIOD, and for that there is no excuse.
Nailed it.
