Dalien
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They need to go see Judge Judy.also the amounts are small enough where you wont need a lawyer, its small claims court stuff where there are are no lawyers involved.
They need to go see Judge Judy.also the amounts are small enough where you wont need a lawyer, its small claims court stuff where there are are no lawyers involved.
Other than 3 of them, all the others had full time jobs and were only working on the project in their off time. I know Vhalen and Ben were two of the full timers and I think Vu was part time. Everyone else other than Brad had other jobs through out the project, so much like the new volunteer team. Which is why when you look at lore vs content the lore was so far advanced and was more consistent with updates.Majority of the team worked 6-7 months? you have got to be kidding. you've seen the demo right? at what point were any of them working versus "volunteering." i think one operating cost your missing is legal advice. you can guarantee Brad got legal advice, including right before the kickstarter. what do you suppose his legal retainer fee was?
so the couple of them worked full time... (how many months?) trying really hard not to knock Lore as a real position @ a Gaming Company. the others were moonlighting. honestly i have no complaints with what the team got. Was it stupid for Brad to shell out the majority of the money to himself and a couple of other folks (betcha Salim was one) ...yes he guessed wrong that people would not get upset, he assumed the team would be loyal and put out some content. so the majority of them got 2.5k for doing next to nothing while holding onto 9-5 jobs.Other than 3 of them, all the others had full time jobs and were only working on the project in their off time. I know Vhalen and Ben were two of the full timers and I think Vu was part time. Everyone else other than Brad had other jobs through out the project, so much like the new volunteer team. Which is why when you look at lore vs content the lore was so far advanced and was more consistent with updates.
I can't speak for the rest, but for myself it wasn't about the money drying up - it was the manner in which it dried up that caused me to walk away. There should have been zero advances for anyone - and certainly in a world where that was acceptable, it should have been openly discussed with the team beforehand (which didn't happen). I never expected to be earning a living wage for at least a year, assuming we weren't fully funded beforehand - and I expected the funds that were coming in would be held in reserve to a point to cover software purchases, licensing, etc so we could keep moving along for the long haul.absolutely 100 percent. they bailed. and it wasn't about the game. it was about the money. The KS was a joke. If they disagreed with going to KS before having content ready, they should have left before the funds came rolling in. Instead they waited to see what Brad's name would bring in... and then they left when they didn't get their "fair" share. Who was using who? they left us all high and dry. and from what has been released, they did jack squat.
This is perhaps the stupidest thing I've read all month.So pay the people who actually did work? what a novel concept. 1. who formed the company? 2. who recruited and vetted the team? 3. who fronted the start up costs? 4. who initiated the kickstarter? yes, lets talk about the work that was done and then why don't we put a price tag on what was actually accomplished.... cause the only things that were actually accomplished with any degree of success was the Company being formed, the website, and the kickstarter (though that failed ultimately)
You think it would have been a wiser course of action to hand tens of thousands of dollars to a mediocre staff who accomplished nothing in 6 months? A staff who had no employment contracts?Justifiable meaning completely retarded