Pan'Theon: Rise' of th'e Fal'Len - #1 Thread in MMO

Some mmorpg.com poster_sl said:

It's funny that you say it's ok for him to take the money that was meant to build the game but at the same time there is no need to pay the devs. You know.. the guys actually building the game?

Brad is a criminal and I wish mmorpg.com would finally take a stance and forbid any support for his criminal activities on this site.

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Brad_sl said:

These lies really need to stop. I paid myself and my team. We worked from Sept. 2013 to April of 2014, when there was a dispute over how much I was paid. You can debate all you want about whether I was paid 'too much' for that period, but this 'the team wasn't paid anything' is misinformation at best. Where do you think the rest of the money raised went? 98% to the team and probably 2% to software licenses, etc.

The majority of the team left over this dispute. They left with the majority of the crowdfunded money. I am still here, working 8-12 hour days with my new team, and have made less then $1k. since April. I have sold a LOT of personal items and am currently selling a rental property so I can pay the bills while I and the new team poor our hears and souls into the game.
So that's now over a year I've worked on this project, and I'm a criminal because I've been paid ~$46k? And the rest of the ~$147k that went to the old team -- they haven't touched the game since April. What should get your more upset? Who walked with their portion of the money and who stayed?

All I know is that I've learned a lot about team building, working with volunteer teams, and working remotely. The result is this new team is not only very talented but incredibly committed and working their butts off. When crowdfunding does come in, I give it to the team members who work crazy hours and who don't have day jobs. And of course, there's software and hardware that needs to be paid for.

But is there proof or is the game just vaporware?
Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen - - YouTube

We try to release a movie every 1-2 months showing measurable forward progress, with screenshots more frequently. Take a look at the August movie and compare it to the one we just released. This game is being made and it's coming together relatively quickly. Do we still need more funding than crowdsourcing to finish it? Preferably yes. And we hope that these movies mitigate risk for the potential investor and that funding will come 'soon'. In the meantime, we continue to move this game forward and at the same time keep the community informed with our progress via these movies and screenshots.

Anyway, I don't usually participate in these threads, but the 'criminal' this, and the 'team didn't get paid' that just has to be addressed. And so I'm addressing it: it's a bunch of crap. That said, despite the misinformation and negativity, the team and I are tenacious. I'm not going anywhere, that's for sure. Come hell or high water, Pantheon will be finished.
-Brad

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