12 Nov 10, 02:08PM
I honestly don't understand why the community is giving brahma so much hate.
1.) He has not given absolute power over the game's direction. He's not pushing anything that I or other devs don't agree on. Many things brahma implemented (such as the awards) were old plans from drian or me.
" [...] joined the dev team and acquired what looks to me like an unhealthy amount of power over the direction of the game and community [...] "
"Looks to me" is the point here. It looks very diffrent inside the dev team, you know.
2.) All significant weapon balance changes and the new armour system came from me, rather than Brahma.
3.) Brahma caught some cheaters. Big Deal. He has my backing on this 100%. The fact that he busted several "veterans" was sad, but not his fault.
So please stop this bullshit. Brahma is a good developer, and I can't see at all how he is supposed to "push his vision" upon anything here. Rest assured that he has not secretly taken over the power, as some of you seem to think.
I know the other issue you are pestering him about. There is nothing to worry about in that aspect. Your are falsely assuming that brahma's opinion is automatically the opinion of all devs - let me assure you: everyone is entitled to have his own opinion in the dev team. As long as everyone can work together in a friendly atmosphere (wich is more important than sheer capability btw *cough*).
So stop blaming Brahma for some obscure "change" you are seeing. It's just silly. Things simply change over time. Stop making him the scapegoat here.
If you want to blame someone for 1.1.03, blame me.
Also, tipper I think you are glorifying the old days a bit. Wasn't all as awesome as you put it, at least not inside the dev team.
1.) He has not given absolute power over the game's direction. He's not pushing anything that I or other devs don't agree on. Many things brahma implemented (such as the awards) were old plans from drian or me.
" [...] joined the dev team and acquired what looks to me like an unhealthy amount of power over the direction of the game and community [...] "
"Looks to me" is the point here. It looks very diffrent inside the dev team, you know.
2.) All significant weapon balance changes and the new armour system came from me, rather than Brahma.
3.) Brahma caught some cheaters. Big Deal. He has my backing on this 100%. The fact that he busted several "veterans" was sad, but not his fault.
So please stop this bullshit. Brahma is a good developer, and I can't see at all how he is supposed to "push his vision" upon anything here. Rest assured that he has not secretly taken over the power, as some of you seem to think.
I know the other issue you are pestering him about. There is nothing to worry about in that aspect. Your are falsely assuming that brahma's opinion is automatically the opinion of all devs - let me assure you: everyone is entitled to have his own opinion in the dev team. As long as everyone can work together in a friendly atmosphere (wich is more important than sheer capability btw *cough*).
So stop blaming Brahma for some obscure "change" you are seeing. It's just silly. Things simply change over time. Stop making him the scapegoat here.
If you want to blame someone for 1.1.03, blame me.
Also, tipper I think you are glorifying the old days a bit. Wasn't all as awesome as you put it, at least not inside the dev team.