Reading this thread makes me feel old.
On one hand one of the coolest video games of the past 10 years is getting a sequel, which despite everything at least calls for cautious optimism, since some of the same people responsible for the original are behind this one. (Unlike some other sequels in recent years.)
On the other hand, this thread is full of angsty tryhards competing to see who's the edgiest, whiniest little dipshit of them all.
You have beef with Tim Schaefer trying to fund his next game, based on his inability to plan a game budget and seeming general mismanagement? Go ahead, I'm not bothered. I saw and heard signs of those negative traits from listening to the Director's Commentary of Grim Fandango, and that touches on events from 20 years ago. My concern is more about him using Fig to fund Psychonauts 2, as I get the feeling that he's using the game to promote the service (or is it the other way around?).
I AM, however, bothered by the angsty tryhards here trying to out-stupid anti-Gamergaters by making statements such as sending Schaefer (and his supporters) anthrax by post. (The join dates of the posters involved speaks for itself.) Precisely what will that accomplish? If anything, that will net Schaefer MORE money through sympathy and mainstream media publicity, not to mention give points to aGG.
If anything, this thread proves that we gamers are generally stupid cunts. You're raging, ranting and whining that a middle-aged man is working within an industry, trying to make ends meet, trying to create entertainment products for the rest of us. Sure, no one is above criticism, but most of you aren't even doing that, you're just dogpiling on the shit-throwing frenzy. And he's not even that bad or evil a figure in the gaming industry. Compare him to Randy Pitchford over at Gearbox, who takes funds from one project to complete another, creates fake demos of games, then denies and lies about the whole thing. Schaefer appears merely incompetent by comparison. We could bring Bethesda, EA and Sega into this as well, but then we're comparing giant, evil, soulless corporations...to one guy and his studio. Not exactly fair.
So step back, take a deep breath, and chill. It'll be a couple of years before this sees the light of day anyway, no need to get a seizure now...save it for later.
