No Mans Sky came out a while ago. and not everybody liked the game. it wasnt what the developers promised and etc. we all know how that shitstorm went. sites like one mans lie got up, people made lists of all the stuff they promised but wasnt in the game. so i have one question. will sean murray ever come out and address the issues? or is he being shut up by sony?
will sean murray ever address the criticisms?
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Most of the things promised would take a lot of effort to do. It's quite possible that no-one at Hello Games actually knows how to implement them. I doubt Sony is trying to shut him up. Sony is the only real hope for the game, as they have the resources to turn it into the game that was promised, and have some incentive to do it (at least on the PS4). Though they probably won't.
Constructing an understatement 101 everyone.sagitel said:
Probably not. Just from what I've seen of him in those compilation "lie" videos, the dude seems like a weasel. The press is bad enough right now and I don't think Murray or Hello Games want to even approach that shit storm other than to hastily implement some fixes and do damage control. The details of this game's development will come out in a lengthy interview and research article in a few years time similar to that really interesting piece about Lionhead.
Assuming he hasn't popped up somewhere other then Twitter, its still only been 20 days since he last said anything. Saying they were working on technical issues before adding or improving content. Which they've popped up 2 or 3 patches since, so seems like they're keeping busy.
Its not like engaging with the levels of internet toxicity (warranted or not) has really done anything positive for developers or other personalities in these situations. I can't really say I'm surprised he's not popping up to have a dialogue.
Its not like engaging with the levels of internet toxicity (warranted or not) has really done anything positive for developers or other personalities in these situations. I can't really say I'm surprised he's not popping up to have a dialogue.
If he's smart, that is what he'll do: quietly lean back, watch the cash roll in and let sleeping dogs lie.Zhukov said:
Give it a few more months and the greater majority of people will have forgotten all about the controversies and criticisms or found some new game to gangpile on. Maybe then he could start making comments again, but it'd still smarter to keep silent lest he stir things up again. He hasn't built up enough credit to sort of get away with it like some other notable devs known for making promises and not keeping them.
I mean shit where would you even start? If getting a turn around on this at all is possible that is a job for an actual qualified PR guy not some overpromising developer lol.
Maybe hes hoping to ride some good will after his promised content patchs with freighters and stuff come out to start talking or just looking at the internet every day and going 'holy shit Im scared'
Maybe hes hoping to ride some good will after his promised content patchs with freighters and stuff come out to start talking or just looking at the internet every day and going 'holy shit Im scared'
Pretty much this. Dealing with a storm of internet anger and 'adressing the criticisms' would probably just end up drawing more attention, nasty comments, and worse his way. I wouldn't want to deal with that. There also isn't much he can say or do at this point to make things better. No man sky is what it is, and isn't what it was made out to be. Nothing will change that at this point. At best he could apologise for misleading people. Besides that the wisest thing for him to do is to keep silent, use the boatload of cash he made to invest in a new game and spend it on himself. (I assume that, as an important person in a small team, he got a good share of the millions made) You know, go on an expensive holiday with his wife or girlfriend, pay off his mortgage, save it up for retirement, whatever. Then, when his next project comes around, let somebody else do the PR.Chimpzy said:
Why would he have to? People have already done the standard "entitled gamer" criticism dodge for him.
