design versus coding

[TCO]

Vel: If it's any good, you can GET IT PUBLISHED. You're living in dream world. You self publish. You waste your money. You build this crappy game. It's a mess. Look at the real world in the face.

[TCO]

You're a fool.

[Velociryx]

I'm offering you the chance to prove that.

To me. To everyone.

The book is ready.

I can send it to you right now.

You can read it and then rip it to shreds for all the world to see.

Bullets for the gun.

But you're not.

Why is that?

That's my question.

The offer is a standing one.

Have you the courage to take it, or would you rather continue baseless attacks? (see...what we're offering you is the ability to make fact based attacks, instead of just spouting off...that's good stuff!)

-=Vel=-

[Velociryx]

I never said otherwise.

Proud to be one.

But that doesn't change the fact that we are still here.



-=Vel=-

[Velociryx]

c'mon man...after all this time, this should be like a wet dream for you!

The chance to get ahold of something tangible from the project and rip it to pieces.

What a coup!

-=Vel=-

[Velociryx]

I'll be back in a bit. Gotta run to the store to get some more supplies for the project that's not going anywhere.

With any luck, you'll have PM'd me with an addy I can send book one to you at...

Just trying to load the gun for you.

-=Vel=-

[TCO]

Vel: I am VERY hard to please with books.

[Velociryx]

Standing offer.

Up to this point, every critisism you have levelled against us has been conceptually based.

As of this offer, you have the chance to sink your teeth into some of the meat of the project. Some of the actual output.

No longer will it just be TCO railing about this or that intangible thing.

No sir.

NOW it'll be about TCO with a copy of book I in his hands, ripping it to pieces.

Actual output and tangible bullets.

To refuse the offer...to remain in the galley hurling taunts and insults that you whip up out of thin air when you are OFFERED the gun and the bullets seems to point to the notion that you lack the courage of your convictions.

IF we suck, you can have proof of that in your hands in very short order.

You can point to specific reasons why we suck, and use our own output against us.

As this project's most vocal critic from day one, that offer has to have some attraction, and yet you hesitate.

Why?

When you're finally being offered that which you have asked for and the ability to tear us down in ways you've never before been able to, for lack of access.

-=Vel=-

EDIT: Then again, it is possible that we just might surprise you...that you might actually wind up enjoying it.

Just a thought.

[TCO]

I don't want to hurt your feelings

[Velociryx]

But calling me a fool here in public is okay?

LOL

TCO...in case you've not gotten the point yet...I have pretty thick skin.

I daresay that whatever your opinions on the book might be, I've heard worse.

A thin skinned person would have run screaming for the hills at the very IDEA of this project.

So...I appreciate the offer to be kind to my tender feelings, but set that aside for the moment, and let's talk turkey.

What's REALLY keeping you from taking us up on the offer?

-=Vel=-

[TCO]

http://www.asimovs.com/discus/messages/2/9685.html?1207008623

[Velociryx]

Good forum.

I will prolly lurk some there.

And I get that you're tough to please.

The offer still stands tho.

Ball bounces back to your side of the court, and I'm gonna go cook something for dinner.

-=Vel=-

[TCO]

I'm hungry. Push some MExican through the modem.

[Velociryx]

Heh...oh man I wish I could! We got a GREAT little "hole in the wall" place about a mile from the house.

Love their stuff!

Christina and I ate there yesterday, so today was steaks on the grill....I know I'm not supposed to (definitely NOT on the heart healthy diet), but wow....that's good stuff).

-=Vel=-

[TCO]

6 years later...