It's time to move on...
UtopianGames
Member Posts: 5,692
I will be sending the guys at GS a mail tonight asking them to revoke my Sous Chef status because i no longer want to be a part of the forum no longer want to offer free help and won't be answering the many help me mails (all for free i might add) yes I'm so driven by money i spend at least 2-3 hours a day helping members...sorry for the sarcasm.
I've had a great time here over the past year but I'm just too busy to be part of the forum set up and get involved in silly arguments.
It's turned sour on here for me over the last week or 2.
The templates have done very well for us and i thank you all for the support but it wasn't long before everyone and his dog started doing them and i no longer need or am willing to be involved on the GS forums when people are making a quick buck selling crap and slating me for making decent ones.
My platform template has sold 150 copies for a reason, i worked bloody hard on it!
Anyway i hope you remember the good times like i will...
Some of the things i "think" i bought to the table were:
The instant restart idea used in Bumps
GS's 1st hit with Bumps another with Goo.
Recycle actors in the shooter template.
Tools myself and Wayne worked on and probably a bit more.
Tons of help to new members.
But with the highs comes the lows...
People trying to make money from our tools.
I saw a member needing help, i was knackered after the usual 12 hour day but stayed up to make a video for him as it's easier sometimes only to find some guy taking the piss out of my voice via a post that had nothing to do with him.
Then there's the templates some love em some are very jealous someone said i could sell !@#$% in a bag and it would sell.
The current fall out.
Abusing my Sous Chef status.
And loads more little snips here and there that have been building up.
At the end of the day there seems to be some members hell bent on bringing me down...I'm 40 years old and tired of all the crap.
Myself and Wayne will still be doing the business over at DeepBlueIdeas so drop by and say hi from time to time.
I'm sure Wayne will still be on posting updates but I won't be around from tonight.
Good luck guys and most of all have fun making, learning about and selling your games.
Darren.
I've had a great time here over the past year but I'm just too busy to be part of the forum set up and get involved in silly arguments.
It's turned sour on here for me over the last week or 2.
The templates have done very well for us and i thank you all for the support but it wasn't long before everyone and his dog started doing them and i no longer need or am willing to be involved on the GS forums when people are making a quick buck selling crap and slating me for making decent ones.
My platform template has sold 150 copies for a reason, i worked bloody hard on it!
Anyway i hope you remember the good times like i will...
Some of the things i "think" i bought to the table were:
The instant restart idea used in Bumps
GS's 1st hit with Bumps another with Goo.
Recycle actors in the shooter template.
Tools myself and Wayne worked on and probably a bit more.
Tons of help to new members.
But with the highs comes the lows...
People trying to make money from our tools.
I saw a member needing help, i was knackered after the usual 12 hour day but stayed up to make a video for him as it's easier sometimes only to find some guy taking the piss out of my voice via a post that had nothing to do with him.
Then there's the templates some love em some are very jealous someone said i could sell !@#$% in a bag and it would sell.
The current fall out.
Abusing my Sous Chef status.
And loads more little snips here and there that have been building up.
At the end of the day there seems to be some members hell bent on bringing me down...I'm 40 years old and tired of all the crap.
Myself and Wayne will still be doing the business over at DeepBlueIdeas so drop by and say hi from time to time.
I'm sure Wayne will still be on posting updates but I won't be around from tonight.
Good luck guys and most of all have fun making, learning about and selling your games.
Darren.
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DL
You'll be missed!
Edit
Forgot to mention that bag of sh*t you sold me doesn't smell so I want my money back! Just Kidding!
Love ya man!
So long, and best of luck!
~CTM
Chris
You have also inspired many forum members including me to keep going on creating games.
So good luck with your games and I hope you keep making the great tools you make
Bye, Weswog
I don't really post that much but I've noticed the little snips you and some others have been receiving and it is unfair. However I think what you have to remember there is a lot of people like me who just lurk and don't really post. For example if you look at an article on IGN like 70% of the maybe 100 comments are saying " this reviewer is bias and is an idiot" ect but the review is being read hundreds of thousands of times and the rest people didn't have a problem with it. Theres a silent majority that i'm pretty sure behind you and if I was you I would think about if you really do want to leave of it is maybe just a spur of the moment thing. You generally seemed like the voice of reason in many threads and i think i speak for most people when I say, you and your products will be missed.
Eight Bit Remix
You will be greatly missed!!
Sorry to see you go
-Josh
Good luck with everything. I'm sorry to see you go, but I guess that's your choice. Sorry you feel taken advantage of. I hope this isn't the end of your game development. So long.
Asymptoteell
Dude we are all gonna miss you , u made a great contribution to all GS members
U are my inspiration
Wish u the best dude
We should have seen this coming. This is what happens when a community gets crowded. It becomes polluted. A lot of unnecessary people talking !@#$% about the things they don't know. Talking !@#$% at the most valuable members like you and few others.
Guys, this community is falling apart... Remember how things were 8-9 months ago, and, look how it is now..
And Darren, good luck with everything, really..
About the time you spend on email - I would be interested to know if it is time you are spending with customers who have questions about specific elements in the templates they bought from you or just questions about GS in general.
If people are emailing folks like Darren and TSB all the time for random help I wish we could just keep it on the forum. When information is shared on the forum we can all learn from it. When it is done through email it keeps more people in the dark which then means more people need to email the "top dogs." This is not directed at darren (or TSB) but rather those who are sending the emails. I wish all of this could at least start on the forum and if an email or skype is necessary than so be it.
Anyways (I digress) I hate to see you go.
Take care.
I really think this community took a HUGE hit when they dropped the price of GS for free. there are a lot of people who are expecting the world after paying nothing.
I hope they reinstate the $99 express $499 pro membership as soon as possible to clean out the weeds in the garden.
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Lorraine
You've always been considered a friend to the community, a friend to the ones who want to learn and humble us with your never-ending generosity. Please keep in touch and let us know how it's going. I'll be watching for your emails and product updates and be visiting your site often. Hope this isn't goodbye but if it is, a big thanks for all the help.
You have made a huge impact on the forum, and are leaving an equally huge impact with your departure
We'll definitely miss you Darren, good luck with everything!
-TK
-Future Newb Apps
over the past year working with GS. I thank you. You will definitely be missed by me and the rest of the community.
Daren, you will indeed be missed.
Thank you for all your contributions to the GS forums and community. I may be a small-time designer with almost nothing under my belt, but I appreciate everything you've done for me