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the death of Divergence Online
blutigfaust
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well, after taking peoples money, and giving little if any return, here is the new game news for Divergence:Online
So pretty much putting DO on back burner, to make more money. He was awash with giddy girl feelings when DO green lighted, and said how much it helped to developing the game, although, in game little progress was ever noted...mostly bug fixes, that caused other bugs. Now it's, and I quote "tuff Shit" to the players who don't like it. yea, and he'll censor you by ungrouping you from their FB page, because he said " he doesn't get paid enough for this kind of abuse". Which is pretty much why I have to post elsewhere about my displeasure of the new direction. Anyway, he cant censor us here, so post if you have an opinion about it. Company name is Stained Glass LLama, lead developer (only developer) Ethan Casner. TBH, not sure why Steam is even letting him green light this, but I sounded the alarm, cant do more than that can I 
Current games playing: MechWarrior Online
Games being watched: Project Genom
Favorite played games: SWG, RomaVictor, and Xsyon
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Current games playing: MechWarrior Online
Games being watched: Project Genom
Favorite played games: SWG, RomaVictor, and Xsyon
lol, just trying to warn, as they're making a bid in green light again for the new money making scheme..here is a section from greenlight site
quote Hardhex" Making this prequel was more of a choice of the players of Divergence: Online than it was our choice -
About half Divergence: Online's players didn't want the modern "survival" aspect in that game, so we removed it and gave
it it's own standalone game so that Divergence: Online players don't have to deal with hunger/thirst/etc if they don't
want to."
total bull...no one was asked if they wanted it, in fact, when you tried to put it in game, a lot of dissenting voices
said it didn't fit...so ethan wanted to do this, and so this is the outcome of HIS want, not the game community
please note, there were about 4 online active players.
@ Flizzer ...lol, yes same game...the producer is so crude and unprofessional, you can see he says "tuff shit" to players who don't like it, in the link I put of their game load-in screen with message. not much of a producer either, more of a starter of games, not so much producing and finishing one.
they are actively removing any post they deem unliked, just like removing me from FB group because I was dissatisfied and said so. so you may not see some posts there, just good ones. lol I'm doing this because I refuse to be silenced by them.
if you folks know of any more popular mmo sites that dvertise and review games, please list them for me, to "be heard"
oh, and thanks Vardahoth, I try them as well.
Current games playing: MechWarrior Online
Games being watched: Project Genom
Favorite played games: SWG, RomaVictor, and Xsyon
Looks like he's figured out a way to "crowdfund" his entire lifestyle, lol
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You are correct. Most these folks must have missed the first debacle of this developer, and all played here on this site years ago when he posted pre-rendered screen shots of a game he wanted to make, but didn't make and claimed it was an actual game all so he could get a forum and game slot here. He then went on to verbally abuse the staff here after a member was able to prove his "game" was fake; he then claimed he would never deal with MMORPG.com again.
Fast forward 2 years later he begged and pleaded for a spot on the site after he was able to prove there was a game, by then the damage was done and none of us regulars even gave this crap game a second look. He started posting pics of his trashed out office building he rented in the screen shots section, would rage towards other members here on the forums that dissed his lack of progress the list goes on.
He was able to 'borrow" money from a few guys who help co-found his little studio; and later pushed them out of the project, never paying them back or giving them credit for anything. I think they called him out after they figured out this guy was just full of himself, and it was all a pipe dream and he had no idea how to run a business. The writing was on the wall with this one folks, long ago. I'm kinda surprised he made it to steam with this, yet not. He was a good bull*****er afterall.
It also didn't help they didn't listen to anyone, and would ban people and lock threads they didn't agree with.
Someone should warn these poor souls https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=727416555
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Same in gaming, there are many "scams" out there selling as good games. But I don't mind, I'm ok with losing 20$ every now and then, its not like I waste thousands on games monthly. I'm ok since there are cool ideas out there that can't get enough traction from all the wannabe AAA titles pushed by big companies. Games were made by gamers for gamers and now they are made by businessmen for the masses. This is why 90% of the games look like keeping up with the Kardashians show.
Don't lose hope my fellow gamers:)
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Basically clicking away text windows ruins every MMO, try to have fun instead of rushing things. Without story and lore all there is left is a bunch of mechanics.
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Here's some of the high level stuff:
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lol that was a trip down memory lane.
here's another http://forums.mmorpg.com/discussion/91899/question-integrity-of-those-screens/p1
another fit he threw here http://forums.mmorpg.com/discussion/233412/we-give-up-on-mmorpg-com-divergence/p1
That's like the pot calling the kettle black.
People need to start disputing charges and getting their money back on this stuff. Crowdfunding is NOT a donation. These are not charities, they are selling you a product. If you don't receive the product you purchased, then you have every right to a full refund. Merchants pay a hefty fee when people do charge backs and there is no time limit on them. I have done this a few times already and won my claims every time. I have no patience for scam artists and fortunately my bank agrees with me. I am a customer, not an investor. Crowdfunding is nothing more than a pre-order.
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