#Lost in blindness game software

#Lost in blindness game software

Elemental's launch is the result of catastrophic poor judgment on my part.Д®VERY competent software developer knows that the programmer must never be the one deciding whether the program is done. That's an easy thing for a company to 'fix'. I wish it was an issue of the game being released too early. The point is, the issue here is far far worse than many of you think it is. We thought any complaints would be about polish points or something. We just didn't see what they were talking about. I've read the reviews as much as possible given my hideous internet access up here and I agree with them. I'll be talking more about this when I get back.

There will be massive consequences for Stardock's game studio. If the game had come out in February, it would still have been a disastrous launch because lack of time wasn't the issue. That's the level of disconnect/poor judgment on our part we're talking about.

I'm going to write more about this but not only did we think v1.05 was ready for everyone but we felt v1.0 was too. I don't think people yet fully realize the completeness of Stardock's fail on Elementa's launch. (I'm up north on vacation typing on an extremely slow connection so bear with me) Don't forget Kieron's thoughts on the game, over here. He promises more on this matter when he gets back to a proper internet connection. In it he explains that there will be no new Stardock game next year - just more Elemental content. Wardell has gone on to write more on the subject, while still on his holidays, here. It's a fascinatingly honest comment, and one that must surely affect so many teams after years working on a game. Posting on the official Stardock forums, he explains that he doesn't think people have yet to 'fully realize the completeness of Stardock's fail on Elemental's launch.' He goes on to say that, 'Elemental's launch is the result of catastrophic poor judgment on my part.' The problem, he says, is not one of having released unfinished or buggy code, but of the development team having lost sight of the game, of 'blindness'. Continued abuse of our services will cause your IP address to be blocked indefinitely.Stardock's Brad Wardell has given an extraordinary mea culpa in response to the furore surrounding the release of Elemental. Please fill out the CAPTCHA below and then click the button to indicate that you agree to these terms. If you wish to be unblocked, you must agree that you will take immediate steps to rectify this issue. If you do not understand what is causing this behavior, please contact us here. If you promise to stop (by clicking the Agree button below), we'll unblock your connection for now, but we will immediately re-block it if we detect additional bad behavior.

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