If they can't handle criticism and vitriol, and not everyone can, then they should at least hire or delegate someone to handle it for them.... wait...
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So does that mean the 2k render that was ready 6 months ago no longer exist? lol
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unless of course he's into that kind of thing. Ironic if F95 could become the kink itself for some devs. Actually, that gives me an idea for a new meta genre ...
Feels like a rug-sweep.
"Forget everything that was said previously" - but, no?
Honestly reads like a big reset button has been pressed, and they want to just rewind to a year and half ago and start from there. Any content that was days away from being released just gone?
Some kind of bullet point planned list of things to work on would be really good, like other devs do in their update posts.
"Forget everything that was said previously" - but, no?
Honestly reads like a big reset button has been pressed, and they want to just rewind to a year and half ago and start from there. Any content that was days away from being released just gone?
Some kind of bullet point planned list of things to work on would be really good, like other devs do in their update posts.
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This. Braindrop said he had 400 renders that were 3-4 days away from being completed (and i am not even talking about the 2k renders "almost completed"). That was over a month ago. And now they want to pretend everything said should be forgotten?
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Regardless i wouldnt want to be his PR person, they are in a show dont tell sitution. There isnt any trust left in words they need to show us with updates that the game is back on track to start rebuildng trust
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Yeah, only consistent updates would slowly build trust again. Words are meaningless at this point
To be honest, if I had a tin-foil hat on I might even think this new PR person is just BD in a wig...
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The old now you see it now you don't maneuver. Or is it the what you were told was all a figment of your imagination kinda deal? As far as I'm concerned everything that BD and his lackey have been communicating is just BS until they actually put out an update to appease the fans who were promised updates and got shit. Until that happens I won't believe a single word out of anyone involved with BD. But it's also gonna take a lot to win back the trust of all the fans that BD has been shunning and pissing off for all these months I hope that he and his lackey both understand that and try to make things right.
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Hiring a PR person to manage some of the communication is fine and all. But what BD needs is someone to manage himself and hold him accountable. That's the only way a "sense of accountability" will be achieved.
Normally, that role could be his patrons. But seeing how his discord and patreon are echo-chambers, as multiple people have posted their critiques/questions got deleted, that isn't possible.
That is the opposite of having a sense of accountability. In order to have a sense of accountability, there has to be actual consequences.
Pause payments. Hire a project manager who'll post the 2k update that was supposedly already done and enforce the deadlines. Make yourself a work schedule. Get into a routine. Provide proof of what you're doing, not just the usual personal diary logs.
Normally, that role could be his patrons. But seeing how his discord and patreon are echo-chambers, as multiple people have posted their critiques/questions got deleted, that isn't possible.
That is the opposite of having a sense of accountability. In order to have a sense of accountability, there has to be actual consequences.
Pause payments. Hire a project manager who'll post the 2k update that was supposedly already done and enforce the deadlines. Make yourself a work schedule. Get into a routine. Provide proof of what you're doing, not just the usual personal diary logs.
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I am sorry to say I can't help but laugh at the comment about "pressure" or "sense of accountability" I think the last time he felt any pressure or accountability was over a year ago or more. Hell I kind of think he hasn't felt any since his patreon started to grow. Just my opinion, I'll check back in 6 to 12 month from now maybe the update we was suppose to get in a few days will finally be release as a part 1 of 2 cutting it in half update.You must be registered to see the links
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Hello all!
There has been a lot happening behind the scenes and I'm here to tell you about some of it.
First off, let me introduce myself.
I'm Mackenzie. (Actually, that's my real name.)
Braindrop has hired me to be his community manager and it's nice to meet all of you.
I will be the one making all of the posts as well as answering any questions that I can. Additionally, I have some other roles that we'll get into later in this post.
Let us start with explaining our plan for these Mind Drops going forward.
Mind Drops
With Braindrop stepping away from his public role to focus on the game, you may be left wondering how we plan on keeping you all informed on the progress of his development.
Our current plan is to have bi-weekly Mind Drops. (So the next one will be on September 7th)
In these posts I will relay the information I have received from Braindrop about how much he has accomplished as well as any relevant info that needs to be shared.
We intend to share the usual as far as render counts and such but we also plan to add additional things like detailing a lot of the work that can go unnoticed.
We want to keep this first Mind Drop relatively short so we can focus on the necessary information but in the following one we plan on showing a lot of the work that went into making the background characters for the upcoming basketball game.
Updates
So, let me be blunt.
One huge thing that Braindrop made clear to me when offering me this role was that he did not want a PR person to hand wave away all of the mistakes that have been made and all future mistakes.
His words were that he wanted someone to "Keep it real".
A big fear of his was that if he stepped away he would lose a lot of "pressure" or "sense of accountability".
So, a big part of my job is holding him accountable to the things we've discussed and planned out behind the scenes.
Let's be honest. As far as the update schedule has gone... it's been awful. I know it, you know it, Braindrop knows it.
That goes for game updates as well as side content.
We have both sat down and planned out the next few months.
Another role of mine is helping organize out the files and what not for the updates. I've been given access to all of the files for Days 32-38.
Our plans change mostly everything that had been stated before. So forget everything that was said previously. We feel it is best to start fresh.
We will share that our plan is to start small but consistent to build up some momentum.
We will not be sharing any release dates yet... but be on the lookout for something very soon.
Side Content
Our plan is to get start releasing side content again sooner rather than later.
Birthday renders and client polls will be starting back very soon.
We also plan on adding a few different things that won't take much time away from development. Things such as "Additional teasers" posts as well as more silly things like hair swap renders.
There are a few other side things in the works but our focus is on getting the main game back up and running before delving any further into side things.
One final note on side content is that the Character Sheets will be updated after Days 32-38 are finished and released. They will be updated to the end of Day 38 and the intention is to update them after every in-game week.
Thanks for reading
That's all we have to share for this first Mind Drop.
We do apologize for how long this took to get out, there were plenty of issues with granting me access to the patreon and SS accounts. Things won't take as long moving forward.
We understand the situation we are in and how we're perceived right now. Our goal right now is just to get back on track however we can. Braindrop and I are forever grateful for all of the support through some of his worst times.
It's a new day and we want to fix things.
More soon.
Thank you guys and it's nice to meet you all. I will do my best to answer any questions you may have.
Will there be sexual events with the character of Azel?
why do you guys always have to ask these kind of questions instead of looking on some previous pages where the answer is told maybe a hundred times already?????
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It's good to finally get an update, but this Mind Drop seems no different than the ones prior.You must be registered to see the links
View attachment 2003339
Hello all!
There has been a lot happening behind the scenes and I'm here to tell you about some of it.
First off, let me introduce myself.
I'm Mackenzie. (Actually, that's my real name.)
Braindrop has hired me to be his community manager and it's nice to meet all of you.
I will be the one making all of the posts as well as answering any questions that I can. Additionally, I have some other roles that we'll get into later in this post.
Let us start with explaining our plan for these Mind Drops going forward.
Mind Drops
With Braindrop stepping away from his public role to focus on the game, you may be left wondering how we plan on keeping you all informed on the progress of his development.
Our current plan is to have bi-weekly Mind Drops. (So the next one will be on September 7th)
In these posts I will relay the information I have received from Braindrop about how much he has accomplished as well as any relevant info that needs to be shared.
We intend to share the usual as far as render counts and such but we also plan to add additional things like detailing a lot of the work that can go unnoticed.
We want to keep this first Mind Drop relatively short so we can focus on the necessary information but in the following one we plan on showing a lot of the work that went into making the background characters for the upcoming basketball game.
Updates
So, let me be blunt.
One huge thing that Braindrop made clear to me when offering me this role was that he did not want a PR person to hand wave away all of the mistakes that have been made and all future mistakes.
His words were that he wanted someone to "Keep it real".
A big fear of his was that if he stepped away he would lose a lot of "pressure" or "sense of accountability".
So, a big part of my job is holding him accountable to the things we've discussed and planned out behind the scenes.
Let's be honest. As far as the update schedule has gone... it's been awful. I know it, you know it, Braindrop knows it.
That goes for game updates as well as side content.
We have both sat down and planned out the next few months.
Another role of mine is helping organize out the files and what not for the updates. I've been given access to all of the files for Days 32-38.
Our plans change mostly everything that had been stated before. So forget everything that was said previously. We feel it is best to start fresh.
We will share that our plan is to start small but consistent to build up some momentum.
We will not be sharing any release dates yet... but be on the lookout for something very soon.
Side Content
Our plan is to get start releasing side content again sooner rather than later.
Birthday renders and client polls will be starting back very soon.
We also plan on adding a few different things that won't take much time away from development. Things such as "Additional teasers" posts as well as more silly things like hair swap renders.
There are a few other side things in the works but our focus is on getting the main game back up and running before delving any further into side things.
One final note on side content is that the Character Sheets will be updated after Days 32-38 are finished and released. They will be updated to the end of Day 38 and the intention is to update them after every in-game week.
Thanks for reading
That's all we have to share for this first Mind Drop.
We do apologize for how long this took to get out, there were plenty of issues with granting me access to the patreon and SS accounts. Things won't take as long moving forward.
We understand the situation we are in and how we're perceived right now. Our goal right now is just to get back on track however we can. Braindrop and I are forever grateful for all of the support through some of his worst times.
It's a new day and we want to fix things.
More soon.
Thank you guys and it's nice to meet you all. I will do my best to answer any questions you may have.
"It's a new day and we want to fix things"... that's great, but actions speak louder than words and we've still yet to see over 2,000 promised renders, not to mention the 400 render update that was supposed to be released just a few days after this recent update. If you want to fix things, let's see all the work that's been done this year because we're still waiting for it months later.
"We intend to share the usual as far as render counts and such but we also plan to add additional things like detailing a lot of the work that can go unnoticed". I don't think sharing the amount of renders is a good idea for a good few reasons. BD has a damn long history of saying he has 100s to over 2,000 renders ready to go for an update, but yet, nearly a year later, we've barley seen 1/5 of the renders that were said to be made. Start releasing updates with the renders before continuing to say as an example: "200 renders were made this week which brings the total of the update to 750 renders". We're still waiting on over 2,000 renders so saying that more and more renders are being made gives people no reason to start believing you. We need to see the renders; see an update. The amount of renders "created" can very well be a lie, and from BDs history, they're likely no where to be found. And I don't think you should be sharing "work that goes un noticed" either; you're just going to give people more fuel to add to the flames, because at this point, there is no work being produced! Just an image here, and one there, a message once in a blue moon with false promises, we need to SEE an actual update. If you do intend to share the render count, start updating WVM to prove that BD isn't breaking his word for the hundredth time... Like I said, actions speak louder than words
"So forget everything that was said previously. We feel it is best to start fresh'. Of course BD wants people to forget everything, this years development of WVM has been in layman's term... a complete shit show. People can't exactly forget what BD has said time and time again for months, it doesn't work that way. You have to build back trust before asking people to forgive BD for breaking his word numerous times. Once BD has regained the trust of WVMs following is when you can start asking for people to give BD a break.
So basically the Mind Drop says to continue to support BD while getting nothing to show for it. It looks like very little is changing with BDs new "community manager". I hope to be proven wrong; I hope that we get an update and we can start believing in BDs word again, but that will take a lot of time and a lot of ACTION. We don't want to read the same crap every other week, we want to SEE updates, whether they're small or large, we want to KNOW for a FACT that BD is actually working on WVM.
Just adjust your pledges accordingly and hope you get a hundred or two renders of content in the next 12 months
So forget everything that was said previously. what they mean is forget about the 2k renders and 400 render update we were supposed to get.