VN Ren'Py WVM [S2 Ch. 1 Ep. 13 B5] [Braindrop]

[NebulousShooter]

That's a very long, overly personal, pointless essay. The problem with this sort of thing is that it's impossible to believe even if it were true. Particularly the part about feeling bad for taking pledges - the dude has been taking them consistently while reneging on promises for over a year.

Absolute crock.

I don't have a tiny violin, could someone else play one?

It would have been pointless and not believable if it was the first time, let alone the millionth time it happens.

I checked in on the game today and was as amused as I thought I would be. I saw a helpful post by a member named Uncle Loco. He had all of the posts by BD/Mackenzie from March 22nd of 2021 until yesterday. I checked the first one, and then another, and another. By the time I was on the 6th BD post I was laughing out loud. I decided that I would kind of curate a rough list of dates, excuses, release promises, and release sizes for anyone who wishes to read a condensed version of the past almost 2 years of this game's development. This is not 100% accurate. There may have been things I missed but this isn't an historical document. So sit back, grab some popcorn, and marvel at the endless drama that is TWO YEARS IN THE LIFE OF BRAINDROP (or TYITLOB as good ole BD would call it.


3/22/21 - Blurry eyes, hilarious explanation, expect release in 2 days. Size – 600+

3/26/21 - Unexpectedly his eyes have failed to heal, he will not 'fuck around' with his sight, expect release in 5 days. Size – 1000+

4/6/21 - Eyes almost healed, choosing to add renders, expect release in 3 weeks. Size – 1000+

4/20/21 - Headaches continue, unorganized, expect release in 2 weeks. Size – 1000+

5/3/21 - PC issues, sunstroke/sun allergy, expect release 'soon'. Size – 1500+

5/11/21 - Planning his weeding, planning to become a father, moving across the country, tear down and clean PC, expect release in 'soon'. Size – 1500+

5/29/21 - Getting married, honeymoon, expect release in 1 month. Size – 1500+

6/26/21 - Grandfather in hospital, expect release in 1 week. Size – 1500+

7/14/21 - Cooling system in PC leaked, rebuilt and cleaned PC, had a cold, expect release in 2 weeks. Size – 1500+

7/29/21 - Leaked on GPU maybe dead, trying 'things', PC taken apart, learning Blender, expect release 'soon'. Size – 1500+

8/9/21 - Converted all PC to air cooling, parts not delivered on time, has a new secret plan for future releases, expect release 'soon'. Size – 1500+

8/20/21 - Wife has minor injury, built a custom keyboard, realized he takes longer now because his work is better, expect release 'soon'. Size – ?

9/10/21 - Sick so has quarantined to friend's garage, took several 'tests', all were negative, expect release 3 weeks. Size – ?

10/2/21 - Daz kept crashing, expect release 'soon'. Size - ?

10/8/21 - Unhappy with lighting, redoing a scene, expect release in 1 week. Size - ?

10/15/21 - Released an approximate 200+ render Beta update. Expect another Beta update in 1 month. Size – 200+

11/8/21 - Wife, mother, and grandfather all separately hospitalized, expect a Beta update in 3 weeks. Size – 350+

11/28/21 - Complications with birth of child, expect 2 Beta releases next month. Size – 350+, 250+

12/3/21 - Beta release by Dec.24th, next Beta release by Jan.6th, full 1500+ render update by Feb.14th. Size – 350+, 250+, 1500+

12/17/21 - Online friend died, Beta may be delayed. Size – 350+, 250+, 1500+

12/23/21 - Christmas stress, mental 'issues', Beta delayed 1 week. Size – 350+, 250+, 1500+

12/30/21 - Has a new phone, anxiety, fatherhood, Christmas stress, will release Beta along with Jan.6th Beta release. Size – 600+, 1500+

1/20/22 - Was unprepared for fatherhood/game developing/life, release schedule reset to 'unknown'. Size - ?

1/25/22 - Beta release expected in 2 weeks. Size – 250 to 350+

1/31/22 - Will now only release full updates, expect full 1500+ render update in 5 weeks. Size – 1500+

2/11/22 - Almost done with update, release expected in 3 weeks. Size – 1600 to 1800+

2/25/22 - 1 scene left to render, release expected in 3 weeks. Size – 1600 to 1800+

3/5/22 - Forgot to save and program crashed, release expected in 2 weeks. Size – 1600 to 1800+

3/18/22 - Reworking the timeline, release expected in 2 weeks. Size – 2200 to 2400+

3/30/22 - Reworking the timeline is harder than anticipated, release date unknown. Size – 2200 to 2400+

5/3/22 - Grandfather died, release paused. Size – 2200 to 2400+

5/10/22 - Contemplating breaking update into 'chunks'. Release date unknown. Size - ?

5/16/22 - Plagued by uncertainty, have decided NOT to release the update in 'chunks', have created DITLO. Size - ?

5/28/22 - Cannot handle it if release goes poorly. Released DITLO. Size - ?

5/30/22 - Will now be releasing the update in 'chunks', will release 2 in June, entire update to be released by August 1st. Size - ?, ?, 2400+

6/13/22 - Decided to make the first 'chunk' release larger, will still release 2 in June, entire update to be released by August 1st. Size – 700+, ?, 2400+

6/24/22 - Mental 'issues', reworking scenes, one 'chunk' update on the 29th, entire update to be released by August 1st. Size – 700+, ?, 2400+

6/28/22 - Adderall caused a day-long panic attack, WVM only a hobby, 700+ 'chunk' release not ready, 300+ 'chunk' release ready now. Size – 300+, ?, 2400+

6/29/22 - 300+ 'chunk' released. Size - ?, 2400+

7/29/22 - Avoided social media, added a path to next 'chunk' delaying its release. Size - ?, 2400+

8/24/22 - Mackenzie hired to handle PR and 'keep it real'. Size - ?, 2400+

9/7/22 - A 300+ render update is planned to release 'soon'. Size 300+

9/20/22 - 300+ 'chunk' released. 400+ render update expected to be released in 10 days. Size – 400+

10/1/22 - Entire BD household is sick, update expected to be delayed 1 week. Size – 400+

10/28/22 - 'Large' update planned for Nov.19th. (There may have been a 400+ render update released, I forget). Size - ?

11/11/22 - Unknown issues with Patreon, release has not been delayed though. Size - ?

12/19/22 - BD has appendicitis, then has pneumonia, no access to social media in hospital, update delayed. Size - ?

1/12/23 - FIRM release date of Jan.26th. Mackenzie had no access to technology at family home. Size - ?

1/25/23 - BD has decided that he needs to redecorate the home of the MC. Hilarity ensues. Size - ?

 

[ItsMisterMister]

I like to think that he has a wig on his desk for when he needs to get in character for a Mackenzie post.

 

[Beerus]

So after doing a lot of reading in this thread, and going back and analyzing Braindrop's and Mackenzie's writing styles, I think I've come to a conclusion they are without question the same person, beyond what people just already assume so, which I already did but this confirms it for me.

If we go back to this post:

There's a lot to unpack here.

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We can see that Braindrop's writing style is quite unusual in the sense that he likes to use a single "shift+enter".
What this means is instead of starting a new paragraph, he goes to the next line but does not separate it from the paragraph.
It ends up looking something like this, which is not the normal and I've barely seen people type in this manner.
It sticks out to me so much because like I said, this is not a usual way to communicate. No book or other written piece (to my knowledge) is wrote in this style.

And then seemingly randomly, he'll do the double "shift+enter" to start an actual new paragraph, like I'm doing here. It just doesn't make any sense to me.

And now let's take a look at "Mackenzie" doing the exact same mannerisms:

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As you can see, almost EVERY post from Mackenzie does the EXACT SAME single "shift+enter" for a new sentence on a new line but still attached to the paragraph, and then randomly goes to a new paragraph.

In my mind, there's no question or doubt anymore. There's no way these "two" people just happen to have identical, very odd manners when it comes to long form text posts. There should be no more doubts about this.

EDIT: Shoutout to OEJ for these Discord screencaps.

 

[Salek]

Does anyone remember the situation in WVM when MC criticized Charls for his bad decisions?
It's funny how similar the situation is now with Braindrop.

 

[MessiahRO]

So after doing a lot of reading in this thread, and going back and analyzing Braindrop's and Mackenzie's writing styles, I think I've come to a conclusion they are without question the same person, beyond what people just already assume so, which I already did but this confirms it for me.

If we go back to this post:


We can see that Braindrop's writing style is quite unusual in the sense that he likes to use a single "shift+enter".
What this means is instead of starting a new paragraph, he goes to the next line but does not separate it from the paragraph.
It ends up looking something like this, which is not the normal and I've barely seen people type in this manner.
It sticks out to me so much because like I said, this is not a usual way to communicate. No book or other written piece (to my knowledge) is wrote in this style.

And then seemingly randomly, he'll do the double "shift+enter" to start an actual new paragraph, like I'm doing here. It just doesn't make any sense to me.

And now let's take a look at "Mackenzie" doing the exact same mannerisms:

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As you can see, almost EVERY post from Mackenzie does the EXACT SAME single "shift+enter" for a new sentence on a new line but still attached to the paragraph, and then randomly goes to a new paragraph.

In my mind, there's no question or doubt anymore. There's no way these "two" people just happen to have identical, very odd manners when it comes to long form text posts. There should be no more doubts about this.

EDIT: Shoutout to OEJ for these Discord screencaps.

what the hell are they talking about. always speaking of updates and timelines yet they haven't released shit in quite a while. why would i believe a word they are saying bd or his imaginary mackenzie.. why not tell the truth that he hasn't made a single since his last update which was ... oh boy i king of forgot since it was a long fukin' time ago..
hopefully this post wont get deleted.. :/

 

[Seekeros]

On my life Mackenzie and BD are the same person this shit is too funny lmao

 

[preglovr12]

Discord Update. It seems Mac wants to encourage BD to make more disco emotes while he's taking the month of March off. Great plan for someone he hired to keep his feet on the fire...

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For anyone curious about the weekly updates and save compatibility:

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[MrLKX]

One would expect that it would be within Mackenzie's interest for BD not to distract him with something like this, but for her to seek out a few potential artists, inquire about their prices, and for BD to then contact a few of those artists. People who do this professionally are not necessarily cheap, but usually have the technical know-how. Everything reminds a lot of a child that does everything to avoid doing its homework.

 

[FreshRevenge]

Regardless of whatever. Braindrop is a liar and he can keep writing books of excuses and he may have his alter ego, Mackenzie. He is unprofessional and untrustworthy.

It's sad to see people still believe everything he says and still are gullible to support him.

 

[✝Fenrir✝]

 

[preglovr12]

It's sad to see people still believe everything he says and still are gullible to support him.

That group has been there for a long time, started with the incest.

 

[Badjourasmix]

The only issue with the whole incest thing was that he kept teasing it even though he said he will not add it to the game.

 

[datguy0115]

Let's pretend what Mackenzie says on Discord is true.

I've always believed that the best thing to do is to stop someone from overthinking and revising over and over again. Especially when the person is going insane. I can't understand why Mackenzie doesn't do him the favor and helps him out of his misery by releasing the update and getting him out of this vicious cycle.

 

[Holmster74]

Let's pretend what Mackenzie says on Discord is true.

I've always believed that the best thing to do is to stop someone from overthinking and revising over and over again. Especially when the person is going insane. I can't understand why Mackenzie doesn't do him the favor and helps him out of his misery by releasing the update and getting him out of this vicious cycle.

Maybe lets pretend they are actually the same person...

 

[preglovr12]

The only issue with the whole incest thing was that he kept teasing it even though he said he will not add to the game.

That's the thing though, people took him on his word for something he was obviously lying about, until recently.

Let's pretend what Mackenzie says on Discord is true.

I've always believed that the best thing to do is to stop someone from overthinking and revising over and over again. Especially when the person is going insane. I can't understand why Mackenzie doesn't do him the favor and helps him out of his misery by releasing the update and getting him out of this vicious cycle.

It's because he's also terrified about what people are going to say about it afterwards...

 

[jamdan]

Mackenzie is almost 100% BrainDrop. Those similar writing styles almost proves it.

But besides that, realistically, why would any developer give their Patreon info (since Mackenzie posts there) to a random person on the internet? Developers who have functional teams only have 1 person with the Patreon account info. Let alone a non-paid PR person.

I've also thought she is actually a real person, but one of BD's IRL friends or even wife. Either way, it's not good.

Between the Mackenzie account (assuming she is BD or his IRL friends/wife) + guilt tripping people + continually delaying + not pausing payments. Braindrop has become the worst of the bad reputation developers. Most of the others either vanish (ISCTOR) or at least don't dig their hole deeper by making promises and trying to get people to not un-subscribe via playing on peoples sympathies.

Would've been unthinkable a few years ago, during the peak of the Bailey Cult and such.

 

[jish55]

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lmfao what expectations? People pay to play what is essentially nothing more then a "let's fuck as many girls as possible" simulator that has basketball sprinkled into it. Hell, it's gotten to the point where the girls don't even feel like individual characters anymore, where they all feel like the same character with a different face and body.

 

[≋T≋h≋e≋H≋u≋n≋t≋e≋r≋]

He will probably release 1 update each decade EP4 release date is year 2032

 

[bluetack_man]

They promise so much and never deliver. 52x weekly updates a year, how on earth can anyone think that BD will uphold this??

 

[bobbo69]

Can't wait to see if he'll deliver today as promised. Bets are on