How long, Really?

[LeeSmith]

Originally Posted by BJ

Haha! Thanks!

Me too!

Yes welcome...
Can I ask about the Spotlight Series? I love that series...

Ok, I'll ask... What's up with it?
When can we expect a new installment?

[Kathorus]

Wish I could find a job at one of these companies I hear about without deadlines or product release schedules, I'm getting tired of being paid to produce results. lol

[MNBlockHead]

Originally Posted by dentaa

There is a maxim in software development.

The Triangle... There are three elements:
Speed
Cost
Quality

You get to pick two. You can have it Fast and cheap but Quality will lack.
You can have it Fast and High Quality but it will not be cheap.
or in this case....
You can have it Cheap and High Quality.

This. It is an old project-management joke, but it is true.

[MNBlockHead]

Originally Posted by Kathorus

Wish I could find a job at one of these companies I hear about without deadlines or product release schedules, I'm getting tired of being paid to produce results. lol

Simple. Go into business on your own.

RealmWorks has produced results. Results I was happy to purchase for what I think is a great deal.

[BJ]

Originally Posted by LeeSmith

Yes welcome...
Can I ask about the Spotlight Series? I love that series...

Ok, I'll ask... What's up with it?
When can we expect a new installment?

Unfortunately, I haven't had a chance to look into the spotlight series. I've been swamped with the pending news updates, new marketing plans, and other internal items. Hopefully all that will settle down soon and we can see about it then!

[Kathorus]

Yeah, I'm happy with all my LWD purchases.

I'm just always amazed at some of the logic used to defend what is an incomplete and extremely late product. When the company comes out (and they have) said why they're late and have fallen behind where they expected to be, I respect that. When non-employees defend this incomplete and lateness with "you should just be quiet and wait, you don't know the complexities of this, etc...", It gets under my skin.

On the flip side, if I had a real beef with LWD, I'd be talking to them - not complaining about it on a forum.

[Exmortis]

Originally Posted by Kathorus

Yeah, I'm happy with all my LWD purchases.

I'm just always amazed at some of the logic used to defend what is an incomplete and extremely late product. When the company comes out (and they have) said why they're late and have fallen behind where they expected to be, I respect that. When non-employees defend this incomplete and lateness with "you should just be quiet and wait, you don't know the complexities of this, etc...", It gets under my skin.

On the flip side, if I had a real beef with LWD, I'd be talking to them - not complaining about it on a forum.

So you instead of adding anything constructive or useful, you just troll?

So it is OK to post whines and complaints, not OK to post positively?

Can't have your cake and eat it I am afraid, either its OK to post your opinion, or it is not. I freely believe both sides of the paying coin have the right to voice theirs.

However it is an open forum, do not like the responses? send privately.

[Exmortis]

Originally Posted by LeeSmith

Yes welcome...
Can I ask about the Spotlight Series? I love that series...

Ok, I'll ask... What's up with it?
When can we expect a new installment?

Agreed, they were very good!!! My watching them several times is what gave me such a great appreciation for RW and what can be done. with out them I am 100% I would not have near the work done I have so far.

Would love to see more! +10,000!

I6 Ravenloft RW entry now 100% completed, Just awaits a full QA pass now.

[rob]

EVERYBODY READ THIS!!!

Originally Posted by Exmortis

So you instead of adding anything constructive or useful, you just troll?

So it is OK to post whines and complaints, not OK to post positively?

Can't have your cake and eat it I am afraid, either its OK to post your opinion, or it is not. I freely believe both sides of the paying coin have the right to voice theirs.

However it is an open forum, do not like the responses? send privately.

Whoa! Take a deep breath there, Exmortis.

Everyone is entitled to their opinion, and Kathorus is simply voicing his/hers, just like you and everyone else get to share your own. Kathorus didn't directly challenge anyone specifically on the forums, nor did s/he do any trolling from my perspective. You, on the other hand, just did (the direct challenge).

Soooo.....

Everybody here needs to take a minute and re-read their posts before pressing the submit button. If you've got any attitude, edit your post. If anyone fails to review and edit before posting, they will be given a "timeout" on the forums.

This is a contentious subject, with lots of different opinions that cover the whole spectrum. All of them are valid. Unlike lots of company sites, we allow everyone to voice those opinions here. But there are rules and limits. Most importantly, everyone MUST RESPECT the opinions of others, even if they don't agree. Failure to maintain decorum and respect is grounds for getting forcibly silenced. And if enough people can't maintain that decorum and respect, we'll need to rethink allowing everyone to voice their opinions. I don't want to have to do that, but I will if people can't play nice together here.

Consider this a shot across the bow. For everyone.

Relax. Breathe. Then discuss politely. And everybody is happy.

We now return you to your regularly scheduled sharing of different (often conflicting) opinions...

Thanks!!

[Kathorus]

LWD has an open forum policy, people come on here from time to time and are unhappy with whatever. These already unhappy customers are almost always met by a group of other users that call them "whiners" and act as if they shouldn't feel the way they do. This group runs the risk of turning unhappy customers of LWD into former customers of LWD. That's my simple, succinct point.