Interview With Brian Hicks @EGX London

[jason_h44@hotmail.com 313]

Here it is guys!

 

[Steak and Potatoes 13480]

Thats one handsome man.

[boneboys 7988]

Looks a bit younger here !

 

http://forums.dayzgame.com/index.php?/topic/212059-egx-london-silo-interview-with-brian-hicks-on-dayz-development/#entry2124843

[fluxley 2228]

Lawnmowers confirmed!!

 

Edited October 3, 2014 by Fluxley

[Baker. 1484]

Preface: I've never spoken to Rocket, I've also never spoken to Hicks.

 

I had never felt confident confident in the development of the SA, (disenfranchised is the word I believe). However, in the past few months I find myself playing again, I find myself having more confidence in the projects development. And now I know why. 

 

This guy.

 

Edited October 6, 2014 by Bakermensch

[MadWookie 573]

That last question though... omg xD

[Judopunch 523]

Preface: I've never spoken to Rocket, I've also never spoken to Hicks.

 

I had never felt confident confident in the development of the SA, (disenfranchised is the word I believe). However, in the past few months I find myself playing again, I find myself having more confidence in the projects development. And now I know why. 

 

This guy.

 

 

Have you been following the dev blog? This information has been circulating for a long time now. People just seem to not like that it takes months to make a game :/

 

http://dayz.com/blog/status-report-week-of-29-sept-14

Edited October 6, 2014 by Judopunch

[dromagewok@hotmail.com 164]

Preface: I've never spoken to Rocket, I've also never spoken to Hicks.

 

I had never felt confident confident in the development of the SA, (disenfranchised is the word I believe). However, in the past few months I find myself playing again, I find myself having more confidence in the projects development. And now I know why. 

 

This guy.

 

 

Because he talks about vehicles a lot?

 

Just curious as to what in this video was your great revelation into development that has given you the confidence that you lacked before?

Edited October 6, 2014 by dromag67

[Baker. 1484]

Because he talks about vehicles a lot?

 

Just curious as to what in this video was your great revelation into development that has given you confidence that you lacked before?

ingored

Have you been following the dev blog? This information has been circulating for a long time now. People just seem to not like that it takes months to make a game :/

 

http://dayz.com/blog/status-report-week-of-29-sept-14

Its not the information, its the confidence in his direction of the project and the obvious command of his vision. 

 

Think the opposite of "I love payday 2 lets put in payday 2 masks!!!!!" or "I'm playing project zombiod now! lets put in a bunch of crap from that!"

 

Edit: A true project leader. you can tell from the first 30 seconds he's the right guy for the job

Edited October 6, 2014 by Bakermensch

[Judopunch 523]

ingored

Its not the information, its the confidence in his direction of the project and the obvious command of his vision. 

 

Think the opposite of "I love payday 2 lets put in payday 2 masks!!!!!" or "I'm playing project zombiod now! lets put in a bunch of crap from that!"

Fair enough. I think the perception of the community is that they have any clue about what is happening with the actual overall direction of the game at any given point. In reality we only have a small window to look in from. People then complain about everything not meeting their expectations but they have no context for expectations, either with the time it takes or how the process actually works.

 

The development message has not changed scene day one. Do you think all this criticism from people that know nothing about game development or the current status of said development is fair now that you have had a slightly better look into the window?

[jigglymuff 2]

Because he talks about vehicles a lot?

 

Just curious as to what in this video was your great revelation into development that has given you the confidence that you lacked before?

 

 

 

I want to know the same. Why would you just now have a "great revelation". These are all facts any intelligent person has known since day one. What did he wag vehicles in front of your face and suddenly It's a great game again?

[dromagewok@hotmail.com 164]

ingored

Its not the information, its the confidence in his direction of the project and the obvious command of his vision. 

 

Think the opposite of "I love payday 2 lets put in payday 2 masks!!!!!" or "I'm playing project zombiod now! lets put in a bunch of crap from that!"

 

Edit: A true project leader. you can tell from the first 30 seconds he's the right guy for the job

 

That's fine if you refuse to address me but the things he speaks of "with confidence like a true project lead" Rocket has been saying the exact same thing that Brian said in this video since december of 2012 where I actually had a conversation with Rocket on reddit. (Something that is not easy to do anymore since the dev team takes such massive backlash due to general development cycle ignorance)

[Judopunch 523]

That's fine if you refuse to address me but the things he speaks of "with confidence like a true project lead" Rocket has been saying the exact same thing that Brian said in this video since december of 2012 where I actually had a conversation with Rocket on reddit. (Something that is not easy to do anymore since the dev team takes such massive backlash due to general development cycle ignorance)

Ya I think my biggest criticism of the entire development of this game I ever had was that i needed to to hunt for the information. Until the dev-blogs, it was hard to track down anything specific unless you were already looking for it all the time.

 

Dev blogs pretty much solved everything on that front.

[Baker. 1484]

The development message has not changed scene day one. Do you think all this criticism from people that know nothing about game development or the current status of said development is fair now that you have had a slightly better look into the window?

I think it was fair but is no longer so. I think the project was mis-directed but is no longer so. 

 

As someone with over 2000hrs in the mod, I am happy that someone with an obvious managerial skill set is leading the project to develop my favorite gaming experience of all time into a standalone product.

[Baker. 1484]

I want to know the same. Why would you just now have a "great revelation". These are all facts any intelligent person has known since day one. What did he wag vehicles in front of your face and suddenly It's a great game again?

wagging what in my face now? :blush:

[jigglymuff 2]

That's fine if you refuse to address me but the things he speaks of "with confidence like a true project lead" Rocket has been saying the exact same thing that Brian said in this video since december of 2012 where I actually had a conversation with Rocket on reddit. (Something that is not easy to do anymore since the dev team takes such massive backlash due to general development cycle ignorance)

 

Unfortunately the Dev team has such a massive backlash do to the uninformed think they know it alls about making games that complain about the game (even though it is in alpha and is suppose to be rough and a work in progress)  Case in point anyone who is just now having "great revalations" ( not mentioning names) *cough cough*. So now what you have is  dev team that won't speak to the public as much because of it. So great job!

[Judopunch 523]

I think it was fair but is no longer so. I think the project was mis-directed but is no longer so. 

 

As someone with over 2000hrs in the mod, I am happy that someone with an obvious managerial skill set is leading the project to develop my favorite gaming experience of all time into a standalone product.

Thats kind of what happens when you make millions of dollars and hire dozens and dozens of people to make your game.... How has any of this changed? We are still working on the original vision. Mostly just getting around communication problems.

[jigglymuff 2]

wagging what in my face now? :blush:

Vehicles, sounds to me like someone had complaints. But as soon as you hear vehicles your eyes light up like a kid in a candy store. That is the only explanation for someone so far behind on their information about this game.

[Baker. 1484]

Thats kind of what happens when you make millions of dollars and hire dozens and dozens of people to make your game.... How has any of this changed? We are still working on the original vision. Mostly just getting around communication problems.

i disagree,

 

this is what happens when an idea man is replaced by a goal driven leader. its a paradigm shift in the organization from within its ranks.

[Baker. 1484]

Vehicles, sounds to me like someone had complaints. But as soon as you hear vehicles your eyes light up like a kid in a candy store. That is the only explanation for someone so far behind on their information about this game.

I love candy.  :rolleyes: 

[Judopunch 523]

i disagree,

 

this is what happens when an idea man is replaced by a goal driven leader. its a paradigm shift in the organization from within its ranks.

Err. Well I guess this we disagree on. 

 

Rocket was/is the goal driven leader. He just sucks at PR. 

 

Your statement is funny, because as far as I know Hicks was hired by Rocket. Thus Rocket is ultimatly making great decisions about the games design LOL.

 

Im glad your happy with the development. I hope you continue to reflect on your understanding of a very complicated situation and wish you luck.

Edited October 6, 2014 by Judopunch

[jigglymuff 2]

i disagree,

 

this is what happens when an idea man is replaced by a goal driven leader. its a paradigm shift in the organization from within its ranks.

 

There was no shift. It is the same information that you are 2 years behind on. You are just hearing it from a different face, so I don't understand why all of a sudden your view has changed. This is nothing absolutly nothing new that Rocket hasn't already said. The only new information is vehicles, and suddenly you are ok with what is going on. Just admit you heard the word vehicles and now all of a sudden everything is forgiven.

[Baker. 1484]

Err. Well I guess this we disagree on. 

 

Rocket was/is the goal driven leader. He just sucks at PR. 

 

Your statement is funny, because as far as I know Hicks was hired by Rocket. Thus Rocket is ultimatly making great decisions about the games design LOL.

 

Im glad your happy with the development. I hope you continue to reflect on your understanding of a very complicated situation and wish you luck.

It says a lot about the impact of this game and this community that within its ranks exist so many distinct political sub groups. 

 

I'm not sure why your posts are always so absolute and definitive, as if the way you view the DayZ universe is the only way. But in this, as in life, it is not my job to make you view the world the way i do. I can only respectfully disagree with your interpretation of the facts. 

[Baker. 1484]

-attacks op-

Your name is so friendly. "jigglymuff" sounds sexy and comical!

[Judopunch 523]

Well the development message has never once changed. Its frustrating to see the uninformed masses jumping on the developers and complaining about things every single day. The things I say definitivly I say because I am confident in what I say. (I however admit when I am wrong) 

 

The development message has never changed, it has only increased in scope. The largest two problems with the development of this game was the lack of easily accessible information before the dev-blogs, which fed the the uninformed bellyaching.

 

That is definitive, as if you spend some time poking around on redit you will find basically the same information coming from rocket that you just linked from Brian.

 

 

Do you disagree? Or is my definiteness justified?

 

-regards

Judo