QuizmasterBos Wrote:In case you don't know, my name is QuizmasterBos, Quiz for short. I've been working with Ivan on MiM PUT for over a year, but stopped some months ago. I'll now attempt to explain my reasoning (and likely everyone else's who was considered part of the so-called MIM Knights) for my disappearance to the public.
Hello there, my friend. Lets go.
QuizmasterBos Wrote:Working together with Ivan worked more or less fine in the early days, until I started skyping with him. Ivan assembled multiple MiM Knights on skype and put them together in one group. In particular, AsianPersuasion, Toyloli, Luftmallow, VintageBass and myself. We began to discuss various elements of the game on skype, but not in the way you might suspect.
I can say the same in regard to you guys as well. Something got wrong, but we cant blame this. Skype itself (lack of time to read all lines and keep in touch with everything), boredom, and the feeling nothing was being implemented since the levels and scene rush. And your own disapearance (you admit it) since you started to play your videogames, right?
QuizmasterBos Wrote:Either Luft, Vintagebass or myself usually ended up bringing new discussion elements to the table. Ivan's way of operating was and is to add new items to the game and see what the reaction will be. Usually, various of us (mosty Luftmallow, Vintage and me, since toyloli and asianpersuasion were usually silent) felt like this new thing could use some changing. Or, in cases, would've been better off not being in the game in the first place. Ivan refused to listen to us
Stop. I always gave reactions to refuse each feature, while just postponing others, and while accepting AND implementing others, since the new worldmap structure (7 levels each world and rounded holes), remember?
QuizmasterBos Wrote:...thinking the choices he had made were correct, even if just about his entire team was against it.
Please enlist them.
VintageBass prefered to attack me instead. I hope you dont do the same. And this, after we were talking about some of this list, like putting Geno back to wood.
Continue.
QuizmasterBos Wrote:Ivan's reasoning was also odd to us. Such as creating nothing but busywork for the game without making players experience something new and interesting.
You are being generic.
QuizmasterBos Wrote:Or taking a character created just for testing out drawing and nothing more and putting it in the game because "he likes it".
Every creature or feature I put in the game and I dont complete it, its due to other reasons (boredom, priorities, lack of code). Of course the plan is to make all of them work
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QuizmasterBos Wrote:Yes, even the creator of that character had no say over his own creation anymore. Ivan just does what he likes.
Its my game, right? Or do I need to put everything you guys decide, then the game not having my soul, my sweat anymore?
QuizmasterBos Wrote:Now, Ivan will of course say he DOES listen to us, but none of us ever felt like he did. That's why we were starting to disappear. And so did I.
But you havent talked about it. You just....pooof.. I felt abandoned. And I am upset.
QuizmasterBos Wrote:Initially just thinking I'd take a short break, it has come to a full stop for me. I just can't continue working on this game without getting the feeling I am being listened to.
Of coooooooooourse after the initial 'feeling' of not being heard, you guys reunited themselves, and maybe you all built a wall of negativism in a way you all ended up 'even more aside of me'. I dont care. And I dont want to know what you guys have exchanged between yourselves. But I am transparent. I dont hide anything. Why? Because I struggle to have good manners and act flawlessly.
QuizmasterBos Wrote:This has nothing to do with jealousy. VintageBass and myself also aren't telling you to stop supporting this game. By any means do. Maybe your experiences working directly with Ivan will be different.
Everyone is different, Quiz. I am so sorry we ended up like this. Again, you guys DIDNT TALK to me properly. Lack of communication. You all let this 'huge ice ball' grow. Dont blame me.
QuizmasterBos Wrote:Also, none of us are on bad terms with Ivan. We simply left the project. I still respect the massive amount of hard work Ivan puts in this game and I still like seeing this game done at some point. And thankfully, Ivan respects us right back.
I didnt feel respected. I felt abandoned, and VIntage did many interesting things since 2 days ago. I will remember it, but...well.....I am peaceful. Why to 'fight' back? Thats not my feature
QuizmasterBos Wrote:I'll leave with this: Ivan, I'm sorry I just left without saying anything. Please, keep up the hard work. And let us all not have hard feelings.
Of course I will still think about it.....for some weeks....months.... I dont know. I need peace and time for myself, AND KEEP WORKING ON THIS GAME EVEN MORE.
QuizmasterBos Wrote:Thank you for your time
Me too. At heart.
Ivan