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General Category => General Talk => Topic started by: Brent Murray on August 10, 2009, 08:20:35 am
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I've been thinking about this for the past couple of weeks since I've been back here from being banned. It's usually quite tough to leave two places that you have been spending a lot of time on for a long time now. But thinking about it now, I think it's finally time to step down now, while things are getting hot. And give the new generation of indie game makers a chance to shine. While this old sea dog goes up to hang...alone.
I would like to thank Gaming World & RPG Maker Network for allowing me to post, hang, and express myself through these many years. You, the staff, the mods and people here, have made this place...the finest places to hang for indie gaming and thank you so much for making me think that I was one of the boys. Thank you. Without you guys and your constant pushing me, I would never of have finished a game because of you. Thank you once again.
Now now, don't get me wrong! I'm not leaving because I'm tired of game making. Are you kidding me!? I'm making three games in a row now, so there really isn't any time left to hang over here anymore. Lol, I'm going to busy in the next few weeks thanks to school and stuff. I just can't be here anymore, it's more less because I seem to work a lot harder if I don't come here, and focus hard at the task at hand. So it's not because of you guys, it's because things are going to be TIGHT soon.
I wish everyone here well, I truly had a great experience being here. But it's time for me to go back to class, be solo. And get a great education! I will continue to make games as much as I can with my free time. Hopefully I can finish more. I'll try and check out these sites as a ghost once and awhile, oh! And I'll still come by to see if Nessy, Neok, Skie finish their games!
Peace yal. This is Brenty-O signing off.
(Hands in his shirt)
(PS: Yeah I know in the past I've said a lot of shit...I would like to say, I'm sorry. I wish GW & RMN all the best of luck in the future! ^^
Also I would make this more sappy, but there is a lot of work to be done on Scuba Steve and stuff. See ya laters guys!)
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It's been an honor, S4D.
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See you next name.
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See you around S4D
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At least release Monopolo first. :( See ya around, S4D.
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Thanks for coming back for two days just to get a namechange before leaving.
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Later, bro.
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access hollywood
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Strike the tent, buddy.
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this is my last chance to say suuuckkk myyy ddaacckkk
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sign off of the computer, grab a phone book, and book an appointment with the nearest psychiatrist.
do not access the internet again for any reason until you have access to your necessary medication.
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So, for which game are you pulling this publicity stunt now?
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Dude, as someone who is still interested in game creation, surely you should be one of the people NOT leaving?
It makes no sense!!!
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jesus christ would you fuck off s4d
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Fuck. man, this really sucks.
gamingw is dying.
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what does this mean for my chances of playing monopolo
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And give the new generation of indie game makers a chance to shine.
Oh, yes, because you are just a BEACON OF LIGHT that will block out all other developers in the community. I'm pretty sure you'll be back in a month or something, but goodluck doing whatever you're doing.
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See you around, silver4donuts.
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for the new people that don't already know this guy have left and come back over ten times now I think.
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add me to your blog, guy. i need more traffic.
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You, the staff, the mods and people here, have made this place...the finest places to hang for indie gaming and thank you so much for making me think that I was one of the boys. Thank you. Without you guys and your constant pushing me, I would never of have finished a game because of you. Thank you once again.
You're the same S4D who left in a huff about GW being a terrible place, aren't you?
See in a few months weeks days, man. Take care.
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what does this mean for my chances of playing monopolo
He has already released it.
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Sorry to see you go again so soon Brent.
Good luck with Monopoly: World Tour and Monopoly: Law & Justice. Not that you need luck of course
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The Path of Aloneness
1. Accept everything just the way it is.
2. Do not seek pleasure for its own sake.
3. Do not, under any circumstances, depend on a partial feeling.
4. Think lightly of yourself and deeply of the world.
5. Be detached from desire your whole life long.
6. Do not regret what you have done.
7. Never be jealous.
8. Never let yourself be saddened by a separation.
9. Resentment and complaint are appropriate neither for oneself or others.
10. Do not let yourself be guided by the feeling of lust or love.
11. In all things have no preferences.
12. Be indifferent to where you live.
13. Do not pursue the taste of good food.
14. Do not hold on to possessions you no longer need.
15. Do not act following customary beliefs.
16. Do not collect weapons or practice with weapons beyond what is useful.
17. Do not fear death.
18. Do not seek to possess either goods or fiefs for your old age.
19. Respect Buddha and the gods without counting on their help.
20. You may abandon your own body but you must preserve your honour.
21. Never stray from the Way.
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Wow, sounds like a rough path. See you never!
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Out with the old...in the with...who? :
A Musing On Brent Murray's Semi-Retirement and Who We Are Without Him
As I write, it is a cold winter's night outside. The gales are blowing with the force of a high wind, the snow is falling rapidly and hard onto the cold ground. I, though, am wrapped up inside a cosy armchair with a shawl draped modestly over my shoulders (the dealer I bought it from claimed it was woven by John Romero - I'm not so naive, but I am also a man who takes chances). I hold in my hand a glass containing a Scotch my father gave me for my birthday, and I slowly take small sips of it, letting it fill my body with warmth and affection. Sitting here like this, shielded from the elements like a baby lamb, I am reminded of the state of gaming today.
Brent Murray was a man. A man who made, played and ate games. Not all of us here can make that claim - not matter how much we would like to. Can I? Well, I'll leave that for others, and history, to determine. My game making exploits are well known, it is what has made me famous and infamous in certain circles. But I digress. Sirs, and girls, we are not the same without him. This is what I submit. Without him, we are not the way we were, but in a world where everything is so ephemeral is that such a mournful fact? I say, yes. Others will say, no. C'est La Vie - the spice of life is hidden in it's variety.
On my first encounter with Brent Murray, he was gibbering excitedly about his latest brain-spawn, "Monopolo", an online combination of Monopoly and Water-Polo. Like so many others, at first I balked at such a proposition:
"Monopoly? And Water Polo? Sir, you've a screw loose!", I harshly shrieked. Like a banshee, waiting for it's prey, being afraid of anything different and new. How did Brent Murray react? Ha, well, he simply whispered:
"Genius is a horsehair away from being mistaken for being stupidity..."
I remember those words well. I stopped dead in my tracks - worried, perhaps, that I had spoken too soon. Worried that I had snuffed out that gentle genius of Mr. Murray before it had even a chance to reveal itself to the world like a lone flower in a big empty field.
Today...I realise that my fears have come true. Good bye, Mr. Murray. Things won't quite be the same...If I had a nickle for every time I had to say that, I would be a very sad and lonely millionaire, in a garden of idiots, plucking the weeds...
- - Ribbit Gizmo