View Full Version : secret dev posts?
Everitt_Cage
08-13-2008, 07:57 AM
i wonder if there are any devs hidding around here on "normal" accounts posting "ideas" for what might be in game:p
KO_Gilligan
08-13-2008, 08:01 AM
i wonder if there are any devs hidding around here on "normal" accounts posting "ideas" for what might be in game:p
I have this theory about someone who was posting in the Insta Travel thread. I'm not giving any names, but he was only there for a few pages, and I honestly think he was fishing for good arguements against realistic travel by posing as being against portals.
But I could be considered one of those conspiracy theorists, and shouldn't be taken too seriously. :D
Kinjiru
08-13-2008, 08:02 AM
When I worked on a Dev team (for a sadly failed project... sigh) we all had unknown alt names.
Mozbe
08-13-2008, 08:10 AM
If I was a dev, that is exactly what I would do
Bazil
08-13-2008, 08:12 AM
I sincerely hope they do, would mean that they are listening and communicating with us.
Zaydrache
08-13-2008, 08:16 AM
Agreed that would be cool. Secret agent dev names would be cool but they still couldn't give us anything good.
that is like asking a ninja who is the greatest ninja is.
their answer is this "They dont know and they dont know what he did" and that is what made him great.
Varrangian
08-13-2008, 08:18 AM
When I worked on a Dev team (for a sadly failed project... sigh) we all had unknown alt names.
I've never worked directly on a dev team, but as a fan site guy who worked closely with a few dev teams I can say that the devs had both "special names" and alt names on our site.
Failed project? Hmmmm was it with MS? Sorry I'm inquisitive.
Brenelael
08-13-2008, 08:19 AM
I'm sure that they do as I think it is a standard practice in the industry. They are here among us. Hiding in plain sight. Oh my god.......THE DEVS ARE TRANSFORMERS!!! :D
Bren
Varrangian
08-13-2008, 08:21 AM
that is like asking a ninja who is the greatest ninja is.
their answer is this "They dont know and they dont know what he did" and that is what made him great.
No we will all answer that it is Sensi Masaaki Hatsumi (http://www.bujinkan.com/)
jdfimage
08-13-2008, 08:22 AM
I think LordDave is one of them haha. Just kidding. Of course having a chance to mingle with us common folk and get our opinions by actually participating in the dialog is a great idea.
Its also a great way to try and explain why they're doing some of the things they are doing in the game. Nothing wins people over quite as easily as sitting down and explaining your position and offering evidence or context to back it up.
Weyouns
08-13-2008, 08:25 AM
alright you guy caught me i am Jack Emmert now im off to make another alt name to hide....
He is hardly a ninja if he allows his identity to be known
LordDave
08-13-2008, 08:29 AM
I think LordDave is one of them haha. Just kidding. Of course having a chance to mingle with us common folk and get our opinions by actually participating in the dialog is a great idea.
Its also a great way to try and explain why they're doing some of the things they are doing in the game. Nothing wins people over quite as easily as sitting down and explaining your position and offering evidence or context to back it up.
****! My cover's blown!
*runs away*
In all seriousness though, I'm sure they are, if only to be able to ask questions about ideas or opinions or to start debates. It gives them the ability to generate ideas while not looking unprofessional.
Varrangian
08-13-2008, 08:40 AM
He is hardly a ninja if he allows his identity to be known
He is our grandmaster. Seriously, the man is amazing I've studied under him.
AaronH
08-13-2008, 08:41 AM
And thus the witch hunt begins....
Before long we will be dunking people in lakes and crushing poor Giles Cory....
Kinjiru
08-13-2008, 08:42 AM
And thus the witch hunt begins....
Before long we will be dunking people in lakes and crushing poor Giles Cory....
"So if his avatar weighs more than a duck..."
"He's a witch!"
"Burn him!!!!!"
the grand master ninja is Askaninja ninja...
*points at OP* He is a Dev! Trap him! we can get information from him!
Varrangian
08-13-2008, 08:46 AM
"So if his avatar weighs more than a duck..."
"He's a witch!"
"Burn him!!!!!"
What also floats on water?
Kinjiru
08-13-2008, 08:48 AM
What also floats on water?
"A witch?"
...
"...well Craig turned me into a goat!"
"A goat?"
"It got better."
Varrangian
08-13-2008, 08:49 AM
"A witch?"
...
"...well Craig turned me into a goat!"
"A goat?"
"It got better."
Lol! Well played sir.
treky215
08-13-2008, 08:52 AM
Perhaps that's how they knew interiors were so darn important lol.
They could have been like DiCE when it came to BF: 2/2142.
AaronH
08-13-2008, 09:25 AM
Wow, given the choice between the Crucible and Monty Python, everybody went for Monty Python.
Somehow I am not suprised....
Heathens :P
LordDave
08-13-2008, 09:27 AM
Wow, given the choice between the Crucible and Monty Python, everybody went for Monty Python.
Somehow I am not suprised....
Heathens :P
BECAUSE IT'S MY NAME!
Susarian
08-13-2008, 09:31 AM
All I have to say is...Fnord!:eek:
Kinjiru
08-13-2008, 09:34 AM
"We are no longer the Devs that say Ni."
"We are now the Devs that say icki-icki-icki-ptwang-zimmm-boing!"
warrendeath
08-13-2008, 09:35 AM
To think, that a mod is living among us is a strike of logic. If anything, they probably work better watching us like this and interacting. Then again, we all could be mods and don't know it. I easily think three or four of the posters on here are in fact Mods. Just gonna keep it to myself.
Live long and prosper,
Warren
ParkerHayden
08-13-2008, 09:36 AM
And thus the witch hunt begins....
Before long we will be dunking people in lakes and crushing poor Giles Cory....
We found a witch, may we burn her?
AaronH
08-13-2008, 09:39 AM
That is the problem with devs, they are like werewolves,
They look just like you and me. They mingle amongst us, they shop in our stores, go to our schools, walk on our streets, but by the light of the full moon, they become feral....
Okay, maybe there not like werewolves at all.
Gonna have to work on my analogies.
warrendeath
08-13-2008, 09:41 AM
Indeed your analogies, were weak. Best describe, mods or devs as Shape Shifters. They take a relatively regular design and mingle within us.
Live long and prosper,
Warren
AaronH
08-13-2008, 09:41 AM
Indeed your analogies, were weak. Best describe, mods or devs as Shape Shifters. They take a relatively regular design and mingle within us.
Live long and prosper,
Warren
And plot to take over the world?
LordDave
08-13-2008, 09:42 AM
Meh.
The only difference between the opinion of a dev and the opinion of everyone else is that the dev knows what's going on.
Sir_Cedric
08-13-2008, 09:45 AM
And they can act on it faster. :D
AaronH
08-13-2008, 09:46 AM
Meh.
The only difference between the opinion of a dev and the opinion of everyone else is that the dev knows what's going on.
Well, we hope so anyways.
Because you know, at any company there is always at least one guy who is completely clueless as to what is going on. At least one.
Probably somebody at Cryptic who thinks they make sausages. Can't figure out why everybody always wastes time messing with computers. Just sits at the loading dock, waiting for the meat shipments to arrive. Holding his seasoning, and waiting.
Kinjiru
08-13-2008, 09:48 AM
Well, we hope so anyways.
Because you know, at any company there is always at least one guy who is completely clueless as to what is going on. At least one.
Probably somebody at Cryptic who thinks they make sausages. Can't figure out why everybody always wastes time messing with computers. Just sits at the loading dock, waiting for the meat shipments to arrive. Holding his seasoning, and waiting.
Oh, excellent, we could stop by Cryptic's studio for a meat party! (Just not goat meat.)
AaronH
08-13-2008, 09:54 AM
You know, seirously, I should never be allowed to run a company. Because if I did, I would hire one guy whose sole job it is to hang out on the forums posting the most random nonsense.
Like, just completely wrong information about what we are working on, horribly wrong.
Then I would get all of my community guys to routinely tell forumgoers not to listen to that one guy, because he doesn't know what he is talking about.
But only sparringly, while the guy whose job it is to post wrong information will be on everyday posting several times a day, with the most bizarre nonse imaginable.
I don't know why I would find this funny, but I would.
Varrangian
08-13-2008, 09:58 AM
You know, seirously, I should never be allowed to run a company. Because if I did, I would hire one guy whose sole job it is to hang out on the forums posting the most random nonsense.
Like, just completely wrong information about what we are working on, horribly wrong.
Then I would get all of my community guys to routinely tell forumgoers not to listen to that one guy, because he doesn't know what he is talking about.
But only sparringly, while the guy whose job it is to post wrong information will be on everyday posting several times a day, with the most bizarre nonse imaginable.
I don't know why I would find this funny, but I would.
Damn my cover is blown! How did you know Cryptic hired me to be "Mr. Wrong" :p
danubus
08-13-2008, 10:00 AM
Just a FYI. I have a friend who works in Public relations for a company that deals with the Montreal Canadiens, IRL, and Nascar. She also helps me with PR for my NWN project im involved in. I was told that many times a PR firm will hire or have folks on forums hidden under random names either boosting the product or person up and stirring up debate for research purposes. This makes a lot of sense and I can see the benefits. So, I dont doubt that Cryptic could possibly do it. Im sure its been done before in other MMOs. You see a lot of times over at WoW the "Palehoofs" bringing up a lot of topics to stir debate or sometimes in his case he will ass kiss/defend Blizzards decisions.
So, I dont doubt it one bit. Its a smart ploy.
SteveTheMeek
08-13-2008, 10:06 AM
You'll notice I've been suspiciously silent in this thread...
...
muahahahaha! (diabolical laughter).
Anyways I think that Samy is a dev, using infamous double bluff tactic with smoke screen concept posts just to stir things up and mess with our heads.
I say they don't know what they're doing and basically we're all doomed.
Ithankyou.
AaronH
08-13-2008, 10:07 AM
I say they don't know what they're doing and basically we're all doomed.
I've been saying since day one that STO is just a cover for Star Trek Pong, and I stand by it.
SteveTheMeek
08-13-2008, 10:13 AM
I've been saying since day one that STO is just a cover for Star Trek Pong, and I stand by it.
lol!!
well as long as they make the controller shaped like a phaser, I'm game!
oh, let the good times roll.
AaronH
08-13-2008, 10:18 AM
lol!!
well as long as they make the controller shaped like a phaser, I'm game!
oh, let the good times roll.
Actually, that was a big development hurdle, because the controller actually is a phaser, which was fine in single player, but lead to some unfortunate incidents in multiplayer.
Vulcan_Sipho
08-13-2008, 10:24 AM
personally my opinion is all the aboveposters are the same dev and he is just pulling everyones chain.
AaronH
08-13-2008, 10:27 AM
personally my opinion is all the aboveposters are the same dev and he is just pulling everyones chain.
You considering how much I make references to already playing the game, I wouldn't be suprised myself if I turned out to be a dev....
my therapist though, would have a field day.
I hope the Devs are in here - they'd be friggin idiots not to be.
AaronH
08-13-2008, 10:37 AM
I hope the Devs are in here - they'd be friggin idiots not to be.
I don't know, considering some of the things that are said in here, I think it may be the other way around.
No offense, but there is a lot of wierd things said on these boards.
Well - it is a Star Trek related forum.... lets be honest here - weird goes without saying. ;)
I don't know, considering some of the things that are said in here, I think it may be the other way around.
No offense, but there is a lot of wierd things said on these boards.
Vulcan_Sipho
08-13-2008, 11:00 AM
i hope the devs are here, in guild wars there was a lady by GW name of Gaile Grey she was spokesman for anet, she was a gamer u might run into ingame and talk to and she would talk to you and she posted on the guru forums till the devs made a fool of her once too often by not doing what they told her to tell the people they were doing and she lost all credbility. the new person who took her place does not post on guru and i don't think even plays the game but she is community relations for the game.
so please devs pay attention to the boards and speak to us.
KirksOtherSon
08-13-2008, 11:06 AM
i wonder if there are any devs hidding around here on "normal" accounts posting "ideas" for what might be in game:p
They probably all have "secret names", but I expect they're usually too busy to use them. I mean, we have the time to board-haunt in our spare time. The devs are working on a little thing you might've heard of called ... Star Trek Online? ;)
Of course, if some poster keeps talking about "how sexy goats are, when you really think about it" I think we'll all know who THAT is! Hee hee hee ... :D
KOS -- running the risk of getting banned before the game even launches? ;)
AaronH
08-13-2008, 11:12 AM
Of course, if some poster keeps talking about "how sexy goats are, when you really think about it" I think we'll all know who THAT is! Hee hee hee ... :D
You know, just because a person owns a goat doesn't mean there is any implied immoral activity. You really do have to have a filthy mind to jump to that conclusion.
The_Rattlesnake
08-13-2008, 11:12 AM
And when the game goes live the devs will actually play with us and they will disguise themselves as regular players. After all, what better way to find out a player's uncensored thoughts by playing with them.
So who knows everyone. That captain you invite to join your fleet could actually be a developer in disguise.
AaronH
08-13-2008, 11:13 AM
And when the game goes live the devs will actually play with us and they will disguise themselves as regular players. After all, what better way to find out a player's uncensored thoughts by playing with them.
Well, I would think a better way would be direct neural interface. But you know, I am old fashioned like that.
SteveTheMeek
08-13-2008, 11:21 AM
the goat talk should be banned.
any person expressing sexual feeling towards goats should be stigmatised and thrown out of the forums.
I mean, guys, goats???
ffs
everybody knows sheep are the real deal.
oooh mmm
KirksOtherSon
08-13-2008, 07:01 PM
You know, just because a person owns a goat doesn't mean there is any implied immoral activity. You really do have to have a filthy mind to jump to that conclusion.
Uhhh. Joking? See the large green smiley face? C'mon Aaron, I remember you from STONet -- don't get all Vulcan on me now, pal! :p
KOS
KirksOtherSon
08-13-2008, 07:03 PM
everybody knows sheep are the real deal.
oooh mmm
"And the meek shall inherit the ... sheep???"
Oh, that's just baaaaaaad,
KOS
Aametherar
08-13-2008, 07:15 PM
To think, that a mod is living among us is a strike of logic. If anything, they probably work better watching us like this and interacting. Then again, we all could be mods and don't know it. I easily think three or four of the posters on here are in fact Mods. Just gonna keep it to myself.
Live long and prosper,
Warren
What makes you think this so easily? I got one I got one ~throws net over warrendeath~ Just kidding, although these threads are the 1 thing hidden devs can never keep out of. Probably because they find it funny accusing eachother etc. while everyone else sits there clueless.
Red-shirted_Ensign
08-13-2008, 07:19 PM
i wonder if there are any devs hidding around here on "normal" accounts posting "ideas" for what might be in game:p
Stop with the tinfoil hat Jedi! :p
Jaxston
08-13-2008, 07:24 PM
And thus the witch hunt begins....
Before long we will be dunking people in lakes and crushing poor Giles Cory....
HeHe ..... Aaron must be a Dev!
LOLZ
:D
On_Demand
08-13-2008, 07:27 PM
I believe Cryptic has a standing policy of NOT posting under anything except their company accounts.
Really, could you trust a Dev team that would do such a thing?
Sckullzy
08-13-2008, 07:41 PM
I figure it is happening. There’s no real reason not to, it’s not like they don’t have opinions they want to get off their chest like everyone else but know it would be inappropriate for a developer to post.
BreachAndClear
08-13-2008, 07:44 PM
It would be the best way for them to communicate, because when they're overtly a developer, they tend to get flooded with questions.
I recall that Will Wright (creator of the Sims and Spore) briefly made an appearance on a Spore message board at gamingsteve.com, but once people found out it was him, he immediately left as he got flooded by people that wanted him to answer their questions.
The upside to a developer being covert is that they can communicate with you, but the downside is that they have to pretend to be just another casual gamer, and thus can't openly answer questions regarding the game.
USS_Parallax
08-13-2008, 07:45 PM
They're hidden... secret... plotting our destruction. The secret Devs are secretly making secret accounts to keep their secret identity secret. TO KILL US!
SteveTheMeek
08-18-2008, 11:16 AM
"And the meek shall inherit the ... sheep???"
Oh, that's just baaaaaaad,
KOS
lolol!!
mmmmmmm
just had to dig out this post!
and for everyone to remember- the secret devs are still about!
shmohawks!
walltar
08-18-2008, 11:28 AM
So nice little witch hunt. We shoul seriously burn somebody. I think Lan will be perfect object he have way many post to be normal human. BURN HIM :D
Powercrisis
08-18-2008, 11:32 AM
I'm kinda hoping that the devs look at these forums for story ideas, because as fans, we're an almost unlimited resource for them to bounce ideas off of, and maybe grab ideas from. Hell, half the reason I post my story ideas is the hope that a dev might think its cool enough to ask if I have any more (internship?).
marscentral
08-18-2008, 12:51 PM
I can't believe after all this talk of shapeshifting devs that no one has called for random blood screening and phaser sweeps. You're all shapeshifters!! ... I mean devs you're all devs.
Jdncc1701
08-18-2008, 01:14 PM
You considering how much I make references to already playing the game, I wouldn't be suprised myself if I turned out to be a dev....
my therapist though, would have a field day.
Brilliant! A dev that dosent know hes a dev! Occasinaly you experience massive headaches this occurs when your control actives your real personality and you go to work. Of course they cant let you remeber you were who you really are, so the only memory you have is those headaches. Fasinating....
:: plays theme to the X-files ::
could be.
message too short
TheMasterpiece
08-18-2008, 01:28 PM
It would be the best way for them to communicate, because when they're overtly a developer, they tend to get flooded with questions.
I recall that Will Wright (creator of the Sims and Spore) briefly made an appearance on a Spore message board at gamingsteve.com, but once people found out it was him, he immediately left as he got flooded by people that wanted him to answer their questions.
The upside to a developer being covert is that they can communicate with you, but the downside is that they have to pretend to be just another casual gamer, and thus can't openly answer questions regarding the game.
Razors ask cryptic thread had over 400 replies in a couple days. But the thing is we all know dev accounts here so theres no reason to flood one.
At the same time its always good to have a lil covert communication ability in case something needs to be said
phujitiv
08-18-2008, 01:34 PM
I'm totally willing to guess that all the members of the game have an alternate character or "forum avatar." I don't have a problem with that either. I just hope that they can stay unbiased and fair in that they don't get any special advantage somehow. I say this because a couple bad developers in Eve Online gave game items to their in-game characters... They mixed their personal play with their professional calling.