Dai-San Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 A bit of background first. I'm 42 years young and all my working life I have been involved in the IT industry on both the Hardware and Software sides. As well as this I have been an avid PC gamer from the very begining (Both MP an SP). I also take part in beta testing on a regular basis (Mostly FPS's) and this is the reason for this post. I would like to applaude GRIN and especially BO on their openess and frankness here at the GR.NET forums. I have seen more honesty and goodwill displayed here by GRIN than in many of the actual BETA's I have taken part in where we were SUPPOSED to have access to the Devs. I truly believe we would have got a lot more a lot sooner if BO had had his way too. No matter what the actual game turns out like, wether you like it or not, you can't fault GRIN for it's attitude to it's supporters. GRIN & BO take a bow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cassius Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 I'll second that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stig Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 Yeah what he said Also I think UBI could learn from this & allow other dev teams more freedom in future. It really has been a breath of fresh air to get feedback from the dev team. We know GRIN have been reading these forums & then looking at how they can build the ultimate game for us. Then they come in here, dispell myths, confirm facts & explain why they've done things a certain way. End result is we know that they do give a **** & the community has maximum respect. For me there openess has done more for PR than any ad campaign ever will. Keep it up guys. Respect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lethal.Ambition Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 Yeah what he said Also I think UBI could learn from this & allow other dev teams more freedom in future. It really has been a breath of fresh air to get feedback from the dev team. We know GRIN have been reading these forums & then looking at how they can build the ultimate game for us. Then they come in here, dispell myths, confirm facts & explain why they've done things a certain way. End result is we know that they do give a **** & the community has maximum respect. For me there openess has done more for PR than any ad campaign ever will. Keep it up guys. Respect ← I couldn't have said it better myself. Now, all we need is GRIN Appreciation button for our sigs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookie Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 Hi, my names Cookie... it's been three weeks since I last flamed a dev! Wait, oh, not that kind of society? *Reads thread* Oh! Yes! Very good job! I don't think I've ever seen a game that took so much input from the community that plays it. I think you have set a standard here that may never be matched. Hooah! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaDeZ Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 someone needs to make a GRIN smiley until then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackSmoke Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 A bit of background first. I'm 42 years young and all my working life I have been involved in the IT industry on both the Hardware and Software sides. As well as this I have been an avid PC gamer from the very begining (Both MP an SP). I also take part in beta testing on a regular basis (Mostly FPS's) and this is the reason for this post. I would like to applaude GRIN and especially BO on their openess and frankness here at the GR.NET forums. I have seen more honesty and goodwill displayed here by GRIN than in many of the actual BETA's I have taken part in where we were SUPPOSED to have access to the Devs. I truly believe we would have got a lot more a lot sooner if BO had had his way too. No matter what the actual game turns out like, wether you like it or not, you can't fault GRIN for it's attitude to it's supporters. GRIN & BO take a bow. ← Bravo and well said. Hoorah for GRIN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silent_op Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 I would also like to say thanks to GRIN for all of their openness. I’m sure this has happened before with other developers on other forums, but it must be very rare. Another rarity is Bo’s “CEO chat sessionsâ€. CEOs from all over should take a quick lesson from Bo. If you want to build confidence and trust in your market audience, then talk to them. For us as a Ghost Recon core audience, we can’t really get anymore “insider†information than what we received from Bo on a relatively regular basis. We should be thankful to each other as well. GRIN was also fortunate to have found ghostrecon.net. If they had tried to do this on the official GR:AW PC UBI forum, it would have been a disaster. If it were not for the mostly mature mentality that is fostered here on GR.net, this would not be a place for any developer to even consider coming to as GRIN has. silent_op Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZJJ Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 The heads at GRIN are going to swell so much from all this praise that they won't be able to concentrate on getting this game done for us. GRIN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agentkay Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 Thanks guys and girls at GRIN for your work! Highly appreaciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newman Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 (edited) I agree! GRIN, you guys rock! Its not easy to work the hours you guys have been putting in lately. It takes its toll on the body. When Graw goes gold take some well deserved time off. Summer is on its way after all. Edited April 12, 2006 by newman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph_Q Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 When Graw goes gold take some well deserved time off. Summer is on its way after all. And after deserved summer break please come back with patches and extesion packs Way to go GRIN !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.P. Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 Agree, thank you GRIN for the community interaction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logos Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 I don't think there's anything left to say except that I agree completely. They deserve high praise indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurtz Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 I am very appreciative at the participation of GRIN in this forum and the information and interaction. Not only is GRAW going to raise the bar for FPS tac shooters, it is going to cement GRIN's status as one of the foremost and innovative game developers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruin Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 Heck yeah! A "GRIN You Rock!" thread instead of a "WHERE IS THE DEMO WTFOMG?!" thread... Grin does rock. Just from simple screenshots and very few things I've seen, they're doing bang-up work. If nothing else I give them props for not only talking with the community, but being apart of it (gotta love Bo's resposne to the M12A1). GRAW has me psyched, I've had my pre-order since Christmas and will patiently await the release (it doesn't have me so psyched I'm gonna drop a grand to upgrade my PC, haha). Keep it up GRIN. You guys (and gals) are awesome. Psst... Bo... give this old tute writer a head's up on the Skinning aspect of GRAW will ya? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 Great Post Grin.Inc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the.ronin Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 I'm the official founder of the Save The Bo fan club. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishStout Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 (edited) From everyone at FMJ ... about 9 of us now... we all thank you for the hard work and devotion you have shown to creating a game you truely believe in. I am sure this hard work will be seen by all. Again, you can not please everyone, but I have a feeling this might be as close as it can get. Once again thanks... Edited April 12, 2006 by IrishStout Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 Well said Dai, agree 100%. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-XE-BadBoy561 Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 You guys ROCK! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonytwotoes Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 Yeah this kind of open, lovey-dovey, backslapping gushfest normally makes my toes curl and my stomach spasm. But in this case I have to add my thanks. Any developer that can actually get anything to the public through UBI's firewall of silence must either have one big set of balls or ... no, actually they must just have a big set of balls. Here's to the GRAW team's big collective set of balls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
=3dS=rOOk Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 Thanks GRIN, you are great guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steel1977 Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 Great post. GRIN really rocks. I have never seen developers take some time to answer/interact with the game fans. Good luck GRIN and I hope u guys develop more and more games for us PC gamers in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Medic+~SPARTA~ Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 Well said Dai! We cant really say it enough. GRIN, keep up the great work. SN6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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