someguyinahat
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Wasn't "Phil Fish" already a pseudonym?
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Polytron Hacked?
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Wasn't "Phil Fish" already a pseudonym?
This is pretty much the internet equivalent of terrorism. They might claim its related to some auxiliary bullshit, but really something of this magnitude is its own event. I feel awful for the people caught up in this.
dark_inferno
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We already talked about that. The mobile phone stuff is optional. And Renaud Bédard is gathering the evidence right now.
Good, I hope he makes it public.
moltonasty
Member
Seriously, why in the world would Fish intentionally leak all his, and Polytron's personal data? Let's say theoretically, it was to make his "enemies" look bad. Even if that were true, how could it possibly be worth it for him? I definitely think he was targeted, and it is FUCKED UP.
I always liked Fish too, and Fez was a great game. I think he was just a little bit over-sensitive, and let the criticism get to him, and said some things he probably regretted later (Japanese games suck, for example).
I always liked Fish too, and Fez was a great game. I think he was just a little bit over-sensitive, and let the criticism get to him, and said some things he probably regretted later (Japanese games suck, for example).
Steve Youngblood
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You know what's fun? Playing video games.
There are a ton of, frankly, idiotic assumptions in that as well. Those files weren't taken from the website, who would put up all those files on a public facing web server?
Right there with you man:
Im fairly certain this applies to any creative endeavor made by passionate people. Its like a fraternity of creators. I couldnt imagine going through life without passion and only consuming.
Damn straight. I want no part of this whole video game community nonsense.
But these gym leader fights are stressing me out. And my raptor headed lizard pirate dude isn't learning any wrestling moves and I think in trying to get him to learn said moves I've grrinded my way past the point of no return in the event triggers. Man, I'm stressed.
Since when Phil Phish is a sane man?
That, and it's also not impossible to hack his phone, either.
Fjolle
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Yeah well someone tell that to the feminists who are stealing games and not letting us play them.
Seriously though, has anyone honestly had less fun playing video games because people want more diversity and tolerance in the gaming community? Does anyone who unironically uses the word "feminazi" actually hate FEZ specifically because Phil annoys them? Ugh, I could go on writing about how illogical all of this SJW hate is but what it really comes down to is this: because people are afraid of being wrong or having their world view challenged we can't have FEZ 2. And I wanted FEZ 2.
What's with all the juniors posting that same image with no elaboration?
Or are you just accepting internet hyperbole as the truth?
Do you really think "asshole twitter outbursts" translates to "economic suicide at best"?
Or are you just accepting internet hyperbole as the truth?
I like the ones where you press the buttons and it makes things on the screen change.
Same can be said about the hacking.
Multiple independent confirmations is a pretty good indication that this isn't a hoax.
Fjolle
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Yea. It's not like there's proof that their site was defaced, their twitter hacked and a shitload of documents posted to a filesharing site.
Juniors gonna junior.
Yeah, as though two factor is somehow ironclad... it just means someone has to compromise two things instead of one. It literally makes an attack only twice as hard.
It's mostly valuable because it protects you from a catastrophic failure of some system. That is, if all of the passwords to a website get leaked, bad folks don't get your account for free. "Twice as much effort" is a big deal if we're talking about trying to compromise every single account on a given system, but it's not a big deal if we're talking about specifically targeting one or a few accounts.
Don't try to reason with the paranoid.
Dr. Feel Good
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Is there a summAry somewhere for someone who's not familiar with Polytron and Phil Fish?
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
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Not only that but he has to go through so much just to get his life rebooted. He has to resecure his identity at this point.
Sorcerer Supreme
Member
Did the information in that download link come from Polytrons site? If so is it normal to host that kind of information on a website even if it's private?
Fjolle
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No.
It probably came from his email or some cloud storage site if they hacked that.
SapientWolf
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Pretty good chance the actual hack happened awhile ago. Possibly by the fucking Joker, because everything about this is insane.
Relaxed Muscle
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Because personal data posted online, Polytron website changed and went down and accounts stolen isn't enough proof of a hacking?
Can you understand how potentially fatal is only that all your personal info and your friends info is posted online, we are talking of things like identity thief which can destroy your life. The sole fact people is saying this is sort of conspiracy clearly can't understand the damage something like this can provoke on ppl.
For the record, if someone says this is a "false flag," they don't necessarily mean to say "Phil Fish did this!" but, I would hope, mean to say "Whoever is calling themselves the 'head mod over at /V/ and leader of 4chan.org and Anonymous' is making that part up because that position doesn't even exist" (and nobody who knows anything about /v/ would capitalize the v.)
The people who think that this is part of some vast feminist conspiracy are idiots, but whoever did the hack wants people to think it was some orchestrated effort by /v/, which is silly because /v/ couldn't orchestrate their way out of a paper bag.
It's terrible that some people don't want this shit to die down and will go to such extreme and indefensibly-horrible lengths to make sure that doesn't happen.
Do you really need absolutely undeniable proof to accept that it is incomprehensibly more likely that people who hate Phil Fish or Zoe Quinn, actively wish death upon them, and regularly disparage them would doxx them than it is that these two SJW conspirators doxxed themselves to get sympathy from people who rarely speak out in support of them?
Blackthorn
"hello?" "this is vagina"
I sure hope nothing happens to dissuade fledgling developers who want to approach the field from a non traditional stance.
Quote
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It's most likely that someone accessed the Polytron password database, logged into a company computer/server, logged into the hosting website and then posted a compressed file of the stuff the pulled from the company computer/server.
It's not rocket science, one password can get you into a lot of things.
JumpJeff84
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What a fucking embarrassing mess!
Going to PAX Prime a week from now. Wonder what the vibe's gonna be like. I'd hate to think that the game devs are gonna be all paranoid and guarded because of this.
One of my favorite things about indie devs is that they CAN express their (sometimes controversial) opinions freely due to the fact that they're, you know, indie! It sucks so much that certain internet assholes are acting like psychos and trying to punish them for said opinions.
Dammit.
Going to PAX Prime a week from now. Wonder what the vibe's gonna be like. I'd hate to think that the game devs are gonna be all paranoid and guarded because of this.
One of my favorite things about indie devs is that they CAN express their (sometimes controversial) opinions freely due to the fact that they're, you know, indie! It sucks so much that certain internet assholes are acting like psychos and trying to punish them for said opinions.
Dammit.
It's not about fake drama anymore. It's about brutes destroying someone's life and the lives of his employees. This is a story about a serious crime being committed.
You are the one that's insane. Or purposely and facetiously obtuse.
You mean like Uplink?
and talking about video games is fun too. It's what most people still do.
jim-jam bongs
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My money is on the 9gag Army getting revenge by destroying 4chan's stellar reputation.
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The Everyman
being a popular gamedev seems to be hilariously thankless except for the monetary award. videogames is the worst industry for a balance of positive feedback versus negativity. even the flappy bird guy who never said a bad word to anyone got shat on by a lot of posters here because he used fucking mario pipes.
Do people really believe that Phil Fish released information like his own SSN and important information about his company and other stakeholders (employees/retailing partners) for a publicity stunt? That is another level of crazy at this point. Especially now that people have seen or heard about the extent of the information that has been released. Do people here really believe this is "Phil Fish doing another crazy stunt?"
People need to get some perspective. Think of the real world ramifications that he faces like identity theft, breaking NDA, not securing trade secrets etc. Just stop.
People need to get some perspective. Think of the real world ramifications that he faces like identity theft, breaking NDA, not securing trade secrets etc. Just stop.
radios shipping overview
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This is the most disgusting, petty, childish behavior I've heard about for a good long while now.
To anyone who would sympathize with this or is pursuing the conspiracy angle: Grow the fuck up and act like a human being. There's not even a valid "I don't like Phil Fish, BUT" angle here. This is just abominable and the product of a frightened child-mind.
If you don't support the feminist cause in gaming, you are part of this problem.
To anyone who would sympathize with this or is pursuing the conspiracy angle: Grow the fuck up and act like a human being. There's not even a valid "I don't like Phil Fish, BUT" angle here. This is just abominable and the product of a frightened child-mind.
If you don't support the feminist cause in gaming, you are part of this problem.
Iggins was in the Zoe Quinn thread claiming to have "proof" she was sleeping around to get reviews long after it was debunked, and then mysteriously disappeared from the thread when people told him to put up or shut up. Dudes trolling, just ignore him.
Pretty much; people are forgetting that Zoe was doxxed mere hours before Phil, so it's extremely likely that it's the same person/people doxxing them both in succession.
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The Everyman
yes people do really believe this. why? because in a world where isis beheads reporters, the "japanese videogames suck" guy is public enemy number one and deserves the focus of our hatred.
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