GreatMightySymp
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Is it just me or does it sound like Susan broke character writing that? There's no way a 9-year old could write in that fashion, sounds like an adult wrote it.
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Truth & Trolls |OT| The Brothers Were Right
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Is it just me or does it sound like Susan broke character writing that? There's no way a 9-year old could write in that fashion, sounds like an adult wrote it.
Dusk Golem
A 21st Century Rockefeller
foobarry81
Member
Nope, it's TAFKAJ(*)
What makes you think it's Susan? You should read "Kenzie's" tweets. She's just a *very* mature 9 year old, with an interest in booze and financial websites. (twitter.com/gamerceo)
(*) The Artist Formerly Known as Joseph.
Fortunately for us we've always known that it's been Susan posing as a 9-year-old on the website and on the twitter account.
"I got death threats. Give me money!"
GreatMightySymp
Member
Was guessing that was the case, haven't been following it that much since the KS ended.
You're right. We shouldn't ridicule the game as the efforts of a nine-year-old, but if the game really is about the internet drama surrounding Susan and this project, then I'm not sure we can really consider it to be just the efforts of a nine-year-old at that point.
In any case, my apologies. It seems I misinterpreted what you'd written and going back over your post, I can see that your point was not to make fun of Kenzie.
I've gotta say that if Kenzie really is the one making all those tweets and comments, then she's certainly much worldlier than I was at that age. Maybe it's a rich kid thing?
That is amazing that she refunded you twice! You would think that even a free $10 is better than anything to her.
Troll or not, it'd be amazing to meet "Joseph" in real life.
Lol at the game still not being out, and yeah, it looks like Susan messed up royally since she didn't specify whether it was in her or Kenzie in the latest update, not like the backers care though.
foobarry81
Member
VGChampion
Member
So I'm assuming nothing yet? I haven't been following this but I'd assume someone would have pics or vids by now if it was out.
GreatMightySymp
Member
Watch Suscam pull a Fez 2 and come up with some reason to cancel the game.
foobarry81
Member
There is minor problem with that scenario. If she closes down her twitter account like Phil Fish did, she can no longer cybersquat or stalk celebrities and industry leaders through there.
Also if ever she would want to close down the very valuable @FundHer account, she'll likely try to sell it first. So far we haven't seen her try that yet.
But if this Fez 2 scenario becomes a reality it'll likely be Susan's 9 year old alter ego that will take on the role of the drama queen.
*raises hand quickly*
Well, someone has worked on the game, but it certainly isn't Susan or her daughter.
malikhaing_bayag
Member
Well according to the website, looks like Susan now considers herself to be a real indie game developer for missing the deadline. LOL! Should've listened to Philip Tan.
Kaedryl was one of my favorite commenters during the campaign. I'm suprised he/she wasn't refunded/blocked.
Amazing how 7 hours have gone by and no one has tried to defend her. Not even Susan. I just can't wrap my head around how quiet 1400 people are.
Being a 9 year old gamer CEO (or a greedy multimillionaire posing as one) must be tough.
foobarry81
Member
Oh, don't worry, these people are extremely talented at coming up with excuses.
truthandtrolls.com said:
The "Newbie Lessons" (as the excuses are officially called) are numbered already. Next Newbie Lesson (#2): "My dog ate my Dell mouse, which was signed by Michael Dell. Philip Tan told me to put him on a leash. I should have listened..."
I'm a little confused though. Philip Tan said to release the game when it's ready. So basically the game is ready, but Kenzie couldn't stop herself and tried to make it better, right? But didn't Susan say they don't even have enough content for a 15 minute game ready at the moment? It's probably indie game dev logic, that is too hard for me to get. Rock on
Thanks, I just call it like I see it. I also could help but post that after the entire supposed premise of the original KS and that last update.
I'm sure she isn't the one tweeting, and the game isn't actually the work of a 9-year-old, but she probably still feels like its creator. It's a horrible situation the mother's put her in.
foobarry81
Member
Nope. Not even a single screenshot/bullshot was posted (apart from the generic ones that have been posted months ago), even though the first 15-minutes-episode of the game was finished (*), if it weren't for that "stupid script".
(*) at least in this exciting work of fiction that Susan Wilson has been creating for the past few months.
Maybe this game should be renamed - Truth telling trolls.
The entire back story would be about a group of trolls that tried to tell everyone the truth about the evil witch, but no one would listen to them as trolls had a bad reputation of being hideously evil creatures that would kidnap and eat little kids while the evil witch had a great cover story
The entire back story would be about a group of trolls that tried to tell everyone the truth about the evil witch, but no one would listen to them as trolls had a bad reputation of being hideously evil creatures that would kidnap and eat little kids while the evil witch had a great cover story
foobarry81
Member
Maybe this game should be renamed - Truth telling trolls.
The entire back story would be about a group of trolls that tried to tell everyone the truth about the evil witch, but no one would listen to them as trolls had a bad reputation of being hideously evil creatures that would kidnap and eat little kids while the evil witch had a great cover story
That would be a shameless copy of the critically acclaimed Waqar's Quest. ;-)
No, it was obviously a scam from the beginning, and nothing has changed about that. I don't know why some people refuse to believe it. Major news sites defended it, though, and I wonder if they would have even given the project the benefit of doubt if the gender roles were reversed, or if this was simply due to Susans influence as a business person.
It was indeed always a scam, and we've predicted Susan's every move well ahead of time.
The idea that she's making a "game" with her daughter is laughable. The daughter is being used to disingenuously promote Susan herself as a trailblazer for women and kids in gaming/STEM.
foobarry81
Member
Susan has been hosting her first ever (free and entirely virtual) STEM camp these last few days.
http://www.fundher.com/#!incubateher/chb0
Which is probably why she's been too busy to care about Kenzie and her game.
The good thing is that she's saving a 100 female entrepreneurs from the clutches of this man's world. Why only a 100, you ask?
Susan Wilson said:
No room for more than 100 succesful women on this planet!
101. You're not counting Susan herself.
yeehamuffins
Member
The FundHer-Ful 101
10101
Gold Member
Well as long as she is putting her time to good use, I'm happy. After all I've seen what they have been doing this past few months and it's way more than expected.... wwaayyy more than expected.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
foobarry81
Member
You might be on to something! Makes complete sense too, because she already retweeted one of Shahid Kamal Ahmad's tweets. So clearly they are close friends and she speaks with him on a daily basis about the progress on Truth & Trolls.
Meanwhile we gotta commend Susan for sticking her neck out every day for the sake of girls/women in STEM. She's such a brave little warrior, despite all the trolls (and Joseph) constantly breathing down her neck. People should pay her for continuously fighting that good fight!
Because I still laugh when thinking about this epic first post.
GunslingerVit
Banned
So, she's with the NSA now? I mean, she's coding AND dangerous.
foobarry81
Member
Meanwhile "Mackenzie" is still struggling with RPG Maker.
More so, she's getting resource packs, likely in an attempt to make her game look even more generic.
I don't think a whole lot of game making has been done at this point. Which brings her one step closer to a Phil Fish moment. (It's great though that she's spending the backer money wisely, by getting resource packs for RPG Maker in a sale instead of full price.)
Fortunately, there's always some 'shopping' to get her through those depressing moments:
More so, she's getting resource packs, likely in an attempt to make her game look even more generic.
Disguised Susan Wilson said:
I don't think a whole lot of game making has been done at this point. Which brings her one step closer to a Phil Fish moment. (It's great though that she's spending the backer money wisely, by getting resource packs for RPG Maker in a sale instead of full price.)
Fortunately, there's always some 'shopping' to get her through those depressing moments:
Disguised Susan Wilson said:
It's really easy to know enough coding to be dangerous.
The trick is to know enough coding to be perfectly safe.