No Rest for the Wicked

No Rest for the Wicked

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GloriousZote May 2, 2024 @ 6:50am
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DEI no longer Detected
https://thatparkplace.com/no-rest-for-the-wicked-game-designer-alexander-brazie-attempts-to-justify-dei-hiring-practices/
How disappointing of this company to hire these kind of consultants.
Everyone should know, though, do what you will with that information.

EDIT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WfsxZd5H-Q
Seems like the issue has resolved itself, after all.
Last edited by GloriousZote; May 4, 2024 @ 7:57am
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GloriousZote May 3, 2024 @ 4:01am 
Originally posted by MPN64:
Moon Studios fired this guy due to him adding friction.
Would like source on that.

Originally posted by Eldeman:
Everytime....posts like these gets massive attention...hope this one gets locked down asap, what a waste of time.
What, people don't have a right to know things?
Oh no.
Anyways,
GloriousZote May 3, 2024 @ 4:04am 
It's amazing how many people click on this thread just to insult me for bringing an article.

Apparently customers are not entitled for information on who made their games.

This is why these people hate free speech. They hate it when this information is uncovered.
Last edited by GloriousZote; May 3, 2024 @ 4:04am
MPN64 May 3, 2024 @ 4:10am 
Originally posted by GloriousZote:
Originally posted by MPN64:
Moon Studios fired this guy due to him adding friction.
Would like source on that.
Sure!

9th comment on this video is from thomas mahler
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfCvH1eVSYo&t=206s
GloriousZote May 3, 2024 @ 4:33am 
Originally posted by MPN64:
Originally posted by GloriousZote:
Would like source on that.
Sure!

9th comment on this video is from thomas mahler
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfCvH1eVSYo&t=206s
Thank you, good news if true, will keep my eye out on this.
Rallianto May 3, 2024 @ 4:41am 
Thomas Mahler wrote:
"This person is not affiliated with Moon Studios in any way whatsoever anymore.
We contracted him for a short stint and he was fired for bringing nothing but friction into our team, just FYI."
I think it's safe to assume this game is NOT woke. Nothing in the game seems to promote "the message", I never noticed anything forced or woke about the game.
Capprice May 3, 2024 @ 5:27am 
Originally posted by Pepsiman:
Couldn't care less. The game will speak for itself, i see excellent Art and Game Design, just poor performance, which is nothing out of the ordinary for an EA game.
this ^
VDRSK May 3, 2024 @ 5:37am 
The game is fantastic, and so long as that remains the case, how they decide to hire is none of my business and nor do I care to make it my business.
Nightrunner May 3, 2024 @ 5:51am 
Hiring people on the basis of any DEI criteria only means you are not hiring based on talent alone. For an Indie Studio that could be their end if they get it wrong because the stakes are so high. There is nothing wrong with hiring anyone from any demographic, just make sure they are the best person you can find to do the job you need done.

This said, the linked article is absolute garbage. The writer clearly demonstrates an inability to comprehend simple English phrasing. At the very end of the first paragraph they state:
"As you can see, she contradicts herself noting there are no quotas and then admits there are indeed quotas."What is stated by the article writer is blatantly false and voids the rest of the content.

In addition, thankfully, there are no obvious 'woke'/political/pandering themes in Wicked so far, which is great, and quite refreshing to not have those forced distractions put in a video game. OP, you have failed today. Go away now.
Sek-Raktaa May 3, 2024 @ 6:09am 
Originally posted by sfnwejnfweifn:
Originally posted by SK-HYJINX:

So now anyone who you deem "Not HOT enough" or "Not the one I'd use" is DEI based development?

You are creating your own narrative I believe.. based off what you want.

These kind of people make ugly designs, that's for sure. But it's not about "ugly", it's a gut feeling. You just know it's something fake and gay. Hard to explain. You wouldn't get it.

If there are any lessons to be learned from Trevor Phillips of GTA 5, Niko Bellic from GTA 4, John Marston of Red Dead Redemption and Arthur Morgan from Red Dead Redemption 2, then its the lesson that gamers are more than willing to play as ugly characters if the game is fun enough.

Though I doubt that a casual like you is capable of understanding that.

Yes, I'm calling you a casual.

I'm looking at your profile and it clearly shows that you barely play video games at all. I mean, you've had this profile for 4 years and in all that time, all you did was play 9 games with the game you played the most having just 42 hours under it... That's not a whole lot.

You haven't even played "No Rest for the Wicked" yourself so you don't even know if its any fun to play or not.

At best, you're a casual.

At worst, you're some outsider who barely plays video games at all but wants to tell us gamers how we should feel.
BlackSunEmpire May 3, 2024 @ 6:10am 
Originally posted by Parry Jackson:
Originally posted by GloriousZote:
https://thatparkplace.com/no-rest-for-the-wicked-game-designer-alexander-brazie-attempts-to-justify-dei-hiring-practices/
Everyone should know, though, do what you will with that information.

Took that 'information' and flushed it down the toilet, where it belongs. Here is an information for you: Nobody really cares for your stupid, fictional agenda. The world has much bigger problems to solve.

Cant speak for others, but I care.
Too much woke content in games makes the dialogue feel really forced, cringe, unnatural and awkward, like it is the case in:

- TLOU 2
- Saints Row 22
- Forspoken
- Suicide Squad
- Borderlands 3
- Forbidden West
- GOW: Ragnarok
- Hardspace: Shipbreaker
- Subnautica: Below Zero

It also really hurts the flow of the gameplay if they have to interrupt the gameplay every 5 minutes for a 10 minute long cutscene, just because they have written hours up on hours of propaganda they want to insert into the game. In some games like Forbidden West or Borderlands 3 you have literally NPCs constantly running around with you (or nonstop radio calling you) and voice line spamming you every 10 seconds with some nonsense.

Havent seen much woke content in No Rest For The Wicked tho, except the mandatory girl bosses in form of Seline and Odessa and of course the "ugly/weird looking" characters.
Last edited by BlackSunEmpire; May 3, 2024 @ 6:29am
Sek-Raktaa May 3, 2024 @ 6:27am 
Originally posted by GloriousZote:
It's amazing how many people click on this thread just to insult me for bringing an article.

Apparently customers are not entitled for information on who made their games.

This is why these people hate free speech. They hate it when this information is uncovered.

The information on who made the game or who was involved in making the game is nowhere near as important as the question: "is the game fun to play?"

In fact, the question:

"Is the game fun to play?"

Is the only question that really matters.

At least to people who play video games to have fun.

"No Rest for the Wicked" is fun to play. End of Story. Nothing else matters.

Of course you never played the game yourself so you wouldn't know.

You're just a random guy who wandered in to try and push your politics and agenda onto us. We didn't want any of that so we roasted you and now you're butthurt because your fragile ego can't handle that.

Why don't you do us all and yourself a big favor and go peddle your snake oil somewhere else?
Last edited by Sek-Raktaa; May 3, 2024 @ 6:27am
Irish Parker May 3, 2024 @ 6:43am 
The ultimate beef burgers!

Ingredients:
1kg good-quality beef mince
1 small onion, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
2 tsp Dijon mustard
1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
Small handful chopped fresh flatleaf parsley
1 large dill pickle gherkin, finely chopped
1 large free-range egg yolk

To serve:
1 tbsp sunflower oil
200g good melting cheese, such as cheddar, gruyère or taleggio, sliced
8 burger buns
4 tbsp mayonnaise
2 tsp Dijon mustard
Avocado, tomato and red onion, sliced
Lettuce leaves

Method:
1. Place all the ingredients for the burgers in a large bowl. Season and mix well. Cover and chill in the fridge for 1 hour.

2. Using wet hands, shape the mixture into 8 burgers. If you want to cook them straight away skip to step 4.

3. If you are freezing them; place flat between sheets of baking paper in a rigid freezerproof container. Freeze for up to 3 months. When ready to use, defrost the burgers completely in the fridge; this will take 3-4 hours.

4. Heat a griddle pan or barbecue to hot. Brush both sides of the burgers with oil and cook for 3-4 minutes each side or until well browned and cooked.

5. Meanwhile, preheat the grill to medium hot. Top each burger with a slice of cheese and grill for 2 minutes until bubbling. Toast the burger buns until lightly golden.

6. Mix the mayonnaise with the mustard and spread over the base of each bun. Add some tomato, lettuce and avocado slices, then the burger, red onion slices and the other half of the bun.

7. Serve with a small bowl of ketchup and fries, if you like.

Enjoy your Burger and your LIFE.
AtlasRedux May 3, 2024 @ 6:51am 
Originally posted by Irish Citizen:
The ultimate beef burgers!

Ingredients:
1kg good-quality beef mince
1 small onion, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
2 tsp Dijon mustard
1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
Small handful chopped fresh flatleaf parsley
1 large dill pickle gherkin, finely chopped
1 large free-range egg yolk

To serve:
1 tbsp sunflower oil
200g good melting cheese, such as cheddar, gruyère or taleggio, sliced
8 burger buns
4 tbsp mayonnaise
2 tsp Dijon mustard
Avocado, tomato and red onion, sliced
Lettuce leaves

Method:
1. Place all the ingredients for the burgers in a large bowl. Season and mix well. Cover and chill in the fridge for 1 hour.

2. Using wet hands, shape the mixture into 8 burgers. If you want to cook them straight away skip to step 4.

3. If you are freezing them; place flat between sheets of baking paper in a rigid freezerproof container. Freeze for up to 3 months. When ready to use, defrost the burgers completely in the fridge; this will take 3-4 hours.

4. Heat a griddle pan or barbecue to hot. Brush both sides of the burgers with oil and cook for 3-4 minutes each side or until well browned and cooked.

5. Meanwhile, preheat the grill to medium hot. Top each burger with a slice of cheese and grill for 2 minutes until bubbling. Toast the burger buns until lightly golden.

6. Mix the mayonnaise with the mustard and spread over the base of each bun. Add some tomato, lettuce and avocado slices, then the burger, red onion slices and the other half of the bun.

7. Serve with a small bowl of ketchup and fries, if you like.

Enjoy your Burger and your LIFE.

Too much hassle. I'll just order delivery. We get free delivery and cheaper prices when doing home delivery in Norway, opposite of most others. Burger King has half price online on some burgers 3 months in a row.
Blurey May 3, 2024 @ 7:12am 
The CEO of the company himself said (Thomas Mahler) that the person who made those statements" is no longer affiliated with Moons Studios in anyway whatsoever anymore. We contracted him for a short stint and he was fired for bringing nothing but friction into our team, just FYI." And he is a based person as people like to say online. Check his hiring practices post (Steve Jobs). So Thatparkplace got this one wrong.
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