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@Vayra86
Since you objected to my post jesting about RSI/CIG's many offices, let's discuss this, shall we?
It has become apparent that $130M later, the company is still in need of cash.
I've seen the arguments defending the existence of multiple offices around the globe, and so I'll just set that aside and ask you to defend the need for Chris Roberts to travel to each location every 3 weeks or so on our money.
Can you explain why in the age of web-conferencing and remote desktop access, why Chris cannot supervise the whole operation from an office inside his multi-million dollar mansion paid for by us Backers?
Please, go ahead and explain.
Leaders cannot always rely on Skype, VPN tunnels and RDP, they also make in-person visits on regular intervals for face-time, old-school effective management and administration and to keep the relation, repsect and trust of staff intact. There's more to it than just showing up, many things can be handled better in-person than over screens and remote connections, even in this day and age, and even with game development. That likely holds true with CIG as well. Not that I agree with having several remote offices, I do agree with regular visits and am surprised he only does 3-week intervals...I'd be doing weekly regardless of what nay sayers cried or speculated or claimed, don't like what I do? Don't invest in my game. So be glad you're not paying me to run the show. Someone passionate about a project should want to be directly and regularly involved at a level Skype, RDP and VPN tunnels cannot provide. Period.
I want the higher level of finish, polish and quality that something hand crafted and babied from the leader to the janitor can only accomplish in-person. Building and maintaining a solid team that is positively reinforced, and can provide a quality product after years of development. It makes sense to me, at least in my perspective...but what I see could be very flawed from your perspective. I don't want a disconnected leader that only runs the show from Skype, no thank. If CR is not visiting his offices in-person, he's not doing his job for himself, his company or his investors (you and I).
At this rate, I could easily imagine all the nay-sayers claiming what a failure CR was if all he did was Skype meetings from home and played proxy boss and rarely visiting his offices...I really don't see him gaining some folks' favor no matter what he does, says or chooses. Those reading this, if you're one of them, then why not demand a refund? That is one of the loudest statements you can make, pulling your funding because you've lost faith in the project and leadership.