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Post by mindless on Feb 13, 2015 11:43:57 GMT
Given peters recent dealings with the press where he accepts the failings are partly his fault, how many of us here actually believe him, when he says he will try to make amends? Is he sincere, or is he just trying once more to see if we will buy his snake oil?
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Post by Crumpy Six on Feb 13, 2015 11:52:02 GMT
I think he feels sincerely sorry. For himself.
Listening to him talk about what went wrong with Godus is strange to hear, because as we've noted in some of the other threads, none of this should be new or surprising to him. He's always known the PC community was unhappy with what he was doing with Godus. He always knew the choices he made regarding the mobile release were unpopular, and he always knew that F2P was going to alienate the PC backers. It's fairly obvious to anyone following this debacle that he entirely lost interest in Godus quite some time ago, and has been focusing his time and enthusiasm on his new project. His reaction right now, in my opinion, amounts to a childish tantrum that he's being held to account for something boring that he doesn't care about anymore and he's now obliged to take time away from his new toy to go back and fix it.
His apologies show real emotion but it's not repentance to his customers. I think he still doesn't actually understand what he's done wrong.
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Post by earlparvisjam on Feb 13, 2015 14:12:36 GMT
We need another category for "Yes: He is genuinely sorry but won't try to fix his mistakes"
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Post by Qetesh on Feb 13, 2015 14:15:54 GMT
No way Jose, He is sorry that how he treats people cannot be spun away. Actions speak louder than words, 2 bloody years of words and spin, bad action, more spin, no actions, more spin, and now more words.
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Post by mindless on Feb 13, 2015 14:21:05 GMT
We need another category for "Yes: He is genuinely sorry but won't try to fix his mistakes" I had considered adding the following Yes: he is sorry, but to incompetent to fix his mistakes. However i didn't want to present two Yes votes, which could miss-balance the poll, I think Yes/Unsure/No is the best way to do it, I'd suggest everyone throw your vote for Unsure if you think he can't fix the problems. |
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Post by Deth on Feb 13, 2015 15:41:51 GMT
I do think this forum will be a little biased in there answers. I know I am. /9->
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Post by morsealworth on Feb 13, 2015 17:01:39 GMT
He's a psychopath. The only possibility is 3.
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Post by Deth on Feb 13, 2015 18:54:24 GMT
I see that a lot more in the last interview where he does not get to lead the interview.
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Post by Qetesh on Feb 13, 2015 19:13:32 GMT
I do think this forum will be a little biased in there answers. I know I am. /9-> Bias? No, I am actually really forgiving for true remorse. I forgave someone who stole and wrecked my car once, a huge betrayal from a BFF, and even anger induced abuse ( none from Ba'al), some might call me a sap in this regard. I can forgive pretty easily when it is deserved. I have tried to forgive PM a few times, but he clearly feels he had a right to do as he pleased and I do not for a second think he is truly sorry. I do think he is an egomaniac getting a well deserved comeupance. If he does have mental instability behind it, he should not be in charge of such decisions. He hurt a lot of people and he should feel bad about that, I just hear how sorry he is, that it is out and biting him in the bumm. |
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Post by hardly on Feb 13, 2015 20:05:27 GMT
As I said in other threads, I think he is sad he has lost the media's admiration, I think he knows he is done and he is sad about that, I think he knows he fucked up, but I'm not feeling true guilt. His answers re refunds and Bryan suggest to me no real acceptance that he has obligations. Sociopath?
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Post by earlparvisjam on Feb 13, 2015 20:49:33 GMT
I think he is sorry about what he did, but only at the moment when he says it. The moment he walks away from the camera/reporter, he gets distracted with whatever whim pops into his head. He refuses to listen to anyone else so when they try to remind him about it, he brushes them off because he's too busy being "creative" to deal with it right now.
It shows in his reaction to the situation with Bryan where he's sure someone was handling that situation, but wasn't. I don't think they forgot about him but any time it was broached with him, he likely brushed it all off because he was really busy and he thought they'd just handle it for him. Of course, nothing that happens at 22Cans happens without his approval so nothing was handled. I'm surprised the utilities get paid in their facility, perhaps it was set up with an auto-pay plan out of the corporate account.
Edit: After reading the Guardian article, I'm even more certain. He's been proclaiming he's done talking to the press, walking away and going to himself "I need to get this message out to everyone" forgetting he just said he wasn't going to talk any more. He's lost his ability to function properly. As I said in the big report thread, he's lost his Working Memory and is just running around operating in the now.
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Post by Lord Ba'al on Feb 13, 2015 21:14:53 GMT
I think Peter might have a sleepless night or two with all the current negative publicity but he'll soon get over that and go back to comfortably sleeping and dreaming about taking candy from a baby.
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Post by 13thGeneral on Feb 14, 2015 21:52:40 GMT
I think Peter might have a sleepless night or two with all the current negative publicity but he'll soon get over that and go back to comfortably sleeping and dreaming about taking candy from a baby. Well, he truly believed that the candy was his to take. He believed that with all his heart. He's passionate about the candy, and passion should be rewarded.  |
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Post by sidara on Feb 15, 2015 4:53:09 GMT
I think he believes that he's sincere, which as others before me have mentioned is one of the hallmarks of the psychopath.
To be honest I think he'll say anything to try and claw back his reputation - but this is the internet/social media age. It ain't gonna happen.
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Post by muumipeikko on Feb 24, 2015 16:21:02 GMT
I'm going to shock you all and say I think he is sincere but he's not going to fix all his problems even though he would like to.
I think Peter has classic Asperger's Syndrome. He's a details man, he sees the most complex of things in minute detail in his mind that others have little hope of ever understanding but just doesn't have the communication skills to relay them to the rest of his team. In his head I'm sure their was the greatest Godus game ever but he just couldn't get that across to the rest of the team and so predictably it failed as they were looking at the smaller picture and he was the only one who had the complete vision. Maybe his vision was a Ferrari and he only had Ford money who knows.
The thing I don't get is why Peter has carried on so long. He has been successful during his life and unless he has over exposed himself starting 22Cans I would hope he could retire tomorrow. It's sad to see a ledged like Peter getting bent over the table so badly as what happened in the RPS interview even if it was in line with general sentiment... Equally sometimes as a leader you have to take the fall. Had Peter announced that he was resigning from Godus and Konrad was taking over day to day operations the community might have bought into the whole story how Konrad was so mad with the game he joined the company and was now going to turn it around...
Their is a saying, when you in a big hole and things are looking grim, the first step to getting out is to stop digging. Maybe Peter thinks that we just don't get it (Still), if he talks to these guys he might be able to make us finally understand and we will all go "Oh, now I get it... your a genius" but after 2 years, either he doesn't have the communication skill of an ant or he's wrong. Either way after 2 years it's time to move on.
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