Sacrificing the body for Grim Dawn

[medierra]

Anyone doubting my commitment to Grim Dawn - this is what happens when you use your face to cushion the fall of a 12lb aluminum cased laptop while falling down a flight of wooden stairs. As I was falling I just thought "NNNooOoOooOOoo!!1! Not the GDC demo!"

Laptop has a little crack in the back but it seems to run fine, so, assuming I'm able to walk tomorrow, it should be a worthy trade-off. :p

http://www.grimdawn.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=87&stc=1&d=1298856901

[Scryer]

Oh man! Wow, that must smart. I'm sorry to hear that even happened, because you just got over a cold.

Is it more of a slice and less of a concussion..?

Also, where are you taking the demo?

Please be careful Medierra! We don't doubt your commitment; we know you've just been very busy!

If only I could send you some health potions...

Get well soon!

[medierra]

I think it was like 75% slashing dmg, 25% blunt. I didn't black out or anything, so I don't think I have much of a concussion but I do have a bit of a headache. Luckily the laptop has 0% pierce ratio or this might have ended badly. Man, I'm such a geek.

Other parts of my body took more blunt damage but I guess I must have thick bones because nothing appears to broken, just awfully sore. My wife is monitoring me closely. She made quite a fuss over it but I've had worse.

Trivia Challenge!

Med's face has also sustained a beating from:

A) 9-Iron Golf Club
B) Brass Knuckles
C) Granite Fireplace

[Scryer]

Hah, well, at least your describing it in terms I can understand. :)

As for the trivia, well, I do not know, though the use of the term 'beating' leads me to either A or B. However, a granite fireplace sounds almost as specific as a 9-iron golf club.

I don't know if you even like golf, as golfing tends to bore me, but not everyone thinks that, however, maybe the situation in question had nothing to do with golf.

Brass Knuckles seems too uncommon, I mean who owns brass knuckles, let alone uses it to punch someone unintentionally, or maybe it was intentional.

I'll randomly pick one -

B. Hah.

Maybe someone who knows more of your history can answer?

[ZorusX]

I bet another legendary purchase its C.

[myrmidon]

You should of bin wearing your armor for damage reduction! could of stoped the piercing and blunt damage from the floor!

on a serious note hope you heal soon!

[Roros]

Be careful not to go afk while suffering from a bleed dot.

[9voltkilowatt]

Damn man, that's like, suicide bomber level of commitment right there!:p

[ASYLUM101]

No batrachos greaves? Everyone knows you become immortal to physical damage with that, what a noob.

:D

[Opal Monkey]

Whoa! Nice gash you got there :p

Was the laptop wearing "armor of transference"? That could explain a lot.

As for you being a geek... I think that's kind of the norm here! Maybe part of the reason a lot of us hang around this forum and talk about more than just the latest on GD?

Gotta go with either "C" or "All of the above" on the trivia challenge.

Now for the bright side of all this. After having a cold and falling down the stairs, you'll feel on top of the world once you're all healed up! Good thing you've got someone to nurse you back to health.

[medierra]

Damn you guess it, it is in fact D) all of the above. :p

As a kid I tripped on an upturned flagstone while running and fell head-first on the corner of a granite outdoor fireplace.

A little older I got hit in the jaw by a golf club by my younger cousin who didn't realize I was behind him when he went to wind up.

Finally, about 6 years ago I was assaulted through my car window by a very large, very angry man with a lot of metal on his hand, which I can't say I saw clearly but it appeared to be brass knuckles or at least enough large metal rings to not make a difference. The result of that was 9hrs of reconstructive surgery to put in a titanium bridge across my left cheek and a titanium plate under my eye. Fractured my face in 5 places. This all happened as a result of me attempting to apologize for the drunken remarks of a friend who thought the guy was bothering some women (which he probably was).

So a fall down some stairs, pfff... no problem ;)

Just hope I didn't lose too many more brain cells, I need what little I've got left to do design work.

[Sile]

ROFL bloody nerds, the lot of ya.

Glad to see that you're well enough to take a battle pic Med.

Now tell me, WHAT developer would EVER take a picture of themselves with a cut on their forehead? NONE! That's commitment to the fans.

ps. Your eyebrows are about as bushy as mine lawl.. unruly!

[Opal Monkey]

*Blink* *Blink* ... So you really, really weren't kidding when you said you've had worse!

Congratulations on living through all the hits to that noggin of yours. Do try to be careful though, we still need you around to finish GD... then make some DLC... then a sequel to GD :D

@Sile: If you think those are bushy brows, it might be best you never see mine! Though thankfully I do not have a uni-brow.

PS: So what do I get for winning the Trivia Challenge?! :p

[gdansk]

Finally, about 6 years ago I was assaulted through my car window by a very large, very angry man with a lot of metal on his hand, which I can't say I saw clearly but it appeared to be brass knuckles or at least enough large metal rings to not make a difference. The result of that was 9hrs of reconstructive surgery to put in a titanium bridge across my left cheek and a titanium plate under my eye. Fractured my face in 5 places. This all happened as a result of me attempting to apologize for the drunken remarks of a friend who thought the guy was bothering some women (which he probably was). Was the man arrested? or at least pay for your re-constructive operations? It sounds insane...

[medierra]

Nope, I had no idea who he was and wouldn't have even recognized him after. I managed to get the car started during the 1/2 second intervals when I wasn't stunned between hits and finally drove off a ways before pulling over to let one of my friends drive. I actually had no idea how badly I was injured. I'd been punched before when I was younger and it wasn't a big deal. I figured I was just a little bruised and would be fine in a couple days. I only went to the ER because my face was numb and one of the guys at ILE who'd fractured his cheek said he never went to the doctor and the fracture ended up closing up with the nerve caught it in, making the nerve damage permanent. He said had he gone in right away they could have prevented it. So, I went just thinking it was a minor thing like that but then found out my face was totally fux0red.

If the dude's stun was any longer I probably would have gotten totally stun-locked and died. I wonder what skill he was using?

[Josho]

If the dude's stun was any longer I probably would have gotten totally stun-locked and died. I wonder what skill he was using?

No idea about the name of the skill, but it sounds like it causes not just stun but also immediate panic after in a 3 foot radius. Bit of a strange combination there, highly unbalanced skill.

Also seeing the thread title, I was half expecting a Grim Dawn tattoo across your back. Or maybe on your arms. Gotta market this thing right? But falling down stairs is even more hardcore.

I know the US health system sucks balls, if you can get yourself checked out for concussion though I would suggest it. Take it easy dude.

[Poinas]

No batrachos greaves? Everyone knows you become immortal to physical damage with that, what a noob.

:D

Wearing those could have just made the laptop miss and hit the floor. We didn't want that to happen, did we :p

[Shinrou]

I think it would be actually pretty hilarious little detail if you extracted the cut and used it ingame! And at the end of credits... "Developers were hurt for some gore details".

[Renevent]

I think the import piece of information here is the mention of a GDC demo...which according to the website is March 2nd through the 4th?

[yerkyerk]

I think the import piece of information here is the mention of a GDC demo...
This guy's right. Let's focus on the important stuff people!

[carnage665]

errrmm yeah, sorry for what happend to you med. And thnx big time for saving the laptop ^^. But yeah, what exactly does GDC demo stand for? My english isn't that good, but i can understand the word demo (wich make freak out when it follows the letters 'GD'). Are we getting some sort of demo (either to play or to watch)? :)

Hope you feel top notch again soon.
grtz

[yerkyerk]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_Developers_Conference

[Thander]

If the dude's stun was any longer I probably would have gotten totally stun-locked and died. I wonder what skill he was using?

Brutal Knuckles: Your knuckles turn metal hard, dealing even more damage and disrupting the foe:
110-550 blunt dmg, Skill disruption 0,5 seconds
Can only be used 1/second

Seriously, you need to be a NPC in GD, called Lucky Unlucky (means: Unlucky but still alive) and you have the Cursed Blunt Ring of Survival ;)

As a medic, I'd say: U know it's the fuss it is, let your girlfriend worry and you get some nice attention... Except, that is, if she suddenly finds you drooling over anything but her or your laptop.

Get well!

[ws5926]

I smell easter egg here!! Like the Santa suit in TQ. You could have one weapon be an old laptop! You should have to beat some mini-boss to get it and map the cut on your head to the head of the boss.

This so has to be worked into the game.

[The Old Farmer]

Damn that looks painful, its a good thing you work around computers and not heavy machinery, it tends to be a bit harder on the body than a laptop.

Get well soon and try not to damage any more parts in the race to finish GD.

[eisprinzessin]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_Developers_ConferenceThanks for clarifying this ... I wondered about version C of GD myself ;) Hope you will make it in time (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_Developers_Conference#Dates), medierra.

[yerkyerk]

I wouldn't want to see what happened if the cut was 5 centimeters lower..

[Rainier Wolfcastle]

I for one second the idea of putting some small easter egg about this in the game!!

[medierra]

I think the import piece of information here is the mention of a GDC demo...which according to the website is March 2nd through the 4th?

We are showing the game to a few interested publishers just to see if we might be able to work out a mutually beneficial deal that would provide us with a little funding so that we could get the entire team working fulltime in the same office to finish out the game. We are in a good spot where we don't really need to do a deal but where the right one could be beneficial for the game and allow us to finish sooner. It adds a whole new level of challenge when you're not working face to face with everyone.

Im actually in san fransisco now typing on my phone from a hotel bar. Man, traveling cross country with a semi concussion and bruised body is pretty greuling but nothing a few beers can't fix. ;)

[Kluga]

We are showing the game to a few interested publishers just to see if we might be able to work out a mutually beneficial deal that would provide us with a little funding so that we could get the entire team working fulltime in the same office to finish out the game. We are in a good spot where we don't really need to do a deal but where the right one could be beneficial for the game and allow us to finish sooner. It adds a whole new level of challenge when you're not working face to face with everyone.


That is actually fairly awesome news! Best of luck with it all.

[myrmidon]

I wonder what the publishers will say when they see that huge gash in your forehead. heheh

[Scryer]

Best of luck Medierra!

I hope you can get some mutually beneficial deal, just remember to read the fine print.

[SHODANFreeman]

I love all of you. :)

[MadWasp]

Anyone doubting my commitment to Grim Dawn - this is what happens when you use your face to cushion the fall of a 12lb aluminum cased laptop while falling down a flight of wooden stairs. As I was falling I just thought "NNNooOoOooOOoo!!1! Not the GDC demo!"

Laptop has a little crack in the back but it seems to run fine, so, assuming I'm able to walk tomorrow, it should be a worthy trade-off. :p

http://www.grimdawn.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=87&stc=1&d=1298856901



Looks like a kamikazee demo edition.


BANZAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIII !!!!!

+health aura ON :)

[Scryer]

So, will the we be able to see some of the Demo, or is that exclusive stuff for the interested publishers?

I hope that one of the publishers can make a deal with you guys that would be great, and only improve my respect and admiration for said publisher.

You guys deserve it imo.

[Darkenmal]

Anyone doubting my commitment to Grim Dawn - this is what happens when you use your face to cushion the fall of a 12lb aluminum cased laptop while falling down a flight of wooden stairs. As I was falling I just thought "NNNooOoOooOOoo!!1! Not the GDC demo!"

Laptop has a little crack in the back but it seems to run fine, so, assuming I'm able to walk tomorrow, it should be a worthy trade-off. :p

http://www.grimdawn.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=87&stc=1&d=1298856901

OW. Hope you are ok dude.

On a second note :

Can you email me the GDC demo? :p

[Xss]

I didn't know game developer was such a risky job! I hope companies spend thousands on life insurance...Who knows, a developer might jump in a pool full of sharks to save the game! :p
On a more serious note, be careful guys: Grim Dawn is important, but not as much as your health! ^^

Can you email me the GDC demo?
Keep it secret, keep it safe...

[Harlequin]

1. Ouch that sounds like it hut. I hope you get well soon. :)

2. Good luck tomorrow or whenever you are going to show off your awesomeness (I mean GD not the bruise). I hope you can work out a great deal.
Btw: Why no news about the GDC and all? That's some great news.

[softshack]

That does not look fun.
On the bright side, I'm glad to hear you're at the GDC. I hope things work out for you with finding a publisher to team up with. With your Iron Lore background, I doubt that will be a problem.
Looking forward to what you've got planned to show us next!

[wooterson]

I think it was like 75% slashing dmg, 25% blunt. I didn't black out or anything, so I don't think I have much of a concussion but I do have a bit of a headache. Luckily the laptop has 0% pierce ratio or this might have ended badly. Man, I'm such a geek.

Other parts of my body took more blunt damage but I guess I must have thick bones because nothing appears to broken, just awfully sore. My wife is monitoring me closely. She made quite a fuss over it but I've had worse.

Trivia Challenge!

Med's face has also sustained a beating from:

A) 9-Iron Golf Club
B) Brass Knuckles
C) Granite Fireplace

Based on that picture, I call C....as you have already proven to be a little..ahem...clumsy?!? Get better, put some hotel ice on it, then mix with your favorite Vodka for that true Bloody Mary.

[Sile]

I like the fact that Medierra admits to drinking alcohol to numb the pain.

Best of luck guys, hope it works out for the best.

[Rainier Wolfcastle]

Did the beer work?

[carnage665]

eeerrmmm Med... After GDC, can we se the demo in action as well?

just a quick question or is it the same enviroment video?

grtz and gl at gdc

[Code187]

Med thx god you dinent break anything!!!

GDC Remember to read the small buttomline letters before signing any contract :-)

beer heal alot of things, just do in in moderate amounth :rolleyes:

Good Luck At GDC and be safe.

[Aeturnum]

I wonder what the publishers will say when they see that huge gash in your forehead. heheh

Just tell them that the game is shaping up to be really realistic.

[Llama8]

GDC Remember to read the small buttomline letters before signing any contract :-)


Ideally through a microfiche (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microform) & an atomic force microscope to check for really small print...

[MadWasp]

Anyone doubting my commitment to Grim Dawn - this is what happens when you use your face to cushion the fall of a 12lb aluminum cased laptop while falling down a flight of wooden stairs. As I was falling I just thought "NNNooOoOooOOoo!!1! Not the GDC demo!"

Laptop has a little crack in the back but it seems to run fine, so, assuming I'm able to walk tomorrow, it should be a worthy trade-off. :p

http://www.grimdawn.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=87&stc=1&d=1298856901

2nd. notice:
Knight mentality. You give your blood to the victory!:cool:

[medierra]

eeerrmmm Med... After GDC, can we se the demo in action as well?

just a quick question or is it the same enviroment video?

grtz and gl at gdc

Technically speaking, we're not really showing a demo but the actual game itself. Being a small company, we didn't really want to spend time making a specific demo level or anything for GDC, so we just show the raw, unadulterated game in all its current glory. The first hour of the game is actually in a just about finished state with the exception of quest and story stuff. We'll probably put out a gameplay video of it soon, although I can't say exactly how long soon is. I wanted to get one up before GDC but so much is going on that it is tough to find the time. Development is really in high-gear now, so I have to spend a lot of time working with the artists, animator, sound, etc, responding to questions and detailing out what I need / how I need it. Then on top of that I am doing business oriented stuff and I have my own massive load of development work since I'm doing a lot of world building and all of the gameplay design.

So, we have a lot of cool stuff to show you guys and I think the game has evolved to a point were I'd be proud to show off the gameplay but actually getting a video put together is just a time issue. I'm hoping after GDC I'll be able to take some time out to do a video.

[Renevent]

Have you shown it yet? If so what kind of reactions are you getting?

[Opal Monkey]

So, we have a lot of cool stuff to show you guys and I think the game has evolved to a point were I'd be proud to show off the gameplay but actually getting a video put together is just a time issue. I'm hoping after GDC I'll be able to take some time out to do a video.

Great to hear that it's moving forward so much!

As for making a video, I'm sure there are at least a few legendary supporters *cough*OpalMonkey*cough* that would be willing to deal with doing a nice video if you sent out a few pre-alpha copies ;)

Disclaimer: Opal Monkey agrees to no actual video production and has no experience with making gameplay videos. Receiving a pre-alpha copy of Grim Dawn shall not legally bind Opal Monkey to make any kind of video... but he might do it anyways.

[Llama8]

so we just show the raw, unadulterated game in all its current glory. The first hour of the game is actually in a just about finished state with the exception of quest and story stuff.

I don't know, that sounds pretty much alpha to me...

*whistles innocently*

Nice to know though. :)

Edit: I've just realised, a 12 lb laptop? That's like 50% more than our 3 week old baby!

[medierra]

Have you shown it yet? If so what kind of reactions are you getting?

Publishers have been pretty impressed. :D

Whether anything actually progresses into a real deal and whether the terms of a potential deal will be acceptable to us, who knows. Only time will tell.

Either way, it is nice to be in a position where we don't have to sign a deal to survive. I'd like to partner with the right publisher but I think we're also in a good spot to finish the game on our own and do a decent job of it. I think once we finally put out a gameplay video, it will be a big boost to pre-orders and that will help a lot.

[The Old Farmer]

Either way, it is nice to be in a position where we don't have to sign a deal to survive.

This is so good to hear, too many developers get forced to release unfinished products because the publisher wants it now. Or they are forced to sign away IP rights in exchange for development money.

It is always easier to negotiate from a position where you can walk away from the table and the other guy knows this and treats you accordingly.

Good Luck

[Scryer]

Interesting updates, well, I hope for the best outcome regardless. Thanks for sharing that with us Medierra!

[Code187]

[QUOTE=medierra; it will be a big boost to pre-orders and that will help a lot.[/QUOTE]

just dont use all the money from preorders so you cant make GD DLC or GD2 ;)

anyway look forward to try a alfa game :D

[Xss]

Those are pretty good news Medierra! Congratulations and thanks a lot! :D

[Elderek]

Very good news... awesome in fact, i cant wait till the game hits.. cant wait till i can send in some cashflow for one of them keys =)
TQ was and still is an awesome game, GD has all the potential to blow many a game out of the water.. Congrats and the Best of luck to all who has a hand in this.

[Harlequin]

Publishers have been pretty impressed. :D

Whether anything actually progresses into a real deal and whether the terms of a potential deal will be acceptable to us, who knows. Only time will tell.

Either way, it is nice to be in a position where we don't have to sign a deal to survive. I'd like to partner with the right publisher but I think we're also in a good spot to finish the game on our own and do a decent job of it. I think once we finally put out a gameplay video, it will be a big boost to pre-orders and that will help a lot.

Publishers have been pretty impressed. :D

Whether anything actually progresses into a real deal and whether the terms of a potential deal will be acceptable to us, who knows. Only time will tell.

Either way, it is nice to be in a position where we don't have to sign a deal to survive. I'd like to partner with the right publisher but I think we're also in a good spot to finish the game on our own and do a decent job of it. I think once we finally put out a gameplay video, it will be a big boost to pre-orders and that will help a lot.

Good to hear!

Do you have a publisher in mind? Or maybe something like a top-10?

If I can make a request: By NOOOOOOO means pick EA as a publisher. I beg you. The last EA-game I played was Battleforge. It was an awesome game from a smallish studio but EA managed to totally wreck it. I don't want to see that again.

[Rainier Wolfcastle]

Don't use ubisoft either please!!!!

[shawnmck]

OUCH !
That is going to leave a scar. Wear it like a badge of honor, my friend. :)

I also hope you get a deal from a Publisher that is beneficial to everyone.
I'm hoping there will be a disc version of the game, so I can purchase that as well. ;)

BTW
Regarding your run in with the brute with brass knuckles....
Where were your friends at ? They should have been all over that thug to back you up. That's what friends do.

also...
Do you set off metal detectors with the metal on your skull ?

[Scryer]

Any updates like "No Deal" or "We're talking over potentialities"?

I'm happy about the prospects of a good deal.

[The Old Farmer]

just dont use all the money from preorders so you cant make GD DLC or GD2 ;)



I certainly hope all the pre-order money is spent before GD is done as this will mean it went in to developing the game and is not siting around unused.
I am sure it will be though as Crate is making us a great game made better with pre-order money.

[Rainier Wolfcastle]

Also made better because unlike most companies crate actually listens to what its customers want.

[Elderek]

First you do A... then B for those who had to blow off their families heads xD
or at least a support group..


and OUCH! when i try to catch things with my face i try to use my mouth... thats why i have a couple fake teeth lmao...

but hey creating a game, staring at formulae and the monotanous work would probably make my head split too!!

[oasisbhrnw]

If the dude's stun was any longer I probably would have gotten totally stun-locked and died. I wonder what skill he was using?

lol. It's nice that you have the sense of humor to joke about this now. That's so terrible what he did. Wherever that guys is I hope he....isn't having any fun. Zero fun for him!

[dresenpai]

Today I learned that game devs do not actually wear full plate armor. Tragic. :(

[yerkyerk]

Today I learned that game devs do not actually wear full plate armor. Tragic. :(

Considering the things medierra went through, especially that guy beating on him for no good reason, wearing full plate armor might not be a bad idea for him...

[ASYLUM101]

lol. It's nice that you have the sense of humor to joke about this now. That's so terrible what he did. Wherever that guys is I hope he....isn't having any fun. Zero fun for him!

Yea! I hope he never plays Grim Dawn! :D

[The Old Farmer]

Considering the things medierra went through, especially that guy beating on him for no good reason, wearing full plate armor might not be a bad idea for him...

Or at least a full helm, to keep the brain box in one piece.

[Opal Monkey]

Or at least a full helm, to keep the brain box in one piece.

This might be a decent option Warrior's Brain-cage (http://www.gamebanshee.com/cgi-bin/search/banshee_search.pl?_layout=TitanQuest_Items_Page&_cgifunction=search&TitanQuest_Items.id=271). The Stun Resist would have come in pretty handy regarding the following quote.

If the dude's stun was any longer I probably would have gotten totally stun-locked and died.

[thedarkwolf333]

First of all, its good that you're OK. Second, and most importantly, its great that the GDC demo is intact. Third, a 12lb laptop? Wow, that thing must be a pig and a half.

[PhamTrinli]

Oh man! Wow, that must smart. I'm sorry to hear that even happened, because you just got over a cold.

Is it more of a slice and less of a concussion..?

Also, where are you taking the demo?

Please be careful Medierra! We don't doubt your commitment; we know you've just been very busy!

If only I could send you some health potions...

Get well soon!

actually you can. http://shop.harcoslabs.com/collections/all-products/products/health-energy-potion

just send them to the business address for the company! ^^

[Leon]

medierra didn't get beat up - he just blocked the thug's fists with his face.

You must have the same sort of friends I have - I was jumped by two guys at once and my friend did nothing D:

Looking at your record of hard objects to face, I'd invest in some life insurance =p