Developer Message #2
Hey Guys!
It seems I have to provide some context as to why i have returned after all these years to work on Pixel Piracy.
First, Pixel Piracy as a game was unpolished and unrealized back in the day, i was unskilled and young; when i made Pixel Piracy, i honestly was, but now i am a different person, and i want to fix things from the past, let's be clear about this. If you are skeptical, you have the right to this.
Secondly, and this is important, Pixel Piracy and Pixel Privateers became a traumatic experience after the last months of Quadro Delta during 2016-2017, and in 2017, when i discovered that Alexander Poysky was selling Pixel Piracy CD-Keys to CD-Key Resellers behind my back, few merchants can confirm this story. The CD-Key giveaway was quite a convenient way to perform a ruse and sell CD-Keys on the side, as illustrated by the screenshot. The critical factor, however, is that evidence is essential, i can prove everything i am saying if needed.
You can cross-examine my Reddit post from 5+ years ago https://www.reddit.com/r/gamedev/comments/8pj3x9/i_got_abused_because_i_trusted_my_game_industry/
I was never sued for this Reddit post.
Alex bribing CD-Key Reseller:
https://i.gyazo.com/92f95cb8b9262d7f8cd195b82df3908c.png
Alex generates over 650k+ Pixel Piracy CD-Keys during lifetime:
https://i.gyazo.com/9a14dc81f622a589e13e6ed6dd7b2642.png
Tom from Valve re-generated the Keys that Alex generated:
https://i.gyazo.com/3b83b22b919266e2d728a277036950b4.png
https://i.gyazo.com/d6d8ae1141c71a6b637ed7842830ac5b.png
During the last crucial months of QD, Alex sabotaged QD and made it difficult for me to focus on securing funding for the Company because our relationship worsened and distracted me; this killed QD and Pixel Privateers.
Then i learned what he was doing behind my back; it devasted and traumatized me. To this day, i have not received any justice and carry this prolonged life trauma; it dictates my behavior of not trusting anyone; he was my best friend.
I reported all this to the Finnish Police, and we drafted a letter to the Spanish Police because Finnish Police have no jurisdiction in Spain. But I was never summoned, and nothing noteworthy happened there. I guess they did not care about Pixel Piracy and some CD Keys, i just wanted justice. I contacted a Spanish lawyer, and he wanted 50€ euro consultation fee; after i sent the money, he never got back to me; at that point, i was exhausted to continue and just realized that I would never get justice.
So, i decided to remove myself from the traumatizing environment; perhaps it was me giving up for real, so i started creating other games to move on with my life, i was working on another game for four years, it was a passion project of mine, and i loved it, players did not like it tho ːsteamhappyː. After completing the game and some passing moments, the situation changed, and I was available to do something new, and what do you know, a few updates later, we are here.
I have been holding this information all this time and doing nothing about it, somewhat paralyzed, and only recently, i asked myself, why? I did nothing wrong or unlawful in this situation; was I afraid? It only recently occurred to me that my silence made the situation worse by not saying anything to people all these years, i am, in fact, potentially making it look like i did something wrong; by not doing anything, I gave people the power to miss represent the situation. I can't tell otherwise why i came back; it would not be genuine.
There is no other way to represent this situation, and it's not something i can say to anyone on forums without context to the whole situation.
Pixel Piracy has immense untapped potential, and I am here to harness it now.
So, For Pixel Piracy to come back, the past has to be documented and explained to make sense, but it's not everything; today's game market is quite skewed, and remakes are being self-censored in fear of offending someone. I want to state that Pixel Piracy will always remain Pixel Piracy, and no self-censorship will occur, even if it means taking heat.
https://i.gyazo.com/fdb061f8af9bc30787886f22f28a780c.png
Pixel Piracy, as being classic, actually means that it's a game that can't exist in the current society without offending someone.
I am against hate speech, burning religious books, or racism. And i strongly believe that self-censorship is the death of the author. The fact that people are talking about Pixel Piracy is proof that the game has to come back, as it has an audience that wants more. I will explore topics that prevailed during the time of Piracy without compromise to cater to these loyal fans despite what has occurred in the past.
Those that have been banned can request an unban by emailing me at [email protected], i give you a chance, and you give me.
The previous Moderation rule was not working as i intended; after consulting Valve's documentation on community moderation, i am removing myself from the hardline moderation and giving users the option freely express themselves, as long as they follow steam community guidelines: https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/6862-8119-C23E-EA7B
I will be looking for Steam Forum Moderators in the near future.
Next: Stay tuned for more game updates!
It seems I have to provide some context as to why i have returned after all these years to work on Pixel Piracy.
Background
First, Pixel Piracy as a game was unpolished and unrealized back in the day, i was unskilled and young; when i made Pixel Piracy, i honestly was, but now i am a different person, and i want to fix things from the past, let's be clear about this. If you are skeptical, you have the right to this.
Secondly, and this is important, Pixel Piracy and Pixel Privateers became a traumatic experience after the last months of Quadro Delta during 2016-2017, and in 2017, when i discovered that Alexander Poysky was selling Pixel Piracy CD-Keys to CD-Key Resellers behind my back, few merchants can confirm this story. The CD-Key giveaway was quite a convenient way to perform a ruse and sell CD-Keys on the side, as illustrated by the screenshot. The critical factor, however, is that evidence is essential, i can prove everything i am saying if needed.
You can cross-examine my Reddit post from 5+ years ago https://www.reddit.com/r/gamedev/comments/8pj3x9/i_got_abused_because_i_trusted_my_game_industry/
I was never sued for this Reddit post.
Alex bribing CD-Key Reseller:
https://i.gyazo.com/92f95cb8b9262d7f8cd195b82df3908c.png
Alex generates over 650k+ Pixel Piracy CD-Keys during lifetime:
https://i.gyazo.com/9a14dc81f622a589e13e6ed6dd7b2642.png
Tom from Valve re-generated the Keys that Alex generated:
https://i.gyazo.com/3b83b22b919266e2d728a277036950b4.png
https://i.gyazo.com/d6d8ae1141c71a6b637ed7842830ac5b.png
During the last crucial months of QD, Alex sabotaged QD and made it difficult for me to focus on securing funding for the Company because our relationship worsened and distracted me; this killed QD and Pixel Privateers.
Then i learned what he was doing behind my back; it devasted and traumatized me. To this day, i have not received any justice and carry this prolonged life trauma; it dictates my behavior of not trusting anyone; he was my best friend.
I reported all this to the Finnish Police, and we drafted a letter to the Spanish Police because Finnish Police have no jurisdiction in Spain. But I was never summoned, and nothing noteworthy happened there. I guess they did not care about Pixel Piracy and some CD Keys, i just wanted justice. I contacted a Spanish lawyer, and he wanted 50€ euro consultation fee; after i sent the money, he never got back to me; at that point, i was exhausted to continue and just realized that I would never get justice.
So, i decided to remove myself from the traumatizing environment; perhaps it was me giving up for real, so i started creating other games to move on with my life, i was working on another game for four years, it was a passion project of mine, and i loved it, players did not like it tho ːsteamhappyː. After completing the game and some passing moments, the situation changed, and I was available to do something new, and what do you know, a few updates later, we are here.
I have been holding this information all this time and doing nothing about it, somewhat paralyzed, and only recently, i asked myself, why? I did nothing wrong or unlawful in this situation; was I afraid? It only recently occurred to me that my silence made the situation worse by not saying anything to people all these years, i am, in fact, potentially making it look like i did something wrong; by not doing anything, I gave people the power to miss represent the situation. I can't tell otherwise why i came back; it would not be genuine.
There is no other way to represent this situation, and it's not something i can say to anyone on forums without context to the whole situation.
Now
Pixel Piracy has immense untapped potential, and I am here to harness it now.
So, For Pixel Piracy to come back, the past has to be documented and explained to make sense, but it's not everything; today's game market is quite skewed, and remakes are being self-censored in fear of offending someone. I want to state that Pixel Piracy will always remain Pixel Piracy, and no self-censorship will occur, even if it means taking heat.
https://i.gyazo.com/fdb061f8af9bc30787886f22f28a780c.png
Pixel Piracy, as being classic, actually means that it's a game that can't exist in the current society without offending someone.
I am against hate speech, burning religious books, or racism. And i strongly believe that self-censorship is the death of the author. The fact that people are talking about Pixel Piracy is proof that the game has to come back, as it has an audience that wants more. I will explore topics that prevailed during the time of Piracy without compromise to cater to these loyal fans despite what has occurred in the past.
Those that have been banned can request an unban by emailing me at [email protected], i give you a chance, and you give me.
The previous Moderation rule was not working as i intended; after consulting Valve's documentation on community moderation, i am removing myself from the hardline moderation and giving users the option freely express themselves, as long as they follow steam community guidelines: https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/6862-8119-C23E-EA7B
I will be looking for Steam Forum Moderators in the near future.
Next: Stay tuned for more game updates!