bombadil wrote:Obviously Rob is quite ill, maybe even beyond ill at this point. I'm not concerned at all about whether I receive my copies or not. If it's within Rob's abilities at this point to make sure they get shipped, then they will. If not, then who cares about a damned limited edition module when a guy's life is on the line? Good luck, Rob. And thanks for the updates, Allan and Deogolf.
NetRodent wrote:This post of Gary's might shed a bit of light on the situation.http://www.dragonsfoot.org/forums/viewt ... &start=434
grodog wrote:That's old news The TLG blog speaks to this in some detail @ http://trolldens.blogspot.com/2006_08_01_archive.html
Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2007 9:38 am Post subject: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Time to answer a real question! As a matter of fact, Rob Kuntz and I have parted company since he reneged on his agreement to co-develop the Castle Zagyg campaign project material, doing so in a most ungentlemanly manner. I was taken aback at that since he originally approached me to do the work and then agreed to terms set forth in a written agreement, accepted an advance payment. All I can assume is that he is going through some rough personal times. Of course I could convince neither of my two older sons to assist me in the project, but nontheless it is now going forward full bore. Happy New Year, Gary
Deadlord39 wrote:I've seen a pattern in the past where people tend to cut famous gaming figures WAAAAAAAAAY too much slack.
Xaxaxe wrote: I do not have a dog in this fight. I hope it all works out — I sincerely hope that Rob's deal turns out to be just severe allergies and that all of his customers get the items they've paid for — but I can't help but wonder what the fallout will be if these orders go unfilled. I suspect it will help put an end to much of the automatic goodwill that industry "names" seem to get from many gamers ... especially if those "names" are holding their hands out for money. A cynical view, I know, but I suspect that such will be the case.
Badmike wrote:IF Rob is deathly ill, then I wish him a fast recovery. And I would still like to receive my fully paid for copies of Bottle City in the future.....these two things are not mutually exclusive no matter what the circumstances.Why is Rob still turning away assistance at this point?Mike B.
Deogolf wrote:"If"? Hmmm...Rob is definitely ill - deathly, I haven't the foggiest. It's definitely not allergies. I highly doubt its a matter of taking the money and running. It's not like he's making a million bucks on this and heading for Tahiti. I'm sure he has valid reasons for what's going on right now.I know Rob is not the easiest guy to get along with, but, I think he has respect for his fanbase. Even I don't know what is going on. I can only assume that because he's been so quiet, that it can't be a good thing. Just speculation.
Deadlord39 wrote:How much were the presale copies?
Deogolf wrote: Just speculation.
grodog wrote:http://p085.ezboard.com/fpiedpiperpubli ... =433.topic
Rob's health - update 29 December 2007 @ 11:00pm EST-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I just got off the phone from a long (2 hour) conversation with Rob.Rob sounds much better than when I spoke to him earlier in December: his voice sounded stronger---comparable to when we were hanging out at GenCon and talking on the phone soon thereafter---and he was his usual irascible self too (cracking wry jokes, providing his keen insight and opinions, etc.).In terms of a general update on PPP business, Rob had a few items he specifically wanted me to mention:Rob is very disappointed that his health has delayed the shipment of Bottle City, and that he has further disappointed his fans through his radio silence to date; that said, Rob's priority has been to get healthy again, and as a result PPP business has taken a back seat over the past quarterRob's health is "steadily improving" though he's "still dealing with a few things" that arose during his pneumonia treatment; I don't know any further details about his health problems than that, and Rob has made it clear that he's not going to discuss his personal health problems in detail with me or with his fans, even though his health has impacted PPP's businessthe PPP site is now back online, after an issue at the server was fixed todaythe PPP server also caused about 20 recent orders to be flagged as spam; Rob has recovered these orders, and will begin processing them soon, and changes have been made that should prevent orders from being flagged as spam at the server-level in the futureRob feels sufficiently recovered that he thinks he'll be able to ship the majority of the outstanding Bottle City and other PPP product orders by the third week of January 2008I asked Rob about when he thinks he may be able to return online more regularly, and he didn't have a clear sense of that yet: he wants to get the products shipped first, then will worry about returning to the forums. All-in-all, I heartened after chatting with Rob: he sounds better than before, though reading between the lines it sounds like he's not fully-recovered or even necessarily out of the woods yet with his health problems. At this point, though, I'm happy to relate any signs of improvement that I can find
Badmike wrote:Thank you Allan. You went above and beyond....you are definitely the hardest working man in game-business.
Badmike wrote:I sincerely hope this isn't just more talk on Rob's part...the natives are EXTREMELY restless.
Badmike wrote:I still get the impression Rob doesn't really realize the extent of the damage done to his rep or his company at this point..but at least we have another deadline to look forward to. At this point anything is a positive.
Badmike wrote:And it'll still be a cold day in Hell before I purchase from PPP ever again....
