Bear in mind this was like a month or so ago
Mister Schmidt: Heyyoo,
Tank130: lol
Mister Schmidt: Where'd your name come from?
Tank130: Nothing to do with the game tbh
Tank130: the day I got the game, I bought a 130 gallan fish tank
Tank130: hence tank130
Mister Schmidt: Oh! I think most people would have thought it was after the combat variant
Tank130: ya, well, I'm not that creative
Tank130: lol
Mister Schmidt: That's cool, I'm not even sure where my name came from..
Mister Schmidt: How did you find EiR, and what caused you to stay for the long haul?
Tank130: My wife got VCoH for me for Christmas when it forst came out. It is the only Computer game I play. I became instantly addictedto it
Tank130: Wildsolous and VictorTagrget turned me on to EiR
Tank130: VictorTarget*
Mister Schmidt: As for being a part of the development team, everybody knows that you donated rather generously to EiRRMod, but a lot of people misunderstand the reasoning for you being on the dev team. Having been behind the scenes myself, I know that you actually
Mister Schmidt: (more coming)
Mister Schmidt: do a lot of work for the mod, what really inspired you to get behind the scenes and help out so much?
Tank130: I can really see the potential for this mod. It has so much room to grow and so many possibilities for advancement.
Tank130: as well
Tank130: I could see the team really needed somone to try and get it organized in an efecient way.
Tank130: more..
Tank130: I really like EiRRMod personally (we have spoken on the phone a number of times - first time I called him it kinda freaked him out....lol
Tank130: Anyway
Mister Schmidt: Bromance?
Tank130: I new they needed a hand financially, I love the damn game, and I get to play for free
Tank130: so why not help out fiancially, because I can
Tank130: Bromanc?
Tank130: wtf is that
Mister Schmidt: A romance between two guys
Mister Schmidt: Bromance
Mister Schmidt:
Tank130: oh....lol
Tank130: I wouldn't say that
Tank130: more of a businessmance
Mister Schmidt: Keep it professional
Tank130: EiRRMod is a very talented man, but it too friendly
Tank130: he lets too much bullshit go on
Tank130: he is the first to admit his weakness in that regard
Mister Schmidt: I guess everyone has weaknesses
Mister Schmidt: Anyway,
Mister Schmidt: Obviously we're all grateful for your donations to the mod,
Mister Schmidt: Without them, it most likely woudln't still exist, and yet
Mister Schmidt: How do you react when you see people say that you "bought your way in"? We both know this isn't true, but it must be very frustating?
Tank130: It is very frustrating. But then I have to remind myself that I am dealing with a lot of younger people who just donlt understand the reasoning behind it. EiRRMod did make a post not long ago putting a certain member in his place for trying to call me ou
Tank130: out on it
Mister Schmidt: I think we both know who that is
Tank130: yes, he is currently enjoying a vaction from the mod
Tank130: the truth though
Tank130: the people who tend to accuse me of buying my way in do it because they have nothing else to bitch about me on
Tank130: I accuse my self of sucking in game
Tank130: I call myself old
Tank130: what else is there for them to troll me on
Mister Schmidt: It's fair, if you own up to your own, I won't say faults, but differences maybe, then people can become desperate for insults
Tank130: yup, that's it in a nut shell
Tank130: I also tend to lecture too much, so people want to insult me....lol
Mister Schmidt: Well I don't think lecturing is too bad
Mister Schmidt: As long as it's warranted
Mister Schmidt: How is development at the moment? Will we see a warmap coming this christmas?
Tank130: That is a very hard question to answer.
Tank130: I kno wit is EiRRMod's intent to get it out very soon
Tank130: In fact
Tank130: the alpha has been in the SDT for over a month now
Tank130: the real problem is we only have one guy working on it
Tank130: and that can not change
Tank130: it is his project and he is the only one that knows wtf is oing on with tit\
Mister Schmidt: Is that due to technical restraints or a personal desire to keep it to himself?
Tank130: completely technical I beleve
Tank130: of course
Tank130: there is a threat of people stealing his work
Tank130: but we have not had anyone that is capable of doing it to ask
Tank130: he works 2 jobs and has a kid
Tank130: EIR is not his priority
Mister Schmidt: I don't think many people knew that actually, that's interesting
Tank130: I think
Mister Schmidt: And that's understandable, completely, for him to have done even this much off his own back is remarkable
Tank130: too many people think that the Dev team is a group of people in an office that come to work everyday to build this mod
Mister Schmidt: Well ideally, that's what it would be, and I expect what half the members would perhaps like
Tank130: we would like that too....but then this mod would not be free
Mister Schmidt: It is a shame really, the mod is truly great
Mister Schmidt: Nobody can deny that
Tank130: It truly is an amazing peice of work
Tank130: truth ne told though
Tank130: it would be complated much faster, and more correctly if we just shut down the forums and stayed focused on the work rather than all the insults and troll posts
Tank130: it takes so much resourses sifting through the bullshit to find issues
Mister Schmidt: I think though, that for many people this isn't just a mod, it's a community of people, friends even, and I believe people would miss it if that was the case
Mister Schmidt: Which brings me to ask
Mister Schmidt: What do you think of the community as a whole? Obviously there are some who try to ruin it for everyone, but in general, are we really all a bad bunch?
Tank130: Generally speaking, the majority of the community is fantastic. Some good talent inregards to stats, good game experice, and goood thought out posts
Tank130: Unfourtunatly
Tank130: the few bad apples stick out a lot and really ruin it
Tank130: Some of the people who posts the most are the biggest problem imo
Tank130: thats not true
Tank130: I need to word that different;ly
Mister Schmidt: Take your time
Tank130: the few bad apples appear to make such an effort to derail, flame, or just all around be a pain in the ass.
Tank130: when the train start to derail, the rest just follow
Tank130: My biggest complaint of the community is
Tank130: the lynch mob mantality
Tank130: if something goes wrong, a few will post very neagtively
Mister Schmidt: I think there are certain people who try to round up everybody else when they disagree with something
Tank130: then the rest all seem to pick up thier torches and pith forks and run along
Tank130: exactly
Tank130: you can quote me on this, " Does nug actually post anything intellegent?"
Mister Schmidt: lol, I think many people, myself included, have asked that question
Tank130: I am enjoying this
Mister Schmidt: Good
Mister Schmidt: Where do you see yourself (in relation to the mod), and the mod, in a years time?
Tank130: hmmmmm
Tank130: I am feeling a little discouraged at the lack of production currently
Tank130: I know how to fix it, but it all hinges on that one man
Tank130: I can not force him to do anything, so we are at his merci so to speak
Tank130: merci (sp?)
Tank130: lol
Mister Schmidt: Mercy*
Tank130: I am also a little discouraged by the spam in game
Tank130: spam and stomps
Tank130: this community will never grow at a strong rate if we do not start to get ahold of it
Tank130: the problem is, people abuse the abilities ingame because they can
Tank130: that is our job to fix it
Tank130: but it is hard to fix without pissing off some people at the same time
Mister Schmidt: I think some people do it to help raise awareness, but others literally do just because they can do it
Tank130: but unless we take steps to make this a little easier for noobs, we will not have a player base ina year from now
Tank130: the old dogs like me will just grow tired and move on to something else
Tank130: I mean old as in how long with the mod
Mister Schmidt: I know
Tank130: I do not have the solution, but we need to do something
Tank130: It can not survive with out growth
Tank130: /rant
Mister Schmidt: For certain, the best thing for it is growth and expansion
Mister Schmidt: A larger playerabse would actually help I think
Tank130: A larger player base would slowly weed out the bad element
Tank130: somewhat
Mister Schmidt: Well, more players means more games, more suggestions, and hopefully more helpful people
Tank130: A larger population would stimulate a more proffesional atomsphere as wel
Tank130: the problem is
Tank130: we do not want to advertise until we are in better shape
Tank130: the mod is in too much disrepair at the moment
Tank130: skaffa taking on balance lead is hopefully going to stimulate some changes
Tank130: he has the perfecta ttitude for it
Mister Schmidt: I think Skaffa is definitely a good choice for being BT Lead
Mister Schmidt: In terms of profesionallism, what do you bring from your real-life career to the mod?
Tank130: Organisation, procedures, policies, and marketing stratagies
Tank130: I own a company with over 100 employees
Tank130: it helps
Mister Schmidt: So, you're basically the CEO
Tank130: Eirrmod is my boss and I am his
Tank130: thats the way we see it
Tank130: he wants me here to tell him and his group what the best form of action may be
Mister Schmidt: When you have differing opinions, does it get heated?
Tank130: it never has between EM and I, but it has with others. I have a short temper, so I usually cause the argument to esculate
Tank130: It is hard to direct volunteers
Mister Schmidt: Of course, people will feel that since they are volunteering, if they are not being respected, they will just leave
Tank130: yes, a little of that. As well, it can be hard to motivate them to work harder when members of the community are bashing thier work
Mister Schmidt: Definitely
Mister Schmidt: I can attest to that
Tank130: Of course, **********
Mister Schmidt: I'll remember to cut that part out
Tank130: LOL
Mister Schmidt: And finally,
Mister Schmidt: If the mod died tomorrow, all production stopped, everybody quit, what would you do?
Tank130: Spend more time with my wife
Tank130: seriuosly
Mister Schmidt: Be a normal person then
Tank130: I would ask EiRRMOd's permission to try and find someone else o take it over
Tank130: I am a workaholic, so normal is not going to happen anytime soon
Mister Schmidt: I guess your wife can always hope
Tank130: Everytime she complains about me playing or working on the mod, I remoind her that she baught it for me
Mister Schmidt: What's her reaction?
Tank130: she's cool with it. As long as I keep a little balance in our life
Tank130: but
Tank130: if my secretary new I was doing this right now instead of actually working she would give me a fuckinglecture and a half.....lol
Tank130: She scares me more than my wife tbfh
Mister Schmidt: But surely the beauty of being so successful is that you can do what you like now
Tank130: true, but people rely on me to get shit done, so I do have to prioritize........most of the time
Tank130: a little me time is goood to
Mister Schmidt: Always
Mister Schmidt: I think that'll do, thank you for your time!
Tank130: thanks for asking me. this was fun
