Feargus Urquhart and Fallout 3 (and NWN2)

Mr. Teatime · Post by **Mr. Teatime** » Thu Sep 16, 2004 9:32 pm

[ -> Interview]

There's a new <a href="http://www.1up.com/do/feature?cId=3134617">interview</a> with Feargus Urquhart, of <a href="http://www.obsidianent.com/">Obsidian Entertainment</a>, on <a href="http://www.1up.com">1UP</a>. As we've come to expect from Feargus, it is filled with PR gumph, he has a dig at Fallout fans, and it generally pisses me off. Here are the relevant bits:<blockquote>CGW: Hey, totally random tangent, but I'm curious: What are your thoughts on the Fallout franchise now that its going over to bethesda? 
 
 FUrquhart: Well, a part of me is sad that I won't be involved in creating the next Fallout. I always thought we would get to do it.
 
 FUrquhart: Another part of me is glad not to do it.
 
 FUrquhart: It's sort of a no-win situation with what Interplay has done with the brand and the rabid fans that it has.
 
 FUrquhart: Plus, is the Fallout brand even pertinent anymore. Would it work with players today?
 
 CGW: how far along was fallout 3, anyhow? I know that it was in limbo for some time... 
 
 FUrquhart: Well, we made a go at starting it in early 2000, but that team ended up making Icewind Dale instead. Interplay needed a product turned around pretty quickly and Fallout needed a whole new engine.
 
 CGW: and now bethesda is going to scrap whatever's done and start fresh.
 
 CGW: at least Interplay has maintained the MMO rights... ;-) 
 
 FUrquhart: As for the next incarnation, after we stopped working FR6, since, ummmm, Interplay lost the D&D license to another publisher; they took that engine and were working on Fallout3.
 
 FUrquhart: I saw the demo fairly recently and thought it looked pretty good. It was a game they could have finished in a year.
 
 CGW: think that they'll use the Morrowind engine and just ship people to the future?
 
 FUrquhart: I'm assuming they'll use the Morrowind engine as well. I wish them all the luck; it's going to be a hard road for them with the fans.</blockquote>Feargus, darling, - or should that be FUrquhart - just because your company is a Bioware Bitch, you've sold out to <a href="http://www.microsoft.com">Microsoft</a>, and you can't give an honest interview (<a href="http://nwn.bioware.com/">NWN 1</a> was in no way a good game), doesn't mean you should take it out on us Fallout fans. You know, I'm kind of glad your company didn't get the Fallout license, seeing as you've got so much sand in your vagina about its fanbase. I guess the <a href="http://www.ladiesofneverwinter.com/">embarassments to humanity</a> that make up the Neverwinter Nights fanbase suit you better. After all, it was one of the best games EVAR.
 
 I especially love the fake buddy humour of that interview. All together now: SLAM DUNK!
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S4ur0n27 · Post by **S4ur0n27** » Thu Sep 16, 2004 9:51 pm

Why fucking everyone needs to be politicaly correct and be neutral towards everything.

Wolfman Walt · Post by **Wolfman Walt** » Thu Sep 16, 2004 10:48 pm

I like how he treats being a fan of Fallout as a bad thing for the most part.

Sol Invictus · Post by **Sol Invictus** » Thu Sep 16, 2004 11:09 pm

Most of you are asshats. Admit it.

Wolfman Walt · Post by **Wolfman Walt** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 12:20 am

Not more so then the common person, we're just focussed.

Briosafreak · Post by **Briosafreak** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 1:23 am

CGW: Hey, totally random tangent, but I'm curious: What are your thoughts on the Fallout franchise now that its going over to bethesda?

FUrquhart: Well, a part of me is sad that I won't be involved in creating the next Fallout. I always thought we would get to do it.

FUrquhart: Another part of me is glad not to do it.

FUrquhart: It's sort of a no-win situation with what Interplay has done with the brand and the rabid fans that it has.

You know i can understand his hate for Fallout fans since we know how full of bullshit he is (slam dunk, lionheart combat, TORN beeing the game all Fallout fans would want, the Fallout2 bugs, unfinished quests and design chaos mess, etc) but putting us on the same level as Interplay, man that`s low, really low. So Fergus do please go outside and eat shit, don`t forget about the ketchup.

S4ur0n27 · Post by **S4ur0n27** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 2:11 am

Well, he was part of Interplay. He's on the same level.

Kotario · Post by **Kotario** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 2:31 am

Wow, Briosafreak, how many forums did you make that comment on? I count No Mutants Allowed, RPG Codex, and Duck and Cover so far.

Spazmo · Post by **Spazmo** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 3:19 am

Everyone should be aware of what a dick Feargus is.

jetbaby · Post by **jetbaby** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 4:25 am

OMG FALLAT FANZ AR TEH SUX.

Yeah. I think that says it all. But really. We are no worst than any other. In fact, I'd say BETTER than most. The greater percentage have a hint of that "maturity" that the internet lacks. You get rabid little fanboys for ... fucking... I don't know. Pick a game. How about Morrowind? (OMG POLITICAL UNCORRECTNESS) All we here from them is FALLOUT SUX WTF U RUINZ ARE GAEM!!!111

S4ur0n27 · Post by **S4ur0n27** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 1:31 pm

Actually they say they like Fallout, except the TB combat, the maturity needed to play, the graphics, the SPECIAL system....

LlamaGod · Post by **LlamaGod** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 1:40 pm

Feargus is just retarded and angry. He fucked up with Fallout 2, got the backlash and now he's gone Goth on the subject.

Fallout fans arnt just a bunch of mindless drones, much to his dislike, I guess? Must be why he's poking around with BioWare.

Also I just dont think he can handle our sense of humor that pops up every now and then (like the Wasteland). Wussy.

Mr. Teatime · Post by **Mr. Teatime** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 2:15 pm

I think the SLAM DUNK thing touches a nerve as well. But as I said in my news post, the only phrase I can think to use to describe Feargus is that he has sand in his vagina.
As Fallout fans, we're not giving Bethsoft an easy time, but most of us are open to discussion with them until they announce features that would really piss us off (eg real time combat), and the beth devs so far - like mrsmileyfacedude - seem pretty amiable/decent people.

Mismatch · Post by **Mismatch** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 3:25 pm

I like mrsmiley, he's always so not angrly and uptight and so...
I suppose relaxed in another word for it.
And from what I've understood devs seldom screw games up, its usually marketing and PR-ppl and the publishers who are responsible for the screwupping.

I'm trying not to be hostile and/or bitchy when posting, I don't want bethesda to start feeling like whatever they do i wrong.
however one does tend to get a tad repetative, since the game is so early in the development phase and thus the devs don't say much.

Which is sad really, since (if Im not wrong, which I well might be) it's now they make all them important descisions like TB, SPECIAL, Ron Perlman (oh please god, use ron perlman as a narrator), and view.

Though I suppose that by now they know what we want, though maybe not just how much we want it.

Wolfman Walt · Post by **Wolfman Walt** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 3:28 pm

Atleast Smiley seems somewhat interested in what we say as he actually goes to DAC and probably afew other boards. Thats more so then I remember a certain other developing crew doing.

Mr. Teatime · Post by **Mr. Teatime** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 4:21 pm

MrSmileyFaceDude is the only bethsoft developer who has the courage to post on DAC. All the others stick to noob-friendly NMA. Well, we know who has good taste.

S4ur0n27 · Post by **S4ur0n27** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 5:42 pm

We should bring back that picture of the FU-faced dinosaur destroying the building.

jiujitsu · Post by **jiujitsu** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 8:08 pm

Feargus is evil.

S4ur0n27 · Post by **S4ur0n27** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 8:54 pm

There's a hockey player around here named Corey Urquhart. Wonder if they're related. It's not like there's thousands of Urquhart in America.

Burnov · Post by **Burnov** » Sat Sep 18, 2004 7:50 am

... mispost.