On being "Crew"

Bluey · Post by **Bluey** » Thu Aug 28, 2003 11:52 am 0

/me HUGS/KNUFFELS/CUDDLES All Llamasofties everywhere!

:fluffy:

(I am a girl of few words... most of the time

)

Yak · Post by **Yak** » Thu Aug 28, 2003 11:55 am 0

*hugs YakYak*

gah... you've made a grown Yak cry...

*sniffle*

Thanks, guys, each and every one... I thank Goat for this place and you guys... you're all part of Unity as far as I am concerned...

Thanks, iz all. You have a very mooved Yak here.

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(:-) - Yak
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Mr_Flashpants · Post by **Mr_Flashpants** » Thu Aug 28, 2003 11:57 am 0

Yep, top post Jeff. I think the VLM 'crew' is a great idea. It gets Unity/VLM out to the man in the street and makes the whole thing a community experience for those that can attend. You've got every right to have your own mates - don't feel bad about that please. It's fun to read about the latest VLM exploits or gaming sessions!

The one or two grumbles from some ll'ers (I made one anyway) were more to do with an friction between some ll'ers that has been bubbling under on the board here and there for a while. There's been one or two occasions where ll'ers have been ganged up on or shouted down for having against-the-grain opinions and it didn't strike me as fair.

However, that's perfectly normal and usual on any forum - and this forum is the best one that I've ever been involved in. 99.9% of the people here are uber friendly but also passionate about the things they believe in. It makes a great mix of opinions, laughs, and even occasional sadness.

I don't think you should let any mumblings on the forum bother you - you've got far more important things to be getting on with!

Istar · Post by **Istar** » Thu Aug 28, 2003 1:51 pm 0

I don't feel excluded. Sure, I haven't made it to an RV yet (will one day), or a rave (not my thang), and I haven't played with IT yet (soon, my jealous, soon) but I've been a part of the Llamasoft *family* since the VIC20.

Anyone who might be feeling a little bit excluded should remind themselves of a couple of things:

1. You're here.
2. You know what's coming.
3. You get a really horrible sinking feeling if you get a 404 on the forum index.

End of chat.

I.

mamemeister · Post by **mamemeister** » Thu Aug 28, 2003 2:21 pm 0

Phfew!!

Catch my breath, all I do know is this a dammed nice place to be to the extent of any post from someone that contains something bad, I genuinally feel shitty and sorry.

Its inevitable that groups are gonna form, thats life but the main thing is we're a big gang of lovely people and I dread if the day ever arrived if I were for any reason, not able to be part of this.

Jeff you're a star and a fuckin top, genuine guy, think on this - were it not for your mere existance - this community wouldnt exist.

I dont have a Cube but will be getting one the seconf Unity is out, if I have my way, the first word my to be here soon baby will utter will be 'Unity'

Ahchay · Post by **Ahchay** » Thu Aug 28, 2003 2:34 pm 0

mamemeister wrote:I dont have a Cube but will be getting one the seconf Unity is out, if I have my way, the first word my to be here soon baby will utter will be 'Unity'

Followed swiftly by "Minter! You cunt!" no doubt

Cheers
Chris

fuwafuwa · Post by **fuwafuwa** » Thu Aug 28, 2003 2:41 pm 0

I don't feel excluded. I wasn't at RV, I didn't know old days, I live in a distant country speaking a different language...But I know Unity is coming, and I'll join the crews.

...Expressing my emotions in English is still hard for me

, but I hope you'll understand what I mean.

Post by **Jedburgh** » Thu Aug 28, 2003 2:48 pm 0

Addendum:

Yak wrote:That five minutes turned into nine hours. None of us, myself included, had any idea of how powerful multi-user interactive lightsynth would be. I was as surprised as they were to find myself blinking in the grey light of dawn the following morning. It had been a long five minutes.

Jesus. That night. There is a small part of me that will be forever standing behind the Flight Deck, gazing at visions I've never seen before and lack the vocabulary to describe adequately and that I'm fucking controlling, and feeling Rather Emotional.

One of those life-changing moments, without a doubt.

Mayhem · Post by **Mayhem** » Thu Aug 28, 2003 2:48 pm 0

No worries mate, your quality of English is pretty good already by the looks of it

Japanese Llamasofties? Egads, Jeff is truly getting global

Elizian · Post by **Elizian** » Thu Aug 28, 2003 3:16 pm 0

Yak wrote:I want to make all of you Crew.

You already did

What an astonishing post

That you should take the time to express your feelings about Unity and unity says so much about who you are. It's things like that that have brought the Llamasoft flock together in this forum.

I remember back when GR++ was being evolved. There was such a community spirit here - everyone wanted their idea to be included. But it was only Yak who brought it all together to build the amazing little shmup that it is. Sure, it has bits of Llamasofties in it, in the graphics and the likes, but at the core it is just pure Minter.

Unity could only be different. It represents your dream and we cannot share the creation of your dream - only await the material realisation of it. So, you have close friends (and I don't just mean Flossie) - now there's a surprise

- and they pop into your barn to see what you're up to from time to time. Sounds pretty normal to me. What's abnormal is that you might take a whole weekend away just to be with people who have scribbled on this piece of webspace, and just hang out with them. Why should you bother? Only one reason I can think of - because you care. You care about what you do; you care about the people who admire you and your work; Goats alive! You even care about the people who feel excluded, or have excluded themselves.

Just keep doing what you're doing, and if I'm lucky enough to get a brief glimpse of what's going on in Unity (even at 1 frame per fortnight

), then I shall be a happy sheepie.

regards,
Elizian

Glyndwr · Post by **Glyndwr** » Thu Aug 28, 2003 3:17 pm 0

*Sniff, sniff*
*cough, cough*

Wow, Jeff what a speech!

With you all the way. Always have been and always will be.

If there is one thing I just wish I could do and that's to give up my job and be your unpaid tea-boy! However, at 35, married with a ickle sprog, I'm probably too old and need da dosh!

Also, I wish there were more Llamasoftie types over here in Norfolk to get together.

Keep it up.

Elk · Post by **Elk** » Thu Aug 28, 2003 3:20 pm 0

I've said this may times before. Respect to you Yak. You really care about us "Fan Boys" and thank Goat you are sticking to your guns with Unity.

Good Karma will come your way my man..

Elk

Mr_Flashpants · Post by **Mr_Flashpants** » Thu Aug 28, 2003 3:22 pm 0

Elk wrote: Good Karma will come your way my man..
Elk

Good Korma maybe as well...

fuwafuwa · Post by **fuwafuwa** » Thu Aug 28, 2003 3:31 pm 0

Mayhem wrote:No worries mate, your quality of English is pretty good already by the looks of it

Thanks

Mayhem wrote:Japanese Llamasofties? Egads, Jeff is truly getting global

I'm just a new one, just have a cube, saw some Unity articles, thought "this is the one!" and came here... There are Japanese Llamasofties who imported Jaguar and/or Nuon to play Jeff's games. He is global, really

Tmuk · Post by **Tmuk** » Thu Aug 28, 2003 4:07 pm 0

Lovely post Yak. There are some cliques here for sure, and that's natural as more and more people join, but that doesn't matter one bit as long as there's no animosity between groups. And it's important to remember that the WOTR crew, Lleague crew, RV crew, Crew crew etc etc and any other clique which may have arisen all live under the fluffy umbrella that is Llamasoft

I'm fully aware that if I had the funds and the time to get to more meets etc, I could become more involved with this whole scene, but that's down to me

Anyway, hugs, peace and Unity

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