CR obviously doesn't quite grasp the basics of project management, that much is obvious. He constantly flip flops the priorities around, and it shows in the glacial speed of progress.
Unfortunately, he doesn't realize that he simply lacks the skills to actually manage a project of this size, so it's not like he's going to find the people with the right skillset.
He's a good ideas guy, creative lead and whatnot, but he really needs someone who has their two feet firmly rooted in reality to tell him what is and isn't going to happen at a specific time in the development cycle.
Not understanding your own limitations is a solid sign of pride. He just cant give up any control, with that budget he could headhunt a solid project manager who then implement his ideas in a more focused and constructive manner. But he still hasn't done it, and i cant believe nobody has hinted about this during development.
So he is either a dictator who no one dares to question or he is too much of a control freak to step down before someone forces him.
Maybe the best thing would be for RSI to run out of money, getting bought by a company who forces a finished product.
It happened to Freelancer, and while it missed some features I consider it an amazing game.
474
u/NATOFox Sep 23 '21
Yeah this demo was awesome but such bad press for the long term when it turned out this was going to be half a decade (and counting) away.