What is lackattack working on?

by **nietzsche** on Fri Jun 08, 2012 1:26 pm

Gabriel13 wrote:You have to take into consideration all the shit he has to do everyday for the website. It's not like he can do only ONE thing at all times. And also, he has a real life. He doesn't spend his whole day on here. Some people can code fast, because they get to spend their JOBS doing it, instead of their free time. You guys really don't know what the hell Lack has to do, and you act like he's a fucking robot who's on here 24/7! Don't blame Lack. If he was such a bad coder, this site wouldn't be as successful as it is today.

It'll be better if you admit you know shit about what your're talking about. The change in code for trench is not much.

He's main job is this site.

NOBODY BUT YOU SAID HE WAS A BAD CODER BY SAYING IT TOOK HIM 6 MONTHS TO CODE THE TRENCH SHIT.

And BBS nailed it, that's probably why the necessary improvements aren't coming.

by **JBlombier** on Fri Jun 08, 2012 4:26 pm

Ace Rimmer wrote:Running CC and his various affiliated sites IS lack's main job. What other shit does he have to do every day for the website? I would love to know.

The affiliated websites are what he also does.

Anyway, I have no clue what programming costs in timeframe-thinking. I do know what time it costs to run a proper business. Most time isn't spent in coding things like trench, which is probably not that big a deal, if ya'll tell me so. There are so much things to be dealt with around this website to keep it running, you'll be stunned. And I'm glad Gabriel mentioned his real life. Do we want lack to not have a real life, so we have the perfect website? I can't imagine you're that selfish. This site is fine as it is and some people are putting effort into it to make it better. It just takes some time, obviously. If all the people who really aren't satisfied would leave, CC would still be a pretty good business to run. Fact is, even the complaining persons are staying (at least the majority).

Don't get me wrong, it's good to keep lack and the admin sharp. I'm sure suggestions are always appreciated. You just shouldn't expect it to be dealt with in a short timeframe. That's not how well-built businesses work.

[optimism]All in all, we all love this site. Otherwise we wouldn't be part of this discussion. Let's shake hands and play some games. [/optimism]

by **Gabriel13** on Sat Jun 09, 2012 10:25 am

If you read the post above Nietzsche, you would know what I'm talking about. This site may be his main website, but he doesn't make a lot of money off of it. He doesn't work on this website as much as he used to, because he doesn't NEED to. This site has come so far in only a year. HE HAS OTHER WEBSITES TOO! The ones he actually makes money from. And then you have to take into account that he has a personal life. Do any of you know anything about him? I know I don't.. Stop pestering Lack, and enjoy the website for what it is. We're the top Risk website in the WORLD. That's pretty amazing, and we owe it all to Lack.

by **nietzsche** on Sat Jun 09, 2012 11:28 am

Gabriel13 wrote:If you read the post above Nietzsche, you would know what I'm talking about. This site may be his main website, but he doesn't make a lot of money off of it. He doesn't work on this website as much as he used to, because he doesn't NEED to. This site has come so far in only a year. HE HAS OTHER WEBSITES TOO! The ones he actually makes money from. And then you have to take into account that he has a personal life. Do any of you know anything about him? I know I don't.. Stop pestering Lack, and enjoy the website for what it is. We're the top Risk website in the WORLD. That's pretty amazing, and we owe it all to Lack.

I think I did post somewhere here that I fully know how much time can debugging and testing and implementing and planning can take. In some other thread.

If you read my OP, you'll see I'm suggesting he stops wasting time in the ConquerCup and spend some time in fixing all the broken stuff. You are the one that mentioned "6 months for trench", and that's ridiculous, depending on the structure and logic of the code before trench, it could've taken him even 10 minutes to try and implement something for trench, in a perfect world of course. But 6 months is way to much for too little a change.

I've done the math in my head and I realize he isn't getting rich from CC, and I understand he might have a thing for maple syrup grade A and all, but the solution is not in ConquerCup, IMHO. I think it makes us feel, old time premiums forgotten a bit. I'd be glad to pay the extra 5 bucks in my yearly membership if he spent that time at improving the site instead of organizing 5usd cups. Wrong Turn.

We love the site, many of us spent too much time here, perhaps the shop could bring him more money? All he needs to do is actually do pretty stuff, not send 5 pictures to another company and have em printing those pictures in mugs, tshirts. I'm not going to pay for shitty stuff.

by **nietzsche** on Sat Jun 09, 2012 11:31 am

And I know this is of bad taste, if he reads it he might think: "Yeah, like I need more losers tell me how to run my business".

But it's because as JBloomer said, I love the site and I would love it to be improved, and it depends of him.

by **blakebowling** on Thu Jun 14, 2012 1:19 pm

I think I finally found a nietzsche thread I can agree with.

I'm not asking that lack code every update in suggestions within the next month by any means. But I would like to see at least some feedback on each of them within the next year.

I'm also not a huge fan of the cup, but if some people like it, who am I to complain.

by **MrBenn** on Thu Jun 14, 2012 3:56 pm

JBlombier wrote:
Ace Rimmer wrote:Running CC and his various affiliated sites IS lack's main job. What other shit does he have to do every day for the website? I would love to know.

The affiliated websites are what he also does.

Anyway, I have no clue what programming costs in timeframe-thinking. I do know what time it costs to run a proper business. Most time isn't spent in coding things like trench, which is probably not that big a deal, if ya'll tell me so. There are so much things to be dealt with around this website to keep it running, you'll be stunned. And I'm glad Gabriel mentioned his real life. Do we want lack to not have a real life, so we have the perfect website? I can't imagine you're that selfish. This site is fine as it is and some people are putting effort into it to make it better. It just takes some time, obviously. If all the people who really aren't satisfied would leave, CC would still be a pretty good business to run. Fact is, even the complaining persons are staying (at least the majority).

Don't get me wrong, it's good to keep lack and the admin sharp. I'm sure suggestions are always appreciated. You just shouldn't expect it to be dealt with in a short timeframe. That's not how well-built businesses work.

[optimism]All in all, we all love this site. Otherwise we wouldn't be part of this discussion. Let's shake hands and play some games. [/optimism]

Re your statement: "There are so much things to be dealt with around this website to keep it running, you'll be stunned."
lack pays a couple of admins to look over the forums, and has a fleet of volunteer monkeys to try and keep the "social" side of the site running.
From a tech side, there's be server and reliability issues as well as database admin which should mostly involve scheduled tasks unless things go awry.

Most people's real life includes 8hrs work every day, most of which would remain relatively unscathed by the tasks above. Sure there will be family stuff etc too, but most people have to fit that kind of stuff around their bread-winning.

Lack's a nice guy, but he does not appear to be anywhere as hands-on as he once was... To say he was 'aloof' is to overstate his visibility - not just in terms of forum posts but visibile underinvestment in regular and routine updates. It is the voice of experience that says the only person who knows what lackattack is working on is lackattack. Oh, people on the team might have a general idea of things being worked-on, but that's not the same as seeing evidence of work in progress.

by **thenobodies80** on Thu Jun 14, 2012 7:15 pm

MrBenn wrote:It is the voice of experience that says the only person who knows what lackattack is working on is lackattack. Oh, people on the team might have a general idea of things being worked-on, but that's not the same as seeing evidence of work in progress.

Words of wisdom my friend, words of wisdom.