Tyler Owens @heytred Twitter profile

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Tyler Owens

@heytred

3 years

me at parties when there’s no dog to pet

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Tyler Owens

@heytred

2 years

I refuse to fix it

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@izumi_mp3

2 years

ヴァンテージの新技を友達に見せたらｗｗｗｗｗｗｗ #apex #ApexLegends

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Tyler Owens

@heytred

2 years

top 3 worst things in gaming 1. racist, sexist, abusive behavior 2. cheaters 3. silent teammates who transform into professional coaches when they die

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Tyler Owens

@heytred

1 year

turns out these gamer dudes do know how to use their platforms & voices to protest they just couldn't find a good reason to do it until now apparently 🤷‍♂️

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Tyler Owens

@heytred

3 years

I wish gamers would get as upset about crunch, layoffs, the mistreatment of women and POC devs, etc. and rally around it half as well as they do about in-game features like microtransactions or aim assist.

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Tyler Owens

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6 months

not exactly sure who it helps in the industry to acquire a company and then layoff 1900 of their developers Mr. Spencer

Phil Spencer on Helldivers 2 Not Being on Xbox: 'I'm Not Exactly Sure Who It Helps' - IGN

Alongside the announcement that four Xbox games will be headed to other platforms, Phil Spencer also commented on other companies' approaches to exclusivity, namechecking Helldivers 2 specifically:...

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Tyler Owens

@heytred

1 year

I don't know a single game dev who has actually conveyed this sentiment about BG3 instead I've heard devs ask folks not to use the great things achieved by this team/project as a weapon to use against other devs, which is exactly what's being done

IGN

@IGN

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While Baldur's Gate 3 is being widely celebrated by fans and developers alike, some are panicking that this could set new expectations from fans.

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Tyler Owens

@heytred

2 years

hiring hot take: if you're in a industry historically dominated by one demographic, defining the "best" candidates as simply the ones with the most years of experience under their belt only upholds the status quo

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Tyler Owens

@heytred

8 months

@Bigmancomics Are you implying the child should be sexualized or something?? I’m having a real hard time seeing what is woke about this.

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@heytred

8 months

@geoffkeighley They weren’t cut off just played over. In the crowd you could barely hear Sam Lake speak as you played him off stage, drowning him out with the music from AW2.

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Tyler Owens

@heytred

6 months

@catgirlprostate @TheMSeries1 I legit think it's insane that people will ask social media before like... calling the front desk

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Tyler Owens

@heytred

2 years

holy fuck the gaming industry is filled with nasty, hateful, insecure little boys

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Tyler Owens

@heytred

2 years

if games are so much easier to make these days how come MW2 has nearly 10 studios working on it? 🤔

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Tyler Owens

@heytred

2 years

wore a Respawn shirt to the store on Friday & the cashier was a game design student at DigiPen - they asked if I worked there so I confirmed I did on the Apex team... "I figured. I would have much rather that project stayed as TF3." ... cool, have a good day

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Tyler Owens

@heytred

1 year

everything Bill Hader says here is equally true/applicable to game dev

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Tyler Owens

@heytred

1 year

it's actually kinda hilarious watching a gamer demographic historically known for being "anti-politics" regurgitating political propaganda without even realizing it

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Tyler Owens

@heytred

8 months

spicy take: the quality of games released in 2023 is a direct result of the pandemic & the extra time projects were given because of it layoffs are opportunistic & reinforce that narrative with higher profits by reducing payroll costs at the expense of future projects

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Tyler Owens

@heytred

8 months

‘Perks’ of making video games (updated for 2024): • lower wages than adjacent industries • high chance of burnout • volatility / lack of job security • death threats from gamers • proximity to known abusers • personal information leaked by hackers • and much more!

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Tyler Owens

@heytred

10 months

I lost my mom today I have no idea what to do with the anger & loneliness I feel right now 😕

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Tyler Owens

@heytred

2 years

As a Halo fan I'm really tired of Microsoft business practices & policies slowly killing the thing I love between the contracting policies they abuse for tax incentives & layoffs in the face of gigantic profits/executive bonuses... they set Halo up for failure

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Tyler Owens

@heytred

10 months

I wasn’t given nearly enough time with her but in the time we had she gave me everything I ever needed to chase my dreams. Despite being what took me far away from her, she endlessly & happily supported the path I wanted to take. I love you mom, thank you for everything

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Tyler Owens

@heytred

6 years

As Halo players, I think we should remove the word "rape" from our gaming vocabulary.

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Tyler Owens

@heytred

4 years

@FredTJoseph @vote4robgill @GovWhitmer this is literally the height of white privilege, its insane

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Tyler Owens

@heytred

10 months

if you can, please go hug your mom for me

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Tyler Owens

@heytred

2 years

@JakeSucky this is what happens when you run and represent an organization that is bigger than yourself. Your actions impact more than just you at that point. It's a choice imo, if you don't want accountability for your actions, don't become a leader.

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Tyler Owens

@heytred

1 year

some of y'all need to pay more attention because this is in 2023 alone this is exactly what is happening

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Tyler Owens

@heytred

3 years

Time for some good news, I'm insanely excited to be starting at @Respawn next week! I'll be joining the superb team working on @PlayApex as a build engineer. I feel very lucky to be joining one of the best studios in the industry working on a game I love!

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Tyler Owens

@heytred

10 months

My mom was a single-mother of three by the time she was 21. She survived a brain tumor at 26, beat cervical cancer in her 30’s AND thyroid cancer in her 40’s. She fought so hard & I’ll never see her murderer held accountable for taking her from me 🥹 I feel so robbed

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Tyler Owens

@heytred

3 years

Halo 5 multiplayer (despite issues like heavy aim) was actually years ahead of its time in almost every way.

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3 years

say a gaming opinion that will get this reaction

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Tyler Owens

@heytred

2 years

I know how much it hurts when the game/project you've poured your entire being into isn't being received positively just wanted to give a shoutout to my homies working on Halo & doing everything they can to meet player expectations. It's an uphill battle but y'all will get there

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Tyler Owens

@heytred

2 years

imagine becoming a Halo 2 legend in 2022... that's some damn clout 😳

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Tyler Owens

@heytred

10 months

not so long ago on a flight, the attendant was asking me what I do for a living. I told her & after a few minutes she said, “You should add a Filipino character to the game!” I said nothing but smiled from ear to ear

Apex Legends

@PlayApex

10 months

Conduit pitches fellow Legends Mirage and Gibraltar on her ideas for the perfect intro trailer. It's a huge dilemma, but luckily she's got support from her family, her squad, and her fully-kitted Triple Take.

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Tyler Owens

@heytred

2 years

legitimately sick & fucking tired of my colleagues being targeted / harassed by people who don't know anything about games or technologies they depend on

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Tyler Owens

@heytred

1 year

finding out the players you've been advocating for your entire career are either bigots or unwilling to separate themselves from bigots has been a punch to the gut

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Tyler Owens

@heytred

2 years

on my way out of airport security a guy notices my shirt asks if I work for Respawn & after confirming asks which game I tell him & the the dude said "I love Respawn I love Apex. Thanks for your hard work!" then walks off we forget the internet isn't real life

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Tyler Owens

@heytred

2 years

I think people misunderstand how much work goes into creating a blog with this level of transparency and information on development and game systems. Multiple weeks of work from many teams are required to compile this much information in a readable format.

Halo

@Halo

2 years

In a special developer blog, we examine #HaloInfinite 's online gameplay and dive into how latency, "desync," and other factors may affect your experience. Read on to learn more and see what improvements we'll be targeting today and in the future. 📨:

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Tyler Owens

@heytred

3 years

Halo Infinite campaign legitimately might be my favorite in the series. Chief is wonderfully portrayed, an actual fucking tank, and looks badass but has his humanity on full display in his interactions with many of the characters.

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Tyler Owens

@heytred

4 years

finally got my stimulus check from the US Govt 👍

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Tyler Owens

@heytred

5 months

I’m sorry for being a dick, I’m just extremely frustrated & angry that my friends/colleagues/our industry is going through this.

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Tyler Owens

@heytred

2 years

I just want someone to consider how content creation has changed our relationship to games and maybe... just maybe... our new dependence on gaming as a primary source of income has negatively impacted how we interact with/feel about them

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@JakeSucky

2 years

Some of the best gamers and streamers give their thoughts on the current state of gaming Thoughts?

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Tyler Owens

@heytred

4 years

this is really irresponsible reporting and is not going to help the industry or fans - I would not consider joining a studio/franchise that is the target of TMZ style "journalism" and I'm sure I'm not alone. Stop.

GameSpot

@GameSpot

4 years

Halo Infinite designer has left 343 Studios to join Darksiders Studio.

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Tyler Owens

@heytred

1 year

none anymore because I matured emotionally, practiced & learned emotional regulation skills, & saw a fucking therapist

OpTic Gaming™

@OpTic

1 year

What game makes you rage like this? 😳

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Tyler Owens

@heytred

2 years

saw a take about how game devs in the past could take criticism mostly in the context of Halo devs in 2004 didn't have YT or Twitter, criticism came from professional gaming journalists, media outlets or their forums. They weren't inundated by it in the spaces they existed.

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@heytred

1 year

this is way off base, a "mathematical breakdown" of imaginary numbers based on complete guesses & assumptions on top of that, it really only consider the cost of payroll, which only represents a partial fraction of the cost to develop content in AAA

Kujay

@Kujay_

1 year

Since Bungie made the claim that they can't afford to focus resources on making PvP/Gambit maps for D2, I'm going to step you through a mathematical breakdown of how disingenuous and penny-pinching Bungie is being here. A thread: (1/8)

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Tyler Owens

@heytred

2 years

I think @aceu is one of the few fps players that consistently blows my mind with the shit he pulls off dudes wingman & pk are absurd

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Tyler Owens

@heytred

2 years

losing followers after tweeting support for trans rights is like having a garden that weeds itself literal magic

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Tyler Owens

@heytred

2 years

ask a game dev why something is the way it is instead of telling them how you think it should be challenge

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Tyler Owens

@heytred

3 years

This is the largest thread I've done before and the first attempt at something like this - I've been working on this discussion in non-Twitter format where I can go into more depth with fewer limitations. Sorry for the mess!

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Tyler Owens

@heytred

4 years

if you hate racists, fascists, and think Halo 2 is better than Halo 3 then we cool

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Tyler Owens

@heytred

2 years

if you're playing Apex Legends & encounter a reportable offense, please... PLEASE use the in-game report tool every time even if you're convinced it doesn't do anything, I promise in most cases it's just as effective DM'ing a dev if not more. Plus it provides important info!

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Tyler Owens

@heytred

2 years

@TheActMan_YT Honestly man I think it's pretty irresponsible to spread false narratives to your viewers based on your uninformed "feelings" modern games (especially multiplayer) work in a FUNDAMENTALLY different & more complex way at a larger scale than games in 2004 _fundamentally_

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Tyler Owens

@heytred

3 years

after losing a disappointing round of Oddball in solo queue ranked, I have one of the sickest starts I've ever had in a Halo game 🤯

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Tyler Owens

@heytred

8 months

gamers complaining about the state of games: look what devs have to deal with alongside the already insanely difficult task of making a game. Half our friends are unemployed, can't find jobs, and the rest are trying to pick up the slack while the whole world crumbles around us.

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Tyler Owens

@heytred

1 year

it's really wild that in today's political climate folks can openly share their opinion that some people don't deserve equal rights & I have to be worried about retaliation from openly sharing my opinion that those people are fucking stupid

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Tyler Owens

@heytred

2 years

@TSMViss but like... they totally did though?

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Tyler Owens

@heytred

2 years

@NiceWigg @Respawn and care about the game just as much as the players do, if not more in some cases. Many of us have structured our whole lives around maximizing our impact on the game because we care.

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Tyler Owens

@heytred

3 years

messages like this sustain me for weeks at a time - if you do stuff like this then I think you're pretty cool.

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Tyler Owens

@heytred

2 years

going to take a small break from twitter/online I feel frustrated by putting so much of myself into work but still being inundated with takes about how awful, incompetent, or lazy/greedy devs are

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Tyler Owens

@heytred

3 years

Halo players are taking over the industry if you haven't noticed

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Tyler Owens

@heytred

3 months

there’s a small tribute to my Mom in Apex Legends season 21 that I can’t wait to share with you all. One of the kindest things any colleagues have ever done for me. I get teary eyed just thinking about it.

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Tyler Owens

@heytred

2 years

a barista at my local spot knows I work on Apex after asking about my Respawn shirt once I came in with a Halo shirt recently which they asked about & it blew their mind to find out I have worked on both mine too bro, mine too

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Tyler Owens

@heytred

5 months

please know that lots of folks across various teams have been working extremely hard in response to this the last few days, we care deeply about this game and know you do too 🙏

Respawn

@Respawn

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An update from the @PlayApex team:

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Tyler Owens

@heytred

10 months

I’m in Atlanta with my family, just wanted to say thank you for all the supportive messages I’m far too emotionally overwhelmed to get to all of them but will do my best over the next couple of days

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Tyler Owens

@heytred

2 months

so... the Apex Legends narrative cinematic that went live yesterday briefly references a university on Horizon's shirt named after my Mom who was killed in October 2023. She was a selfless badass in our universe & now in a not-so-small way this is true in another one as well.

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Tyler Owens

@heytred

3 years

yes this is exactly how I wanted to spend my holiday weekend, thank you

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Tyler Owens

@heytred

6 years

Now I'm curious what @dog_rates would give Murphy. My guess is an obvious 11/10. What do you think?

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Tyler Owens

@heytred

2 years

I'd like every game dev making over 6-figures to let this sink in. Think about it every time you interact with your QA & think about how they make your job _possible_ at all. tell me you can sleep well at night knowing the pay disparity so I can put you on my personal blacklist

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Tyler Owens

@heytred

1 year

which is crazy because if there's one thing there's no shortage of in this world it's injustice

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Tyler Owens

@heytred

11 months

games aren't getting worse with the addition of greater representation, it's that you haven't grown, improved, or innovated as a person as much as they have 🤷‍♂️

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Tyler Owens

@heytred

2 years

bro what the fuck people's lives worth ~10% of the CEO's 2021 compensation 🤢

Kotaku

@Kotaku

2 years

Activision Blizzard settles sexual harassment lawsuit for $18 million:

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Tyler Owens

@heytred

2 years

the video game industry as a whole is literally just a handful of finance folks who don't give a shit about games milking the passion & talent of developers for exorbitant profits

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@DeekeTweak

2 years

The video games industry makes too much money not to have enough jobs for people. We're always hearing CEOs proudly proclaim that gaming is the biggest entertainment medium on the planet. I'm always perplexed when huge layoffs happen unless the company is literally crumbling.

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Tyler Owens

@heytred

4 years

quarterly reminder that Halo 2 is the greatest multiplayer game of all time

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Tyler Owens

@heytred

5 months

I’m super thankful for voices like @PirateSoftware who take on the difficult work of educating others about the complexity of game dev. It takes an immense amount of knowledge, patience, communication skills and empathy but has a real world positive impact. 🙏

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Tyler Owens

@heytred

2 years

my trans friends don't get to "just enjoy the things they like" & so it's an easy choice for me to ignore that wizarding franchise + game when you know people systematically kept from enjoying the life they want to live it's easy to deprive myself of a fictional universe

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Tyler Owens

@heytred

3 months

@dieworkwear Honestly the university club is my favorite

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Tyler Owens

@heytred

10 months

My mom’s service was today It was beautiful but difficult & I’m glad that it’s over. Just at a loss for words but thankful for the outpouring of love.

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Tyler Owens

@heytred

8 months

I can’t believe I’m saying this but I believe it so here it goes… I think Alan Wake 2 is my favorite single player game of all time, taking the spot long held by Final Fantasy VI. Please give it a chance.

Wario64

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Alan Wake 2 (Standard/Deluxe) is $47.99/$63.99 on US PSN XBL Alan Wake Remastered + Alan Wake 2 + Fortnite outfit $26.79 on EGS after coupon

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Tyler Owens

@heytred

2 years

video games saved my fucking life the one stolen from me in & after Afghanistan in "service" of my country. Those FPS games helped me create social connections that gave my life value, helped me develop a skill I was proud of, & absolutely prevented me from taking my own life

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸

@RepMTG

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20. feeling hopeless, spending hours in solitude daily playing video "games" that mentally train them to kill people, and likely taking psychiatric drugs or recreational drugs or both is the common deadly recipe for mass murder.

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Tyler Owens

@heytred

8 months

@IGN I love Halow 🙏

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@heytred

2 years

I will never forget sitting at an industry party where a gaming VC I knew told a story about blowing $250k in Vegas for his brother's bachelor party he told this to me & a couple of folks from QA who were making no more than $14.50 an hour that's stuck with me

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Tyler Owens

@heytred

3 years

some fans in the Halo technical preview be like: "I cannot believe this bug shipped to testers, omfg"

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Tyler Owens

@heytred

2 years

legitimately, if you're a professional game developer & you're spending your free time on an incognito/alt account to send hateful messages to women in gaming... you're a sad little bitch living a sad little life

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@heytred

2 years

games used to come with the expectation of fun now it's fun, a long term content roadmap that is profitable to players, & possibly able to support an entire esports ecosystem it should be clear why players are disappointed & devs exhausted

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@heytred

1 year

you can't complain about "cancel culture" when you're contributing to an intentional campaign to cancel equal rights for folks in the LGBTQ community folks thinking their right to unlimited success/fame exceeds fundamental rights of others is rich

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@heytred

3 years

Halo players literally want one thing and it's fucking disgusting

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@heytred

5 months

I think I’m tired of working in the video game industry

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@heytred

8 months

I’ve shared some details regarding my Mom’s death, primarily when I was trying to process everything happening. I stopped sharing details but as time passes, I feel compelled to share her story because I’m proud of her. CW: gun violence, murder, suicide 🧵

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@heytred

3 years

come at me with some dumb shit about Kyle Rittenhouse and self defense and I will block you immediately, idgaf. Showing up with an illegal weapon, where violence is happening, and taking part is called being a willing combatant.

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@heytred

9 months

@geoffkeighley you’ll be doing a great disservice to devs in this industry — the people who made this year one for the history books — if you exclude the important context regarding layoffs. It may be the best year to date for gamers but it’s also been the worst for many game devs.

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@heytred

2 months

a pretty wild thing to say while making millions of dollars playing video games on the internet that wouldn’t be possible at all without the contribution of countless trans folks — erase them or their contribution & this guy wouldn’t even have the platform he uses to reject them

FearBuck

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“There’s no such thing as trans people… that’s something that you created… so have fun with your little dream land, but that shit is not even real” NickMercs gives his opinions on Transgenders

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my credit score was trashed by the day I turned 18 because... poverty puts parents in cruel positions after learning how the system works & rebuilding my score to 800 I'm positive it only exists to punish the poor / financially illiterate

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@heytred

2 years

imagine being such a mid white dude that you actively harass marginalized devs & call them "diversity hires" I guess it's only natural to develop insecurity when you fail in an environment built for you to succeed

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@heytred

2 years

the GTA stuff is frustrating... so much extra work was just created for the team & the trajectory of the game's development has now been irreversibly impacted leaks like this fucking suck 🫤

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@heytred

2 years

I think this is just a required feature in the games I've worked on

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