Ah, so we have a better idea of what that is than we do Biovival
This only proves that Faber can do a slightly better job with not-Bionicle. Also, there’s less community kickback because that isn’t Bionicle, it’s Rebel Nature, a (hopefully) fully disconnected project.
I wuld have more thoughts but Meso literally said everything I could possibly say on the topic so instead I’ll just quote this:
Let’s call Guinness and get this one on the books and then undo it when someone makes a Metru build topic
Kini is my favorite not-council member
A bunch of kids getting on BZP under the age limit
Time to dox Kini
ok I’ll stop being off topic
After all of this - and adding in that Faber has dumped all sorts of content which typically comes after people know what they’re investing in - I can answer this question.
No. Even from the perspective of product design, I still think your reaction is an overreaction and your argument argumentative. Frankly, if Faber was following the product design path, we wouldn’t get the flipping logo tease as the first indicator of something happening.
“I want to get a commission done with people. I want to explore the idea of being an AI Hero Factory. I want to inspire, spark creativity, collaborate with the community, and shape my concepts.”
None of this says what he’s thinking about, what he’s trying to do, or why he’s even here doing it. He hasn’t been transparent. And being opaque about these things isn’t inherently bad, if you aren’t dumping post-launch resources left and right and hissing at people who question you.
Here’s a more direct example: I’m an individual on the internet who has taken part in an online community about various forms of media. I’ve worked with some of the biggest names in my field, including the largest company of its type in my country. I’m a white adult male with experience in business above all else, and specifically I am in a position to criticize and analyze the practices of other businesses, including ones that hire me. I’m popular wherever I am known, my stature in the white-collar world continues to grow, and I have the power of uninhibited influence in very specific circles. And you’re likely at least somewhat a fan of me.
Who am I?
Elon Musk, Christian Faber, and Kini Hawkeye. Or none of them. You don’t know. There’s stuff in that description, sure, but no way you can actually tell who I am based off what I’ve listed there. All you know is that I’m a person. A white male.
Christian Faber has done the exact same thing, except even more cryptically. It’s about Bionicle, it’s a passion project, it has similarities in resources used with Rebel Nature, it’s important enough to talk to other companies about, it’s gained enough internet points to obtain the influence necessary to schedule a Ted X talk, and there’s even a logo - likely two.
What is it.
You don’t know.
And that’s what I’m upset about, because I’ve been waiting two years to know and I still don’t.