>A source the works at Naughty Dog revealed recently why the leaks happened. The reason was indeed a pay dispute, but that is not the whole story. Hundreds of furloughed staff had approached Naughty Dog to ask for an advance of the post release bonus they are contractually obligated to receive. A common industry practice is to underpay workers during production and promise them huge bonus six months after the games' release. The better the game sells, the higher the bonus. Some employees had already made plans for this bonus (plan a wedding, buy a house, send kids to college, etc.). When the game was delayed indefinitely, all those plans went out the window. >Some employees were hoping to use their bonus to weather the Corona virus storm and provide for their families. Naughty Dog flat out refused the request to advance them even a portion of their future bonus. The insider says "the employee was told that his contract stated he would be paid out 6 months after the game released OR not at all". The employee was threatened with termination for making the request. The studio was worried more employees would demand their bonuses now if they gave this one employee his bonus early. To add insult to injury, senior staff (including Neil Druckmann) asked for and received their bonuses early. This pissed off the majority of employees at Naughty Dog. >The leaks were a way of forcing the studio to release the game sooner then later. The leaker is risking career and financial ruin so that his fellow abused workers can get their piece of the pie a lot sooner (studio rumor put the expected release date around the holidays before the leaks). This means that the staff wouldn't receive their bonuses until May 2021. Please spread the word as quickly as humanly possible. Thank you.
So the game sells worst due to leaks, and the bonus are smaller. What a hero. Pd: fuck druckmann and snoy
Caleb Richardson
>Work for underpay because "DUDE YOU'LL TOTALLY GET A BONUS ONCE THIS IS DONE" >Spend all the money like there is no tomorrow on Weddings / Holidays despite no guarantee that you will actually get this money >Get salty when you then don't get the money
I can't this who is more stupid in this situation.
It’s impossible to arrange a better contract because shitters who’s dream is to make video games will always scab for pennies just to work on games
Aaron Turner
>>A source the works at Naughty Dog Give me a name or I don't give a shit. It's not news, it's gossip.
Christopher Jones
he leaked the ending mate he's legit
Jackson Allen
it's not like they will get the bonuses anyway it will be the same as borderlands 3 >game sold under expectations so no bonuses :)
Adam Ortiz
>To add insult to injury, senior staff (including Neil Druckmann) asked for and received their bonuses early. >cash out on your projected bonus pay in advance >leak the story so your game will sell like shit >no longer have to pay employee bonuses since they're bound to how much the game sells
Hudson Walker
Pretty much . The companies screw their workers no doubt. True, if you're willing to accept a shitty reimburment contract then you're always putting yourself at risk, but if everyone played fair nobody with any brains would work on games because it's a race to the bottom and the contracts will always be shit.
This way you get a fun career, know you're getting screwed, but are prepared to screw the company back if they ever execute their screw rights, thus keeping the balance, and meanwhile work on trying to get in a senior role with more security.
Jason Jones
>A source A source revealed that OP has a tendency to homosexual intercourse.
yeah, its totally gonna sell like hot dogs and everyone will get a promised bonus.
Evan Baker
The practice came from japan.
Connor Evans
Japan actually pays their employees, they also don't have dirty jews running the show.
Sebastian Sullivan
>A common industry practice is to underpay workers during production and promise them huge bonus six months after the games' release. That's disgusting desu
Henry Moore
Welcome to capitalism son
Adrian Nguyen
Jesus Fucking Christ....
Isaac Powell
Learn to mine
Noah Wright
burn it all down
Josiah Watson
Are you deliberately trolling or can you just not read?
Oliver Roberts
>So they won? Based yes. the game will tank regardless. people can forgive a LOT. but they will never forgive a 6 hour game. because that's what you get when you only play as Ellie and there is not multiplayer.
Matthew Foster
>the bonus are smaller The bonuses were never coming, and the indefinite delay was going to give Sony/ND time to slowly get that through their whipped dev monkeys' heads. Not a single person from ND themselves have come out complaining about this, it's the faggot dick sucking game journalists and Twitter twits speaking on their behalf. Everybody hates Druckman, the hero leaker especially.
