Luis the gouger

So, Luis approached me to work on The power of 3. Per, Tom's request we decided to settle on the revenue split up-front to avoid conflicts at the end of the project.

Most of you probably think Luis is a really laid back easy-going guy, but when it comes to money, that guy turns into an oinker. The first project we worked on together (castle crashing the beard) he refused to give me any of the revenue because I wanted to submit it to the portal, I "hadn't proved myself yet," and "Tom is [his] friend, not [mine]."

The 2nd project was a little better. For Pico Blast, he gave me 10% but insisted he submit it to the portal. For Portal Defenders he raised my cut to 12% and finally let me in on the ad revenue.

So, when he said he wanted 90% for The Power of Three, AND to make the portal submission... I told him where he can stick his game.

I just think programmers and artists should be treated more as equals, but Luis just doesn't get it.

Luis the gouger

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Luis 2009-05-15 13:20:22

I am so cutting your wages to 5% for exposing this to the media.

BoMToons 2009-05-15 13:20:22

There's a reason this is post 66...you devil

maxvm 2009-05-15 13:20:38

Maybe I can change Luis' ways with a visit to his house... and a power drill.

BoMToons 2009-05-15 13:20:38

go for the parietal lobe, I hear that's where the greed centers are stored

LazyMuffin 2009-05-15 13:20:55

Always knew he has a huge ego.

BoMToons 2009-05-15 13:20:55

His head in that pic is actual size

Prid-Outing 2009-05-15 13:27:51

What??? And I loved Luis' animation. I would never think something like that of him!!! You disappointed me, Luis. And even if you have made the animation 'n' art for Portal Defenders and all the other games you've been co-operating with, there is also hard to script you know. You should give BomToons 50% and yourself 50%. You ain't the only one who does the hard work, it is also hard to script. He deserves to be treaten as an equal!! You should shame yourself...

By the ways BomToons, could you join our team? We need a programmer! If you want more info check this out:

<a href="http://prid-outing.newgrounds.com/news/post/312265">http://prid-outing.newgrounds.com/new s/post/312265</a>

Prid

BoMToons 2009-05-15 13:27:51

YOU TELL HIM!

Deadclever23 2009-05-15 13:28:11

Yeah, stick it to the man.

BoMToons 2009-05-15 13:28:11

It's time someone pulled down his house of cards

fluffkomix 2009-05-15 13:32:10

programmers get less then 20 percent each time because they dont do as much >:(

BoMToons 2009-05-15 13:32:10

Whatever, you're obviously not a coder... coders are penalized for doing their job well...you make something more efficient and less time is involved...you set up code to be re-used and less time is involved...it's a jacked up system I tells ya.

mongoid 2009-05-15 13:34:09

lol, is this a joke or are you guys pulling and Andy Kaufman and Jerry Lawler?

:-P

BoMToons 2009-05-15 13:34:09

How could you look at that picture and not think I'm serious?

fluffkomix 2009-05-15 13:40:09

well animators have to draw and draw and draw, while coders type and type and type. it takes more skill to be an animator and thats why i stand by it.

these posts were somewhat jokes by the way. i realize now how hard it is to see through my sarcasm on the internet.

BoMToons 2009-05-15 13:40:09

Whatever you racist

Ukinojoe 2009-05-15 13:45:03

What happened then, on Newgrounds they say, Luis's small heart grew three sizes that day

fluffkomix 2009-05-15 13:46:37

i'm only rascist towards myself :'(

ClockworkPixel 2009-05-15 13:50:39

i'm an animator and personally i would say coders do the most work in a game all we do is draw and move with tweens and stuff where as to make a perfect game with no bugs really can take it's time

Zombie-Pimp 2009-05-15 13:56:41

Yeah, I know what you mean, originally we'd invited him to join our Pico Day collab, but then he demanded that he get 80% of the revenue, and that he submits it. We tried bargaining him down but he wouldn't budge, so we had to turn him down in the end.

GeorgePro 2009-05-15 14:09:32

im gay

MindChamber 2009-05-15 14:10:53

lol, nice work, its like a Geico ad, but not

Therman 2009-05-15 14:13:03

lol is this a joke? =P
Anyway, of what i have heard the coding of a flash game is the hardest so i don't see any reason why you shouldn't be really well payed for it =S

Zanzels 2009-05-15 14:15:21

you guys are killing me.

can't stop giggling

ScelesticFish 2009-05-15 14:26:50

I kinda agree with fluffkomix in that i belive animators do more work. We have to draw over and over for Frame by frame or just draw in general and then we have to put it all together and animate it. All that coders really have to do is read up on the script they want to know and type some stuff up.
Yet we should be seen as equals Mmmyesss...

DungeonKirby 2009-05-15 14:57:17

DAM Luis & DAM mexicans...wait a minute my name is Luis & I mexican. Well watever pregramers deserv at least a 40%

RYNOL 2009-05-15 15:07:23

That image looks extremely accurate.

RainbowRiderAlpha 2009-05-15 15:13:50

Luis asked me for 80% on my flash, If I Only Knew.

When I told him it was shitty and didn't make any money he hacked into my computer and stole my credit card number.

I'm in debt now, Luis, I'm in debt.

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