r/TheLastOfUs2 Posts Posted by u/TommyKnocker_316 9 hours ago About Community 209 Reason Revealed Why Disgruntled Employee Leaked TLOU2 Everyone, please read and re-post this on Reddit and Twitter. A source the works at Naughty Dog r/TheLastOfUs2 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 **THE LAST OF US 2** Welcome to 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 Ir/TheLastofUs2, the subreddit for discussion and anticipation of a sequel to The Last of Us, and all the latest this bonus (plan a wedding, buy a house, send kids to college, etc.). When the game was delayed information about it. indefinitely, all those plans went out the window. 2.0k 1.1k Some employees were hoping to use their bonus to weather the Corona virus storm and provide for Members Online 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 Created Jun 6, 2013 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 • Restricted one employee his bonus early. To add insult to injury, senior staff (including Neil Druckmann) asked for and received their bonuses early. This p----- off the majority of employees at Naughty Dog. JOIN The leaks were a way of forcing the studio to release the game sooner then later. The leaker is risking REQUEST TO POST 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 COMMUNITY OPTIONS staff wouldn't receive their bonuses until May 2021. Please spread the word as quickly as humanly possible. Thank you. Moderators 58 Comments O Give Award a Share Save O Hide F Report 94% Upvoted u/CSHufflepuff Comment as ing087 u/Mind0Jelly What are uOur thouhts? IT E E 44 .. Markdown mode COMMENT VIEW ALL MODERATOR

Share Pin Download More

reddit the last of us part ii

Origin Entry: The Last of Us Part II

File type: jpg

Resolution: (1200px x 857px)

File size: 176 KB

r/gaming • 4 yr. ago garnak123 SPOILER The Last of Us 2 VS Terminator Dark Fate Comparing. (Spoilers Discussion) םו Hi, i am just curious and i want to see what you guys think about this but is not the last of us 2 very similar to terminator dark fate? i haven't play the game just yet, and i really enjoy the first one. But what do you guys think about this 2 aren't they similar?? They both start by killing their protagonist. John Connor and Joel. This is the starting point but what others things they have in common? like i said i haven't play it and this is just my opinion but i did not like the way how they implemented his or their death. If we sit to compare them what others things do those two have in common? THE LAST OF US PART II JAMES CAMERON TIM MILLER DEADPOOL TERMINATOR DARK FATE MATURE 17+ "THE TERMINATOR MOVIE WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR SOOL MENELL WE LIVE ENTERTAINMENT

Doesn't kill the person who tortured and murdered her father figure because "revenge bad" Has killed gods because someone stole his cake

"Revenge bad" +

View All 251 Images

Load 2 Comments

More:

"haha if I lean into the joke it'll make me more relatable and it will come off like I don't care"

Pin

"Yeah people that work at ND like to work there, except the crunch.”

Jason Schreier O @jasonschreier The caveat here is that if this *was* a disgruntled employee, of course ND wouldn't want anyone to know that. But I've talked to a lot of ND devs over the years 27m and many have described it as a pretty good place to work. except for the crunch (see: kotaku.com/as-naughty-dog.) O 11 t7 57 ♡ 318 Jonathan Cooper @GameAnim When I left Naughty Dog late last year they threatened to withhold my final paycheck until I signed additional paperwork stating I wouldn't share their production practices. They finally relented when I assured them that was most likely illegal. 8:24 pm - 12 Mar 2020 · Twitter Web App David Ballard @DBal In late 2015, I was sexually harassed at Naughty Dog by a lead. My work environment became extremely toxic afterward. 1/ 8:31 pm · 14 Oct 2017 - Twitter Web Client 3.5K Retweets 5.2K Likes David Ballard @DBal - 14 Oct 2017 Replying to @DBal In February 2016 I had a mental breakdown at work & Sony Playstation HR became involved. When I told them about the harassment they. 2/ t7 292 1.1K David Ballard @DBal · 14 Oct 2017 .ended the call and fired me the next day. They cited the company was moving in a different direction and my job was no longer needed. 3/ 27 278 1.1K David Ballard @DBal · 14 Oct 2017 They tried to silence me by offering $20,000 if I signed a letter agreeing to the termination as well as to not discuss it with anyone. 4/ O 10 t7 262 Amy Hennig worked 10.5 years of 80+ hour weeks at Naughty Dog, says AAA not worth it A Nirolak - 0 Oct 6, 2016 - 1032

Pin

Jason Schreier

Jason Schreier Follow @jasonschreier Anyway I'm supposed to be "not working" but if I find out for sure where the TLOU2 leak came from, I'll share it.

Pin

Neil Druckmann's Anita Influencing

Neil Druckmann, it's 4PM. Time to give me more fame, YAAAS MY QUEEN ANITA SARKEESIAN!!! ANYTHING YOU SAY TO money, attention, and Listen & Believe everything I say while you make The Last Of Us Part Il influenced by me. EARN ME MORE GOOD BOY POINTS!!!

Pin

What Happened Behind the Scenes

Pin

Less feminine = Trans friendly

Naughty Dog made female characters less feminine to be trans friendly New screenshots reveal that all the female characters in The Last of Us Part II have been made to look more androgynous allegedly to not offend trans women. "The team is very much divided on the game, and even voicing your concerns on its story will upset certain individuals; it usually results in said person being called closed- minded or even phobic, or some such nonsense. Some people literally have to bite their tongues or fear losing their jobs, even careers, to an outrage mob." Our source also alleged that the high turnover in staff is because of the reasons mentioned above. "What's really sad is that nobody is allowed to talk about any of this. Many employees have left Naughty Dog because in-house politics and they are under a strict NDA and absolutely cannot discuss the studio's 'productions practices' secrets. Oops!"

Pin

Joel in One Pro Golf

NSFW + SPOILER

Click to view

Pin

Jonathan Cooper on the crunch problem

Jonathan Cooper @.. Mar 12 When I left Naughty Dog late last year they threatened to withhold my final paycheck until I signed additional paperwork stating I wouldn't share their production practices. They finally relented when I assured them that was most likely illegal... 310 27 6.6K 31.1K Jonathan Cooper @.. Mar 12 The truth is l have no awful crunch tale. The "story animators" as we were known were averaging 46hrs a week when I left and I personally never went over 55. The story team is super organised and we reacted to whatever was thrown at us. That's not to say others weren't suffering. 22 27 309 6.1K Jonathan Cooper @.. Replying to @GameAnim For the demo shown last September, Mar 12 the gameplay animators crunched more than I've ever seen and required weeks of recovery afterwards. One good friend of mine was hospitalised at that time due to overwork. He still had over half a year to go. There have been others since. 9. 27 562 6.1K Jonathan Cooper @.. The reason I left is because I only want to work with the best. That is no longer Naughty Dog. Their reputation for crunch within LA is so bad it was near Mar 12 impossible to hire seasoned contract game animators to close out the project. As such we loaded up on film animators. Jonathan Cooper @.. Mar 12 Replying to @GameAnim While super-talented, they lacked the technical/design knowhow to assemble scenes. Similarly, the design team ballooned with juniors to make up for the attrition of key roles. Every aspect of finishing this game took much longer due to the lack of game experience on the team. 4 27 237 4.3K Jonathan Cooper @.. Mar 12 Don't get me wrong, these kids are mostly awesome and the best were great. It's just when the junior/senior ratio is out of balance things can really grind and more time is spent training than actually working. (LA teams, make sure and pick them up when all the contracts end.) 3 27 194 4.1K Jonathan Cooper @.. Mar 12 Contract work is a huge part of the LA ecosystem to ship large games. Unlike game design, there is a thriving animation industry here and seasoned animators can (often) choose their projects. Most of the contract story animators quit last year. 2I 180 3.6K Jonathan Cooper @.. Mar 12 Those that don't can be at ND for 2-3 projects (with pauses inbetwen) and, while paid overtime, never receive benefits or the security of a full-time gig. This is the way the industry is moving so workers need more protection rather than the carot of a fulltime job "one day". 27 208 3.5K Jonathan Cooper @.. Mar 12 There are ND stories worse than this but like everything on my twitter I'm focusing on animation. For TLOU2 fans, the game should turn out great with industry-leading animation. I would just not recommend anyone work at Naughty Dog until they prioritise talent- retention. 27 283 4.2K Jonathan Cooper @.. Mar 12 Ultimately, ND's linear games have a formula and they focus-test the s--- out of them. While talented, their success is due in large part to Sony's deep pockets funding delays rather than skill alone. A more senior team would have shipped TLOU2 a year ago. 141 2I 692 6.5K

Pin

I Will Now Buy Your Game Edition

THE LAST OF US STOP DOING THIS S--- THE LAST OF US PART I Meh, I've lost interest.

Pin

what really happen at naughty dog

t7 234 O 4.4K Jonathan Cooper O Follow Jonathan Cooper @GameAnim · Mar 12 @GameAnim Don't get me wrong, these kids are mostly awesome and the best were great. It's just when the junior/senior ratio is out of balance things can really grind and When I left Naughty Dog late last year they threatened to withhold my final paycheck until I signed additional paperwork stating I wouldn't share their production practices. They finally relented when I assured them that was most likely illegal... more time is spent training than actually working. (LA teams, make sure and pick them up when all the contracts end.) О з t7 192 4.1K Jonathan Cooper @GameAnim · Mar 12 Contract work is a huge part of the LA ecosystem to ship large games. Unlike game design, there is a thriving animation industry here and seasoned animators can (often) choose their projects. Most of the contract story animators quit last year. t7 179 O 3.6K 1:24 PM - 12 Mar 2020 Jonathan Cooper @GameAnim · Mar 12 6,637 Retweets 31,063 Likes Those that don't can be at ND for 2-3 projects (with pauses inbetwen) and, while paid overtime, never receive benefits or the security of a full-time gig. This is the way the industry is moving so workers need more protection rather than the O 310 tI 6.6K O 31K carot of a fulltime job "one day". Jonathan Cooper O @GameAnim · Mar 12 t7 207 O 3.5K The truth is I have no awful crunch tale. The "story animators" as we were known Jonathan CooperO @GameAnim · Mar 12 were averaging 46hrs a week when I left and I personally never went over 55. The There are ND stories worse than this but like everything on my twitter I'm story team is super organised and we reacted to whatever was thrown at us. That's not to say others weren't suffering. focusing on animation. For TLOU2 fans, the game should turn out great with industry-leading animation. I would just not recommend anyone work at Naughty Dog until they prioritise talent-retention. Q 22 t7 307 O 6.1K Jonathan Cooper @GameAnim · Mar 12 t7 281 O 4.2K For the demo shown last September, the gameplay animators crunched more Jonathan Cooper O @GameAnim · Mar 12 than I've ever seen and required weeks of recovery afterwards. One good friend Ultimately, ND's linear games have a formula and they focus-test the s--- out of of mine was hospitalised at that time due to overwork. He still had over half a them. While talented, their success is due in large part to Sony's deep pockets year to go. There have been others since. funding delays rather than skill alone. A more senior team would have shipped t7 559 O 6.1K TLOU2 a year ago. O 140 t7 689 ♡ 6.5K Jonathan Cooper O @GameAnim · Mar 12 The reason I left is because I only want to work with the best. That is no longer Naughty Dog. Their reputation for crunch within LA is so bad it was near . @TitanMainD2 · Mar 12 impossible to hire seasoned contract game animators to close out the project. As Replying to @GameAnim such we loaded up on film animators. @Naughty_Dog @Neil_Druckmann so ashamed of you guys. I wanna boycott the game but it's not fair to all the hard work the incredible talent has put in. I'm so conflicted. ♡ 29 t7 720 O 6.6K Jonathan Cooper @GameAnim · Mar 12 O 13 O 236 While super-talented, they lacked the technical/design knowhow to assemble scenes. Similarly., the design team ballooned with juniors to make up for the Endless Trash @DanganRumple · Mar 12 attrition of key roles. Every aspect of finishing this game took much longer due Naw, ditch it. to the lack of game experience on the team. t7 234 O 4.4K Yet there are also those developers, some of whom still work at Naughty Deg todauwho say that there'ea nart of thom that

Pin

I call it Stunning and Brave

Only On PlayStation. THE LAST OF US PART I RP NAUGHTYD How about this one? I call it: Bold and Brash. More like: Belongs in the Trash.

Pin

Neil Druckmann quoting Kurt Cobain to gamers on Instagram

druckmann 1h At this point I have a request for our fans. If any of you in any way hate homosexuals, people of a different color, or women, please do this one favor for us-leave us the f**k alone! Don't come to our shows, and don't buy our records. - Kurt Cobain

Pin

+5

The Last of Us Part II - The story behind the TLOU Part II pay dispute

PROTIP: Press the ← and → keys to navigate the gallery, 'g' to view the gallery, or 'r' to view a random image.

r/TheLastOfUs2 Posts Posted by u/TommyKnocker_316 9 hours ago About Community 209 Reason Revealed Why Disgruntled Employee Leaked TLOU2 Everyone, please read and re-post this on Reddit and Twitter. A source the works at Naughty Dog r/TheLastOfUs2 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 **THE LAST OF US 2** Welcome to 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 Ir/TheLastofUs2, the subreddit for discussion and anticipation of a sequel to The Last of Us, and all the latest this bonus (plan a wedding, buy a house, send kids to college, etc.). When the game was delayed information about it. indefinitely, all those plans went out the window. 2.0k 1.1k Some employees were hoping to use their bonus to weather the Corona virus storm and provide for Members Online 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 Created Jun 6, 2013 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 • Restricted one employee his bonus early. To add insult to injury, senior staff (including Neil Druckmann) asked for and received their bonuses early. This p----- off the majority of employees at Naughty Dog. JOIN The leaks were a way of forcing the studio to release the game sooner then later. The leaker is risking REQUEST TO POST 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 COMMUNITY OPTIONS staff wouldn't receive their bonuses until May 2021. Please spread the word as quickly as humanly possible. Thank you. Moderators 58 Comments O Give Award a Share Save O Hide F Report 94% Upvoted u/CSHufflepuff Comment as ing087 u/Mind0Jelly What are uOur thouhts? IT E E 44 .. Markdown mode COMMENT VIEW ALL MODERATOR

View Gallery Random Image

+ Add a Comment

Comments (2)

Display Comments

Image Details

1,760 views (17 from today)

Uploaded May 01, 2020 at 03:09AM EDT

Origin Entry

The Last of Us Part II

Tags

Claim Authorship Edit History

About the Uploader

Collaterale1

Jr. Researcher & Scrapbooker & Conversationalist

Textile Embed

!https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/844/397/992!

Today's Top Image Galleries

2024 Wisconsin School Shooting at Abundant Life Christian School depicting an image of the suspect.

2024 Wisconsin School Shooting

Squirrel Girl (Doreen Green)

Squirrel Girl (Doreen Green)

Assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson depicting an image of the CEO and the gunman.

Assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO

The Amazing Digital Circus title artwork.

The Amazing Digital Circus