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<blockquote data-quote="Ottergame" data-source="post: 1975527" data-attributes="member: 9326"><p>I don't know of anything really documented. I've never really cared to much to go to google and type his name in and see what comes up. I can only relay my personally experiences, and those of a couple of friends who mine who knew them quite well from what I understand.</p><p></p><p>Like I said before, his wife never seemed to be bad, she just wasn't much of a people person to me. Kevin, though, tries to keep his hands on everything that goes on there. That wouldn't be a bad thing is Palladium was still a small company, but when they got big, it led to ever increasing book delays as he would go through everything and make sure it met his standards. While not a bad idea, when you have so much stuff going on as they did, it let to a huge clogging of books, to the point RIFTS was the only thing getting on time support.</p><p></p><p>I can't speak for freelancers, as I never was one or knew any on more then a "Hey, you're that guy who got his name in 8 point font on the inside cover, below Kevin's 80 point!" basis. But I've -heard- about them not paying freelancers at all/less then promised for both writting and art submissions. Also from what I've seen, Kevin took more then his fair share of credit for stuff, to the point he would put his name on the front cover of a book he had almost 0% input on.</p><p></p><p>I just don't understand the company, how that if half the bad stuff is going on that I've heard really happens, how come they aren't long gone. They are abusive to their players and to their talent, yet people still play.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ottergame, post: 1975527, member: 9326"] I don't know of anything really documented. I've never really cared to much to go to google and type his name in and see what comes up. I can only relay my personally experiences, and those of a couple of friends who mine who knew them quite well from what I understand. Like I said before, his wife never seemed to be bad, she just wasn't much of a people person to me. Kevin, though, tries to keep his hands on everything that goes on there. That wouldn't be a bad thing is Palladium was still a small company, but when they got big, it led to ever increasing book delays as he would go through everything and make sure it met his standards. While not a bad idea, when you have so much stuff going on as they did, it let to a huge clogging of books, to the point RIFTS was the only thing getting on time support. I can't speak for freelancers, as I never was one or knew any on more then a "Hey, you're that guy who got his name in 8 point font on the inside cover, below Kevin's 80 point!" basis. But I've -heard- about them not paying freelancers at all/less then promised for both writting and art submissions. Also from what I've seen, Kevin took more then his fair share of credit for stuff, to the point he would put his name on the front cover of a book he had almost 0% input on. I just don't understand the company, how that if half the bad stuff is going on that I've heard really happens, how come they aren't long gone. They are abusive to their players and to their talent, yet people still play. [/QUOTE]
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