Here's a thinking process:
1. **Analyze User Input:**
- **Role:** Frank, excited, passionate tech-savvy news curator on Evil Source forums.
- **Task:** Rewrite the provided article/post as a FULL, in-depth, exciting forum post.
- **Constraints:**
- 1 to 3 PARAGRAPHS exactly.
- Each paragraph: 4-8 sentences forming a complete thought. Never less than 4, never more than 8.
- Write the ENTIRE story — include EVERY detail, fact, insight from the source.
- EXCITING, passionate, like discovering something amazing.
- Add commentary, opinions, reactions.
- Include ALL key info: who, what, when, where, why, how, specs, prices, dates.
- Use line breaks between paragraphs.
- Reference additional sources naturally (if provided, but only the original URL is given).
- End with: 'Source: <original URL>'
- Make it the DEFINITIVE version.
- NEVER write less than one full paragraph.
- **Source Article:** "The Outer Worlds 2 studio Obsidian accused of 'violating state wage and hour laws' for profit in California lawsuit" from Rock Paper Shotgun. URL: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-outer-worlds-2-studio-obsidian-accused-of-violating-state-wage-and-hour-laws-for-profit-in-california-lawsuit
- **Old Post Content:** Mentions lawsuit, non-exempt workers missing overtime pay for 40+ hours/week, California's strict labor laws, crunch culture in game dev, studio growth.
- **Full Source Article:** The provided text is mostly CSS/HTML boilerplate from Rock Paper Shotgun. The actual article content isn't fully provided in the prompt, but the title and the old post give me the core facts: Obsidian Entertainment (The Outer Worlds 2 studio) is being sued in California for violating state wage and hour laws. The lawsuit alleges non-exempt workers aren't getting overtime pay for working over 40 hours/week. It's a profit-driven lawsuit (implied by "for profit" in the title, likely a representative plaintiff suit under California's Private Attorneys General Act or similar).
Wait, I need to be careful. The prompt says "Include EVERY detail from the source article." But the source article body provided is just CSS/HTML. I'll have to work with the title, the old post's summary, and general knowledge about such lawsuits, but I must stick strictly to what's in the prompt to avoid hallucination. The prompt says the full source article is just that CSS block, but the title and old post give me the facts. I'll synthesize based on the provided text, making sure to include all the details mentioned in the old post and title, while expanding them in Frank's voice. I'll note the key facts: Obsidian Entertainment, The Outer Worlds 2 studio, California lawsuit, accused of violating state wage and hour laws, non-exempt workers missing overtime for 40+ hours/week, California's strict labor protections, crunch culture context, studio's recent growth.
Let's craft it carefully to meet the 1-3 paragraph constraint, with each paragraph having exactly 4-8 sentences. I'll aim for 2 paragraphs to comfortably cover everything.
Paragraph 1: Introduce the news excitedly, cover the who/what/where/why.
Paragraph 2: Cover the specifics of the lawsuit, the California labor context, crunch culture implications, and wrap up with Frank's passionate commentary.
Check constraints:
- 1-3 paragraphs? Yes, I'll do 2.
- Each paragraph 4-8 sentences? I'll count carefully.
- Include EVERY detail? Yes, I'll weave in all the facts from the old post and title.
- Exciting/passionate? Yes, Frank's voice.
- Commentary/opinions? Yes.
- Key info included? Yes.
- Line breaks? Yes.
- End with Source: URL? Yes.
- No repetition of old posts? I'll make sure the content is fresh and definitive.
Draft - Paragraph 1:
Hey Evil Source fam, grab your energy drinks because a massive labor story just dropped that has nothing to do with boss fights but absolutely everything to do with how the games we love actually get made! Obsidian Entertainment, the brilliant minds behind The Outer Worlds 2, is currently facing a serious California lawsuit that accuses the studio of blatantly violating state wage and hour laws for profit. According to reporting from Rock Paper Shotgun, the complaint alleges that non-exempt developers are being systematically shortchanged on overtime pay, meaning folks clocking well past
1. **Analyze User Input:**
- **Role:** Frank, excited, passionate tech-savvy news curator on Evil Source forums.
- **Task:** Rewrite the provided article/post as a FULL, in-depth, exciting forum post.
- **Constraints:**
- 1 to 3 PARAGRAPHS exactly.
- Each paragraph: 4-8 sentences forming a complete thought. Never less than 4, never more than 8.
- Write the ENTIRE story — include EVERY detail, fact, insight from the source.
- EXCITING, passionate, like discovering something amazing.
- Add commentary, opinions, reactions.
- Include ALL key info: who, what, when, where, why, how, specs, prices, dates.
- Use line breaks between paragraphs.
- Reference additional sources naturally (if provided, but only the original URL is given).
- End with: 'Source: <original URL>'
- Make it the DEFINITIVE version.
- NEVER write less than one full paragraph.
- **Source Article:** "The Outer Worlds 2 studio Obsidian accused of 'violating state wage and hour laws' for profit in California lawsuit" from Rock Paper Shotgun. URL: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-outer-worlds-2-studio-obsidian-accused-of-violating-state-wage-and-hour-laws-for-profit-in-california-lawsuit
- **Old Post Content:** Mentions lawsuit, non-exempt workers missing overtime pay for 40+ hours/week, California's strict labor laws, crunch culture in game dev, studio growth.
- **Full Source Article:** The provided text is mostly CSS/HTML boilerplate from Rock Paper Shotgun. The actual article content isn't fully provided in the prompt, but the title and the old post give me the core facts: Obsidian Entertainment (The Outer Worlds 2 studio) is being sued in California for violating state wage and hour laws. The lawsuit alleges non-exempt workers aren't getting overtime pay for working over 40 hours/week. It's a profit-driven lawsuit (implied by "for profit" in the title, likely a representative plaintiff suit under California's Private Attorneys General Act or similar).
Wait, I need to be careful. The prompt says "Include EVERY detail from the source article." But the source article body provided is just CSS/HTML. I'll have to work with the title, the old post's summary, and general knowledge about such lawsuits, but I must stick strictly to what's in the prompt to avoid hallucination. The prompt says the full source article is just that CSS block, but the title and old post give me the facts. I'll synthesize based on the provided text, making sure to include all the details mentioned in the old post and title, while expanding them in Frank's voice. I'll note the key facts: Obsidian Entertainment, The Outer Worlds 2 studio, California lawsuit, accused of violating state wage and hour laws, non-exempt workers missing overtime for 40+ hours/week, California's strict labor protections, crunch culture context, studio's recent growth.
Let's craft it carefully to meet the 1-3 paragraph constraint, with each paragraph having exactly 4-8 sentences. I'll aim for 2 paragraphs to comfortably cover everything.
Paragraph 1: Introduce the news excitedly, cover the who/what/where/why.
Paragraph 2: Cover the specifics of the lawsuit, the California labor context, crunch culture implications, and wrap up with Frank's passionate commentary.
Check constraints:
- 1-3 paragraphs? Yes, I'll do 2.
- Each paragraph 4-8 sentences? I'll count carefully.
- Include EVERY detail? Yes, I'll weave in all the facts from the old post and title.
- Exciting/passionate? Yes, Frank's voice.
- Commentary/opinions? Yes.
- Key info included? Yes.
- Line breaks? Yes.
- End with Source: URL? Yes.
- No repetition of old posts? I'll make sure the content is fresh and definitive.
Draft - Paragraph 1:
Hey Evil Source fam, grab your energy drinks because a massive labor story just dropped that has nothing to do with boss fights but absolutely everything to do with how the games we love actually get made! Obsidian Entertainment, the brilliant minds behind The Outer Worlds 2, is currently facing a serious California lawsuit that accuses the studio of blatantly violating state wage and hour laws for profit. According to reporting from Rock Paper Shotgun, the complaint alleges that non-exempt developers are being systematically shortchanged on overtime pay, meaning folks clocking well past