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quote:As part of a strategic decision to rationalize the business, Daybreak Game Company announced today that it will eliminate positions in both its San Diego and Austin studios. This alignment of resources better positions the newly independent studio for future growth opportunities and developments, including delivering on its legacy of making top online games and establishing a solid foundation for future multi-platform success. These reductions will not affect the operation of current games and the company will continue on its mission to partner with its player community to drive the future and push the boundaries of online gaming. Holy loving buzzword bingo.
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I have nothing against Georgeson, seems like a nice guy and I don't begrudge anyone their livelihood, but eqnext has been obvious stinking bullshit for years, so maybe daybreak has some vague idea what they are doing. Not that I expect producing a good game to be part of it.
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Feb 11, 2015 21:44
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megalodong posted:Holy loving buzzword bingo. missing: rooftops projection Q1/2/3/4 prospective still a fairly solid compilation though
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Feb 11, 2015 21:45
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Kazak_Hstan posted:I have nothing against Georgeson, seems like a nice guy and I don't begrudge anyone their livelihood, but eqnext has been obvious stinking bullshit for years, so maybe daybreak has some vague idea what they are doing. Not that I expect producing a good game to be part of it.  This guy got removed? Welp
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Feb 11, 2015 22:02
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Brasse was amazing. Linda went and had variations of that dwarf costume at SOE live until SOE offered her a job. Smokejumper (Georgeson) shocks me, considering how incredibly passionate (being on meth 100% of the time probably helps) about the game. Although Jetz0r made a good point in that they've been working on Landmark/Next for so long with nothing to show for it. If they fire EQ's only good designer, Dzarn, I'm rioting.
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Feb 11, 2015 22:10
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glass door is still just full of complaints that upper management is horrible and hire people off of the street just because they like you despite any skills you may or may not have. if smedley gets removed I'll believe it
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Third World Reggin posted:glass door is still just full of complaints that upper management is horrible and hire people off of the street just because they like you despite any skills you may or may not have. He was made president during the transition so I doubt it.
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Feb 11, 2015 22:27
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Third World Reggin posted:
Frogkin are not a protected class under employment law, probably made the decision easy.
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Feb 11, 2015 22:51
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Frogloks were EQ2s Jedi. You had to do a long, involved quest chain which was gated behind several access quests and raids to unlock them. Which ruled because they are the best race. Except for Iksar.
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Feb 12, 2015 00:46
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And like Jedi, they lied about it being possible at launch.
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Feb 12, 2015 01:13
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Givin posted:Frogloks were EQ2s Jedi. You had to do a long, involved quest chain which was gated behind several access quests and raids to unlock them. Which ruled because they are the best race. That isn't how you spell Sarnak, friend.
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Feb 12, 2015 02:29
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NRri9hGhek
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Feb 12, 2015 06:55
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lets see how quickly my alt account on the eqlive forums gets banned for posting this
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Feb 12, 2015 07:24
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Node posted:lets see how quickly my alt account on the eqlive forums gets banned for posting this I can't wait to find out.
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Feb 12, 2015 07:33
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jabro posted:I can't wait to find out. You will be the first to know, I promise
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Feb 12, 2015 07:40
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Node posted:You will be the first to know, I promise Well???????????
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Feb 12, 2015 07:53
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Seems to be more than just a couple. Found this list: Everquest Franchise David "Smokejumper" Georgeson, Franchise lead Eric "Felgon" Smith, Landmark/EQNext producer Jeffrey Butler (skip to 27:20, in chat), EQN/Landmark creative director Steve "Moorgard" Danuser, EQNext lead content/story designer Mark Storer, EQNext programmer Aaron "Gnobrin" Bisnett, EQ2 artist Akil "Lyndro" Hooper, EQ2 Designer Racheal "Afista" McKenny, EQ2 community manager "Endymion", EQ2 developer Planetside 2 David Carey, producer Katherine Anderson, build master Xander Clauss, level designer Kevin Moyer, designer/vehicle balance Taylor Dowell, database/marketplace Sarah Vu, QA Ryan Owens (confirmed via reddit PM), QA H1Z1 Noah Watkins, UI artist Kelduum Revaan, technical designer DC Universe Online Ellen Andersen, producer General Staff Linda "Brasse" Carlson, Director of community relations Tiffany "Amnerys" Spence, community manager Aimee "Ashlanne" Rekoske, community manager Kyle Manchester, community manager
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Feb 12, 2015 14:45
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From a person I know who got laid off its close to 30% of total staff, possibly more. The person I know isn't on that list, its not even close to complete.
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Feb 12, 2015 14:51
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 "Anyone want the dead wood we just got rid off??"
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Feb 12, 2015 14:54
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Looking forward to smed getting a golden parachute to form his own "smaller, more creative and daring" company. Any games on daybreak will go on life support and drag on for years with minimum support.
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Feb 12, 2015 15:12
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His first project will be SWG
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Feb 12, 2015 15:13
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xutech posted:Looking forward to smed getting a golden parachute to form his own "smaller, more creative and daring" company. I'm looking forward to another big name kickstarter that gets funded within a day and then quietly disappears and is canned.
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Feb 12, 2015 15:36
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rip everquest
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Feb 12, 2015 15:42
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snodig posted:
No doubt. These people were horrible for SOE and dead weight which bogged down all their projects. About the only two that would hire them would be Zynga or Battlecry Studios where they can buddy up with another waste of space, Rich Vogel. In other words, send them to Zynga. The island of Misfit developers.
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Feb 12, 2015 15:45
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Why didn't John Smedly get let go as well? We still live in an unjust world.
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Feb 12, 2015 15:46
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I said come in! posted:Why didn't John Smedly get let go as well? We still live in an unjust world. I am willing to bet he gets canned once they wrap up PS2 on console. Especially since it was his ultimate choice that put those people in positions of management against everyone telling him not too. Those decisions ultimately led to millions upon millions of dollars wasted with people who have a proven track record of piss poor management and top down development which doesn't make any sense. Sort of like when Matt Firor placed Paul Sage in front of Rich Lambert once Zeb Cook was canned in early TESO development, and we all saw how that turned out. One can only hope that this is the start of a changing of the guard because this type of mismanagement reaches from Rich Vogel who landed at Battlecry, to Matt Firor and Sage who are at Zenimax Online - replace those folks with some fresh meat, and we may see a new spark in the MMORPG genre that has been missing as a result of these people driving very poo poo results with some very undeserved egos.
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Feb 12, 2015 15:55
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Byolante posted:From a person I know who got laid off its close to 30% of total staff, possibly more. 
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Feb 12, 2015 17:29
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Management knew this was coming too, they booked out a bar in advance to host the 'so you got fired lets get drunk' event after the heres a box for your poo poo get out event.
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Feb 12, 2015 18:18
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Byolante posted:Management knew this was coming too, they booked out a bar in advance to host the 'so you got fired lets get drunk' event after the heres a box for your poo poo get out event. that is the most  thing I have ever heard
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Feb 12, 2015 18:19
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Byolante posted:Management knew this was coming too, they booked out a bar in advance to host the 'so you got fired lets get drunk' event after the heres a box for your poo poo get out event. loving cold-blooded.
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Feb 12, 2015 18:20
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same thing happened when everyone got laid off from the LA studio about 15 years ago, happy to see things haven't changed much
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Byolante posted:Management knew this was coming too, they booked out a bar in advance to host the 'so you got fired lets get drunk' event after the heres a box for your poo poo get out event. lol jfc that's so lovely
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Feb 12, 2015 18:45
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Byolante posted:Management knew this was coming too, they booked out a bar in advance to host the 'so you got fired lets get drunk' event after the heres a box for your poo poo get out event. Callahan's?
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Byolante posted:Management knew this was coming too, they booked out a bar in advance to host the 'so you got fired lets get drunk' event after the heres a box for your poo poo get out event. i want to believe but this is just too much
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Feb 12, 2015 21:18
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Hahahaha the Russian mafia is already out in force, one Redditor at a time: https://www.change.org/p/planetside-2-community-allow-the-eu-player-talking-with-soe-video?just_created=true
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Byolante posted:Management knew this was coming too, they booked out a bar in advance to host the 'so you got fired lets get drunk' event after the heres a box for your poo poo get out event. This is The Vision™. Brad did the same thing to Sigil many moons ago. Everyone thought they were going out back in the parking lot for a cookout and he fired everybody instead. Or rather he sent one of his minions to do it, I forgot. I'm sure he was busy being coked out of his head while surrounded by an army of tranny Thai hookers to even bother. I was in IRC at the time with a buddy who was working at Sigil. His words to us were "Welp, we all just got fired. I like my computer chair so I'm taking it, gently caress em." Said buddy still works in the gaming industry and is doing very well for himself now thankfully.
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Too bad, Landmark seemed like a nice start to what EQ Next could have been but I guess the smart money is to just build up around Landmark.
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Eonwe posted:that is the most People in Austin found out when they got locked out of their computers about 30 minutes before the official meeting which they had to be told about since they could no longer get the email invites. Also they were removed from our project in the production software at the same time.
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Givin posted:This is The Vision™. Brad did the same thing to Sigil many moons ago. Everyone thought they were going out back in the parking lot for a cookout and he fired everybody instead. Or rather he sent one of his minions to do it, I forgot. I'm sure he was busy being coked out of his head while surrounded by an army of tranny Thai hookers to even bother. Didn't he have some underling do the actual firing while he hid in his office choking down handfuls of opiates?
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Larz2021 posted:People in Austin found out when they got locked out of their computers about 30 minutes before the official meeting which they had to be told about since they could no longer get the email invites. that is hosed
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