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Discussion in 'Announcements' started by DarkStarr, Jun 19, 2018.

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  1. Bubonic

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    thanks
     
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    Actually, looks like he was the Lead Animator, not a VFX artist.
     
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    Matt "Gix" was the lead animator (the only one), Damon is the VFX Artist and he is still active.
     
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    The sky is not falling. It's not all doom and gloom. I don't think this post was created for people to speculate the finances of the company and the health of the game. I think it was more of a nod in respect to the players to keep us informed, give us an opportunity to thank those who will be moving on, and to let us know that they are listening to the suggestions and ideas in past and future feedback.

    Head up, chin up, give thanks, say goodbyes, and keep providing quality feedback to better this game going forward.

    Sorry for trying to be the voice of reason here... But some of the comments I've read are just exhausting.
     
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    Starr's quote specifies 50,000 active users per month. You can watch the full quote here starting at the 17:15 mark.
     
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    Very well said.
     
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    I am not surprised, though disappointed. I have invested in lots of startup companies over the years and have lost a lot, but gained a lot too. The critical thing is whether the company develops a defeatist attitude when this happens. The next few months will tell whether optimism prevails and increased attention to details now and talk of the future prevails. I hope expenses match income at this time allowing for continued support and vision development. If another company gains control, you can probably bet that game mechanics, advertising and etc. will improve drastically but it would be a delicate process to include the "vision" of our founder.
     
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    Always sad to see people leaving but understandable. Safe travels to all of the team that are moving on!
     
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    Am I the only one that read this happening on Starr in the last telethon? I've watched him enough to know his signs, he get really nervous, starts talking really fast and falls back to a lot of "uhms". This is not a knock on him (Im good at reading people), but I could tell that telethon had a *lot* of importance to them.
     
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    It's all because of that comet.
     
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    @DarkStarr : May I assume that this means the un-cloning of scenes will not continue? Or am I reading into this?
     
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    I sure hope we don't see another comet anytime soon.
     
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    No comets.

    Just one big ICEBERG.

    :p
     
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    @DarkStarr Visual quality pls. My character looks like a plastic doll.
     
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    Saying good bye to anyone for any reason is very hard and sad. The closer one is to the one we are saying good bye to the deeper the pain. Each, of our developer friends, was more than a game maker but was part of our very life. Each gave of himself each day and was able to dream and support his own RL families as well. We are the beneficiaries of the dream which Lord British started. We are the ones from each scene, each word, each monster and each action became richer as we joined the life Lord British dreamed about and made it possible for us to incorporate into our own world. My life is far richer than it was when I did not know of the dream of Shroud of the Avatar.

    So, all who are having to leave, I hope you will find another path that will bring you great rewards in your life just as you brought great reward, by all the work you have done, in my life.

    Thank you.

    CatherineRose
     
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    I definitely have mixed feelings about this.
    For now I'll just say I wish the best for all of those who now move on to new adventures.
     
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    I'm so sad, it's hard to see you all leaving, best wishes and great luck to all, THANK YOU! *performs the Love Salute*
     
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    If I could, I would pay all of your salaries. I am deeply saddened by the downsizing of the team. I wish those having to leave only the best, and a huge THANK YOU! for all you have done!
     
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    I think you should wait for the next quarterly plan, which should appear in a few weeks.
     
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    dang.

    hadn't thought of that.
     
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