| Hey everyone. It's 12:20AM
on Wednesday morning and I'm sitting in my living room trying to
decompress. Perfect time to talk about work! So, first I hope you'll all
join me in praising the dev team for stepping up communication about
upcoming changes to the game. While my responsibilities don't allow me to
participate the way I used to, this back and forth discussion and active
development on Test Sosaria is exactly the kind of thing I want to see
happening. I think the change is particularly impressive given all of the
work and preparation that is going into moving to California at the same
time.
Also, the team is undergoing some changes. For one, our new Associate
Producer has begun transitioning onto the team. I'm going to give her a
couple of weeks to ramp up on UO before I formally introduce her, but I
will say her background, talent and skills bode well for the team as a
whole. Also, "Oaks" has rejoined the team after spending about a year as a
designer on UXO. His primary focus will be the recently announced
expansion pack. We'll be making many more additions to the team soon, as
well as announcing some new roles and responsibilities for the current
members, so be watching for those.
Speaking of team changes, our sister product, UXO also has some changes
going on. I'm particularly pleased to announce that several team members
that have been working on UXO for almost a year are stepping into
leadership roles. For one, David Yee will be assuming the responsibilities
of Producer on UXO. Joining him are Phil Gorrow (Director of Technology)
and Dave Montgomery (Lead Server Programmer). These guys have extensive
experience developing massively multiplayer games, and I can't wait to see
UXO flourish under their guidance.
Okay, now it's really late, so I'm going to hang out for a few and then
check back in in the morning...I suppose that's in a few hours...
I just realized another benefit to California is that it would only be
11:57AM right now, so I'd get 2 more hours to decompress! |
