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In the second big departure from BioWare-Austin, Star Wars: The Old Republic lead writer Daniel Erickson has confirmed with Gamasutra that he has left the studio to "pursue other creative endeavors".
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10/04/12 9:53:45 AM#2
aka: Bioware is no longer a creatively driven studio, and Daniel Erickson has no interest in being told how to think by EA.
Good luck sir, I enjoyed your stories :)! |
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Methos12
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10/04/12 10:16:09 AM#3
I guess James Ohlen is next on the chopping block. After all, they were both living on borrowed time after it became apparent TOR didn't really deliver as promised given how much was invested into the game and EA decided it's no longer a "high priority project".
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10/04/12 10:39:21 AM#4
*plays Taps*
Bioware is now officially dead. EA, go burn in Hell. You destroyed another wonderful company.
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Rebellon
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Joined: 12/29/09
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10/04/12 10:46:07 AM#5
Jeff Hickam will be the last one to patch the hole on this exploding ship. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=be5_g9S0vMc&playnext=1&list=PLE0CD57EE29CEEF6F&feature=results_video
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etlar
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10/04/12 10:55:15 AM#6
I was somewhat a fan of Bioware for a long time (since bg1) and up until recently. but i would never have believed the people who said bioware would die after EA took over. Not only were they right, but i doubt even those ppl, would have seen it coming how FAST shit went downhill. R.I.P Bioware. Now go band up and make a new studio and give us Baldurs Gate 3! :) |
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10/04/12 11:20:48 AM#7
Originally posted by etlar After seeing it done time and time again in the past (RIP Westwood), EA has become exceedingly efficient at it. I wouldn't be surprised if the next company they acquire is wholly gutted in half the time. :/ |
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10/04/12 11:33:01 AM#8
What I'm about to say is simply my own opinion. THIS GUY IS A WORLD CLASS BUFFOON. He's cocky, arrogant, and completely oblivious to what sustains a MMORPG. I remember his lame little remark to a fan (during development convention) about freedom and space exploration. Daniel's reply, "Did Han ever tell Chewie, 'Hey, let's just go fly off and dick around in space." This remark was just stupid. If he wants to play that game, when did Luke ever tell Obi-Wan, "Hey, let's go kill Vader for his pants..." or "Let's go to the Space Station and dick around on the Auction House... because there isn't anything else to do in this dead-ass game." If this guy is on the project, I simply won't support it. |
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10/04/12 11:41:26 AM#9
It's funny how people like to blame EA. Take a look a Knights of the Old Republic 1 and 2. You honestly thought this single-player company was going to completely change it's axiom and create the most explosive massive MULTIPLAYER online reoleplaying game? Wake up. BioWare did a crap job, as did EA.
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NBlitz
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"Give a man a mask and he will show you his true face." |
10/04/12 11:48:35 AM#10
His heart will go on.
I'm dying for a documentary about EA/Ware, SWTOR and this whole...I can't make up my mind what to call this whole situation. They're wide open.  |
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10/04/12 12:29:32 PM#11
Originally posted by mmoDAD A-freaking-men. he said so many things like this, and it is reflected in the end product. Him leaving may provide some hope for TOR and givre the game some depth beyond the "OMG Story" that apperently did so well at sustaining a MMO. |
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10/04/12 12:30:33 PM#12
Why blame EA? Why not blame the people who created arguably the worst MMO clone in modern history?
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10/04/12 12:36:35 PM#13
"he has joined Bethesda Softworks"
Good for him. Atleast working there his creativity won't be smothered by EA's greed. |
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10/04/12 12:41:42 PM#14
Maybe with this guy gone, BW will become less arrogant. The attitude they've shown in interviews is one good reason not to buy anything from them. That being said, I guess they'll get buried soon enough. Their franchises have already produced enough milk. |
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10/04/12 12:57:06 PM#15
Originally posted by mmoDAD No, it started going downhill before the MMO, or didn't you notice? |
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10/04/12 1:41:13 PM#16
Originally posted by mmoDAD Agreed, dude had no idea how to create an MMORPG.
Was it his fault? Probably not, but you never know. |
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10/04/12 2:03:29 PM#17
What an adorable picture. He even has his head tilted ever so slightly!
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10/04/12 2:20:08 PM#18
Originally posted by SneakyRussian This. EA is full of bs, they have no right in the mmo industry. Looking at: The Repopulation |
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10/04/12 2:20:50 PM#19
Originally posted by Whiskey_Sam That makes little sense, it's like saying that if 38 Studio's fired R. A. Salvatore they might not have failed as a company. One of the few good things about SWTOR was the story so clearly Daniel Erickson did his job. However they shouldn't have allowed him to talk as he clearly doesn't understand MMO's as well as he understands writing a story.
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10/04/12 2:35:13 PM#20
Originally posted by Zylaxx People have different parts of making the game, some only voice act, some only make the story. Bioware is a EA Division, people have left bioware because they realized how much shit they threw at the bioware studio and bioware's reputation. Therefore EA is at fault and arguably the most arrogant company ever. Looking at: The Repopulation |
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