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Mage_Francis Novice Member Joined: 2/03/12 Posts: 53	8/10/12 4:38:10 PM#1 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) Hello, MMORPG people. Well... a lot of us GMs got let go today, myself included. After quite a bit of time and effort spent supporting the games you know (Well. Probably not.) and love (Hmm. Not bloody likely.) I'm fully prepared to tell you anything you'd ever want to know about exactly what it is that goes on behind the proverbial scenes in The Secret World, Age of Conan, and Anarchy Online. So. What you got, forum?
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Wicoa Hard Core Member Joined: 1/08/07 Posts: 1235	8/10/12 4:40:42 PM#2 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) I'll bite why were you laid off, how did they break it to you and how many staffers went. Tribes Ascend Link Sign Up Foo, its fun: https://account.hirezstudios.com/tribesascend/?referral=214829&utm_campaign=email
Xirik Hard Core Member Joined: 6/13/06 Posts: 1634 What is a man? A miserable little pile of secrets and lies!	8/10/12 4:41:48 PM#3 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) someone seems butthurt about being fired :) "You have some serious mental issues you may need to seek some help for. There are others who post things, but do not post them in the way you do. Out of every person who posts crazy shit in this forum, you have some of the craziest and scariest" -FarReach
TJixlee Novice Member Joined: 7/27/11 Posts: 174	8/10/12 4:43:48 PM#4 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) Originally posted by Xirik someone seems butthurt about being fired :) thats a good thing but on another note i thought htios game was doing very well. if it is why are they laying off ppl already.
negativf4kk Apprentice Member Joined: 6/25/12 Posts: 261	8/10/12 4:44:44 PM#5 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) Loosing job is not a pleasant experience specialy if u was doing everything right.
rdrakken Apprentice Member Joined: 6/15/12 Posts: 435	8/10/12 4:44:50 PM#6 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) So they did it again? Funcom does this after every major release.
Zooce Advanced Member Joined: 1/24/11 Posts: 562	8/10/12 4:44:50 PM#7 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) Have you pre-ordered GW2 yet? Did you play TSW, if so how far did you progress? What was your most memorable experience answering a petition?
Loktofeit Elite Member Joined: 1/13/10 Posts: 8743 EVE in 2013 - DUST 514, CSM8, Fanfest, 10th Anniversary, Uprising, Odyssey. Gonna be a good year :)	8/10/12 4:44:58 PM#8 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) Originally posted by Mage_Francis Hello, MMORPG people. Well... a lot of us GMs got let go today, myself included. After quite a bit of time and effort spent supporting the games you know (Well. Probably not.) and love (Hmm. Not bloody likely.) I'm fully prepared to tell you anything you'd ever want to know about exactly what it is that goes on behind the proverbial scenes in The Secret World, Age of Conan, and Anarchy Online. So. What you got, forum? Mage, I'm sorry you were let go, but this thread seems like a bad idea. For the posters, it's wonderful - it's pitchfork, torch and witch hunt party time. For you, it'll probably be a lot of fun to vent for the next couple hours, but think about what you're going to write. Saying this for your sake, not mine, as I'm just as happy to see you hang yourself and everyone else here. filmoret: One thing I have never figured out is why the game devs hardly ever fix simple problems that arise. It is like they don't care about the pvp community. Nitth: What makes you so sure its a simple fix? filmoret: Because most of them are. Sometimes its just changing a number in a code string other times its creating a few variables. However none of them should take over a few hours of coding.
Harttz Novice Member Joined: 6/17/12 Posts: 92	8/10/12 4:45:29 PM#9 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) Originally posted by TJixlee Originally posted by Xirik someone seems butthurt about being fired :) thats a good thing but on another note i thought htios game was doing very well. if it is why are they laying off ppl already. It isn't doing well. There is another thread projecting they will sell less than 500K clients over the first 12 months, which is about half what they were expecting at a minimum.
Wicoa Hard Core Member Joined: 1/08/07 Posts: 1235	8/10/12 4:47:11 PM#10 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) This is why http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/08/10/funcom-the-secret-world-metascores-to-blame-for-share-price-dro/ Tribes Ascend Link Sign Up Foo, its fun: https://account.hirezstudios.com/tribesascend/?referral=214829&utm_campaign=email
gravesworn Novice Member Joined: 6/15/12 Posts: 325	8/10/12 4:47:34 PM#11 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) My question with all of the games is.... What were they thinking?
Derpybird Novice Member Joined: 4/02/12 Posts: 1006	8/10/12 4:48:25 PM#12 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) Originally posted by Xirik someone seems butthurt about being fired :) Being laid off and being fired are two different things. And this post would not be surprising at all given today's news regarding box sales and financial projections. Still, I can't imagine that this thread will end well. "Loading screens" are not "instances". Your personal efforts to troll any game will not, in fact, impact the success or failure of said game.
Jagarid Advanced Member Joined: 8/01/09 Posts: 329 “Every man takes the limits of his own field of vision for the limits of the world.”	8/10/12 4:50:20 PM#13 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) Originally posted by Harttz It isn't doing well. There is another thread projecting they will sell less than 500K clients over the first 12 months, which is about half what they were expecting at a minimum. Seriously? That's too bad. Although I didn't sub to the game because I didn't much like the mechanics, I thought it was a pretty well done game. The atmosphere especially was pretty darn awesome.
NyQuil81 Novice Member Joined: 7/26/09 Posts: 105	8/10/12 4:55:32 PM#14 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) Assuming this guy was an actual GM, I guess I would ask, "Are you planning on retiring now?" and "Do you have any interest in getting another job in the industry?" Don't think it's usually a good idea to visit public forums after getting canned to start airing all the dirty laundry of the company you just worked for. Future employers probably won't think that is an admirable quality.
Amjoco Elite Member Joined: 9/15/10 Posts: 2472	8/10/12 4:58:56 PM#15 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) Instead of discussing your topic here, you should just go straight to facebook and see what eveyone there has to ask! If you are going to do something do it right! Death is nothing to us, since when we are, Death has not come, and when death has come, we are not.
Valua Apprentice Member Joined: 8/08/11 Posts: 521	8/10/12 4:58:59 PM#16 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) Originally posted by Mage_Francis Hello, MMORPG people. Well... a lot of us GMs got let go today, myself included. After quite a bit of time and effort spent supporting the games you know (Well. Probably not.) and love (Hmm. Not bloody likely.) I'm fully prepared to tell you anything you'd ever want to know about exactly what it is that goes on behind the proverbial scenes in The Secret World, Age of Conan, and Anarchy Online. So. What you got, forum? Until I see proof that they are laying off, and proof that you actually worked for them, then I will continue to think this thread is full of crap, made by a Funcom/TSW hater.
TalulaRose Apprentice Member Joined: 6/27/12 Posts: 297	8/10/12 4:59:49 PM#17 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) It was funny that they mentioned MMORPG.com. The anti-funcom gw2 fanbois are always in the TSW forums bashing.
cronius77 Advanced Member Joined: 4/26/12 Posts: 1005	8/10/12 5:02:15 PM#18 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) wont be asking him anything i guess since people decided to report the guy instead of hearing him out.
Amjoco Elite Member Joined: 9/15/10 Posts: 2472	8/10/12 5:02:18 PM#19 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) Originally posted by TalulaRose It was funny that they mentioned MMORPG.com. The anti-funcom gw2 fanbois are always in the TSW forums bashing. It is mirrored in the GW2 forum. Death is nothing to us, since when we are, Death has not come, and when death has come, we are not.
cronius77 Advanced Member Joined: 4/26/12 Posts: 1005	8/10/12 5:06:11 PM#20 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) yeah seriously anyone who plays guild wars 2 gets blamed for everything on this site its rather funny. I can agree with have some fans of the game that are rude and obnoxious but considering there is tons of fans on this site what do you expect. Also you cannot even say one thing bad about the secret world without getting totally attacked so it goes both ways on here. If guild wars 2 fans are so bad put em on ignore and report em instead of making comments about the entire community.