Unhallowed Triad/Unrest - moved from Test by SOE - Page 28

Horituk · 12-14-2007, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Zylee

Link doesnt work

I think that was the point.

Tesar · 12-14-2007, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Macabrat

http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2/posts/list.m?start=0&topic_id=399329

Coincidence?

Yes. Most likely anyway. We knew Scott was leaving about a month ago now. There's a post by LFG in the general gameplay forum from 11/24 announcing it. Although maybe as a going away gift he'll give us some of the dope on what is actually going on there about this. Or maybe they'll throw him a bone and let him drop the ban-hammer on whoever actually did this.

Or finally, there's the possibility that it was him, and he didn't give a crap about the effects cuz he was leaving anyway. Right now, until someone in UT spills who their hookup was (way unlikely) or SOE makes some sort of official announcement we got nothin but speculation and outrage.

Macabrat · 12-14-2007, 03:59 PM

Fuck it..Ill just clip and Paste.

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I've never been a fan of saying goodbye, but it's time. Today is my last day here at SOE.

In addition, I'd like to say thank you.

Thank you all for playing in these worlds that I've had the chance to touch over the past years.

Thank you for your boundless dedication and passion to what it is that we've all created here.

To many of you, thank you for your friendship. A lot of you have been nothing short of an extended family over the past years.

I will miss you all.

The years of working on EverQuest and EverQuest II have been the highlight of my career, and have led to a significant personal milestone as well.

The release of EverQuest II: Rise of Kunark marks the 30th online games product that I've been fortunate enough to ship. I sincerely hope that you've enjoyed what I was able to contribute to this amazing franchise as much as I've enjoyed being a part of it.

When asked what exactly I do for a living, I've referred to it many times as "having the greatest job working on the best teams in the world."

That's still true today. It's possible for that to be true as well as to know that I've done the best work that I can on a world, and that it's time to hand the reins over to others whose best is still ahead of them.

It's time for me to see what else is out there waiting to be built. It might even end up being something involving SOE. Regardless, I'm sure we'll get a chance to meet up again, whether I'm making new MMOs, continuing to play them, or talking about them on the internet.

I wouldn't be leaving SOE if I wasn't positive that the responsibility for EQ2 was being left in the right hands.

Taking over for me is Bruce "Froech" Ferguson. Some of you will remember his name from EQ2 beta, others of you may have met him at Fan Faires. If you have met him, you know he's one of the most straightforward guys you'll ever be lucky enough to meet.

A few important things to know about Bruce and why I think SOE made the perfect call here:

Up until shortly after launch, he was EQ2's live producer. This move is more of an overdue homecoming than anything else.
Before his production days, his background is also originally in working very closely with online communities as far back as text MUDs. This community deserves nothing less.
He knows that with respecting communities comes respecting the worlds they've grown to love. He's not the kind of person who's going to come in and start re-envisioning the game wholesale.
He has long standing relationships with all of the leads and production staff on EQ2. In a number of cases, even longer than mine.

In short, Bruce is the perfect person to help this team continue to succeed in their mission of producing what we all know is the best MMO out there.

For my part, know that I count myself exceptionally fortunate to have been a part of such great endeavors, and I remain thankful for having been given the opportunity.

Until next time,

Scott Hartsman
Senior Producer Emeritus, EverQuest II

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Zylee · 12-14-2007, 03:59 PM

ah lol.. you can never tell.. so many twists and turns in this little scandal

Regarding Scott being fired for the unauthorized transfer.... can this be confirmed? Or is this just speculation?

Carpy · 12-14-2007, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Orenishi

Scott Hartman ( from what i am told ) was canned for the unauthorized transfer of the guild. From what I understand he made a farewell post on the forums but they are now down.

Starting Rumors...PPl have known about Scott Hartman leaving for longer then that guild was xferred i dont think he got canned but i dont know for sure but i will bet that he had no part in it.

LFG · 12-14-2007, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Orenishi

Scott Hartman ( from what i am told ) was canned for the unauthorized transfer of the guild. From what I understand he made a farewell post on the forums but they are now down.

I've been told by several people that Scott was a personal friend of Lucky, that he was the one who granted Lucky the GM powers on Test, and that he personally instructed a dev (who I'm still not naming to keep him out of this) to move the UT guild over from Test to Unrest.

Regardless whether he will ever speak to me again for saying that, I still have the greatest respect for Scott as a person, and wish him the best of luck in his new career.

Carpy · 12-14-2007, 04:02 PM

Maybe someone should take me up on that bet Lol

Orenishi · 12-14-2007, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Carpy

Starting Rumors...PPl have known about Scott Hartman leaving for longer then that guild was xferred i dont think he got canned but i dont know for sure but i will bet that he had no part in it.

Just relaying what I have been told. Not "starting" rumors. Passing on info that I have received is all.

Havok · 12-14-2007, 04:04 PM

wow! So not only were they allowed off test,
they came over with 20 pages of fabled broker items
and the official cr rep is in there test guild, they were also
given guild level 60, something that no guild was ever
given in a transfer. This us fucked up.

I wonder how much of the loot they have for sale
is straight up duped from people being copied over to test.
Let's also not forget these were copies so they still have all that loot
on test waiting for the next time they can get a copy to live.

Here we are on live getting roll backs for quest xp, suspensions
for dual bet masters, bans for exploiting one mob and these fucktards
get rewarded for it. Hell I can't even get an item swapped from one of
my toons to another yet the gm's help pull this shit off.

Zylee · 12-14-2007, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Carpy

Maybe someone should take me up on that bet Lol

I'll take that bet.. with everything I have read.. it doesn't seem far fetched the Scott would be the one to have made that order.. knowing he was on his way out and didn't care of the consequences.. and doing a friend of his a favor.