Announcing Paragon Studios! ~Discussion~

Zombie Man · 04-14-2009 12:05 PM

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i hope we didnt lose anyone in the process of this "Renaming" *cough*restructure* cough*

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NCSoft did a restructuring last fall which culminated this past month. Back in last spring, the Mountainview crew were told to get a better name than "NorCal" and brand themselves better now that they're not part of Cryptic anymore, but a standalone studio under NCSoft. This is that rebranding.

Last fall, NCSoft North America and Europe were restructured to be one umbrella (in Seattle rather than Austin) with independent and subsidiary studios. A lot of lay offs happened then, but none at "NorCal" because that studio was designated to grow, rather than shrink. NCSoft has committed lots of resources to make CoH a growth title.

This past month, the studio in Brighton was shut down, leaving only the marketing and localization teams there to run the Euro Servers. And now, all the subsidiary positions for CoH (QA, Euro forum moderation, etc...) are being consolidated at Paragon Studios.

Paragon Studios has tripled in size in 15 months and is still hiring (with a few new hires just these past few months, despite the economy, so, that should say something).

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Arcanaville · 04-14-2009 12:05 PM

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So they're hiring a Powers guy? CASTLE GOT SH*TCANNED NOOOO!

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The team already has more than one powers guy (Sunstorm, for example). Castle is now more the Powers Mastermind. They're probably looking to get him another level 2 pet.

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Kitsune9tails · 04-14-2009 12:20 PM

*ding* Grats!

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Mr_Grumpums · 04-14-2009 12:42 PM

Does the Paragon Studios logo remind anyone else of Homestar Runner?

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Greyhame · 04-14-2009 12:47 PM

Grats to everyone there on the shiny name. Y'all deserve a bit of recognition.

NeoShinobi · 04-14-2009 01:06 PM

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heh saw this and thought maybe you actually finshed the city vault and renamed it.

what was i thinking

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Heh, that's what I thought at first.

New name sounds good & I like the new logo. Gratz!

Rodoan · 04-14-2009 01:24 PM

Anyone else notice this line in the news release?

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its ongoing commitment to further develop and innovate the critically acclaimed City of Heroes® franchise and other MMO games.

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Cherokee · 04-14-2009 01:34 PM

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Anyone else notice this line in the news release?

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its ongoing commitment to further develop and innovate the critically acclaimed City of Heroes® franchise and other MMO games.

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Uhh, yeah, these

http://www.guildwars.com/

http://www.lineage.com/

http://www.lineage2.com/

http://us.ncsoft.com/en/aion/

http://us.ncsoft.com/en/plaync-games/

Why, didnt you know that?

Vox Populi · 04-14-2009 02:14 PM

The new name and site look great! And I'm always happy to keep seeing that Test Server picture because Vox is in it!

Arachnion · 04-14-2009 02:48 PM

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Anyone else notice this line in the news release?

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its ongoing commitment to further develop and innovate the critically acclaimed City of Heroes® franchise and other MMO games.

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Uhh, yeah, these

http://www.guildwars.com/

http://www.lineage.com/

http://www.lineage2.com/

http://us.ncsoft.com/en/aion/

http://us.ncsoft.com/en/plaync-games/

Why, didnt you know that?

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He's actually talking about our team of developers possibly making other games.

But nice snarky/sarcasmic post anyway.

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Rush_Bolt · 04-14-2009 02:49 PM

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Anyone else notice this line in the news release?

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its ongoing commitment to further develop and innovate the critically acclaimed City of Heroes® franchise and other MMO games.

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Uhh, yeah, these

http://www.guildwars.com/

http://www.lineage.com/

http://www.lineage2.com/

http://us.ncsoft.com/en/aion/

http://us.ncsoft.com/en/plaync-games/

Why, didnt you know that?

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Except the full line is, "Based in Mountain View, CA, Paragon Studios, formerly known as NCsoft NorCal, will continue its ongoing commitment to further develop and innovate the critically acclaimed City of Heroes® franchise and other MMO games."

Paragon Studios does CoH. Period. NCsoft does all the rest you mentioned.

So that's either a poorly worded sentence... or Paragon's got another MMO in the works.

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Nibb_Nibb · 04-14-2009 03:38 PM

Talk about the anti-doom post of the decade. Dang, you name your company after your flagship game, you're planning on supporting it until the end of days!

Congrads!

_Rose_ · 04-14-2009 03:49 PM

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Talk about the anti-doom post of the decade. Dang, you name your company after your flagship game, you're planning on supporting it until the end of days!

Congrats!

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couldn't have said it better myself, what a great way to show commitment to the game that pays the bills.... very exciting for you, and for us

Long live Paragon Studios!!!

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Dz131 · 04-14-2009 04:29 PM

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Zloth · 04-14-2009 05:13 PM

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So that's either a poorly worded sentence... or Paragon's got another MMO in the works.

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City of Villains?

P.S. PS, could you put some names to those faces? Preferably cool forum names instead of those humdrum real life names.

bAss_ackwards · 04-14-2009 05:20 PM

Awesome! Congrats to you all at Paragon Studios.

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Memphis_Bill · 04-14-2009 07:21 PM

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Talk about the anti-doom post of the decade.

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Energizing_Ion · 04-14-2009 07:26 PM

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I saw this on kotaku just a few minutes ago...very nice guys.

So where's that invite to the test server for that "5th anniversary" event that should be happening...'soon'?

or the beta invite for i15....or...CoH2...or...whatever you feel like handing out

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Flashfox · 04-14-2009 10:17 PM

Response to Mr_Grumpums:

Funny you should say that. The first thing I thought about when I saw the logo was Homestar Runner

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The_Killbot_5000 · 04-14-2009 11:22 PM

Nice name! This shows commitment to the game and feels like a much better fit than NC2. Looking forward to all that Paragon Studios has planned for the future.

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4_Thirty_5 · 04-15-2009 12:12 AM

Congratulations to all on the rebranding. I know it means a lot more to the team to have a specific name attached to the studio, rather than just being an offshoot of the parent company. Considering NCsoft's recent consolidation into various NCsoft <AREA> studio names, this means a great amount.

I am also heartened by the significant increase in developer headcount since the split with Cryptic. A growth of 150% is quite astounding, and means great things to come for both the team and those whose lives have been touched by all their efforts.

I, for one, welcome our new brilliant blue overlords.

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Fleeting Whisper · 04-15-2009 12:32 AM

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Dang, you name your company after your flagship game

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RaiderRich2001 · 04-15-2009 07:38 AM

So does this mean another game is in the works?

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UnSub · 04-15-2009 07:44 AM

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So does this mean another game is in the works?

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Paragon Studios wouldn't be hitching its wagon only to a five year old title. Now, whether this new MMO is a major update to CoH/V to relaunch it as a new game OR something else entirely is something that only those on the inside know.

I figure, "Yes, there is a new MMO announcement coming." A new "City of" would make sense.

RaiderRich2001 · 04-15-2009 07:57 AM

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Dang, you name your company after your flagship game

[/ QUOTE ]This is the MMO world we're talking about. Might not want to say the word "flagship" when raining praise

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We don't have any actual ex-Flagship people, so we don't have to worry. Certain other to-be-released superhero MMOs, however, aren't so lucky.

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