Good News From Paragon Studios
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Ad Astra,
Posted on: 2011-01-08 13:50 in CoH and CoV General Discussions
The I19 feedback threads have been locked - that might mean that I20 is going well 
@Golden Girl
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Hey, you left out Jack Emmert departing from the Dev team, all but 15 of the other Devs departing the Dev team, Cryptic selling off CoH, Cuppajo going, NCsoft neglecting the game by more than quadrupling the size of the Dev team, and Koschej departing among others.|
Originally Posted by Tank_Washington
Umm,
Time to say goodbye -theOcho - gone 2011 All good things... -Castle - gone 2010 Back Alley Brawler gone? -Back Alley Brawler - gone 2010 Layoffs Hit Paragon Studios -9 PS employees - gone 2010 NCsoft Europe cuts 70 jobs at Brighton office 70- NCS employees - gone 2009 Per the title, could we use some? Dooom |
Also, you could at least put a d-
-m! in the post to make it official?
Dr. Todt's theme.
i make stuff...
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I don't think it's totally serious - it's too silly to be that |
Originally Posted by Schismatrix
Also, you could at least put a d-
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@Golden Girl
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It seems to me that the staff wouldn't have to share all this info with its customers. What if we were kept in the dark and never really knew about all the departures? I don't feel all the gloom and doom that many others do. Businesses revamp and change if they want to stay in business. I am sad to see some of these folks leave, but it might mean a better opportunity for them and Paragon Studios. Time will tell. I will leave the business strategy up to them, and I will continue to enjoy this game I've played for over 6 years. I also look forward with happy anticipation to see what in store for us over the next horizon. Stay the course, NCS...I am here for the long haul, and the fun.
�Many things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done.�
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Paragon Studios goes from 15 Devs and 5 Production to 70 Employees even during the Great Recession.|
Originally Posted by Tank_Washington
Umm,
Time to say goodbye -theOcho - gone 2011 All good things... -Castle - gone 2010 Back Alley Brawler gone? -Back Alley Brawler - gone 2010 Layoffs Hit Paragon Studios -9 PS employees - gone 2010 NCsoft Europe cuts 70 jobs at Brighton office 70- NCS employees - gone 2009 Per the title, could we use some? |
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well, the servers have maintined the same load indicators since launch of going rogue, indicating that some of the new mass attracted (or old returners) have stayed rather than just hanging out for their free month, the honeymoon has been going on for 5 months now, thats purdy. we also maintained server load during the beginning of December, when something big in the mmo world happened, though we cant say what, but y'all know what. so ya know, the next big thing is whatever was nda'd in the issue 20 beta, no idea what it was, im sure some have already set their expectations well past reasonable, but i suspect we will see something with it, they certainly seemed excited about it.
Castle leaving was indeed good news for some.
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How? Now nobody has that scape-goat dev to blame whenever something breaks. Even if it was completely unrelated to powers, it was somehow Castle's fault. NOW WHO DO WE HAVE TO BLAME?!?!
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Originally Posted by Silverado
Castle leaving was indeed good news for some.
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He said that he would have been insane to not take what showed up on his doorstep.|
Originally Posted by Tank_Washington
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All good things... -Castle - gone 2010 |
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Back Alley Brawler gone? -Back Alley Brawler - gone 2010 |
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Layoffs Hit Paragon Studios -9 PS employees - gone 2010 |
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NCsoft Europe cuts 70 jobs at Brighton office 70- NCS employees - gone 2009 |
The "bulk" of the 70 who lost their jobs were actually from the NCsoft Europe development side as well as "back room" stuff (marketing, sales).. which didnt actually affect CoX running as it were (ok blips on the EU side, or roadhumps, but nothing that currently affected CoX's lifespan.
Yes it sucked when that happened, but i believe that the 2009 issue is WAAAY in the past now...
And before i get too "gloomy" I am actually enjoying CoX even more than I used to, and I look forward to everything that the Dev's have planned for us
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I just blame Memphis Bill for all the bad things (in game or otherwise). He is the Devil. |
Originally Posted by Smash_Zone
How? Now nobody has that scape-goat dev to blame whenever something breaks. Even if it was completely unrelated to powers, it was somehow Castle's fault. NOW WHO DO WE HAVE TO BLAME?!?!
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Goodbye may seem forever
Farewell is like the end
But in my heart's the memory
And there you'll always be
-- The Fox and the Hound
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I thought that was BillZBubba? j/k
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Originally Posted by Tenzhi
I just blame Memphis Bill for all the bad things (in game or otherwise). He is the Devil.
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Originally Posted by SpyralPegacyon
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I do the same thing, the only difference is I blame Golden Girl.
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Originally Posted by Tenzhi
I just blame Memphis Bill for all the bad things (in game or otherwise). He is the Devil.
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He was in the hopper of my brain's name generator for that statement, too. Along with Arcanaville, Nethergoat, BrandX, and Golden_Girl. No special reason, those were just the handful of names that immediately leapt to mind.
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Originally Posted by Ad Astra
I thought that was BillZBubba? j/k
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Goodbye may seem forever
Farewell is like the end
But in my heart's the memory
And there you'll always be
-- The Fox and the Hound
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That's terrible news, Positron, War Witch and others are soon to follow this "natural progression" then according to you. And here I was looking for good news.
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I blame you for so... darn... much.
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Originally Posted by Golden Girl
I am blameless
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Some people just don't like sticking to one project for their entire career. Others do.|
Originally Posted by Tank_Washington
That's terrible news, Positron, War Witch and others are soon to follow this "natural progression" then according to you. And here I was looking for good news.
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Want good news? The game hasn't shut down. I20 is still in the works and is going to be big. And more issues are planned for after that. Bam.
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Everyone's different - it's like how some players have been here since beta, but others only stay a few months then go - and it's the same with the devs - Castle might have felt the need for a new challenge after 6 years, but other devs might still feel this is where they want to be.|
Originally Posted by Tank_Washington
That's terrible news, Positron, War Witch and others are soon to follow this "natural progression" then according to you.
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There have also been a lot of mods who've come and gone too, and each one has been here for a different period of time before they've decided to move on - for example, Avatea's been around for quite a long time, but Mod 12 seems to have only been here for a short time before he disappeared - he joined some time after Avatea started working here but he's gone, and she's still here.
@Golden Girl
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Those could all be lies - people who come up with things like Trapdoor are capable of any kind of evil.
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Originally Posted by Xzero45
Want good news? The game hasn't shut down. I20 is still in the works and is going to be big. And more issues are planned for after that. Bam.
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@Golden Girl
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You're just projecting |
Originally Posted by Marcian Tobay
I blame you for so... darn... much.
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@Golden Girl
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Avatea has been involved with CoX in form or another since *at least* November 2005(ish).. I believe that she started as a GM for NCsoft...
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Originally Posted by Golden Girl
Everyone's different - it's like how some players have been here since beta, but others only stay a few months then go - and it's the same with the devs - Castle might have felt the need for a new challenge after 6 years, but other devs might still feel this is where they want to be.
There have also been a lot of mods who've come and gone too, and each one has been here for a different period of time before they've decided to move on - for example, Avatea's been around for quite a long time, but Mod 12 seems to have only been here for a short time before he disappeared - he joined some time after Avatea started working here but he's gone, and she's still here. |
I love Paragon Studios!!!!!!
And I'm quite happy. 
Happy Monday. 
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Originally Posted by War Witch
I love Paragon Studios!!!!!!
And I'm quite happy. Happy Monday. |
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Umm,
Time to say goodbye -theOcho - gone
2011
All good things... -Castle - gone
2010
Back Alley Brawler gone? -Back Alley Brawler - gone
2010
Layoffs Hit Paragon Studios -9 PS employees - gone
2010
NCsoft Europe cuts 70 jobs at Brighton office 70- NCS employees - gone
2009
Per the title, could we use some?