BioWare Loses Another Key Player

Casual Shinji

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Fappy said:
There is no way all these departures are going to look good to the shareholders.
Why the hell are you not a cat?!

Least you could've done was make a Yoruichi avatar to keep in tone.

And oh yeah, Bioware troubles... Sucks, I guess.
 

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Casual Shinji said:
Fappy said:
There is no way all these departures are going to look good to the shareholders.
Why the hell are you not a cat?!

Least you could've done was make a Yoruichi avatar to keep in tone.

And oh yeah, Bioware troubles... Sucks, I guess.
Well I don't really like Bleach, so...

It has cat ears in it and it's from the same show though!

>.>

<.<

Mao will come back eventually... though it may be a new avatar of him.
 

Casual Shinji

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Fappy said:
Casual Shinji said:
Fappy said:
There is no way all these departures are going to look good to the shareholders.
Why the hell are you not a cat?!

Least you could've done was make a Yoruichi avatar to keep in tone.

And oh yeah, Bioware troubles... Sucks, I guess.
Well I don't really like Bleach, so...

It has cat ears in it and it's from the same show though!

>.>

<.<

Mao will come back eventually... though it may be a new avatar of him.
No shit! I was always sure that cat was from Bleach. Hence why I mentioned Yoruichi (human form, aka hot girl cop-out).
 

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Casual Shinji said:
Fappy said:
Casual Shinji said:
Fappy said:
There is no way all these departures are going to look good to the shareholders.
Why the hell are you not a cat?!

Least you could've done was make a Yoruichi avatar to keep in tone.

And oh yeah, Bioware troubles... Sucks, I guess.
Well I don't really like Bleach, so...

It has cat ears in it and it's from the same show though!

>.>

<.<

Mao will come back eventually... though it may be a new avatar of him.
No shit! I was always sure that cat was from Bleach. Hence why I mentioned Yoruichi (human form, aka hot girl cop-out).
You are not the first one to make that mistake XD

I should change my avatar to Luna from Sailor Moon on April Fools just to fuck with everyone.
 

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DVS BSTrD said:
Bioware is losing people faster than the Old Republic is losing subscribers.
"What do you mean 'the ship is sinking'? My side's going up and up!"

Seriously, though, most of the staff left long ago. Brent Knowles (who had been with the company since Baldur's Gate) bailed during DAII. Armando Troisi (their lead cinematic designer, and practically the only guy there who understood the concept of "player agency") left between ME2 and 3. Karpyshyn left soon after jumping over to TOR. Most of the ME development staff is gone. The Dr.'s are gone. Even the infamous Stanley Woo was booted out of the QA department.

At this point, the only notable guys still there from the early days are David Gaider and Chris Priestly. Everyone else is gone.
 

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Andy Chalk said:
It's been a rough stretch for BioWare. Star Wars: The Old Republic Executive Producer Rich Vogel quit [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/118534-Star-Wars-The-Old-Republic-Loses-Executive-Producer-UPDATED] in September and now Daniel Erickson, SWTOR's lead designer and creative director, has headed out the door.
This... This is a bad sign.

I know there have been people desperately saying that BioWare isn't losing ground, but this is getting pretty grim.

As others have pointed out, this is looking more and more like a sinking ship.
 

Casual Shinji

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Fappy said:
You are not the first one to make that mistake XD

I should change my avatar to Luna from Sailor Moon on April Fools just to fuck with everyone.
Or you could just pick Bagi from Bagi, the Monster of Mighty Nature. =P


[sub]Damn this is getting really off topic.[/sub]
 

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Casual Shinji said:
Fappy said:
You are not the first one to make that mistake XD

I should change my avatar to Luna from Sailor Moon on April Fools just to fuck with everyone.
Or you could just pick Bagi from Bagi, the Monster of Mighty Nature. =P


[sub]Damn this is getting really off topic.[/sub]
What the fuck did I just see?!?!

And yeah, derailed >.>
 

Casual Shinji

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Fappy said:
Casual Shinji said:
Fappy said:
You are not the first one to make that mistake XD

I should change my avatar to Luna from Sailor Moon on April Fools just to fuck with everyone.
Or you could just pick Bagi from Bagi, the Monster of Mighty Nature. =P


[sub]Damn this is getting really off topic.[/sub]
What the fuck did I just see?!?!
The best damn punchline to an anime engrish scene, that's what.
 

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Damn, Bioware is just losing people.

The founders explained why and I get it, but the other two?

I guess the Star Wars MMO they created didn't do what they expected, so I wonder if those two people are jumping ship before it goes further south.
 

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Just another nail in Biowares coffin. It seems she's doomed for a slow death with all these departures, the smart ones are getting out now it seems before all the life boats are all gone.

In the end Bioware will just be another name crossed out on EAs list.

 

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This is disheartening. I genuinely enjoy the games BioWare churns out. I really hope Dragon Age III can alleviate any negative criticism many have with the studio itself.
 

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I find it interesting that this guy worked for EA (and in a higher role) before Bioware, presumably for a long time if he was lead designer. I wonder if EA changed, or he saw a new side or his issues were with a different section of people than he normally met with.

I'm not entirely convinced by his analysis though, I agree the F2P well probably will only work for a small amount of people with buckets and we're not in the same situation that lead to LotoR making so much money in conversion, but I'm not sure if that means there's still space for subscription either
 

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DVS BSTrD said:
Bioware is losing people faster than the Old Republic is losing subscribers.


It'll definitely be interesting to see so much ex-Bioware talent filling Bethesda's offices. Can't wait for Fallout 4.
 

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I'm genuinely hoping that the lead people of Bioware will all find new work for a year or two, then all come back together and rise from the ashes... like Clover did to make Platinum Games.

I still like their games, but they've definitely taken a step down since EA's been calling the shots. Still gonna play TOR until it's gone (or until my friends stop playing), but it looks a lot to me like the Bioware people were waiting for their IPs to finish (ME3, TOR) before slipping away a little at a time.

1337mokro said:
Calling it now. Dragon Age 3 will be Biowares last game.
Well, it will be old Bioware's last game. If they're still around, they'll be working on games not known to be Bioware's forte, like C&C Generals 2. Kinda hoping they can all found another company and then pull out a KickStarter everyone backs, like Oblivion's Project Eternity. Maybe they can Kickstart what I've always wanted to see: Jade Empire 2.