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Ishtar · Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2007 1:10 am Post subject: Mythic EA Changes

From the Producer
Chris Rabideau
24 Oct 2007 18:00:48
Citizens of Britannia,

I wanted to share with you a significant change that is about to take place with the UO development team. Over the next several months, we'll be moving the team from its current location at EA's headquarters outside of San Francisco, CA to the EA Mythic studios in Fairfax, VA.

So what does this mean to you? This is a big move for the team, but we expect it to have very little impact on the game and community in the short term. Planned development and operations will continue with minimal interruption.

In the long term, we believe this move will be a big win for UO and will allow us to better support the game as we move into its second decade of operation. By having all three MMO teams together here in Virginia, we'll be better able to focus on Ultima Online’s development and ensure a long and lively future for the game.

Moving the UO team into the same studio that currently houses the Dark Age of Camelot and Warhammer Online teams has other advantages as well. We'll be bringing a wealth of MMO experience together under one roof with a clear studio vision and strong leadership. This will benefit all three titles as we'll be able to share resources, experience and technology to continue to improve all of our games.

We know what UO means to you and it is as much a part of our lives as it is yours. For that reason, we are committed to the game's continued development, support and success. Moving the UO team to the EA Mythic studio will provide this most cherished game and its community with the love, attention and resources it needs to continue to grow and thrive.

Thank you,

Chris Rabideau

Producer, Ultima Online

EA Mythic

October 24, 2007
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Cal Hurst · Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2007 1:32 am Post subject:

AKA:

We fired everyone. Now we're moving.
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Teh Glouris Lrod Kujabis · Transcendent Spammer Joined: 29 Dec 2003 Posts: 5740

Just half of them, plus the entire QA team, if I heard right.

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Jaedra · Sage Joined: 31 Mar 2004 Posts: 500

Isn't this starting to be a pattern? Every several years, off a goodly chunk of the teams, move offices, and give pep talk to customers? O.o
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Mallory Ventrue · Lore Master Joined: 29 Nov 2004 Posts: 1139

Hmm... oddly enough this doesn't surprise me... oh wait... that's because they did the same thing about 6 1/2 years ago with EAVA...

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Drayden Calamyr · Sage Joined: 23 Feb 2005 Posts: 612

Just the fate of corporate America.

The inevitability that everything will melt into one conglomerate corporate load of *censored*. I see this as a good thing, since maybe they will take more of a role IN the game than they have in the past. (based on what I've seen since AOS)

Samon Triest · Sage Joined: 01 Jan 2004 Posts: 720

You should go to the UHall on Stratics...you would think that they just blew up a major city...or the Anti-Christ was revealed...as much gloom and doom as there is.
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Yolen Grath · Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2007 11:38 pm Post subject:

Eh, that's big business for ya... Why do you need two developers when you can do the same with one? I don't think it will hurt the game, but I feel real sorry for those in EA with duplicate/redundant jobs Sad

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Teh Glouris Lrod Kujabis · Transcendent Spammer Joined: 29 Dec 2003 Posts: 5740

Uhall kersplodes over anything and everything, no suprise there. And I agree that this might indeed be a good thing... Honestly, the only developer that appears to be putting any effort into it is Draconi. As for the rest, I want to say that we just don't hear their names associated with large projects (like Draconi and the halloween stuff), but to me, that just shows that they have that little passion and drive to spearhead things and risk their neck to players and their bosses alike. I won't even get started on developers that are going the exact OPPOSITE way and are not productive, not even lazy, but are destructive. I can think of two off the top of my head, one still works there, but I won't make this a Uhall flamepost on the developers. I just hope all the right people got canned and all the ones putting effort into it are given even MORE freedom to do things for the game.

Cear Dallben ZOG · Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 9:46 pm Post subject:

most righteous thing ive ever heard you say stevon
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Molly · Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 11:13 pm Post subject:

I live in VA and have talked to Chris in person at the uo town hall. He seems sincere about UO from what we talked about then. Another plus is that Azalin works there too. He hopefully will have some input and knows game lore. I have applied for years to Mythic when I was looking for a job but didn't have any luck. Maybe once they make the move I will give it another shot.
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