Has Paul Sage left ZoS?

PoseidonEvil · June 2015

should i be worried lol?

Bars · June 2015

yes

Sacadon · June 2015

lordrichter wrote: »

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

We can confirm that Paul left ZOS after the launch of ESOTU on console. He, along with rest of the team, are very happy with how the game is doing and we wish him the best in his future endeavors. ESOTU continues to be in great hands with Gamer Director, Matt Firor and new Creative Director, Rich Lambert, overseeing development. Previously, Rich oversaw all content in the game as Lead Content Designer and worked on The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. We’re very excited to have him take on the role as Creative Director!

From Oblivion? Even more awesome!

Nothing against Sage, but this is an excellent bit of news.

qft

Samadhi · June 2015

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

We can confirm that Paul left ZOS after the launch of ESOTU on console. He, along with rest of the team, are very happy with how the game is doing and we wish him the best in his future endeavors. ESOTU continues to be in great hands with Game Director, Matt Firor and new Creative Director, Rich Lambert, overseeing development. Previously, Rich oversaw all content in the game as Lead Content Designer and worked on The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. We’re very excited to have him take on the role as Creative Director!

So instead of someone with a history of MMO work as Creative Director, we have someone with a history of Elder Scrolls work.

This could mean ESO will finally move in a better direction.

Approved.

Gidorick · June 2015

gard wrote: »

Gidorick wrote: »

LrdRahvin wrote: »

nimander99 wrote: »

Gidorick wrote: »

Wait. So there's an opening for Creative Director?

Hell yeah Gid, I nominate you!

[snip]

[snip]

Wait.. so the auction horse wasn't a thing?

Lol. Indeed it was ! Check my signature!

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GreySix · June 2015

PBpsy wrote: »

Oh...
i have no idea what does this means but I just found out that somebody is doing a new Homeworld Game. Holly freaking snip.

I have been waiting patiently for a new Homeworld game for some time.

I still play both vanilla and heavily modified Homeworld 2, hours at a time.

Yolokin_Swagonborn · June 2015

Please avoid disparaging the people that leave this game's development team. Its impossible to know if the people that are poisoning this game are the ones that left or the last good influences finally jumped off a sinking ship.

Maybe one day a ex-developer will do an AMA and tell us what really went on behind the scenes. And why this game has had so much mission creep and so many broken promises.

Who was the major factor behind IGNORING PvP content for a whole year? That's the person that needs to leave.
Who is so adamantly against small scale PvP that they wont even let us test the already made quakecon battleground on the PTS? That person is worse that Molag Bal's accountant.
Who decided that inflating everyones stats x10 (so that people wouldn't realize their earned attributes were STOLEN from them and locked behind the crapion system) was a good thing? That person needs to leave.
Who decided that combat mechanics and skill bugs were so low on the list of priorities that they let 5 bread and butter templar abilities languish in a buggy state of un-usability and even LIED and said they were working as intended? That person needs to jump off the Velothi mountains into a volcano.

Good luck to Nick and Paul in their future endeavors.

Rick Lambert, welcome to your new role! We are watching.

LrdRahvin · June 2015

Yolokin_Swagonborn wrote: »

Please avoid disparaging the people that leave this game's development team. Its impossible to know if the people that are poisoning this game are the ones that left or the last good influences finally jumped off a sinking ship.

Maybe one day a ex-developer will do an AMA and tell us what really went on behind the scenes. And why this game has had so much mission creep and so many broken promises.
Who was the major factor behind IGNORING PvP content for a whole year? That's the person that needs to leave.

Who is so adamantly against small scale PvP that they wont even let us test the already made quakecon battleground on the PTS? That person is worse that Molag Bal's accountant.

Who decided that inflating everyones stats x10 (so that people wouldn't realize their earned attributes were STOLEN from them and locked behind the crapion system) was a good thing? That person needs to leave.

Who decided that combat mechanics and skill bugs were so low on the list of priorities that they let 5 bread and butter templar abilities languish in a buggy state of un-usability and even LIED and said they were working as intended? That person needs to jump off the Velothi mountains into a volcano.

Good luck to Nick and Paul.

Rick Lambert, welcome to the team! We are watching.

You might be watching...

Personally, I'm laughing...

eventide03b14a_ESO · June 2015

eventide03b14a_ESO wrote: »

Cagro wrote: »

Sallington wrote: »

cozmon3c_ESO wrote: »

damn it, paul sage was the only dev i think liked my ideas about the pvp side of the justice system. im not very hopeful that the pvp side of justice system will even happen now.

I don't think so either. They are very, very good at concepts, but when it comes to actually implementing them they either have no idea how, or realize how overwhelming it would be.

All of that talk about spellcrafting, Justice PvP, removing VR ranks.... I don't plan on seeing any of that.

^ This. One of the main reasons I decided to stick with this MMO was for the promise of the PVP Justice system, Now I am really concerned this will never happen.

There are a lot of things we were told at E3 last year that have yet to make an appearance. In fact "phase 1" of the Justice System is the only thing they have managed to add to the game. Really disappointed that literally everything else has been put on the back burner just so they can grab as much cash as possible from the console players.

I meant to reference QuakeCom. Here is the video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Jk7LrLgRfg

Nebthet78 · June 2015

Gyudan wrote: »

Does it mean we can get capes now?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4R2aW03pwL0

Lol. JK

Lionxoft · June 2015

I guess the quote "letting the game breathe" from the ESOTU announcement stream meant resignation from all the developers. I'm not too concerned here for the game as he was only a creative director and I disagreed with multiple facets of his vision for the game but good luck to him at his new place.

Valen_Byte · June 2015

This speaks volumes to me. Confirms what many of us have been thinking for a long time.

Valen_Byte · June 2015

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

We can confirm that Paul left ZOS after the launch of ESOTU on console. He, along with rest of the team, are very happy with how the game is doing and we wish him the best in his future endeavors. ESOTU continues to be in great hands with Game Director, Matt Firor and new Creative Director, Rich Lambert, overseeing development. Previously, Rich oversaw all content in the game as Lead Content Designer and worked on The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. We’re very excited to have him take on the role as Creative Director!

Edit: Fixed a small typo in Matt's title.

@ZOS_GinaBruno I like how you guys have stealth sunk this thread....par for the course I guess....

Gidorick · June 2015

Wait, they sunk the thread?

Yolokin_Swagonborn · June 2015

Valen_Byte wrote: »

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

We can confirm that Paul left ZOS after the launch of ESOTU on console. He, along with rest of the team, are very happy with how the game is doing and we wish him the best in his future endeavors. ESOTU continues to be in great hands with Game Director, Matt Firor and new Creative Director, Rich Lambert, overseeing development. Previously, Rich oversaw all content in the game as Lead Content Designer and worked on The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. We’re very excited to have him take on the role as Creative Director!

Edit: Fixed a small typo in Matt's title.

@ZOS_GinaBruno I like how you guys have stealth sunk this thread....par for the course I guess....

This is an active thread on General Discussion. Yet it doesn't show up on the list if you refresh.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streisand_effect

You never want your userbase to know what you are actively suppressing. Then they start asking questions as to why,

Samadhi · June 2015

Gidorick wrote: »

Wait, they sunk the thread?

Shows up and updates fine everywhere for me.

Xendyn · June 2015

Samadhi wrote: »

Gidorick wrote: »

Wait, they sunk the thread?

Shows up and updates fine everywhere for me.

Same here
*puts on tinfoil hat and goes in search of the Illuminati

BigM · June 2015

I was looking for it a while ago and didn't see it, but I wear glasses, then it came back up.

Samadhi · June 2015

LrdRahvin wrote: »

[snip]

Maybe Paul Sage will "unquit" if we bump the thread enough.

Not sure why ZOS would want to sink a thread after giving meaningful information about a topic that was picked up by news organizations throughout the day though.

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Yolokin_Swagonborn · June 2015

LrdRahvin wrote: »

They frequently "unsink" threads (allow them to go to the top with new posts) when called out on it.

Looks like we are keeping them honest today!

If you really want a chuckle. Check out some of the older PvP lag threads and how quickly they are ushered off the front page.

GAME WORKS GREAT NOTHING TO SEE HERE LA LA LA LA

LrdRahvin · June 2015

Samadhi wrote: »

LrdRahvin wrote: »

They frequently "unsink" threads (allow them to go to the top with new posts) when called out on it.

Maybe Paul Sage will "unquit" if we bump the thread enough.

Please, in the name of all that is holy...NO!

Not that I have anything against him personally...but in his professional capacity, he was poison for the game IMO.

Amiculi · June 2015

LrdRahvin wrote: »

They frequently "unsink" threads (allow them to go to the top with new posts) when called out on it.

They also specifically have rules against conspiracy theories.

LrdRahvin · June 2015

Amiculi wrote: »

LrdRahvin wrote: »

They frequently "unsink" threads (allow them to go to the top with new posts) when called out on it.

They also specifically have rules against conspiracy theories.

It's a simple fact.

Also, ...

Ffastyl · June 2015

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

Previously, Rich ... worked on The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion.

That's my first and favorite Elder Scrolls title! Holy [snip], I am stoked for what he brings to the table!

4 years. I played the Elder Scrolls IV: OBLIVION for 4 years. I only stopped because my console fried twice and my game save data was corrupted. Losing 4 years of progress hurts more than you think.

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Amiculi · June 2015

LrdRahvin wrote: »

Amiculi wrote: »

LrdRahvin wrote: »

They frequently "unsink" threads (allow them to go to the top with new posts) when called out on it.

They also specifically have rules against conspiracy theories.

It's a simple fact.

Also, ...

Au contraire.

glak · June 2015

Amiculi wrote: »

LrdRahvin wrote: »

Amiculi wrote: »

LrdRahvin wrote: »

They frequently "unsink" threads (allow them to go to the top with new posts) when called out on it.

They also specifically have rules against conspiracy theories.

It's a simple fact.

Also, ...

Au contraire.

And I feel perfectly fine! Wait, was that the pills or someone's absence?

Valen_Byte · June 2015

LrdRahvin wrote: »

[snip]

sure did LOL

I called them out on it...and now its updating as it should.

Hilarious.

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Cogo · June 2015

We asked about what was going on with the dev team. ZoS replied. Very well even.

Enough with the childish anti ESO comments. Let's see what they deliver....Soon(TM).

Carde · June 2015

I guess 'twas thou who the game was not for, Mr. Sage.

'Twas thou.

Faulgor · June 2015

Ffastyl wrote: »

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

Previously, Rich ... worked on The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion.

That's my first and favorite Elder Scrolls title! Holy [snip], I am stoked for what he brings to the table!

4 years. I played the Elder Scrolls IV: OBLIVION for 4 years. I only stopped because my console fried twice and my game save data was corrupted. Losing 4 years of progress hurts more than you think.

He is listed under "Additional Production" for Oblivion, whatever that means. http://uesp.net/wiki/Oblivion:Development_Team

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