Where's Nick "The Konk" Konkle?
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So the thought just occurred to me the other day whilst listening to the ESOTR Interview with Creative Director Paul Sage and Lead Gameplay Designer Chris Strasz, isn't Nick Konkle Lead Gameplay Designer over at ZOS? Has he moved onto a higher position or has he left the company entirely? He was such an awesome fella and I'm still banking on my Konk purchasable pet and my Sage Coloured Shirt when the Crown Store goes live- alas it seems one of them may now be an impossibility. Any word on Nick? Does he still work for ZOS? If not- I hope he has gone on to do something awesome.
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yodased✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭Tl;dr really weigh the fun you have in game vs the business practices you are supporting.3 -
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✭✭✭✭✭Update on this, his linked in profile doesn't show April 2015 meaning that it at least appears he has left the company, but that is conjecture of course
Tl;dr really weigh the fun you have in game vs the business practices you are supporting.1 -
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✭✭I think he probably left when the bosses and community said your game is rubbish and we have to re-design it all. I would anyway.PC EU5 -
Nazon_Katts✭✭✭✭✭The Konk went plonk.
"You've probably figured that out by now. Let's hope so. Or we're in real trouble... and out come the intestines. And I skip rope with them!"2 -
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✭✭✭✭✭Hope that he is still there behind the wheel of the spellcrafting system somewhere, I really like the dude:)
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✭✭✭✭✭I recall someone in another thread saying he was still around. Perhaps he just does not like being a public figure? Can be a bit overwhelming when you have at least two rival religious movements debating your every word (The Konkities and The Konkists if I remember correctly).Shunrr's Skooma Oasis - The Movie. A housing video like no other ...
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✭✭✭✭✭Tl;dr really weigh the fun you have in game vs the business practices you are supporting.4 -
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Yeah that's really disappointing, but not terribly surprising given the events of the past year. It's gotta be tough to pour yourself into something for 7 years and then have a large number of your customers immediately disparage your creation, followed by the company going against their initial vision that you had defended for years during interviews, and finally having your intended next steps disrupted. Obviously I can't say I know the story, but I always appreciated his discussions and presentations. Spell Crafting looked awesome.
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✭✭✭✭✭Well that's incredibly disappointing, especially so because spellcrafting was his pet project.
Really going to miss him =(Alandrol Sul: He's making another Numidium?!?
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Nazon_Katts✭✭✭✭✭No word of goodbye, not even a note. Good riddance, I suppose."You've probably figured that out by now. Let's hope so. Or we're in real trouble... and out come the intestines. And I skip rope with them!"3
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✭✭✭Nick gone...
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Naivefanboi✭✭✭✭NOOOOOOOOO! wow this sucks, was wondering about this a few weeks ago and saw his name on somthing official so assumed all was good.
i was like well if he hasnt given up yet i shouldnt either ....lol seriously doubt things are going to get better without him around.
just have to hope for the best tho.
Too bad wishya the best Nick, thanks for all the hardwork!1 -
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✭Nazon_Katts wrote: »No word of goodbye, not even a note. Good riddance, I suppose.
I don't think employees are allowed to say they left the company/were fired on the forums
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✭People come and go in the game world, I liked the Konk and wish him well in what ever he does, if we start losing more high profile employees, time to at lease raise an eyebrow:)4 -
Nazon_Katts✭✭✭✭✭Nazon_Katts wrote: »No word of goodbye, not even a note. Good riddance, I suppose.
I don't think employees are allowed to say they left the company/were fired on the forums
Mh, dunno. Pretty much everywhere else it used to be good tone to publicly bid farewell to the parting employee and give a warm welcome and introduction to the new guy, especially when it concerned leading positions that included direct interaction with the playerbase.
Their PR department is incredibly good at newspeak, so no matter how many dishes were shattered in the break up, I'm sure they could whip up something pleasing for everyone involved. But they did not."You've probably figured that out by now. Let's hope so. Or we're in real trouble... and out come the intestines. And I skip rope with them!"1 -
wrlifeboil✭✭✭✭✭According to that Linkedin he worked at ZOS for over seven years. That's a long time for a young guy. In any company, some people are 'lifers' and some aren't. Maybe he wanted to do something new. Lots of studios in California. Maybe he wanted to work on the West Coast.1
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ArgonianAssassin✭✭✭✭Does this mean spellcrafting is dead?![:\](https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/resources/emoji/confused.png ":\")
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✭✭✭✭✭Well good luck to him wherever he goes and whatever he does.
Spellcrafting isn't dead - it is just trapped in a pocket plane of Oblivion along with housing, an emote hotkey system, race change, alliance change, an alliance netural landmass, working PvP, the barbershop and a cosmetic costume that looks like one of Paul Sage's shirts.Shunrr's Skooma Oasis - The Movie. A housing video like no other ...
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Ehcko✭wenxue2222b16_ESO wrote: »Well good luck to him wherever he goes and whatever he does.
Spellcrafting isn't dead - it is just trapped in a pocket plane of Oblivion along with housing, an emote hotkey system, race change, alliance change, an alliance netural landmass, working PvP, the barbershop and a cosmetic costume that looks like one of Paul Sage's shirts.
Everything you stated are things this game needs lol. Oh and on the PvP note, some kind of instanced PvP like battlegrounds/arenas.Edited by Ehcko on May 5, 2015 10:17AM1
let's hope he hasn't left, I really liked the guy. 
