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CCP Greyscale no longer with CCP

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Adrie Atticus
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#1 - 2014-12-08 20:26:33 UTC
Cheers for the jump changes, I hope you find a new nice place to work at o7


http://www.themittani.com/news/ccp-greyscale-no-longer-ccp (apologies for the source)
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Ned "CCP Manifest" Coker was able to validate claims of Greyscale's departure in an email to TMC: "We can confirm Matt is no longer with the company." The nature of Woodward's departure from CCP is unknown at this time.
Xtreem
Knockaround Guys Inc.
#2 - 2014-12-08 20:31:26 UTC
Normally more notice, this could be a fun one!
Benny Ohu
Royal Amarr Institute
Amarr Empire
#3 - 2014-12-08 20:32:41 UTC
i liked greyscale and his willingness to spend his time talking on the forum

even if he was a bit of a dope sometimes (cruise missiles)

the mittani article's comments features silly people being angry about their jumpdrives Roll
Anthar Thebess
#4 - 2014-12-08 20:35:19 UTC
DaReaper
Net 7
Cannon.Fodder
#5 - 2014-12-08 20:41:36 UTC
And we care why?

Honestly I will never understand why people follow ccp devs around like rockstars or sports team members. People leave and join companies all the time. If the company is run well its not a huge loss, as ideas and such are kept within a team. Why we track every movement I have no idea.

OMG Comet Mining idea!!! Comet Mining!

Eve For life.
Mr Epeen
It's All About Me
#6 - 2014-12-08 20:42:34 UTC  |  Edited by: Mr Epeen
He certainly marched to the beat of his own drum. Hated one month and loved the next.

One thing no one can deny though, he had a passion for the game and will be missed.

Mr Epeen Cool
Tollen Gallen
Glory of Reprisal Enterprise
#7 - 2014-12-08 20:42:40 UTC
07






I like Battleships.

Zimmy Zeta - I f*cking love martinis. the original ones, with gin, not that vodka martini crap. Your old Friends can use me for 7 days, free!!!
Doc Fury
Furious Enterprises
#8 - 2014-12-08 20:43:53 UTC
How long before this one one gets locked too?







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There's a million angry citizens looking down their tubes..at me.
Mr Epeen
It's All About Me
#9 - 2014-12-08 20:45:15 UTC
Doc Fury wrote:
How long before this one one gets locked too?


Not a rumor this time.

Mr Epeen Cool
Jayem See
Perkone
Caldari State
#10 - 2014-12-08 20:48:54 UTC
That's a big ol' chunk of knowledge gone. A polarising figure indeed. o7

Aaaaaaand relax.
Doc Fury
Furious Enterprises
#11 - 2014-12-08 20:53:54 UTC  |  Edited by: Doc Fury
Mr Epeen wrote:
Doc Fury wrote:
How long before this one one gets locked too?


Not a rumor this time.

Mr Epeen Cool


Hey, that other thread had a link to a "source" too... Big smile

☼

There's a million angry citizens looking down their tubes..at me.
RDevz
State War Academy
Caldari State
#12 - 2014-12-08 20:54:07 UTC
Xtreem
Knockaround Guys Inc.
#13 - 2014-12-08 20:55:16 UTC
DaReaper wrote:
And we care why?

Honestly I will never understand why people follow ccp devs around like rockstars or sports team members. People leave and join companies all the time. If the company is run well its not a huge loss, as ideas and such are kept within a team. Why we track every movement I have no idea.


He made some good changes, while I agree they are not rockstars, Devs with a good vision is a good thing.
DaReaper
Net 7
Cannon.Fodder
#14 - 2014-12-08 20:58:09 UTC  |  Edited by: DaReaper
Jayem See wrote:
That's a big ol' chunk of knowledge gone. A polarising figure indeed. o7



meh, that has to do with him being there for 7 years. Other people will come and thre are many others who have been there longer.

I just wonder why we as players care this much. Sure we have devs we like, I personally liked TomB, Ovur, and the good Dr. But when they left I just shrugged it off. The company moves on. Though I think TomB is still at ccp but meh.

Point is, I find these post funny. Esp when comments like "omg riot/ea/whatever is taking over ccp!" No, its a natural business cycle. We just have no idea how many devs are replaced and by who.. but honestly as long as eve is up and we can play it I have to ask.. we care why?

Edit: though its prolly CCP's relationship with us that we care. I don't know if WoW players post threads everytime a WoW dev leaves. But who knows, maybe i'm wrong

OMG Comet Mining idea!!! Comet Mining!

Eve For life.
Destiny Corrupted
Deadly Viper Kitten Mitten Sewing Company
Senpai's Afterschool Anime and Gaming Club
#15 - 2014-12-08 20:58:35 UTC
I can't say that I'm going to miss the person who completely screwed up Crimewatch. Greyscale was in large part responsible for many decisions that, how should I say this, "simplified" the game."

I wrote some true EVE stories! And no, they're not of the generic "my 0.0 alliance had lots of 0.0 fleets and took a lot of 0.0 space" sort. Check them out here:

https://truestories.eveonline.com/users/2074-destiny-corrupted
Benny Ohu
Royal Amarr Institute
Amarr Empire
#16 - 2014-12-08 21:00:22 UTC
Xtreem wrote:
DaReaper wrote:
And we care why?

Honestly I will never understand why people follow ccp devs around like rockstars or sports team members. People leave and join companies all the time. If the company is run well its not a huge loss, as ideas and such are kept within a team. Why we track every movement I have no idea.


He made some good changes, while I agree they are not rockstars, Devs with a good vision is a good thing.

people do seem to assign credit for specific changes to whatever dev is being the public face of the team responsible

i have no idea which people were responsible for certificates, or whose project it was, but i remember greyscale is given credit and he happened to write the devblog

i like certificates, i used the system a lot when starting out. helped me with early skill planning and with identifying important skills
Xtreem
Knockaround Guys Inc.
#17 - 2014-12-08 21:02:30 UTC
Benny Ohu wrote:
Xtreem wrote:
DaReaper wrote:
And we care why?

Honestly I will never understand why people follow ccp devs around like rockstars or sports team members. People leave and join companies all the time. If the company is run well its not a huge loss, as ideas and such are kept within a team. Why we track every movement I have no idea.


He made some good changes, while I agree they are not rockstars, Devs with a good vision is a good thing.

people do seem to assign credit for specific changes to whatever dev is being the public face of the team responsible

i have no idea which people were responsible for certificates, or whose project it was, but i remember greyscale is given credit and he happened to write the devblog

i like certificates, i used the system a lot when starting out. helped me with early skill planning and with identifying important skills


That's how project heads work.
Zappity
New Eden Tank Testing Services
#18 - 2014-12-08 21:04:08 UTC
DaReaper wrote:
And we care why?

Honestly I will never understand why people follow ccp devs around like rockstars or sports team members. People leave and join companies all the time. If the company is run well its not a huge loss, as ideas and such are kept within a team. Why we track every movement I have no idea.

We care because he was a key figure in nullsec rebalancing starting with the jump changes and being continued after Rhea.

Zappity's Adventures for a taste of lowsec and nullsec.
DaReaper
Net 7
Cannon.Fodder
#19 - 2014-12-08 21:11:13 UTC
Zappity wrote:
DaReaper wrote:
And we care why?

Honestly I will never understand why people follow ccp devs around like rockstars or sports team members. People leave and join companies all the time. If the company is run well its not a huge loss, as ideas and such are kept within a team. Why we track every movement I have no idea.

We care because he was a key figure in nullsec rebalancing starting with the jump changes and being continued after Rhea.


No, his team was. He might of been head, or had the basic idea but with out without him the work should continue as scheduled in the way it was chosen. This is how things work. A new team head might tweek or change the vision, but usually once a project is approved a certin way the work keeps going no matter who is there.

Now if CCP Seagull left then yea things would prolly change, but the point of a working group is to have everyone who is going to touch stuff lay out exactly what they are planning. And you still follow the roadmap. So as I said, rockstar status.

OMG Comet Mining idea!!! Comet Mining!

Eve For life.
Benny Ohu
Royal Amarr Institute
Amarr Empire
#20 - 2014-12-08 21:14:29 UTC  |  Edited by: Benny Ohu
Xtreem wrote:
That's how project heads work.

vOv i don't know. but i don't believe it's a case of person x gets to make changes y without meetings, discussion and input (e: and most importantly, approval) with and from lots of other people involved in the design process
Destiny Corrupted wrote:
I can't say that I'm going to miss the person who completely screwed up Crimewatch. Greyscale was in large part responsible for many decisions that, how should I say this, "simplified" the game."

crimewatch is fantastic
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