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[Flou]

Indiana did lose its Lead Producer/Exec Producer (Rich Taylor) this month to Blizzard, however, he’s gone next week, I think. Rich's role wasn’t the same thing as Project Director, which is Tim Cain, though.

That's sad news. I thought he did great job with Dungeon Siege 3. The game might not have been what DS fans or people here were looking for, but the game was solid and bug free. I would have wanted to see another project lead by him.
Damn Blizzard poaching all the talent.

 

[Quillon]

Damn Blizzard poaching all the talent.

Obs' unofficial objective is to train talent for Blizz it seems. Long as Feargus keeps getting his commission, all quiet on the western front

 

[Flou]

Damn Blizzard poaching all the talent.

Obs' unofficial objective is to train talent for Blizz it seems. Long as Feargus keeps getting his commission, all quiet on the western front

I think that objective is the same for any midtier developer in the area.

 

[Latelistener]

Indiana did lose its Lead Producer/Exec Producer (Rich Taylor) this month to Blizzard, however, he’s gone next week, I think. Rich's role wasn’t the same thing as Project Director, which is Tim Cain, though.

I roughly remember you praising someone from leads on Indiana here on Codex. Is this the guy?

 

[Chris Avellone]

I roughly remember you praising someone from leads on Indiana here on Codex. Is this the guy?

There's quite a few, actually, and not just the leads. Indiana has some pretty great people on it (I don't have the full list and never asked, but...).

In terms of leads:

Rich Taylor's great, yes (I worked with him as far back as Knights 2, and I wish he'd been the Lead Programmer).

Other leads on Indiana (aside from Tim), has Charlie Staples as Lead Designer (I worked with him directly on the NV core game and DLCs, he was Level Lead on both), and he's great, Tyson Christensen as Lead Level Designer (he's great), and Matt Singh (who I believe is a Lead Producer, and he's pretty much one of the best examples of what a producer should be), among many others.

Again, I don't know the whole list of folks (I haven't asked), so I couldn't sing everyone's praises, but that's a pretty good set of folks right there and that's not even counting Tim, Leonard, and the other team members.

 

[ERYFKRAD]

Charlie Staples

Dat name.

 

[Abu Antar]

Chris Avellone Please, for the love of God, stop mentioning people by name. Everytime you do, in a not so distant future, ”they no longer work at Obsidian”.

 

[Roguey]

Staples may have been responsible (at least indirectly) for all that sponge in Old World Blues, so salt grains.

 

[Latelistener]

There's quite a few, actually, and not just the leads. Indiana has some pretty great people on it (I don't have the full list and never asked, but...).

In terms of leads:

Rich Taylor's great, yes (I worked with him as far back as Knights 2, and I wish he'd been the Lead Programmer).

Other leads on Indiana (aside from Tim), has Charlie Staples as Lead Designer (I worked with him directly on the NV core game and DLCs, he was Level Lead on both), and he's great, Tyson Christensen as Lead Level Designer (he's great), and Matt Singh (who I believe is a Lead Producer, and he's pretty much one of the best examples of what a producer should be), among many others.

Again, I don't know the whole list of folks (I haven't asked), so I couldn't sing everyone's praises, but that's a pretty good set of folks right there and that's not even counting Tim, Leonard, and the other team members.

Thanks.

Do you have any idea who is the Lead Writer? People here managed to bake a cake just from the bread crumbs left by Anthony Davis, but we still know little of the writing team. I know there is an ex-Bioware Chris L'Etoile, but other than that it is a mystery.

 

[Chris Avellone]

Thanks.

Do you have any idea who is the Lead Writer? People here managed to bake a cake just from the bread crumbs left by Anthony Davis, but we still know little of the writing team. I know there is an ex-Bioware Chris L'Etoile, but other than that it is a mystery.

Lead Writer = Leonard

 

[HoboForEternity]

Vampire masquerade level of writing

 

[Wunderbar]

Vampire masquerade level of writing

that was Mitsoda.

 

[Latelistener]

Lead Writer = Leonard

Kinda hoped Leonard was in the art team. Would love to see another attempt to 3D something like this (he said they failed in Bloodlines, but praised Dishonored for its stylization):

 

[Jedi Exile]

Vampire masquerade level of writing

that was Mitsoda.

Brian wasn't the only writer on Bloodlines. I think it was mostly Leon's project.

 

[Nano]

Vampire masquerade level of writing

that was Mitsoda.

Brian wasn't the only writer on Bloodlines. I think it was mostly Leon's project.

Mitsoda was the main writer on Bloodlines. He came on the project a bit late, and several of the narrative aspects were already set, but he made the story (and most characters) of the game thoroughly his.

 

[Xeon]

I thought Mitsoda only handled Malk's dialogues.

 

[Chris Avellone]

Is Anthony Davis on it?

He was - unfortunately, he's also leaving Obsidian (this week - to Blizzard). End of an era.

 

[conan_edw]

 

[HoboForEternity]

So is this the high profile member whos gonna leave after deadfire when MCA leaks it on Mayhem??

 

[J_C]

Is Anthony Davis on it?

He was - unfortunately, he's also leaving Obsidian (this week - to Blizzard). End of an era.

Bloody hell. It seems it is actually true that Obsidian is a studio which is training people for Blizzard.

 

[LESS T_T]

Still paying Boyarsky's ransom, it seems.

 

[Flou]

Is Anthony Davis on it?

He was - unfortunately, he's also leaving Obsidian (this week - to Blizzard). End of an era.

Noooo, not Anthony

 

[Kyl Von Kull]

They should have picked Eric.

 

[Nano]

Anthony Davis pls explain

 

[santino27]

Is Anthony Davis on it?

He was - unfortunately, he's also leaving Obsidian (this week - to Blizzard). End of an era.

That sucks. (Not for him, presumably, but in general.)