Zu den ganzen Prob gibt es einen offiziellen Post von Christian, der übrigens wie im folgenden zu sehen, auch NWC verlässt. Aber NWC sucht auch neue Mitarbeiter:
As always, when the rumors start to fly, it's up to the Evil C. to set the record straight. So, without further ado...
Movin' On Up
As I'm sure some of you have already heard, in the coming months the New World Computing office will be relocating just north of Santa Barbara, CA. Despite rumors, however, this was NWC's decision, not 3DO's... they are not "making" us move. The new location will provide a nice open environment, which is always important for a small development team. Most of the employees will be moving, though a handful have elected not to, and as such we're hiring additional people for the new office. So if you happen to be a talented programmer or artist who has ever wanted to live in or near Santa Barbara, now is the time to apply!
Movin' Forward
With the last Heroes IV expansion pack finished, Heroes V can now have the full attention it deserves. Even at this fairly early stage, the progress we've made and the additions and changes we've planned are already shaping up to make Heroes V the best the series has ever seen. Even *we* get excited every time we start talking about it, and if that's not a good sign I don't know what is. In the next week or so I'll have a few screenshots to post, and you'll be able to get a glimpse first-hand of the kind of attention we're giving to the entire game.
Movin' Out
With as great as Heroes V is looking, it makes it that much more painful to announce that I won't be a part of it. Though I received an offer to make the move, and have absolutely enjoyed the eight years that I've been here, the reasons for staying in L.A. ultimately outweighed the reasons for moving north. My last day here will be Monday, March 24th.
As for how this affects the development of Heroes V - it doesn't. The design is pretty much complete except for the "massaging" that it will need along the way, and now it's just up to the rest of the team to implement it. And when it comes time to work out the final balance of it all, I think that we all agree that Jon Van Caneghem is more than capable of handling it... besides, most of what I would apply to any situation I probably learned from him anyway.
As for the Community, our NWC Senior Producer, James Dickinson (a.k.a. Benefice), will be donning the Mantle of Evil after I'm gone, and our 3DO Marketing Manager, Rick Reynolds (a.k.a. Maeglin) is already doing more than any previous Marketing guy has ever done just by getting involved. Plus, if even half the plans that both of them have for the future come to fruition (Official Tournament, anyone?), the Community will definitely be "the place to be." Just remember that the things they do are *for* the Community, so be nice and remember to show them a little respect from time to time - it will make them want to do even more.
Well, other than finishing off a few tasks and sneaking out some more Heroes V info over the next couple of weeks, that about does it for me. In the best proud-superhero voice I can muster:
"My work here... is done."
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Radagast der Braune
Ich verfolge gerade auf verschiedenen Fanpages aus aller herren Länder Diskussionen über Heroes 5 ob es nun doch noch kommt oder nicht! Grund ist soweit ich mitbekommen habe ein Umzug von 3 DO und das viele Mitarbeiter keinen neuen Vertrag erhalten haben und einige die einen neuen erhalten haben nicht mit umgezogen sind, da sie einer maroden und fast bankrotten Firma nicht in den Abrund folgen wollten. So wie es jetzt aussieht werden wenn H 5 doch erscheinen sollte noch weniger daran arbeiten, na lassen wir uns mal überraschen was noch passiert!