Author Topic: What's the latest on the devs? (Read 29459 times)

Magus Prime · « **on:** July 20, 2016, 09:33:42 PM »

I drove by the old Paragon Studios which is still just an empty building the other day and it got me to thinking what ended up happening to that awesome team behind CoH/CoV?

princezilla · « **Reply #1 on:** July 20, 2016, 10:45:56 PM »

I recently learned that Sean McCann (Dr. Aeon) is the lead developer for Neverwinter but I don't know about the rest.

Brigadine · « **Reply #2 on:** July 21, 2016, 05:25:49 AM »

Quote from: princezilla on July 20, 2016, 10:45:56 PM

I recently learned that Sean McCann (Dr. Aeon) is the lead developer for Neverwinter but I don't know about the rest.

I remember last year Matt Miller got fired from Star Trek Online

eabrace · « **Reply #3 on:** July 21, 2016, 05:30:14 AM »

Where do I start...?

Here's what Twitter tells us at a glance at the moment:

Joe Morrissey (aka Hero 1): Game Designer. Currently @SuckerPunchProd on Infamous: Second Son and @VyeGame. http://www.vyegame.com Check out my blog http://www.GameDesignerJoe.com

Eric Cleaver (aka TheOcho): Also known as Piestro and Ocho. Doing Community Stuff for Trion Worlds.

Jeff Hamilton (aka Arbiter Hawk): Senior Systems Designer on @AtlasReactor at @TrionWorlds. I tweet about #GameDev, #DnD, and occasionally comics/superhero media.

Keetsie Braz da Cuhna (aka Tunnel Rat): "Poor neglected Twitter account."

Al Rivera (aka Geko): Star Trek Online Lead Designer.

Hosun Lee (aka Black Pebble): Marketing Guys on lots of games. Fortnite / Infinity Blade/ City of Heroes / Stuff(TM). Mostly evil. Craves Jamba Juice.

Sean McCann (aka Dr. Aeon): Content designer for Neverwinter, Commander Ander on the official forums. Formerly Dr. Aeon from CoH. and dev on Star Trek Online.

Tim Sweeny (aka Black Scorpion): Game Designer, GM, Pirate, Scoundrel

O_o (bAss_ackwards): Video games! They're fun and I work on them too.

Nate Birkholz (aka Second Measure): iOS developer, photographer. I chain optionals for a living.

C.W. Bennett (aka Pohsyb): <blank>

Jessie Lawrence (aka Hit Streak): I manage esports social media for @twitch. Esports never sleeps! Riot Games alum.

Andy Belford (aka Zwillinger): Player Relations Manager for Riot Games.

Vince D'Amelio (aka The Dark Watcher): Gamer and Game Programmer. (I believe he's currently working on ROBLOX. - E)

Melissa Bianco (aka War Witch): Former City of Heroes Dev. Author. Producer. Gamer. Geek.

Bruce Harlick (aka Horatio): Game Designer, Supervillain, and Foodie

Matt Miller (aka Positron): Game Designer. Gamer. Hex Player. Father. Husband. Ex-Lead Designer of City of Heroes.

If we were ever allowed any non-lore questions during Matt's anniversary Q&A, I'd definitely want to ask what all the devs are up to these days.

Brigadine · « **Reply #4 on:** July 21, 2016, 12:56:16 PM »

Quote from: eabrace on July 21, 2016, 05:30:14 AM

Where do I start...?

Here's what Twitter tells us at a glance at the moment:

Joe Morrissey (aka Hero 1): Game Designer. Currently @SuckerPunchProd on Infamous: Second Son and @VyeGame. http://www.vyegame.com Check out my blog http://www.GameDesignerJoe.com

Eric Cleaver (aka TheOcho): Also known as Piestro and Ocho. Doing Community Stuff for Trion Worlds.

Jeff Hamilton (aka Arbiter Hawk): Senior Systems Designer on @AtlasReactor at @TrionWorlds. I tweet about #GameDev, #DnD, and occasionally comics/superhero media.

Keetsie Braz da Cuhna (aka Tunnel Rat): "Poor neglected Twitter account."

Al Rivera (aka Geko): Star Trek Online Lead Designer.

Hosun Lee (aka Black Pebble): Marketing Guys on lots of games. Fortnite / Infinity Blade/ City of Heroes / Stuff(TM). Mostly evil. Craves Jamba Juice.

Sean McCann (aka Dr. Aeon): Content designer for Neverwinter, Commander Ander on the official forums. Formerly Dr. Aeon from CoH. and dev on Star Trek Online.

Tim Sweeny (aka Black Scorpion): Game Designer, GM, Pirate, Scoundrel

O_o (bAss_ackwards): Video games! They're fun and I work on them too.

Nate Birkholz (aka Second Measure): iOS developer, photographer. I chain optionals for a living.

C.W. Bennett (aka Pohsyb): <blank>

Jessie Lawrence (aka Hit Streak): I manage esports social media for @twitch. Esports never sleeps! Riot Games alum.

Andy Belford (aka Zwillinger): Player Relations Manager for Riot Games.

Vince D'Amelio (aka The Dark Watcher): Gamer and Game Programmer. (I believe he's currently working on ROBLOX. - E)

Melissa Bianco (aka War Witch): Former City of Heroes Dev. Author. Producer. Gamer. Geek.

Bruce Harlick (aka Horatio): Game Designer, Supervillain, and Foodie

Matt Miller (aka Positron): Game Designer. Gamer. Hex Player. Father. Husband. Ex-Lead Designer of City of Heroes.

If we were ever allowed any non-lore questions during Matt's anniversary Q&A, I'd definitely want to ask what all the devs are up to these days.

screw questions about what they are up to! lets ask about that flash drive that we all know one of them has in their drawer with some certain files on it...

princezilla · « **Reply #5 on:** July 21, 2016, 01:27:40 PM »

Quote from: Brigadine on July 21, 2016, 12:56:16 PM

screw questions about what they are up to! lets ask about that flash drive that we all know one of them has in their drawer with some certain files on it...

Not while NCSOFT still has the CoX rights and an itchy lawsuit finger :p

Sinistar · « **Reply #6 on:** July 23, 2016, 06:14:37 AM »

Quote from: princezilla on July 21, 2016, 01:27:40 PM

Not while NCSOFT still has the CoX rights and an itchy lawsuit finger :p

I won't tell NCsoft if you don't tell them

Victoria Victrix · « **Reply #7 on:** July 24, 2016, 03:54:21 AM »

Arbiter Fabulous, who was hired shortly before the shutdown, works for SmashWords.

princezilla · « **Reply #8 on:** July 25, 2016, 02:32:26 AM »

Quote from: Victoria Victrix on July 24, 2016, 03:54:21 AM

Arbiter Fabulous, who was hired shortly before the shutdown, works for SmashWords.

Really now? I was actually in a VG with him.

Brigadine · « **Reply #9 on:** July 25, 2016, 08:06:45 PM »

Quote from: princezilla on July 21, 2016, 01:27:40 PM

Not while NCSOFT still has the CoX rights and an itchy lawsuit finger :p

I wont tell if you don't.

HeatSpike1 · « **Reply #10 on:** July 25, 2016, 10:31:40 PM »

Quote from: Brigadine on July 21, 2016, 05:25:49 AM

I remember last year Matt Miller got fired from Star Trek Online

Damn, Didn't know that... What happened there?

I had been wondering what he was up to when I realized I think he deleted his Twitter as @mmodesigner is no longer an active account.

eabrace · « **Reply #11 on:** July 26, 2016, 02:44:38 AM »

Quote from: HeatSpike1 on July 25, 2016, 10:31:40 PM

I had been wondering what he was up to when I realized I think he deleted his Twitter as @mmodesigner is no longer an active account.

He's still active. He just changed his handle to @ManyThingsDeck since he's not working on MMOs now.

Brigadine · « **Reply #12 on:** July 26, 2016, 03:55:57 AM »

Quote from: eabrace on July 26, 2016, 02:44:38 AM

He's still active. He just changed his handle to @ManyThingsDeck since he's not working on MMOs now.

As in Decks on a house?

saipaman · « **Reply #13 on:** July 26, 2016, 04:02:40 AM »

I think more like card games.

Mentalshock · « **Reply #14 on:** July 26, 2016, 04:28:16 AM »

As in the Dungeons and Dragons Artifact.

Brigadine · « **Reply #15 on:** July 26, 2016, 05:21:21 PM »

Quote from: Mentalshock on July 26, 2016, 04:28:16 AM

As in the Dungeons and Dragons Artifact.

gotcha lol

Paragon Avenger · « **Reply #16 on:** July 27, 2016, 02:42:34 AM »

Developer 13, quit actively writing software to pursue hero-work. He hasn't been heard from for several weeks.

Brigadine · « **Reply #17 on:** July 27, 2016, 10:24:33 AM »

Quote from: Paragon Avenger on July 27, 2016, 02:42:34 AM

Developer 13, quit actively writing software to pursue hero-work. He has been heard from for several weeks.

sooooo he is kick A$$?

Paragon Avenger · « **Reply #18 on:** July 28, 2016, 02:51:21 AM »

Quote from: Brigadine on July 27, 2016, 10:24:33 AM

sooooo he is kick A$$?

Sorry, typo.

Brigadine · « **Reply #19 on:** July 30, 2016, 07:31:55 PM »

Quote from: Paragon Avenger on July 28, 2016, 02:51:21 AM

Sorry, typo.

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Paragon Avenger · « **Reply #20 on:** July 31, 2016, 06:41:46 PM »

Quote from: Paragon Avenger on July 28, 2016, 02:51:21 AM

Sorry, typo.

He HASN'T been heard from, so not so much kick A$$, as it were.

Twisted Toon · « **Reply #21 on:** August 01, 2016, 04:40:53 AM »

Quote from: Paragon Avenger on July 31, 2016, 06:41:46 PM

He HASN'T been heard from, so not so much kick A$$, as it were.

So, he's the Anonymous-man.

Paragon Avenger · « **Reply #22 on:** August 16, 2016, 04:17:56 AM »

Developer 13 was the one who put glitches in the game to, "Make it more fun".

Paragon Avenger · « **Reply #23 on:** August 29, 2016, 04:10:44 AM »

Dave, in accounting got a job delivering pizzas.

Michelle, the game mechanics developer got married, became a mommy and is working on that right now.

Kevin, the game designer opened a dress bontique. His motto: "No Capes!"

George, the game story writer got a job writing children's books where bad little kids get eaten.

That one guy, with the...you-know, became a professional wrestler. He goes by the name The Compiler.

PsychicKitty · « **Reply #24 on:** October 10, 2016, 10:40:30 AM »

Dink...is doing costumes again...but this time for Marvel Heroes online.

Paragon Avenger · « **Reply #25 on:** October 27, 2016, 08:27:59 AM »

Hey, PsychicKitty, can you tell what I'm thinking?
Probably something involving catnip and an expensive hotel room for the weekend.

Paragon Avenger · « **Reply #26 on:** December 03, 2016, 06:58:33 AM »

All the Devs were replaced by foreign H1b visa holders who work for far less and supposedly have skills lacking in their American counterparts. One of theDevs was quoted as saying, "Do you want fries with that?"

Zombie Hustler · « **Reply #27 on:** December 03, 2016, 07:38:41 AM »

Black Pebble is currently working for Deathstroke as a hacker/intel guy.

Nyghtshade · « **Reply #28 on:** December 07, 2016, 04:40:44 AM »

Angel Phoenix77 · « **Reply #29 on:** December 07, 2016, 05:03:45 AM »

Brigadine · « **Reply #30 on:** December 12, 2016, 06:32:53 PM »

Quote from: Angel Phoenix77 on December 07, 2016, 05:03:45 AM

This is interesting, to say in the least.. I have always liked Poz and Craig. They had great ideas, but never really took shape, like is STO crew death.
I know this might be wishful thinking, maybe this could be the start of getting the band back together, to make a superhero mmo.

That or id love the devs to join one of the spiritual successors(most likely CoT).

Paragon Avenger · « **Reply #31 on:** December 21, 2016, 04:04:18 AM »

All the Devs died in a tradegic house fire in Fresno, CA. They apparently were trying to use a Raspberry Pi to run City of Heroes when some one spilled his Red Bull on the rig. The house went up like tissue paper soaked in gasoline.

Abraxus · « **Reply #32 on:** December 23, 2016, 01:56:15 AM »

I would believe that, except I live in a town that boarders Fresno, and that was not on the local news. ;-)

Paragon Avenger · « **Reply #33 on:** December 23, 2016, 02:27:06 AM »

Quote from: Abraxus on December 23, 2016, 01:56:15 AM

I would believe that, except I live in a town that boarders Fresno, and that was not on the local news. ;-)

Maybe they paid to keep it hush-hush. I blame the Russians.

Zaloopa · « **Reply #34 on:** February 03, 2017, 04:27:22 AM »

I know Castle was working on ESO as recently as march 2016.

Paragon Avenger · « **Reply #35 on:** February 03, 2017, 04:46:32 AM »

Actually, City of Titans is almost completely done. There is one nagging issue. Half the team wants:

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And the other half wants:

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Neither side will budge and both sides insist that their way is the correct way.
Developers

Codewalker · « **Reply #36 on:** February 03, 2017, 04:49:33 AM »

Quote from: Zaloopa on February 03, 2017, 04:27:22 AM

I know Castle was working on ESO as recently as march 2016.

I know he's not with Zenimax anymore, not since... well around March actually.

I haven't heard an update from him lately and his linkedin doesn't show anything new, so I'm not sure if he's still looking or doing something outside the industry.

Tahquitz · « **Reply #37 on:** April 04, 2017, 05:44:37 AM »

ArbiterFabulous checked into TheCapeRadio's IRC tonight. He just released a new book.

Paragon Avenger · « **Reply #38 on:** April 06, 2017, 04:49:04 AM »

That one guy, you know who, well he was spotted at the rescue mission last night. When asked, he said that he was helping out, but his clothes and personal hygene spoke volumes about being homeless. And I think he was the guy who coded that enhancement unslotter thingie. Anyway, it just goes to show you, we are lucky to wake up in the morning.

Marine X · « **Reply #39 on:** January 14, 2020, 05:45:17 PM »

saipaman · « **Reply #40 on:** January 24, 2020, 06:28:37 AM »

People going dark could actually be an indication they are working on something - remember the power of the NDA.

Abraxus · « **Reply #41 on:** January 24, 2020, 02:21:16 PM »

Quote from: saipaman on January 24, 2020, 06:28:37 AM

People going dark could actually be an indication they are working on something - remember the power of the NDA.

It is all powerful, and unbreakable! Like some magic spell that leaves you bereft of honor, and penniless if you break your vow!

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Author Topic: What's the latest on the devs? (Read 29459 times)