Letter from the Game Director – Passing on the torch

[Lukew]

To echo what's already been said in this thread; Craig, you and your team did an amazing job at injecting some great new additions into this game. The social tab and instancing to name just two.

You'll be sorely missed by the player community. Especially considering the fact that you listened and responded to them. Hell, you WERE a player. And for achieving the impossible. Making the RK Uniques on random timers was, in terms of coding, a stroke of genius.

Means, you got a lot to live up to now But knowing that you talk to the players as well, I can see a prosperous Anarchy Online future for a while yet.

Well done to everyone in Funcom. Go and get yourself some well deserved beers.

[Maofex]

Go and get yourself some well deserved beers.

Hey, not BEFORE servers are up again....

[Aiken]

I'd buy you a helluva night on the town for letting my Crat wear his Clown Suit without having to completely Gimp himself

Three Cheers for the additions you made to Anarchy. Even for the ones we didn't like

And Means...Oh man you've got some shoes to fill - but your opening post with !Ding just made me lol & gave me hope

Long Live Anarchy

[sjefstab]

tbh, i hope next guy do better job NOT making this like wow...

[Powerglide283]

I'm tardy as usual. To avoid writing a long silly post, I say grats to both the new game directors. You can look at the last 7 years and see more burning hulks along the roadway of MMO and single player games that never even got to the shelves. Your efforts place you in a very elite group of people who have given us something unique, against all odds. Best wishes.

[atlasdreamer]

good luck and I wish you the best with your new project just dont forget where ya came from

[Kirana]

Guess i'm a bit late as well, but Sil just like everyone has said before u have been the best game director ao has had until now. You've bought back life and interrest in this game and throught all the whining and complaining of the people in time, you must know u were and are still loved.

Means, huge congratulations on taking over the wheel. I guess i got a big advantage in telling u this but u have started on the right foot. Managing to change the peoples opinion in 24 hours is a remarcable thing. The people that on sunday were screaming about the chat problem the next day were claiming how much they love u for the new patch. I am pretty sure that u will continue doing a great job. And to finish in your own words:

All Hail Macrosun!

[Grind42]

AO is the bestest game ever imo such a comunity driven game as well as the most intensive when it comes to the world & everything possible in it. Twinking is the hardest & really needs time, knowledge, effort & above all items to get it done.

I really thank you for everything!!!

I have no fear that Means will do everything in his power to keep the game alive & STABLE with all the implementations that have happened & everything to come i look forward to logging on whenever i have the time.

P.S give us ql 300 CT's :-) *hugs*

[Helamorious]

P.S give us ql 300 CT's :-) *hugs*

So how about them SL tower zones while your at it?

[SmenGromit]

...and please make AoC as good a game as AO is. In my view, bugs are not the main problem with AoC, but these issues:

AoC == WoW. It really is strikingly similar in many aspects. However, players that like WoW-style games will presumably stay in WoW. Differentiate.

AoC has no humor. Very few quirks and oddities. AO has tons - from Marvin the depressed android to leets saying "credz plz".

AoC is linear and far too easy. You quest, kill, level up and raid. Your capabilities are limited solely to level. There is no research. There are no secret quests or hidden areas. I loved the early AO where people met and speculated about how to do quests - the Aces spawn quest is a good example, it had people stumped for weeks AoC has no step-twinking like you can do in AO. I always found this to be an underestimated but really very strong feature in AO - step-twinking by imps/items/more imps/more items/outside buffs etc etc generates virtually endless possibilities for character building.

Good luck in your new job!

Smen

[vallikat]

AoC has no humor.

By chance did you rescue Fabio's Princess?

[Keldros]

AoC has no humor.

...or run any errands for the Chinese gold seller?

[NoGoal]

So how about them SL tower zones while your at it?

Only for shades and keepers tho.

[kuznechik]

Bah, can't leave game for vacation w/o game director' change

Well, it's sad that FC steals good game director from AO, tho... AoC GD is kinda... Good luck there.

And who will make monsters to eat us?

[Mmba]

i missed this as i was quite busy with RK4... but I come back and see sil gone?

well, gz on the new appointment means. im sure i'll harass you soon enough.

And who will make monsters to eat us?

i vote kintaii... he's my favorite.

[Zeephonz]

For those that saw an earlier post in this thread from Means....

... the follow up...

... stickied for eternity

[Odov]

Means, congratulations! I'm seriously stoked to see what you can pull off. If there has to be a successor to Sil, you definitely are him. You are one of the select GMs that make me laugh on a regular basis.

[Talita]

Thanks and good luck Sil in you future endevours.

Tali.

[pharmguy]

well imo there goes AOs best GD so far pretty high standard compared to the ones before him lets hope Means can carry on in the same line. gl in AoC Sil.

[Chrys]

Edit: On a serious note, I look forward to many more posts like that, something that really bumped up AO in my estimation - Tabula Rasa has a "Feedback Friday" where once a week the developers tell the players what they are doing, and it's really something I looked forward to when I was playing it.

Whee, it worked!

Today, Friday feedback, tomorrow, Tigress/SoZ dualwieldable!11 *evil cackle*