From the official thread:
As part of a strategic decision to reduce costs and streamline its global workforce, SOE announced today that it will eliminate 205 positions and close its Denver, Seattle and Tucson studios. As part of this restructuring, SOE is discontinuing production of The Agency so it can focus development resources on delivering two new MMOs based on its renowned PlanetSide and EverQuest properties, while also maintaining its current portfolio of online games. All possible steps are being taken to ensure team members affected by the transition are treated with appropriate concern.
This strategic decision will have no impact on SOE’s current portfolio of live games; additionally SOE will transition development efforts for the Denver and Tucson studios’ suite of products to its San Diego headquarters. This strategic alignment of development resources better positions SOE to remain a global leader in online gaming and deliver on its promise of creating entertaining games for players of all ages, and servicing the 20 million players that visited SOE servers in just the past year.
Linda "Brasse" Carlson
Senior Global Community Relations Manager, SOE
Good luck to all the SOE people displaced by this restructuring. Bolded text added to emphasize the only positive note in this announcement.
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I hope that is indeed positive and doesn't affect games like the original Everquest.
Sakkitakki wrote:
I hope that is indeed positive and doesn't affect games like the original Everquest.
At the very least it impacts the morale of the troops.
Digging on O-boards the EQII team admitted it cost them "2 of their team" so hard to judge from the outside what it could mean.
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