Shocking News! Daikatana dude leaves Midway!

[Llyranor]

Extremely wishful thinking, but it'd be pretty cool if JE was able to push for turn-based variant of the combat system

 

Wasn't it Van Buren which was going to get both a RT and a TB system as a compromise? Or was it Jefferson?

[ShadowPaladin V1.0]

Extremely wishful thinking, but it'd be pretty cool if JE was able to push for turn-based variant of the combat system

 

Wasn't it Van Buren which was going to get both a RT and a TB system as a compromise? Or was it Jefferson?

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The last TB console game (Gladius I think) sunk so low it's probably somewhere in Australia.. They still do really well on handhelds, but not so much on the main consoles. Be interesting to see how well Sacred Radiance (the GC version of FireEmblem does compared to the GBA).

 

I think it was VB.

 

Unless it's already part of the design it dosnt seem likely. They do have a pretty tight schedule for something like NwN.

[Diogo Ribeiro]

Wasn't it Van Buren which was going to get both a RT and a TB system as a compromise? Or was it Jefferson?

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I know Van Buren would do that. I don't recall the intended system for Jefferson.

[J.E. Sawyer]

Extremely wishful thinking, but it'd be pretty cool if JE was able to push for turn-based variant of the combat system

That's a pretty tall order for anything intended as a persistent world. Anyway, I'm not going to Obsidian to jump in and start crescent-kicking people in the face for rule changes. Ferret, Frank, and the other peeps know what they are doing. I will be happy to work on area design for a change.

[Xiw]

This is good news...ironic, but good.

 

After what happened to the black hound and how jaded JE appeared to be with the D&D license situation, it's interesting that he ends up working on NWN 2.

How do you walk into a situation like that from a motivational perspective? I mean, the PC, interview answer is to put on a **** eating smile and say

[Darque]

Wait, Sawyer works for Obsidian now?

[J.E. Sawyer]

The team already has a pretty solid plan for NWN2. I'll just be helping them with that, not launching into a furious barrage of requests for changes.

[Darque]

hmmmmm

[GhostofAnakin]

The team already has a pretty solid plan for NWN2.  I'll just be helping them with that, not launching into a furious barrage of requests for changes.

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When do you get your green link and "O" beside your name?

[Powerslave]

Excellent news.

 

By how many weeks will NWN2's release schedule be shortened, now that there's an extra Designer on board? :D

[Judas]

That is awesome news.

[Guest Surlent]

Great you're back doing rpgs JE, btw you wouldn't mind leaking few NWN2 screens to the public would you ? "

[alanschu]

Anyway, I'm not going to Obsidian to jump in and start crescent-kicking people in the face for rule changes.

 

Although that does create quite the humorous mental image :D

 

 

Good luck at Obisdian. Try to let them keep your "Obsidz VIP" title

[Arclam]

Good news.

 

Good luck at Obsidian.

[Rhomal]

The team already has a pretty solid plan for NWN2.  I'll just be helping them with that, not launching into a furious barrage of requests for changes.

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Welcome JE!

[Ellester]

Mr. Sawyer must be either flattered or disgusted by the blind faith in him by now. 

 

I guess he will be an valuable asset, especially in the rules department. But I liked Chris Avellone's original story for Fallout 3 more, the way they turned it into some space exploration adventure in the final levels didn't sound very original to me but it's always difficult to judge concepts because they are often so reliant on realization.

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And many liked the story behind Jefferson. And even though I didn

[Volourn]

Congrats to JE for semi returning to the nest.

[Baley]

What can I say.

 

Congrats on joining the "nest" as Volo kidly put it.

 

I am a little curious about what will happen with the new Gauntlet seeing as both you and Romero have left.

 

I hope they'll continue the development.

[Leferd]

I assume we'll start to see a dramatic increase in black and white O's in the left hand margins starting next week.

[GhostofAnakin]

I assume we'll start to see a dramatic increase in black and white O's in the left hand margins starting next week.

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Or he'll stop posting altogether like the rest of the Obsidian devs.

[Leferd]

I assume we'll start to see a dramatic increase in black and white O's in the left hand margins starting next week.

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Or he'll stop posting altogether like the rest of the Obsidian devs.

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Say it ain't so, JE! Say it ain't so!

[metadigital]

Anyway, I'm not going to Obsidian to jump in and start crescent-kicking people in the face for rule changes.

What would constitute a good motivation for doing said crescent kicks?

I assume we'll start to see a dramatic increase in black and white O's in the left hand margins starting next week.

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Or he'll stop posting altogether like the rest of the Obsidian devs.

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... Because, let's face it, the devs are here to banter inanely with us forum monkeys ... "

[GhostofAnakin]

... Because, let's face it, the devs are here to banter inanely with us forum monkeys ...  "

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They're not?

[metadigital]

... Because, let's face it, the devs are here to banter inanely with us forum monkeys ...  "

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They're not?

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(We're the ones that give them all their good ideas, from ninja chimps flipping out and killing everyone, to exploding barrels in NwN2 ...)

[Llyranor]

... Because, let's face it, the devs are here to banter inanely with us forum monkeys ...  "

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They're not?

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(We're the ones that give them all their good ideas, from ninja chimps flipping out and killing everyone, to exploding barrels in NwN2 ...)

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That there is the premise for a successful game series.

 

Imagine all the possible spin-offs, too.