THE BORE

General => Video Game Bored => Topic started by: ManaByte on January 19, 2009, 09:42:15 PM

Title: EA Mythic hit with layoffs...
Post by: ManaByte on January 19, 2009, 09:42:15 PM

http://www.massively.com/2009/01/19/rumor-mythic-layoffs-hit-qa-playtest-and-customer-support/

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Speculative information is coming down the vine via Joystiq that Electronic Arts' new cost-cutting initiative has "cost" Warhammer Online roughly 21 customer support staff, half of its QA department and all of it's playtesting group. According to EA, they currently has no plans to make any additional cuts -- although that doesn't mean we aren't worried about it. And when asked about the future of the game and it's team, EA was unable to give any answers to Joystiq.

Title: Re: EA Mythic hit with layoffs...
Post by: pilonv1 on January 19, 2009, 09:50:54 PM

all of its playtesting? so im guessing whatever warhammer stuff goes ahead will be beta tested by the players? is anyone even playing it?

Title: Re: EA Mythic hit with layoffs...
Post by: demi on January 19, 2009, 09:53:56 PM

OH NOES

Title: Re: EA Mythic hit with layoffs...
Post by: The Fake Shemp on January 19, 2009, 10:36:09 PM

Blizzard takes food out of other developers' family's mouths yet again.

Title: Re: EA Mythic hit with layoffs...
Post by: ToxicAdam on January 20, 2009, 12:20:15 AM

Aren't they planning on doing some server merging too? I thought I read that somewhere.

Title: Re: EA Mythic hit with layoffs...
Post by: ManaByte on January 20, 2009, 12:01:35 PM

The Mythic Ego has responded:
http://www.warhammeralliance.com/forums/showthread.php?p=3295708#3295708

Yeah, they'll be consolidating servers, but after all the chest thumping on how they would slaughter WoW; it will probably be the hardest thing for Mythic to ever admit.