Tabula Rasa Team Departures

by Maarten Goldstein, Jul 24, 2004 8:39am PDT

Related Topics – Tabula Rasa, MMO, NCSoft

GameSpot is reporting that several members of the Tabula Rasa development team have quit NCSoft, including the game's lead designer and lead programmer. Richard Garriott will now take on the role of lead designer, taking over for Carly Staehlin. According to a spokesperson the MMORPG is still on track for a 2005 release.

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Maybe they were just looking to get a Clean Slate!

Jul 24, 2004 10:33am PDT

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Maybe they were just looking to get a Clean Slate! : Liquid
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  heh, apparently a little too subtle for this crowd ;) : grig
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What was Garriot working on besides Tabula Rasa while at NCSoft?

Jul 25, 2004 7:57am PDT

What was Garriot working on besides Tabula Rasa while at NCSoft? : Topaz

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Why did Garriott sell out to NCSoft anyway?

Jul 24, 2004 11:12am PDT

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This is definitely getting fucking DAIKATANA'D]r and I can't be happier with that. DIE NC MOTHERFUCKER!!!!!

Jul 24, 2004 9:08am PDT

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  How can it be Daikatana'd if it was barely anyone was hyped for the game? : disposition
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    oh... i mean, do you remember what happened to the dev team of daikatana? sorry i'm too lazy to find the ... : xphil
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      You mean half the team quitting in the middle of the project? : freshview
      
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      IIRC, not just half the team but the whole members slipped out gradually. : xphil
      
      Dude. I never want to hear you talk about "whole members" ever again. Let alone them "slipping out gradua... : azshack

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Its an MMO. Do they even need a designer?

Jul 24, 2004 1:13pm PDT

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- lmao..wow..most ignorant remark of the day! I hope you are being sarcastic.. :) : deathofrats

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Maybe they finally got fed up with being told to "make it like Phantasy Star Online, but better!"

Jul 24, 2004 12:35pm PDT

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Maybe they finally got fed up with being told to "make it like Phantasy Star Online, but better!" : Debased
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- lol! that is exactly what I think it looks like as well.. : deathofrats

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Hmm. This bodes poorly, I mean shouldn't this game be so piping hot awesome that no one wants to miss out on it's creation? And Garriot is supposed to be all magically free of EA and suddenly unleashing upon us years of pent up awesomeness? That's what my hopes were and with news like this......

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My hope in the little one is weak`

Jul 24, 2004 10:46am PDT

Hmm. This bodes poorly, I mean shouldn't this game be so piping hot awesome that no one wants to miss out... : geedeck

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wasn't carly staehlin married to dave taylor, formerly of crack.com and originally at id?

i am such an id fanboy.

Jul 24, 2004 9:04am PDT

wasn't carly staehlin married to dave taylor, formerly of crack.com and originally at id? i am such an... : rudds

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I was really excited by this, until I realized the last awesome game Richard Garriot made was.......... Ultima 7. and maybe ultima online the original

Also sobering up in the morning sucks :)

Jul 24, 2004 8:43am PDT

I was really excited by this, until I realized the last awesome game Richard Garriot made was.......... U... : hadokennn

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