Another Good Bye to Another Friend

Seems like everyone is leaving me...

So, on Friday, I found out someone else from work is leaving...actually, being let go. Fred, our head of game design, is no longer with the company. This was a huge shock, not just for me, but almost everyone who heard of the news. I was in a meeting of other game designers when we were told this. Everyone in the room was visibly distrubed.

Fred has been with the company for a very long time. In that time, he has shown to be a brillant, but bitter, game designer. In that time, he can also been known to be a bit of an asshole. And as much of an asshole he can be and how well he sometimes got under my skin, I still respected him ALOT as a game designer and as a friend. He pretty much taught me all I know about game design as well as a bit about working in the game industry. Its his no nonsense toughness that got me to where I am today.

I am very sadden by his departure. Not just cause I lost a great teacher and friend, but I think his removal will have an incredible effect on the company. Not only did he make sure we had good projects that were good for the company and the industry, as a whole, he also made sure none of the games came out of here were "crap". Of course, this is only from my experience but he was someone we can all turn to in case something was "not fun" in the game. He was always there to make suggestions or make the necessary changes, in which was always "dead on." But now, there is no one like that we can turn to. This could be trouble for all us inexperienced game designers.

Good bye friend. Thx for all you have taught me.