Producer's Letter: December 14, 2006Dec 14th, 2006 at 9:16 PM by Railus

This Producer's Letter from EQLive announces a "change in the guard." Chris Lena bids us farewell as Clint Worley joins the EverQuest community:


Farewell... I am here to bid a fond adieu. It has been an incredible honor to work on the EverQuest team these past years but it is time for me to move on. I never would have dreamed of this when my Druid was baking Batwing Crunchies back in '99. Yeah, I know they were useless but I liked to bake!

For me EverQuest has earned a place in video game history and I feel lucky to be one of the many people that have gotten in the saddle for a while. Not only that but to have the timing to have been at the right place and the right time to accept the star on the Walk of Game on behalf of the game was fantastic. To represent EverQuest shoulder to shoulder with the greats such as Final Fantasy, Starcraft, Sid Meier and John Carmack was a great experience.

We all know that EverQuest is more than a game to most of us. I have met a number of you at Fan Faires and various functions and I have always been impressed with the maturity and passion that I have seen. There are a number of you that I now count as friends. I guess what I am saying is that this has been more than just a fun job but also a personally rewarding experience. Thanks to all of you – even the cranky ones!

Happy trails and good hunting.

Chris "Raghnell" Lena


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Hello EverQuest players! My name is Clint Worley and I would like to say that I am very excited about becoming part of the EverQuest community.

I started at Sony when it was Sony Interactive back in 1995, then we made the transition to 989 Studios, Verant followed and now Sony Online Entertainment. I have seen EverQuest grow from the initial launch to what it is today and I have to say that I am impressed! The player's feedback and SOE's internal dedication have continued to fuel the creative work that expands the EverQuest world to this day.

I am looking forward to talking with many of you and helping the future of EverQuest continue to grow. We are very busy right now on our next expansion and I can assure you that you will all be saying "Aarrr!" once it is done!

Clint "Jourdian" Worley
EverQuest Producer
Sony Online Entertainment

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Please fix
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# Dec 17 2006 at 12:15 PM Rating: Decent
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Mind fixing this expansion before makeing more problems with another expansion?
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# Dec 19 2006 at 5:01 PM Rating: Decent
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Are they maybe using their new pirates game as a testing ground for the next expansion...just a thought
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fixing the boats
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# Dec 15 2006 at 8:56 PM Rating: Decent
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sounds to me like they are going to be fixing the boats....in that case wouldn't they be fixing a part of the game that never worked right in the first place? just my two cents :)
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Kudo's to You Both !
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# Dec 15 2006 at 6:32 PM Rating: Decent
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I am honored to be a part of a living saga known as EverQuest. I am as happy today as I was a few thousand days before and I hope, a few thousand days to come. Long Live EverQuest !!!
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Psst, this here is not an SOE site (or is it? hehe)
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# Dec 15 2006 at 11:39 AM Rating: Decent
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Pretty sure you know that Chris and Clint do not necessarily see these comments...
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Psst, this here is not an SOE site (or is it? hehe)
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# Dec 15 2006 at 6:28 PM Rating: Decent
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Merely the thought of being part of a transitional process from one leader to another.... in the ongoing saga of EverQuest. We are as firm today as we were a few thousand before... and I hope a few thousand after. Long - Live EverQuest !!
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Psst, this here is not an SOE site (or is it? hehe)
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# Dec 15 2006 at 6:26 PM Rating: Decent
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Merely the thought of being a part of the transition from one caring leader to another. The motivation of Everquest is as strong on this day as it was a few thousand before it. May we last a few thousand more... Long - Live EverQuest !!!
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ideas
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# Dec 15 2006 at 8:54 AM Rating: Decent
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Welcome Clint/Jourdian,

How about more bank slots, OR much bigger containers? There are so many quests and tradeskills that require a ton of space. Also we could use more slots to mem spells. How about making it so group chat/raid chat/channal chat carries across zoning like guild chat and tells do?

EQ is terrific, and definately more than "just a game" to me. Hope you can keep the ball rolling forward.

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Welcome
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# Dec 15 2006 at 3:43 AM Rating: Decent
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Welcome aboard ^^


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p.s. new expansion AA idea's (or freebie :)w/ new expansion ) Custom pet names & Colors.

"Qaid start the reactor"
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Pirate Class?
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# Dec 14 2006 at 9:59 PM Rating: Default
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"I am looking forward to talking with many of you and helping the future of EverQuest continue to grow. We are very busy right now on our next expansion and I can assure you that you will all be saying "Aarrr!" once it is done!"

Sounds like a new "Pirate" class in the next expansion...but hey Clint, here's a thought...How bout fixing they current game instead of feeding us yet another broken expansion? The milk it til it dies philosophy at SOE continues to cause just that, the death of the game. A game thousands of people still have lots of time invested in and still care about. Something needs to be done to reinvigorate the franchise and yet another expansion isn't it.
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