Jeff freeman, pc gaming game dev gone.

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/86552-Jeff-Freeman-Former-SWG-Lead-Gameplay-Designer-Dies

Jeff Freeman, former Lead Gameplay Designer on Star Wars Galaxies, has tragically taken his own life.

Freeman had previously worked at Spacetime Studios as well as on Ultima Online, but is best known for his stint on Star Wars Galaxies, where he was unfortunate enough to become the public face of the "New Game Enhancements" update, one of the most infamous debacles in MMOG history. In a story from June 2007, Allen Varney detailed how Freeman became the target of gamer rage over the NGE, even though his role in its development was minor.

Despite the fact that he continued to suffer online abuse at the hands of Star Wars Galaxies players unhappy with the NGE changes even after leaving Sony Online Entertainment in late 2006, Freeman's brother clarified that his suicide had nothing to do with the game. "I want everyone to know that it was not SWG that led him to take his life," he said. "He has been troubled for some time. There were a lot of personal issues that tore at him."

sometimes i think that the gaming communty should be hunted and put down mercilessly

sometimes i think that the gaming communty should be hunted and put down mercilessly

st1ka

Sometimes a developer can learn from the community what they really want with their games. However, this is a sad event.

great? this is tragic but this man was widely thought of as a monster in the game dev world. he destroyed SWG (well his team did under his guidance).

it's a tragedy he took his life - but this is not a loss of a great PC dev by any stretch of the imagination.

Well, i'm not sure if this TC's article is correct, but it states that he become the face of the DWG changes even though he had so little to do with it.

great? this is tragic but this man was widely thought of as a monster in the game dev world. he destroyed SWG (well his team did under his guidance).

it's a tragedy he took his life - but this is not a loss of a great PC dev by any stretch of the imagination.

3picuri3

it would be better if you read the article. he is not a very senior person and gamers just used him to vent out their anger

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great? this is tragic but this man was widely thought of as a monster in the game dev world. he destroyed SWG (well his team did under his guidance).

it's a tragedy he took his life - but this is not a loss of a great PC dev by any stretch of the imagination.

naval

it would be better if you read the article. he is not a very senior person and gamers just used him to vent out their anger

i read the article, and take it with a grain of salt considering the angle and his recent death. i read several things from neogaf and other similar forums that industry insiders post on that he was largely responsible. either way it doesn't change the fact that nothing he's done in his career makes him 'great'.

If he took his life because of stupid video games nerds, then he obviously had mental issues.

But for real life situations, it is understadable.

[QUOTE="naval"][QUOTE="3picuri3"]

great? this is tragic but this man was widely thought of as a monster in the game dev world. he destroyed SWG (well his team did under his guidance).

it's a tragedy he took his life - but this is not a loss of a great PC dev by any stretch of the imagination.

3picuri3

it would be better if you read the article. he is not a very senior person and gamers just used him to vent out their anger

i read the article, and take it with a grain of salt considering the angle and his recent death. i read several things from neogaf and other similar forums that industry insiders post on that he was largely responsible. either way it doesn't change the fact that nothing he's done in his career makes him 'great'.

Read this one (it is given in the same article) http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/op-ed/801-SWG-NGE-Crying-Freeman. it was before he died.

Who is here talking about him being great or doing great and why does it matter especially considering that only a small percentage of people do something great in life ?

[QUOTE="3picuri3"][QUOTE="naval"][QUOTE="3picuri3"]

great? this is tragic but this man was widely thought of as a monster in the game dev world. he destroyed SWG (well his team did under his guidance).

it's a tragedy he took his life - but this is not a loss of a great PC dev by any stretch of the imagination.

naval

it would be better if you read the article. he is not a very senior person and gamers just used him to vent out their anger

i read the article, and take it with a grain of salt considering the angle and his recent death. i read several things from neogaf and other similar forums that industry insiders post on that he was largely responsible. either way it doesn't change the fact that nothing he's done in his career makes him 'great'.

Read this one (it is given in the same article) http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/op-ed/801-SWG-NGE-Crying-Freeman. it was before he died.

Who is here talking about him being great or doing great and why does it matter especially considering that only a small percentage of people do something great in life ?

the title used to read 'PC Gaming loses a great dev' or something like that, obviously it's been edited. just thought it was a bit sensationalist. i don't think people have to do great things to be appreciated, just thought the thread title was a bit off the mark ;)

i don't mean to belittle his death - or his achievements in life. it just made it appear as if some really famous dev had been lost, when in fact it was more of a minor player.

sometimes i think that the gaming communty should be hunted and put down mercilessly

st1ka

Here, here. I'm sometimes embarrassed to be associated with such reactionary goons.

I wonder why he did it then Gh0st_Of_0nyx

I wonder too. This is sad.