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Romain Amiel Leaves Funcom After 11 Years - Secret World Legends - MMORPG.com

SBFordSBFord Former Associate EditorMember LegendaryPosts: 33,129
edited April 2018 in News & Features Discussion

imageRomain Amiel Leaves Funcom After 11 Years - Secret World Legends - MMORPG.com

Secret World Legends News - The Funcom forums have a surprising note from Romain Amiel who has announced that he is leaving the company after eleven years, eight of which were spent on The Secret World and Secret World Legends. He writes that he is handing over the reins to Chris Meredith. Amiel does not indicate where he is going or what his next steps may be, but spends almost the entire letter focused on his times with Funcom and the stories left to tell in Secret World.

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  • ScorchienScorchien Member LegendaryPosts: 8,914
    Very creative guy , he will be missed , Good Luck Romain, Will be keeping an eye out for your next project ..
  • ScorchienScorchien Member LegendaryPosts: 8,914
        Ive seen this kind of silly stuff now for 20 years .. Funcom is going nowhere , but then again the smart kids know that
  • kartoolkartool Member UncommonPosts: 520
    Funcom makes games with great atmosphere, but terrible game mechanics. I love them for what they try to do, and really want them to succeed. They never quite pull it off though.
    DakeruAgent_Joseph[Deleted User]infomatz
  • postlarvalpostlarval Member EpicPosts: 2,003
    Mars_Orbital said:
    I guess as long as the Norwegian tax money keeps rolling in....

    I got a book on ethics funcom can barrow, just send me a PM .
    You may want to give that book to your pal Richard Garriott. He needs it more than Funcom.
    JeroKaneDakeruAgent_JosephZenJelly
    ______________________________________________________________________
    ~~ postlarval ~~
  • TalulaRoseTalulaRose Member RarePosts: 1,247
    Almost forgot this beauty, a Forum moderator who banned me on the Age of Conan forums deleted my entire account of 80's,

    Forum mod wouldn;t be able to do this. Still holding onto that grudge because you got caught breaking the TOS is more like it.
    TheScavenger
  • lahnmirlahnmir Member LegendaryPosts: 5,054
    TalulaRose said:
    Almost forgot this beauty, a Forum moderator who banned me on the Age of Conan forums deleted my entire account of 80's,

    Forum mod wouldn;t be able to do this. Still holding onto that grudge because you got caught breaking the TOS is more like it.
    He would never do that, he has a book on ethics you know.

    Despite all the crap I have a huge soft spot for Funcom. At least they try different and creative things, I think that should always be rewarded even if the results aren't always top notch, especially in a sea of crappy copycat games.

    /Cheers,
    Lahnmir
    [Deleted User]TheScavenger
    'the only way he could nail it any better is if he used a cross.'

    Kyleran on yours sincerely 


    'But there are many. You can play them entirely solo, and even offline. Also, you are wrong by default.'

    Ikcin in response to yours sincerely debating whether or not single-player offline MMOs exist...



    'This does not apply just to ED but SC or any other game. What they will get is Rebirth/X4, likely prettier but equally underwhelming and pointless. 

    It is incredibly difficult to design some meaningfull leg content that would fit a space ship game - simply because it is not a leg game.

    It is just huge resource waste....'

    Gdemami absolutely not being an armchair developer

  • WizardryWizardry Member LegendaryPosts: 19,332
    NO they took story telling in a MMO setting and turned it into a single player game setting that is not only bad it is wrong.Now don't get me wrong ,i thought Tortage was ok but not in a MMO,Even the beginning of AOC is more a single player start,then just sadly like SWTOR they have buildings/homes locked until you trigger the quest,again a single player design NOT a mmo design,they just don't get it.

    The reason he is leaving is likely stress...stress and more stress.Funcom is imo struggling,sure they saved themselves selling more entries into the survival game than i ever would have expected but this will be their forte every year now,just hope and pray.

    Never forget 3 mile Island and never trust a government official or company spokesman.

  • lahnmirlahnmir Member LegendaryPosts: 5,054
    Gorwe said:
    lahnmir said:
    TalulaRose said:
    Almost forgot this beauty, a Forum moderator who banned me on the Age of Conan forums deleted my entire account of 80's,

    Forum mod wouldn;t be able to do this. Still holding onto that grudge because you got caught breaking the TOS is more like it.
    He would never do that, he has a book on ethics you know.

    Despite all the crap I have a huge soft spot for Funcom. At least they try different and creative things, I think that should always be rewarded even if the results aren't always top notch, especially in a sea of crappy copycat games.

    /Cheers,
    Lahnmir
    I'd rather have a good copycat product than a crappy innovative one. Now good copy vs good innovative? I believe I'd still go with the known over unknown. Also, if he really does have a book on Ethics, do you know what that enables him? To exploit loopholes, that's what! :D
    Hahaha. And I agree, if I found their games actually crappy I would go with a good copycat. Thats why I said they weren't always top notch, I have never considered them crappy. Crappy elements? Most definitely! But overall I have found their products to be highly original and above average.

    /Cheers,
    Lahnmir
    Gorwe
    'the only way he could nail it any better is if he used a cross.'

    Kyleran on yours sincerely 


    'But there are many. You can play them entirely solo, and even offline. Also, you are wrong by default.'

    Ikcin in response to yours sincerely debating whether or not single-player offline MMOs exist...



    'This does not apply just to ED but SC or any other game. What they will get is Rebirth/X4, likely prettier but equally underwhelming and pointless. 

    It is incredibly difficult to design some meaningfull leg content that would fit a space ship game - simply because it is not a leg game.

    It is just huge resource waste....'

    Gdemami absolutely not being an armchair developer

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