AMpersand #400 Bill S leaving WotC (and others?)

[GMforPowergamers]

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OMG...

you will be missed bill

I hope this is not a bad sign of more lay offs

and I hope you are going onto greener grass...

 

[MacMathan]

Damn, I hope he stays in the RPG industry if that is what he wants as I like his work.

Best wishes either way.

 

[Scribble]

Wonder who is going to take his place?

Best of luck to him!

 

[mudbunny]

Best of luck Bill!!

 

[Riastlin]

Kind of ironic that this comes out the same week as Rob Schwalb's recent blog posts about freelancing and how game design isn't a great career choice.

 

[Plane Sailing]

Worth moving to the broader exposure of the General forum I think.

Good luck Bill !

 

[Mouseferatu]

As posted elsewhere...

Holy crap.

I'm not really sure what to say, except "As a fan and a freelancer--thanks for everything, Bill."

 

[Ktulu]

Kind of ironic that this comes out the same week as Rob Schwalb's recent blog posts about freelancing and how game design isn't a great career choice.

Not really ironic -- the guy has had almost twenty years in the business. I'd kill for that kind of stability for the next twenty.


On topic, though, you will be missed Bill!

 

[Alzrius]

Also as posted elsewhere:

Whoa, this is huge!

I for one salute Bill. He's been a name at TSR/WotC for about as long as I've been playing the game, and his work is on a number of products that I adore. Bill, good luck in your future endeavors!

Of course, I still can't help but wonder about the details. Like, when is he actually leaving? And is it voluntary on his part? And what, if anything, does this signify for WotC's future?

I know we'll probably never know - and that there's a credible case to be made that we shouldn't know - but I'm still curious.

 

[Dice4Hire]

That is a hell of a tenure at WOTC. Good-bye.