News: Daybreak Games Hit With Layoffs, Matt Higby resigns - Page 2

Calista · 2015-03-04, 07:11 PM

Originally Posted by Muldoon

The undertaking would be to make our tools usable outside the company, or to make it not be so data dependent. So unless the competition is getting hired to come work for us and make a bunch of bases, I don't see this happening.

Kinda like when players want to host their own private PS2 servers

ringring · 2015-02-13, 04:21 AM

Wow, Higby!

I am surprised by the timing but I'm not surprised that he has decided to leave. As someone who has been involved in many projects in the same there comes a time when you feel you have done all you need to and that it's time to look for another challenge.

I don't know if you'll read this Matt but thanks very much for for positive and enthusiastic attitude and for your immense patience and even though I no longer play and I'm a devout follower of the religion that is PS1 I often look at a PS2 fan-made video of some action and I go 'wow'.

Best wishes.

Calista · 2015-02-13, 08:52 AM

I have a feeling Rum and Cola may be re-incarnated in Raleigh real soon

Gimpylung · 2015-02-13, 10:01 AM

Seems like such a short time ago that Higby and TRay were zipping around PS1 in a skyguard getting the playerbase hyped for PS2's beta.

ringring · 2015-02-13, 11:01 AM

Originally Posted by Gimpylung

Seems like such a short time ago that Higby and TRay were zipping around PS1 in a skyguard getting the playerbase hyped for PS2's beta.

I can recall TRay in the gunner seat in the Bangbus and saying what a piece of crap the gun was... yea, that's why no one ever tried it more than once.

Calista · 2015-02-13, 11:57 AM

I just seems they are going into full maintenance mode on the PC side so they reduced dev headcount to free up funds for ps4 and eventual xbox launch port/launch efforts. So if all that goes well they start developing from that side and porting to the PC.

Figment · 2015-02-14, 01:08 PM

So many lay-offs.

That's always sad to see...

Best of luck to all those who will be looking for new challenges.

Originally Posted by Gimpylung

Seems like such a short time ago that Higby and TRay were zipping around PS1 in a skyguard getting the playerbase hyped for PS2's beta.

Wasn't it an Aurora AND a Marauder while they were being chased by pretty much all the aircav in the region and not realising at first they should have brought a Skyguard? =p

p0intman · 2015-02-14, 01:27 PM

I've said all I have to say on this elsewhere, or in private to specific people.

I'll leave it with this:

"My God! It tastes so good! I hesitate to swallow and I certainly don't wanna spit it out. Oh, what the Hell?"

*pause*

"I told you so."

-Raymond "Red" Reddington

Gimpylung · 2015-02-16, 06:24 AM

Originally Posted by Figment

So many lay-offs.

That's always sad to see...

Best of luck to all those who will be looking for new challenges.

Wasn't it an Aurora AND a Marauder while they were being chased by pretty much all the aircav in the region and not realising at first they should have brought a Skyguard? =p

I'm sure they did a few, I remember a Skyguard at one point, here they are in a Prowler...

Brusilov · 2015-02-13, 08:47 AM

Its a damn shame :/

Babyfark McGeez · 2015-02-13, 01:03 PM

Soe...or daydreaming gaming or whatever they're called now...what a fucking clownshow...i mean what the hell, they even went the early access way like bobs basement development with their zombie thing. Just eye-rollingly wow.

Seriously though, i have to say i pretty much liked all the peeps i talked to or read from over there, but it has to be one of the worst (managed) studios i ever saw. Kinda feel sad for the nice pople working there...well if anyone is left.

Who is left managing PS2 now anyways? Scruffy the janitor?

ringring · 2015-02-13, 01:54 PM

Anyone remember before beta when Higby used to post a picture of a big messy burger and accidentally on purpose have his PC switched on in the background showing the game?

I remember I was salivating, and not for the burger.

Mordelicius · 2015-02-14, 02:11 AM

We'll see what happens next.

JetFireIII · 2015-02-15, 10:15 AM

PlanetSide 2 was and still kinda is my favorite game. However, I'm really disappointed with how neglected the game is, being tossed around like the squad leader position in most squads.

Higby was literally the most well known member of the PS2 team. He was so well known that he was a curse word in the game! Haha

I can bet 99% of people who have heard of a PlanetSide constructive team member will immediately say "Higby" when you ask which one. He'll always be missed and I'm sure the game won't make too much progress in the near future, if any at all (or if it'll even be alive) with all of these people leaving or being kicked off. Daybreak should pull their head out of their arse and start focusing on the games, not making the people who have worked so hard feel like garbage. >_>

Hamma · 2015-02-16, 08:40 AM

Matt Higby leaving SOE only makes p0intman right in p0intman's world.

If you had predicted the exact day and set of events down to a T then I'd be impressed. But that did not happen.. also the game isn't dead for everyone - people are still playing it. Is it as successful as it could be? Definitely not.

The game was dead before it even came out for PS1 vet's who couldn't see past the original game.