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Eternity Avowed - Obsidian's first person action-RPG in the Pillars of Eternity setting - coming February 18th

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Briar Diem said:
Bobby Null wasn't the lead designer on this project
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But Bobby lists himself as Lead Designer on Linkedin.
 

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Correct, he was the lead designer on Deadfire. Roguey is completely right in that a lot of people are either too lazy to update LinkedIn (if you know you're here for the long haul, then who cares), or sometimes it's best until you've shipped a title in said position because of what just happened could happen.
 

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Briar Diem said:
Flying Dutchman said:
Obsidian is the gift that keeps on giving.

Apparently:

- Chris Parker and Feargus Slam Dunkulus got into a huge falling out over Avowed, guess it wasn't going great
- ...in front of the studio so everyone got to see it...
- ...after this, Parker gets yanked off Avowed (!).
- Bobby Null (lead designer?) also gets yanked off Avowed.
- Art Directors switch to someone else, not sure who.
- Not sure who new art, lead designer, and project director except the new project director and lead designer is "not Sawyer."

Not a good sign. Wow, what a clusterfuck.

Before you ask for citations, I got multiple citations on this info, but still happy to get more confirmation and any details I missed (kinda hoping someone here also can independently confirm this if they have access to Obsidian gossips and complainers/worriers).
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Pattel is the new director. Matt Hansen is the new art director. Bobby Null wasn't the lead designer on this project, he was the creative director. There is no replacement for him so far.
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How it is possible that Bobby null was Creative Director on Avowed when he was lead designer on Grounded with Adam Brennecke ?
 
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Ging_Sama said:
So Chris Parker was really fired for this project ? or it is just a speculation ?
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Word is, both were moved off the project, not fired, only that Slam Dunk and Parker got into a falling out and the state of Avowed had something to do with it. I was surprised by that, they seemed to have worked together forever?

I don't think Null was Creative Director of anything.

Gordian Nutt I didn't hear about Patel, that's new to me, and this may seem hypocritical, but I really doubt that for such a flagship title (not like Parker seems to have much better cred). But if she did take the reins, hoooooo boy.

Flou know anything? Sailor Woedica / Kate? Any other Obsidian employees on here?
 
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Flying Dutchman said:
Word is, both were moved off the project, not fired, only that Slam Dunk and Parker got into a falling out and the state of Avowed had something to do with it. I was surprised by that, they seemed to have worked together forever?
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The two argue all the time, the most public argument happening during the Project Eternity livestream that ended with shouts of "Fuck you!" "No, fuck you!" while Avellone openly expressed a wish that he lose his short term memory.
 
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Thank god I buried Obsidian years ago in my headcanon, when they announced what was it.... I'm blanking here... game without a soul... you play as powerful dude/duddet eh...
 
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Something spaced themed... it had fallout ambitions, at least that' what the press wanted people to think. No, really for the life of me I can't remember how it's called, but I refuse to google that disaster. People who preordered it also got burned a bit. You know the thing.
 

Generic-Giant-Spider

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Too bad AVOWED doesn't have Josh working on it so we could see the long awaited Wrestlemania tier battle of gaming titans.

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Above: Josh Sawyer in the midst of transforming into a rodent rape demon to terrorize women and children which he claims sustains his youth.

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Above: Todd Howard on another one of his daring expeditions when not making Game of the Decade. Uncovered and defeated Pazuzu on this particular day.
 
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Tavernking said:
Hopefully Avowed takes inspiration from the most popular Skyrim mods, it's a gold mine for ideas over there.
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I agree with this. Nothing beats one-shotting someone with a crossbow with that Requiem mod.
 
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