Nekromanti Omorganisation och personalneddragningar hos WotC

[Hunk]

Nu har det hänt igen - Wizards drar ned på personalen. Saxat från gamingreport.com:

Gaming Report has received details that Wizards of the Coast has done some changes to key staff positions today. We have received official word that the changes were limited to Wizards of the Coast and did not extend to Hasbro. We do not have a complete list on who was effected by this change but do know the changes affect both high level and key design positions in the company and brands.

Gaming Report contacted Wizards of the Coast for more details and briefly spoke with Toby Nelson, Public Relations official for Wizards of the Coast. Nelson confirmed the changes and that approximately 15 employees were effected by today's actions. "We would not characterize this change as major, these were selective and strategic decisions", said Nelson. "These changes have been made to give Wizards added flexibility and the ability to rapidly adapt to the changing trends in the hobby game market."

Some of the Wizards of the Coast Staff affected by this change and are no longer with Wizards are:
•Cornelius Lee, Senior Vice President of Marketing at Wizards of the Coast
•Joe Hauck, Vice-President of Marketing for Wizards of the Coast
•Peter Archer, Director of Book Publishing for Wizards of the Coast
•Mike Elliott, Director of Design and Lead designer of Hecatomb for Wizards of the Coast
•Charles Ryan, Dungeons & Dragons Brand Manager

Nelson went on to express that in no way do these changes represent that Wizards of the Coast is in trouble; "Magic is still number 1 and Duel Masters is exceeding expectations in Japan".


Som det ser ut verkar det främst vara personal i ledande ställning på marknadssidan som berörs och Charles Ryan är det enda namn jag känner igen.

 

[Dante]

Re: Omorganisation och personalneddragningar hos W

Det är alltid marknadsavdelningen som får gå när det börjar blåsa snålt.

 

[Hunk]

Charles Ryan

Hittade följande statement från Mr. Ryan på EnWorld (www.enworld.org):


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Hello, everybody.

Just thought I'd stop by and confirm what you've already heard. Today was my last day with Wizards of the Coast. Although I will still be active on these boards and in the D&D community, I am no longer a spokesman for D&D or WotC.

Please don't be too hasty to draw conclusions about the health of D&D from this turn of events. Wizards of the Coast is a large company with a dozen or so brands and major business operations on every continent. The company operates very much as a team, and in that environment, a single brand can be affected by the fortunes of other brands, even when it's doing well.

I'm sad to no longer be involved professionally with D&D. I'm very proud of my accomplishments during my tenure as Brand Manager (and as a member of the R&D team before that). This has been a very exciting two years for the D&D brand, and though I'm sorry not to continue participating in D&D's future, I'm honored to have had the opportunity that I did to lead D&D's fortunes during two very exciting years.

My wife and I are expecting our second child soon, and I'm looking forward to spending a lot of time with my family over the next few weeks. I don't yet know where I'll go from there, but I can tell you this: I will always be a diehard gamer and an outspoken fan of D&D!
__________________
Charles Ryan
Just another gamer


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[Magnus Seter]

Trist, men ...

... de har ju anställt folk också den senaste tiden. Mike Mearls, till exempel.

Synd att Charles Ryan försvann, han verkade som en bra snubbe.

/M

 

[Storuggla]

Re: Omorganisation och personalneddragningar hos W

"Nelson went on to express that in no way do these changes represent that Wizards of the Coast is in trouble; "Magic is still number 1 and Duel Masters is exceeding expectations in Japan"."

Okej, jag axlar olyckskorpsmanteln:
Wizards är på väg att konka! Kolla, de kickar folk! Nu kommer D&D försvinna! Kolla! Han säger inget om att D&D säljer bra, han snackar bara om kortspelen! Toby Nelson dansar naken med djävulen i fullmpnens sken! D&D är dömt!

... Sådär, så var det sagt.


Storuggla, minst en per tråd

 

[Quan'talis]

Re: Charles Ryan (OT)

Wizards of the Coast is a large company with a dozen or so brands and major business operations on every continent.

Jag antar att de sparkade marknadsföringsavdelningen i sin besvikelse över den misslyckade antarktis-lanseringen...

 

[Storuggla]

Re: Charles Ryan (OT)

"Jag antar att de sparkade marknadsföringsavdelningen i sin besvikelse över den misslyckade antarktis-lanseringen.."

Tja, de borde förutsett det. Kejsarpingvinerna är ju hårt uppdelade i GURPS och BRP-läger redan och d20 hade ingen riktigt chans där.


Storuggla, pingvin spelar call of cthulhu!

 

[Nightowl]

Antarktis (OT)

Waaay back gjorde Phil Foglio nåra annonser om Magic the Gathering, där en kille sitter och svarar på kundfrågor i telefon:

-Var närmsta återförsäljare finns? Tja, vart bor ni... åh. McMurdo Air Base i Antarktis ? Fråga efter en pingvin som heter Ron...

Erik