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    Exclamation [News] Decipher RPG Product Lines Transferred

    The following was released yesterday:
    Decipher announces today that effective January 23rd it is transferring responsibility for the RPG product lines from its Los Angeles office to Decipher headquarters in Norfolk, Va. We want to thank all of the Los Angeles RPG Studio staff, contract writers, and contract artists for the excellent product they have helped us create over the past two years. We are very proud of the award-winning products they helped us produce. Please direct any inquiries and information requests to customer.service@decipher.com.
    I've received confirmation that both Jeff Tidball and Jesse Heinig are now currently unemployed.

    I have no information regarding the other LA studio staff who, in all likelihood, shared similar fates. There is no news if the staff were offered a transfer to Virginia nor who (if anyone) is running the RPG division.

    Our best wishes to Jeff and Jesse and the other affected studio members during this difficult time.
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    Re: [News] Decipher RPG Product Lines Transferred

    Originally posted by Don Mappin
    Our best wishes to Jeff and Jesse and the other affected studio members during this difficult time.
    Amen. I hope everyone affected can find better work and soon.

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    Oh hell.

    I wish them the best as well.
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    Best Wishes to all those who were laid off.
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    Anybody know what Doug's status is now?
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    Originally posted by joeman
    Anybody know what Doug's status is now?
    Probably unchanged; Doug was never a Decipher employee and merely a volunteer. For the time being I would suspect that Decipher would want to keep him.

    I'll ask him to drop by and comment with any news.
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    Another thread.
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    I wonder if this is the end of another Star Trek RPG line?
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    Originally posted by Don Mappin
    Probably unchanged; Doug was never a Decipher employee and merely a volunteer. For the time being I would suspect that Decipher would want to keep him.

    I'll ask him to drop by and comment with any news.
    I'm still around, but I honestly don't know what my status is yet (I didn't even hear about this whole thing until this morning...). I'm planning on making some calls and will let you know as soon as I find out.
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    Well........with all the delays in releasing new books, the lack of a decent website for CODA that is endorsed by Decipher, the right hand not knowing what the let hand is doing, etc, etc....I can't say I'm surprised.

    Forgive me if I sound like I'm crowing but "I told you this will happen"........Frickin' pathetic!


    I bet the Paramount suits are not impressed.
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    I don't know if it's going overboard to state that the handwriting is pretty much on the wall at this point; my concern is with regard to what's going to happen to this site. If Decipher has resigned itself to abrogating its responsibilites/obligations with regard to the licence, or Paramount/Viacom has finally tired of Decipher's interminable delays and pulled the plug - or some combination thereof - will this site revert to its previous format, or is the upgrade/update still scheduled to be carried through in some form or fashion? Or is it still too early to reach a conclusion as to where things stand?

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    Too early to comment. Suffice it to say I have "backup plans."
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    That much, at least, is good news. Thanks.

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