Sad news from Gamepolitics today. Jeff Freeman, the guy that everyone decided to blame for the 'enhancements' that hit Star Wars Galaxies, has taken his own life. It should be noted that the reason has not been attributed to the community outrage.
Quote:He was unfortunate enough to become the public face of the "New Game Enhancements" update, one of the most infamous debacles in MMOG history... even though his role in its development was minor.
Despite the fact that he continued to suffer online abuse at the hands of Star Wars Galaxies players unhappy with the NGE changes even after leaving Sony Online Entertainment in late 2006, Freeman's brother clarified that his suicide had nothing to do with the game. "I want everyone to know that it was not SWG that led him to take his life," he said. "He has been troubled for some time. There were a lot of personal issues that tore at him."
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I really wonder if the online abuse didn't affected him to do it more but I am not going to discuss about that.
R.I.P. Jeff Freeman.
