If you missed the SWTOR stream this week, you also missed the big news that Pokket (Hillary Nicole) will be leaving Bioware.
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I loved this game and have played since launch but don't let this article fool you, this game is a step above life support. While they are still technically updating the game, the updates are few and far between and there is a significant lack of quality control, so many little bugs that have been present for years.
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Well, you know the position they had listed was a contract job and not regular employment. I guess we should have known this was coming.
Wish her the best in whatever she does next.
For those asking "Who is she?" her real name is Hillary Nicole and she was hired by BioWare back in June to become part of the community team. Before that, she was known for streaming and wrote some articles for MMO related sites. At one point she was dating Gabe Amatangelo, the BioWare dev/designer.
You can find her introductory post on the official forums here:
http://www.swtor.com/commun...
"My name is Hillary Nicole, but some of you may know me as “Pokket.” I recently joined the Bioware Austin team as their new Community Coordinator. My role will be to help maintain relationships with fan sites, streamers, guilds, and any other aspect of the SWTOR community. "
Whether or not she was good at her job, I'll leave to others to comment on since it's very much "behind the scenes" type stuff. But I will say that overall I'm not impressed with the community team since the expansion came out. How many times are they going to say, "We know we have to do better, and we will!" and fail to do so?
Thanks for the info bud ..... Bubble up
If the implementation of fan ideas and gameplay from community forums, into Bioware sequels is anything to go by, then it's a great thing she's leaving.