Roper Opens Up About Flagship Demise

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  • ThQp
    I Used To Work Here
    • Feb 2007
    • 1095

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    Roper Opens Up About Flagship Demise

    EuroGamer interviewed Bill Roper, Co Founder of Flagship Studios, which created Hellgate, had this to say about having to lay off his staff:
    Bill Roper, co-founder of the all-but-extinct Flagship Studios, has said there are no secret piles of money to rescue Hellgate, and that firing the majority of staff at the developer was his "hardest professional day" ever.

    "It probably goes against popular belief, but just because we all used to work at Blizzard doesn't mean that we're all millionaires, although that sure would have been great."

    Roper said he had to liquidate USD 400,000 to pay salaries because he felt responsible for his flock of sheep.

    "As anybody could tell you, during the last days of Flagship, I was pretty much a wreck," he added.

    You can read more about the interview and Bill Roper's struggle at EuroGamer Here.
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