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Richard Garriott To Sue Former Employer NCSoft

Posted by Soulskill on from the lord-british-holding-court dept.

Om writes "Richard Garriott, lead designer of the now-defunct NCSoft game Tabula Rasa, is suing former employer NCSoft to the tune of $24,000,000. GamePolitics has details on the legal filings, but contrary to official postings from 'General British' himself, it appears this split wasn't exactly amicable."

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  1. How big a bomb was Tabula Rasa? by Trikenstein · · Score: 2, Insightful
    I didn't play it. Pretty sure I don't know anyone who played it. In fact I don't believe anyone I know was even tempted to play it.

    The reason I said these things is Mr. Garriott seems to have a lot of grandiose ideas, but is incapable of implimenting them himself. Has he coded anything himself since Ultima 2 or 3?
    Anyway, he comes up with ideas, gets others to pay him for them, and when these ideas don't actually work. It's everyones fault but his own.

    After all, he's the idea guy. It's not his fault, you couldn't make it happen. Or that you didn't understand. That you didn't *get it*

    It was a great idea.

    The failure is yours.

    So of course, someone, somewhere, owes Mr. Garriott a great deal of money.
    And he should get it.

    He can use it to buy himself a sense of shame.