Mr Tact leaving.

**Silverfoot** · 2nd March 2007, 07:58 PM

Quote:

Today is my last day as an EA employee. When I started writing this, it reminded me of all the amazing changes in my life during my time on UO. When I started, in 1999, working in what was then Operations (I worked on the login server and tools for customer service), my son wasn't even born yet. He's 6 now. That boggles my mind a bit.

I've done many things on UO in which I take great pride. I've also done some things that were horrible train wrecks that necessitated long hours of crunching to fix . . . but as they say, experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted. Truly, it has been a sublime experience, and I am grateful for the opportunity to work with so many fantastic people. I have learned an awful lot in seven and a half years.

It's gut-wrenching for me to leave right now. As I mentioned when I posted about moving back to Austin, it was difficult stepping out of a lead role on UO when (finally!) the future seems so bright. It's even harder to be leaving the team entirely with KR on the horizon, but when you get to be my age, you have to recognize that there are only a finite number of opportunities in life. When you have the chance to be employee #3 at an exciting startup, you have to seize it, because it might not come around again.

Thank you all, for your enthusiasm and support over the years, and for never letting me get away with doing a half-assed job.

Here's the thread on Stratics

**Snugglebunny** · 2nd March 2007, 08:16 PM

I wonder where "employee #3 at an exciting startup" is at.

Good Luck Mr. Tact!

**Baldguy** · 3rd March 2007, 03:57 AM

PM him on stratics, might tell us.

**DiP** · 3rd March 2007, 06:08 AM

Good luck Tact!

**Queen Mum** · 5th March 2007, 05:05 PM

You will be missed ... but never forgotten sir!!

Mahalo for your dedication and sincere efforts to the game we love ...

*cookie hugs*

Raises her deco kit in salute to you!!

**Baldguy** · 5th March 2007, 05:14 PM

Heh, he never published the new radar map he was working on since 2003. Can't leave till that's done.

Oh, that was on his off time. Bless ya Mr. Tact, and take care.

Tukaram · 5th March 2007, 05:30 PM

Anyone remember his help during the log in glitches of, I believe, the SE launch? (or was it AOS??) We would get dropped in the water and unable to move....so he added a boat for our comfort.

**Adam** · 9th March 2007, 02:29 AM

Apparently he has left for SunSword's new company

From Speed man's blog...

Quote:

On the game programming front, my good friend Tim "MrTact" Keating just left Electronic Arts to work for a startup in Austin. As Palpatine said in Episode 1, "We shall be watching your career with great interest."

http://kriegshauser.blogspot.com/200...her-waste.html

**Tabbitha** · 9th March 2007, 04:41 AM

A great loss to UO and its players imo.

Wishing him all the very best .

2nd March 2007, 08:16 PM	#2
Snugglebunny ♥Yr Mangled Heart♥ Join Date: Mar 2006 Shard: Black Water Raiders Posts: 8,808 Gold: 13,159 My Mood: Thanks: 235 Thanked 52 Times in 39 Posts	Re: Mr Tact leaving. I wonder where "employee #3 at an exciting startup" is at. Good Luck Mr. Tact!

3rd March 2007, 06:08 AM	#4
DiP Ronin<br>UOForums Bouncer Join Date: Jan 2006 Shard: Black Water Raiders, Azeroth Posts: 9,260 Gold: 21,034 My Mood: Thanks: 165 Thanked 115 Times in 94 Posts	Re: Mr Tact leaving. Good luck Tact! Thanks again Maddux! Adri: women don't discuss men while in the bathroom, we sacrifice small animals and smoke tampons rolls eyes

5th March 2007, 05:05 PM	#5
Queen Mum Lead Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Shard: Sonoma Posts: 3,096 Gold: 24,147 My Mood: Blog Entries: 21 Thanks: 154 Thanked 342 Times in 136 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 2	Re: Mr Tact leaving. You will be missed ... but never forgotten sir!! Mahalo for your dedication and sincere efforts to the game we love ... *cookie hugs* Raises her deco kit in salute to you!! *** Sonoma Community Coalition * ICQ 168-812-018 *

5th March 2007, 05:14 PM	#6
Baldguy AKA Thom O'Bedlam. Got a Question? I got a link for ya! Join Date: May 2004 Shard: Lake Austin Posts: 2,386 Gold: 619 Thanks: 1 Thanked 12 Times in 10 Posts	Re: Mr Tact leaving. Heh, he never published the new radar map he was working on since 2003. Can't leave till that's done. Oh, that was on his off time. Bless ya Mr. Tact, and take care. Useful links [UO:F Common FAQ] [UO Stratics] [UO Guide] [Official UO Play Guide] [Search UO] [FindUO.com] [UO Feedback] [More Links, gathered by the Forum] [b][size="3"]Got a Question, or a great answer? PM me with it and I will post in the FAQ.

5th March 2007, 05:30 PM	#7
Tukaram Old & grouchy Join Date: Apr 2004 Shard: Great Lakes Posts: 1,397 Gold: 114 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Mr Tact leaving. Anyone remember his help during the log in glitches of, I believe, the SE launch? (or was it AOS??) We would get dropped in the water and unable to move....so he added a boat for our comfort. Tuka Kinsmen are born. Friendship is a gift of the gods.

3rd March 2007, 03:57 AM	#3
Baldguy AKA Thom O'Bedlam. Got a Question? I got a link for ya! Join Date: May 2004 Shard: Lake Austin Posts: 2,386 Gold: 619 Thanks: 1 Thanked 12 Times in 10 Posts	Re: Mr Tact leaving. PM him on stratics, might tell us. Useful links [UO:F Common FAQ] [UO Stratics] [UO Guide] [Official UO Play Guide] [Search UO] [FindUO.com] [UO Feedback] [More Links, gathered by the Forum] [b][size="3"]Got a Question, or a great answer? PM me with it and I will post in the FAQ.

9th March 2007, 04:41 AM	#9
Tabbitha Administrator Join Date: Mar 2006 Shard: Europa/Snowbourn Posts: 6,127 Gold: 73,383 Blog Entries: 6 Thanks: 254 Thanked 378 Times in 224 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 1	Re: Mr Tact leaving. A great loss to UO and its players imo. Wishing him all the very best .

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