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Jason Mellott

@krymsonverse.bsky.social

Gamer Senior Game Designer@Darkpaw Games - EverQuest Programming Co-Lead@Games Omniverse - Danika Dire Project

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30.01.2026 19:57 β€” πŸ‘ 27966    πŸ” 9227    πŸ’¬ 361    πŸ“Œ 762

What else do you expect from the studio that brought us the game about a circus-performer-turned-psychic-trainee saving the world one brain at a time? And its sequel?!
Lemmings one and all!

22.01.2026 20:37 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So who gets left holding the bill in this game of financial musical chairs when the music inevitably stops?

10.01.2026 16:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Clamor no more! <3

10.12.2025 19:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Probably a mental health safety mechanism for players. Full on copium for the soul to not have to think about how you've lost something that could have been great. (Though obviously less healthy for the developers who gave up years to not release a product)

11.10.2025 14:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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EverQuest Content Creator Program Signup The launch of the EverQuest Content Creator Program has arrived!

🚨CONTENT CREATOR ALERT!🚨

πŸ“’ Applications for our Content Creator Program are open! Have you ever wanted to make content about EverQuest? Well, here is your chance. Show us what you've got and let's team up! ⬇️

www.everquest.com/news/eq-cont...

#EverQuest #EQ #contentcreators

03.10.2025 20:07 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

I feel the same about click-baity article titles.

27.09.2025 00:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Wishlisted. Any chance this title takes place in the, uh, "Echo-verse", too?

24.09.2025 03:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Well that was embarrassing. I was playing a game on PC with a PS5 controller and got an alert that said I had just purchased a game and signed up for a year of PS Plus.

Apparently the controller was still paired with the console and I had gone on a mini-shopping spree while I was playing Silksong.

14.09.2025 23:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

... thank you?

26.08.2025 22:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Why should I write better when a machine can do it for me?
Because actually no one can do it for you, because your voice is unique among all the people on earth. Siri never petted a horse's neck. Alexa has never been ghosted by the captain of the football team. But you have lived, your heart is beating, you have suffered, and you have something important to say. It's a human's job, to use words, and whatever job you give to a machine, that part of your brain goes dark. Maybe it's worth it when it comes to remembering phone numbers and directions, but when that part of your brain that uses words goes dark, that's a vast area that's very close to your soul. Don't let some internet platform convince you that what you have to say and create isn't worthwhile. Words are the echo of your soul. Honing that echo matters.

Why should I write better when a machine can do it for me? Because actually no one can do it for you, because your voice is unique among all the people on earth. Siri never petted a horse's neck. Alexa has never been ghosted by the captain of the football team. But you have lived, your heart is beating, you have suffered, and you have something important to say. It's a human's job, to use words, and whatever job you give to a machine, that part of your brain goes dark. Maybe it's worth it when it comes to remembering phone numbers and directions, but when that part of your brain that uses words goes dark, that's a vast area that's very close to your soul. Don't let some internet platform convince you that what you have to say and create isn't worthwhile. Words are the echo of your soul. Honing that echo matters.

this iconic advertising copywriter named Kathy Hepinstall Parks died over the weekend and I wanted to share something from her website I thought Bluesky would like

22.08.2025 14:20 β€” πŸ‘ 19250    πŸ” 8764    πŸ’¬ 36    πŸ“Œ 356

Just heard about this. Sounds like almost everyone was let go and the game was pulled from app stores? Had a bunch of friends and colleagues that worked on Mythwalker. 😟

12.08.2025 00:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hope you and yours (including the fuzzy family members) are doing well. Admittedly it's been a bumpy road this year (most years?), but know that we're still looking forward to your next release.

08.08.2025 15:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

As a systems designer/programmer this is quite relatable.

I once made the framework for a metroidvania with varying jump tech, wall grab/sliding, and a fun little boomerang-shield primary weapon in Unity. And then promptly shuttered the project when it came time to create any actual content.

04.08.2025 22:33 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Looking forward to iteration on the node system. Right now there's a bit of a disconnect between being Noah and traversing the map, but I feel like there's a real opportunity here to make it feel like Noah navigating the city on his bike. Moving from one soul in need to the next.

04.08.2025 04:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Why have two marshmallows later when you can have one _right now_.

12.07.2025 18:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Computers used to scream every time they connected to the Internet. They knew. They tried to warn us. We did not listen.

22.06.2025 22:15 β€” πŸ‘ 11030    πŸ” 3726    πŸ’¬ 56    πŸ“Œ 77
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We have our first Discord Community Event to be eligible for a Log of Ventures going on now!

discord.gg/everquestoff...

Come on in and join in the fun!
#EverQuest #EQ #CommunityEvent

20.06.2025 20:10 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Crow.

11.06.2025 17:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1652    πŸ” 168    πŸ’¬ 24    πŸ“Œ 2

Thanks to the Palia team for the nod to Free Realms! As a former FR designer and forever fan, I appreciate anything that keeps its memory alive.

11.06.2025 17:30 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

And the build (less GPU) has been ordered.

I always build two at a time (one for me, one for the missus) so the sticker shock will probably last until the build is complete, but hopefully it'll be "the good kind of hurt" when it's all said and done.

25.05.2025 01:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Not the outcome we were hoping for but a respectable outcome for a game that was such a significant departure from your previous title. Looking forward to the release (or early access if you decide to go that route).

23.05.2025 00:55 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Brilliant work!
Also love how the editing here makes the dialogue feel intense yet natural. It doesn't follow the "line, delay, response, delay, response" conversations that inhabit many other RPGs.

18.05.2025 17:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Coincidentally I had been using pcpartpicker to create the build but never considered checking out their community builds. Thanks for the reminder!

16.05.2025 16:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

So is now just an awful time to build a shiny new gaming/gamedev pc? Looks like a confluence of scarcity and fear of scarcity/tariffs that seem to be ruining my day.

Can anyone suggest any solid builds?

15.05.2025 19:14 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Didn't know the word was tainted now, but I do remember staring blankly at a colleague as he explained the word to me for the first time howevermany years ago. Secretly disliked it ever since.

15.05.2025 18:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm in optional super-boss territory. The encounter is teasing me with early delusions of mastery followed by the harsh reality of not being quite ready for that battle (yet).

14.05.2025 15:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Just rolled credits last night. Seeing such a small, focused team succeed so spectacularly is as heartening as the game's subject matter is depressing!

07.05.2025 16:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Congrats to our friends at CDPR!

Just know that for a moment I thought they were going to say "since the release of the first The Witcher game on PC", but no- The Witcher 3 is 10 years old this month. Apparently time is a thing and it is not our friend.

05.05.2025 21:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Puzzles, spooky mansion, pretty words

02.05.2025 22:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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