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March 26, 2009, 04:23:45 PM
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Decipher at the end of LOTR
« on: March 26, 2009, 04:23:45 PM »
in the end, I don't understand enough about the situation to make an opinion...however having decided that I don't know, it is time to ask the questions to get new knowledge sooo:

Why did decipher end up with 1 person?
What caused the money problems?
Why WAS hunters delayed so much? ( as I see it that was the death of D< I can't remember though)
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March 26, 2009, 05:13:27 PM
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Re: Decipher at the end of LOTR
« Reply #1 on: March 26, 2009, 05:13:27 PM »
A large part of the money problems was Rick Eddleman, Warren's brother-in-law. Read about it here. Essentially, it says:

"Rick Eddleman, former vice president of finance for Decipher Inc., pled guilty to 12 counts of embezzlement in Virginia Circuit Court Monday. Eddleman, who had direct control over the game company's finances and financial records for nine years, faces a maximum sentence of 12 years in prison.

According to the Virginian-Pilot, Eddleman paid himself double his salary, "loaned" himself money from the company (which was never repaid), and wrote checks to his wife and children. Decipher President Cindy Thornburg said that Eddleman's actions contributed to several rounds of layoffs with the company that resulted in 90 employees losing their jobs in 2005 and resulted in Decipher writing off $8.9 million in losses. In March 2008, a judge ordered Eddleman to pay that same amount to Decipher."

The money problems were a the start of the snowball effect. They didn't have money, they couldn't afford as many designers. They didn't have the liquidity that cash provides, they couldn't renew licenses. They didn't have cash available to pay printers, they couldn't get the cards sent to them from the printers to sell to you and I.
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March 27, 2009, 07:15:46 AM
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Re: Decipher at the end of LOTR
« Reply #2 on: March 27, 2009, 07:15:46 AM »
Wow that's a harsh way to go.  Freaking loser brother man.
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March 27, 2009, 10:48:07 AM
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Re: Decipher at the end of LOTR
« Reply #3 on: March 27, 2009, 10:48:07 AM »
that helps explain it.  so essentially, the embezzlement ruined everything?

didn't that one TCG bomb too? wars or something?
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March 27, 2009, 11:14:23 AM
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Re: Decipher at the end of LOTR
« Reply #4 on: March 27, 2009, 11:14:23 AM »
Ah yes, the WARS debacle.

That was a disaster. Complete and utter disaster. Some players are still owed cash prizes from that.

Basically, they were depending on people who enjoyed SWCCG to be the initial player base for WARS, and since Star Wars storyline > WARS storyline, that just wasn't going to happen. Without a player base, it's hard to keep a game going.

Still, I love my WARS t-shirts.
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March 27, 2009, 11:55:54 AM
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« Reply #5 on: March 27, 2009, 11:55:54 AM »
so we have got at least ONE guilty guy who ruined a game thousands of people love...
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March 27, 2009, 12:11:15 PM
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Re: Decipher at the end of LOTR
« Reply #6 on: March 27, 2009, 12:11:15 PM »
...and put 90+ people out of work...
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March 27, 2009, 12:42:02 PM
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Re: Decipher at the end of LOTR
« Reply #7 on: March 27, 2009, 12:42:02 PM »
We could use all the copies of Frenzy of Arrows and smite him with those.....
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March 27, 2009, 01:15:49 PM
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« Reply #8 on: March 27, 2009, 01:15:49 PM »
Quote from: Gil-Estel on March 27, 2009, 12:42:02 PM
We could use all the copies of Frenzy of Arrows and smite him with those.....

great idea my friend! so, I guess, we got a new use for those many copies of frenzy of arrows... :mrgreen:
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March 27, 2009, 01:27:14 PM
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March 27, 2009, 02:57:33 PM
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Re: Decipher at the end of LOTR
« Reply #10 on: March 27, 2009, 02:57:33 PM »
Quote from: Gil-Estel on March 27, 2009, 12:42:02 PM
We could use all the copies of Frenzy of Arrows and smite him with those.....

Just find some [Orc] archers who can use them and you've got yourself a solid plan of attack.
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March 27, 2009, 07:19:36 PM
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Re: Decipher at the end of LOTR
« Reply #11 on: March 27, 2009, 07:19:36 PM »
[2]•Rick Eddleman, former vice president of finance for Decipher Inc. [ ](*,)]
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"...Rick Eddleman pled guilty to 12 accounts of embezzlement."
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