Editing Developers

From [http://forums.daybreakgames.com/eq/index.php?threads/current-devs.1703/#post-24390 a SOE forum post] ([http://forums.daybreakgames.com/eq/index.php?threads/which-dev-handles-what.200770/ Updated here]):

There are six main sections of EverQuest: Production, Systems, Code, Content, Quality Assurance, and Art.  There is also Customer Service.

With the 2015 sale of SOE (now Daybreak Game Company), changes have been made.  This may not be accurate any more.

== Production ==
* Lauren “Mooncast” McLemore, Producer, EQ & EQ2
* Holly "[https://forums.daybreakgames.com/eq/index.php?members/windstalker.6736/ Windstalker]" Longdale aka Vahlar, Executive Producer, EQ & EQ2. Daybreak forum name "Windstalker".

== Code ==
* Jennifer "[https://forums.daybreakgames.com/eq/index.php?members/jchan.116/ JChan]" Chan - Technical Director and Lead Programmer of EverQuest.
* Jered "[https://forums.daybreakgames.com/eq/index.php?members/jgray.355/ Jgray]" Gray - Think he's a coder... Did a lot of the housing stuff. (Yes coder)
* Chris "Bembaru" Hoover aka Choover - Spell effects and combat.
* Ben "[https://forums.daybreakgames.com/eq/index.php?members/rtugok.8/ Rtugok]" Burnett - Jerk that turns me chain illusions me into a Vah Shir and changes my surname to Aggrometer.
* Adam "[https://forums.daybreakgames.com/eq/index.php?members/hludwolf.411007/ Hludwolf]" Schmidt

== Content ==
* Alan "[https://forums.daybreakgames.com/eq/index.php?members/absor.202/ Absor]" VanCouvering - Assistant Lead Designer... Concentrates on the basepop/quest/mission/raid/story side of EverQuest. Raids. He knows the systems, just not as well as the ones assigned to those.
* Chris "[https://forums.daybreakgames.com/eq/index.php?members/dzarn.170/ Dzarn]" Black - Raids, zones, basepop, etc.  Assigned to AAs in 2015. Most responsible for AAs.
* Julie "[https://forums.daybreakgames.com/eq/index.php?members/ellyra.136/ Ellyra]" Burness - Assistant Lead Designer. Did some raids, zones, basepop, etc... also seems to be helping out with some systems recently? (Spells/AA)
* Adam "[https://forums.daybreakgames.com/eq/index.php?members/ngreth-thergn.9/ Ngreth Thergn]" Bell - Lead Designer
* Norm "Normando" Freeman - Misc quests
* Jonathan "[https://forums.daybreakgames.com/eq/index.php?members/prathun.5349/ Prathun]" Caraker, Lead Designer of EverQuest - Lead Designer.
* Ed "[https://forums.daybreakgames.com/eq/index.php?members/aristo.89/ Aristo]" Hardin, Senior Game Designer, EQ. Aristo does spells (also runs the patches).

== Quality Assurance ==
* Calivess - Quality assurance, and former apprentice Dev... Most recently has been helping with the Zek things that are out of balance.
* More (names not revealed).

== Art ==
* Allen "Lebounde" Bond
* Kevin Lydy, Lead Artist, EQ.
* 5 Environmental artists, and one Character artist.

== Customer Service ==


== Unknown ==
* [https://forums.daybreakgames.com/eq/index.php?members/crieger.402950/ Crieger] - Listed on SOE EQ forum as "Developer".  Seems to specialize in bug fixing.
* [https://forums.daybreakgames.com/eq/index.php?members/arcturion.10/ Arcturion] - Listed as "Developer". Only posted in the ''Test Update Notes and Bug Roundup'' forum section in 2016

== Community Relations ==
Also known as PR
* Roxanne "[https://forums.daybreakgames.com/eq/index.php?members/roxxlyy.433774/ Roxxlyy]" Sabo - Community Coordinator at Daybreak Game Company.
* Ry "[https://forums.daybreakgames.com/eq/index.php?members/roshen.400765/ Roshen]" Schueller - Brand Manager at Daybreak Game Company.
* Ted "[https://forums.daybreakgames.com/eq/index.php?members/mepps.6/ Mepps]" Stone - Community Manager

== Laid off / Retired / Moved to other games ==
* Josh "[https://forums.daybreakgames.com/eq/index.php?members/augur.20/ Augur]" Augustine - Does some quests. Moved to EQ Next.  Rejoined EQ to help with ''[[The Broken Mirror]]''.
* Jason "[https://forums.daybreakgames.com/eq/index.php?members/chandrok.223/ Chandrok]" Leo is on itemization.  Laid off.
* Doug "[https://forums.daybreakgames.com/eq/index.php?members/elidroth.323/ Elidroth]" Cronkhite - Daybreak forum name "Elidroth Renato".  Left to join Northrop Grumman as a pilot.
* David "[https://forums.daybreakgames.com/eq/index.php?members/elegist.177/ Elegist]" Stewart - Did some raids, basepop, quests, etc.  Laid off.
* Julie "[https://forums.daybreakgames.com/eq/index.php?members/ellyra.136/ Ellyra]" Burness - Assistant Lead Designer.  Laid off.
* Justin "Jansan" Deeb - Does tradeskills. Used to be a systems dev, and possibly still is.  Laid off.
* Justin "Jhansen" Hansen - visual effects, combat, etc. Status unknown.
* Harvey "Rahtiz" Burgess - Used to be an EverQuest dev, but is now an associate/assistant producer. Status unknown.
* Zieri - Customer Service, and she is an Apprentice.  Laid off.
* Terry "Fairan" Michaels - Lead Programmer
* Steven "Sklug" Klug - Lead Programmer
* Travis "Rashere" McGeathy - Lead Designer
* Ryan "Rytan" Barker - Lead Designer
* Jason "Maddoc" Mash - Assistant Lead Designer
* John "Kendrick" Capozzi - Designer
* Camille "Zajeer" Abdnor - Designer (Itemization)
* Keith "Merloc" Turkowski - Designer (Itemization)
* Kevin "Oshran" Carter - Designer (Alternate Advancement Systems, Group Content)
* David "Nodyin" Ford - Designer (Alternate Advancement Systems)
* John "Raramor" Boomershine - Designer (Content)
* Sam "Daemaas" Parra - Designer (Content)
* Chris “Raghnell” Lena - Producer (2005 - 2006), Project Manager for 2 years prior to becoming Producer
* Clint "Jourdian" Worley - Producer (2006 - 2009)
* Thom "[https://forums.daybreakgames.com/eq/index.php?members/phathom.218/ Phathom]" Terrazas - Producer (2009 - 2015)
* Gordon "Abashi" Wrinn - Producer, Internet Relations Manager (1999 - 2000)
* Alan "Brenlo Bixiebopper" Crosby - Senior Director of Global Community Relations, Community Relations Manager (2003 - 2005)
* Christina "Kytherea" Delzer - Community Relations Manager (2005 - 2007)
* Lydia "Zatozia" Pope - Community Relations Manager (2007 -)
* Tiffany "[https://forums.daybreakgames.com/eq/index.php?members/amnerys.14/ Amnerys]" Spence - Community Relations Manager
* Christie "Kiara" Renzetti - Community Relations Manager (2010 -)
* Aimee "[https://forums.daybreakgames.com/eq/index.php?members/ashlanne.18/ Ashlanne]" Rekoske - Community Relations Manager
* Eric "Piestro" Cleaver - Community Relations Manager (2011 -)
* Robyn "Naylie DelANews" Vallee - Community Relations Manager (2012 -)
* Colette "[https://forums.daybreakgames.com/eq/index.php?members/dexella.5/ Dexella]" Murphy - Community Relations Manager
* Tony "[https://forums.daybreakgames.com/eq/index.php?members/radarx.7/ RadarX]" Jones - Community Relations Manager ( - 2017)
* David "[https://forums.daybreakgames.com/eq/index.php?members/smokejumper.11/ Smokejumper]" Georgeson - Director of Development

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- |quote = [In response to ''How many Devs are Working on EQ?'']<br /><br />Looking at last year's credits gives this breakdown for a few categories:<br /><br />Design: 9<br />Engineering: 7<br />Art: 8<br />Sound: 1<br />QA: 3<br /><br />Soon enough you'll get this year's expansion's credits and can compare to see what's changed.
- |source = &mdash; [https://forums.daybreakgames.com/eq/index.php?threads/how-many-devs-are-working-on-eq.285887/#post-4170156 Meeko, EQ Developer, October 10, 2022]
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- |quote = Now that the credits are available, the breakdown along with the change from last expansion is:<br /><br />Design: 9<br />Engineering: 5 (-2)<br />Art: 11 (+3)<br />Sound: 1<br />QA: 3
- |source = &mdash; [https://forums.daybreakgames.com/eq/index.php?threads/how-many-devs-are-working-on-eq.285887/page-2#post-4183440 Meeko, EQ Developer, December 6, 2022]
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 From [http://forums.daybreakgames.com/eq/index.php?threads/current-devs.1703/#post-24390 a SOE forum post] ([http://forums.daybreakgames.com/eq/index.php?threads/which-dev-handles-what.200770/ Updated here]):
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 With the 2015 sale of SOE (now Daybreak Game Company), changes have been made.  This may not be accurate any more.
-Daybreak Game Company LLC. owns and distributes EverQuest.  A division of Daybreak, Darkpaw Games, develops EQ.
 == Production ==
-* Jennifer "[https://forums.daybreakgames.com/eq/index.php?members/jchan.116/ JChan]" Chan - Executive Producer, EQ & EQ2.  Was Technical Director and Lead Programmer of EverQuest, may still be.
 * Lauren “Mooncast” McLemore, Producer, EQ & EQ2
+* Holly "[https://forums.daybreakgames.com/eq/index.php?members/windstalker.6736/ Windstalker]" Longdale aka Vahlar, Executive Producer, EQ & EQ2. Daybreak forum name "Windstalker".
 == Code ==
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- |quote = EQ is mostly C++ and runs in Windows Server environments. Some of our internal tools use C#. We also use PostgreSQL, Perl, Jenkins, and a little bit of batch scripting.
- |source = &mdash; [https://forums.daybreakgames.com/eq/index.php?threads/the-ama-responses-are-here.296796/#post-4293072 Niente, EQ Developer, March 13, 2024]
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 * Jennifer "[https://forums.daybreakgames.com/eq/index.php?members/jchan.116/ JChan]" Chan - Technical Director and Lead Programmer of EverQuest.
 * Jered "[https://forums.daybreakgames.com/eq/index.php?members/jgray.355/ Jgray]" Gray - Think he's a coder... Did a lot of the housing stuff. (Yes coder)
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 * Ben "[https://forums.daybreakgames.com/eq/index.php?members/rtugok.8/ Rtugok]" Burnett - Jerk that turns me chain illusions me into a Vah Shir and changes my surname to Aggrometer.
 * Adam "[https://forums.daybreakgames.com/eq/index.php?members/hludwolf.411007/ Hludwolf]" Schmidt
-* Joshua Landman - Programmer
-* Lucy McLaurin - Programmer. Read about them here: [https://www.everquest.com/news/get-to-know-your-dev-lmclaurin Get to know your Dev: Episode 3]
-* Katharine "[https://forums.daybreakgames.com/eq/index.php?members/klanderso.408119/ klanderso]" Anderson - Programmer.  Read about them here: [https://forums.daybreakgames.com/eq/index.php?threads/get-to-know-your-dev-episode-8.279235/ Get to Know Your Dev: Episode 8]
-* Ryan Shannon - Senior Game Designer. Read about them here: [https://forums.daybreakgames.com/eq/index.php?threads/get-to-know-your-dev-ryan-shannon.285689/ Get to Know Your Dev: Ryan Shannon]
 == Content ==
-* Alan "[https://forums.daybreakgames.com/eq/index.php?members/absor.202/ Absor]" VanCouvering - Lead Content Designer... Concentrates on the basepop/quest/mission/raid/story side of EverQuest. Raids. He knows the systems, just not as well as the ones assigned to those. Read about him here: [https://www.everquest.com/news/get-to-know-your-dev-avancouvering Get To Know Your Dev: Episode 5]
+* Alan "[https://forums.daybreakgames.com/eq/index.php?members/absor.202/ Absor]" VanCouvering - Assistant Lead Designer... Concentrates on the basepop/quest/mission/raid/story side of EverQuest. Raids. He knows the systems, just not as well as the ones assigned to those.
 * Chris "[https://forums.daybreakgames.com/eq/index.php?members/dzarn.170/ Dzarn]" Black - Raids, zones, basepop, etc.  Assigned to AAs in 2015. Most responsible for AAs.
-* Adam "[https://forums.daybreakgames.com/eq/index.php?members/ngreth-thergn.9/ Ngreth Thergn]" Bell - Lead Designer.  Read about them here: [https://www.everquest.com/news/get-to-know-your-dev-abell Get to know your Dev: Episode 1]
+* Julie "[https://forums.daybreakgames.com/eq/index.php?members/ellyra.136/ Ellyra]" Burness - Assistant Lead Designer. Did some raids, zones, basepop, etc... also seems to be helping out with some systems recently? (Spells/AA)
+* Adam "[https://forums.daybreakgames.com/eq/index.php?members/ngreth-thergn.9/ Ngreth Thergn]" Bell - Lead Designer
 * Norm "Normando" Freeman - Misc quests
-* Ed "[https://forums.daybreakgames.com/eq/index.php?members/aristo.89/ Aristo]" Hardin, Lead Systems Designer, EQ. Aristo does spells (also runs the patches). Read about them here: [https://forums.daybreakgames.com/eq/index.php?threads/get-to-know-your-dev-ed-hardin.281770/ Get to Know Your Dev: Ed Hardin]
+* Jonathan "[https://forums.daybreakgames.com/eq/index.php?members/prathun.5349/ Prathun]" Caraker, Lead Designer of EverQuest - Lead Designer.
-* [https://forums.daybreakgames.com/eq/index.php?members/pip.438073/ Phillip "Pip" Sexton] - Read about him here: [https://www.everquest.com/news/get-to-know-your-dev-psexton Get To Know Your Dev: Episode 6]
+* Ed "[https://forums.daybreakgames.com/eq/index.php?members/aristo.89/ Aristo]" Hardin, Senior Game Designer, EQ. Aristo does spells (also runs the patches).
-* Melissa "Zieri" Comeau (she/her), Associate Game Designer, EverQuest
-* [https://forums.daybreakgames.com/eq/index.php?members/eqdev-naylie.455683/ Robyn "Naylie DelANews" Vallee] (she/her), Former Community Relations Manager, currently Associate Game Designer, EverQuest.
 == Quality Assurance ==
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 == Art ==
-* Allen "Lebounde" Bond, Senior Artist - [https://www.everquest.com/news/imported-eq-enus-52301 Get to Know a Dev: Artist Allen “Lebounde” Bond Questions Answered], [https://forums.daybreakgames.com/eq/index.php?threads/get-to-know-your-dev-allen-bond.289188/ Get to Know Your Dev: Allen Bond]
+* Allen "Lebounde" Bond
 * Kevin Lydy, Lead Artist, EQ.
-* Tom "[https://forums.daybreakgames.com/eq/index.php?members/ttobey.447635/ ttobey]" Tobey - Animator.  Read about them here: [https://www.everquest.com/news/get-to-know-your-dev-ttobey Get to know your Dev: Episode 4]
 * 5 Environmental artists, and one Character artist.
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 == Unknown ==
+* [https://forums.daybreakgames.com/eq/index.php?members/crieger.402950/ Crieger] - Listed on SOE EQ forum as "Developer".  Seems to specialize in bug fixing.
 * [https://forums.daybreakgames.com/eq/index.php?members/arcturion.10/ Arcturion] - Listed as "Developer". Only posted in the ''Test Update Notes and Bug Roundup'' forum section in 2016
-* [https://forums.daybreakgames.com/eq/index.php?members/crieger.402950/ Crieger] - Listed on SOE EQ forum as "Developer".  Seems to specialize in bug fixing.
 == Community Relations ==
 Also known as PR
-* Angeliana - Senior Community Manager
-* Ted "[https://forums.daybreakgames.com/eq/index.php?members/mepps.6/ Mepps]" Stone - Senior Community Manager
-* [https://forums.daybreakgames.com/eq/index.php?members/accendo.457598/ Accendo], Community Manager for EQ and EQ2.
-=== May be retired ===
 * Roxanne "[https://forums.daybreakgames.com/eq/index.php?members/roxxlyy.433774/ Roxxlyy]" Sabo - Community Coordinator at Daybreak Game Company.
+* Ry "[https://forums.daybreakgames.com/eq/index.php?members/roshen.400765/ Roshen]" Schueller - Brand Manager at Daybreak Game Company.
+* Ted "[https://forums.daybreakgames.com/eq/index.php?members/mepps.6/ Mepps]" Stone - Community Manager
-== Laid off / Retired / Moved on ==
+== Laid off / Retired / Moved to other games ==
 * Josh "[https://forums.daybreakgames.com/eq/index.php?members/augur.20/ Augur]" Augustine - Does some quests. Moved to EQ Next.  Rejoined EQ to help with ''[[The Broken Mirror]]''.
 * Jason "[https://forums.daybreakgames.com/eq/index.php?members/chandrok.223/ Chandrok]" Leo is on itemization.  Laid off.
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 * Justin "Jhansen" Hansen - visual effects, combat, etc. Status unknown.
 * Harvey "Rahtiz" Burgess - Used to be an EverQuest dev, but is now an associate/assistant producer. Status unknown.
+* Zieri - Customer Service, and she is an Apprentice.  Laid off.
 * Terry "Fairan" Michaels - Lead Programmer
 * Steven "Sklug" Klug - Lead Programmer
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 * Aimee "[https://forums.daybreakgames.com/eq/index.php?members/ashlanne.18/ Ashlanne]" Rekoske - Community Relations Manager
 * Eric "Piestro" Cleaver - Community Relations Manager (2011 -)
-* Colette "[https://forums.daybreakgames.com/eq/index.php?members/dexella.5/ Dexella]" Murphy - Community Relations Manager, Associate Producer
+* Robyn "Naylie DelANews" Vallee - Community Relations Manager (2012 -)
+* Colette "[https://forums.daybreakgames.com/eq/index.php?members/dexella.5/ Dexella]" Murphy - Community Relations Manager
 * Tony "[https://forums.daybreakgames.com/eq/index.php?members/radarx.7/ RadarX]" Jones - Community Relations Manager ( - 2017)
 * David "[https://forums.daybreakgames.com/eq/index.php?members/smokejumper.11/ Smokejumper]" Georgeson - Director of Development
-* Ry "[https://forums.daybreakgames.com/eq/index.php?members/roshen.400765/ Roshen]" Schueller - Brand Manager
-* Holly "[https://forums.daybreakgames.com/eq/index.php?members/windstalker.6736/ Windstalker]" Longdale a/k/a Vahlar, Executive Producer, EQ & EQ2. Daybreak forum name "Windstalker".
-* dreamweaver - Community Manager
-* Jonathan "[https://forums.daybreakgames.com/eq/index.php?members/prathun.5349/ Prathun]" Caraker, Lead Designer of EverQuest - Lead Designer.
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