Normally, we would not comment in threads like this. The decision to leave any company is entirely personal, and Gordon's reasons are his alone.

Then again, as Gordon's a great guy and left us on great terms, we thought we'd give him one last right of reply. So here's Gordon:

Thanks to all the well-wishers and even the haters. A few things I thought I'd mention.

1) SWTOR will be an awesome game!

2) Working at BioWare was my best experience in my 33 years in the games industry so far! It's not a good company, it's a GREAT company.

3) I wasn't working at SOE when the NGE came out, and frankly I was adamantly against doing it.

4) I don't hate the SWTOR space game or JtL, really! (Read the transcript of the talk or listen to the recording to find out what I actually said, versus what people say I said about space...)

5) Unfortunately, there is very little customer understanding of how the game development business actually works - but that is fine, as seeing how the sausage is made won't improve your appetite for the games!

Personally, I’ll be buying and playing SWTOR the day it launches. It will be not only something different, but in my mind a more immersive experience than anything that I’ve seen on the market to date.

Best wishes to the potential customers here and all the great folks building SWTOR!

Gordon

Everyone here at BioWare wishes Gordon well in everything he does in the future!