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[Riffleman]

And the orion was his last piece is what I am being told on alternate forums. Thats the reason we havent had the new assault yet. And they are working on a new artist. Anyone else hear this?

[Thunder Lips Express]

oh man i hope not, he did the best mechs i have ever seen

[MacKerris]

Interesting, this could explain a few things.

However I would consider it rumor unless we had some substantiation.

Edited by MacKerris, 19 March 2013 - 06:45 PM.

[Budor]

That would be really sad...unless they get someone better

[Oy of MidWorld]

Source?

[Rayah]

Simply rumors unless official word is released.

[Sug]

The lesson is never let your art department be just one guy.

[Tennex]

aw... no! alex was awesome.

nobody could replace alex. he is the soul of MWO.


http://mwomercs.com/...-alex-iglesias/

says he was last active march 1st. so i hope these claims are false. since even if he did quit march he would have had ample time to complete the last assault.

my personal theory is that the last assault will be a clan mech. so they are keeping it on hush hush. or for press release.

Edited by Tennex, 19 March 2013 - 06:51 PM.

[Lonestar1771]

If this is true then I say good for Alex.

[Stovebolt]

Just saw him playing tonight. Still had a PGI tag.

[Elizander]

He wanted to make the Battlemaster concept art and release it, but PGI wouldn't let him. They had to let him go.

[Levi Porphyrogenitus]

Stovebolt, on 19 March 2013 - 07:07 PM, said:

Just saw him playing tonight. Still had a PGI tag.

He is the last PGI employee I've played against. I think it was a few weeks ago.

I hope that all the concept art silence is because they're planning on a big reveal at some point and are working on building up some stuff for that. Community Warfare related maybe? Could be the Clans too.

[Tennex]

Lonestar1771, on 19 March 2013 - 07:06 PM, said:

If this is true then I say good for Alex.

but bad for PGI

[SQUIRRELLL]

Reason you havent see anything anything new because "marketing" is saving up for something big. They have 6 mech concept art already made, they just arent releasing it. Listen to the NGNG podcasts.

[Thoren Wolf]

I played with Alex just last night and never did he mention or hint at anything like that. Plus he was still wearing the PGI Icon in game so it sounds like someone is blowing smoke up your mech's tailpipe.

[FrostCollar]

This sounds like a rumor and nothing more. If it were true though I'd be severely disappointed. He draws up a good mech.

[unusedname]

He made the eyesore that is the Cataphract visibly tolerable. He better not have left.

[SilentSooYun]

Internet rumor time!
"I hear'ed it on some obscure unofficial forum I can't name at the moment, but it's totally true!"

[Joe Mallad]

Alex was just playing yesterday guys. He still has his PGI tags. Seems like someone's starting rumors just to try and get PGI to slip up and say Alex has not quit and has been hard at work making many new concept art pieces. Besides, he's got a lot of Clan concept art to do so that would probably explain why he hasn't had time to visit the forums as of late.

And I'm a member over on the NGNG TS server. They have already said in a pod cast (at that time) that 6 mech concepts were done and its a PR thing on releasing them.

[Dagger6T6]

I hope that this is not true... the MWO mechs and art style is really setting the tone for the awesome around here... the mechs are just so badass and I hope the level of badassness increases.

So I for one hope Alex will still be around.