JJ has left the building

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**Tetchy**

It is being reported on the rumour mill that Jervis is the latest redundancy casualty at Lenton:

http://warseer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=141019

**Hellfury**

[edited to include the original post from warseer, who removed it. Call it "Damage control"]

Oddleg;2575514 wrote:I heard about this at SALUTE from the very lips of Rick Priestly himself.

I had staved off posting for a bit but have seen the rumours floating around other forums and felt the need.

GW have made Jervis redundant!!! OMFG!!! Just carve what's left of the heart and soul out of the company why don't you!!!

Rick and the Perry's were showing off the awesome new amercian civil war 28mm plastic perry figures. A mate of mine was there for Wargames Journal and was chatting to Rick about how he came to releasing the rules entrirely independantly of GW and GW historical.
Rick explained that as GW had disposed of JJ's services they felt entirely justified, and in fact far more stable, setting up on thier own.

I'm assuming a bean-counter decided that JJ no longer brings in the bucks for his bang??!!

Quite bizarre and interesting given that only 10 feet away John Stallard and Fat-bloke were showing off thier new 28mm plastic romans and barbarians as Warlord miniatures!!!

Obviously white dwarf ruins several months ahead but it's amazing that JJ has a battle report and standard bearer articles in there whilst no longer in GW's employ!!!!

A whole ork mob made by Phil Kelly laughs at this.

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seriously though, this isnt really good news for GW. He should have stuck with Specialist games.

This is however, good for 40K.

**legoburner**

I dont have a phone handy at the moment, but would someone be kind enough to call GW on 0115 9140000 (+44115 9140000 outside of the UK) and ask them if this is true and let us know? That is the 'hobby specialists' number, and if they dont have a definitive answer then perhaps try warhammer world on 0115 9004177?

**theHandofGork**

I doubt this- the story seems fake. If it's true, I wonder who will be the new head designer.

**Frazzled**

Proof show me some proof. This screams bogus.

**Hellfury**

I find this to be questionable in its veracity.

Wasn't he just at the last salute?

The original post is kind of incoherent about this. I am sure we will know for sure shortly though.

**Halfpast_Yellow**

Sounds like a prank on all the rabid 'JJ haters' that infest 40k internet forums.

**Hellfury**

Yeah, its quite common to mistake founded criticism for hate.

**Halfpast_Yellow**

Hellfury wrote:Yeah, its quite common to mistake founded criticism for hate.

You seem wound up a bit tightly. It's obvious what I mean.

**Frazzled**

There's no link to anything. Someone link me to a memo, a "bonafide" interview, something. Else this is someone on Warseer trolling horse

.
This screams prank.

**Jazz is for Losers**

This is a shame if it's true. Soon all the old school will have died out and we will be left with the new breed of GW staff.

**Hellfury**

Halfpast_Yellow wrote:
Hellfury wrote:Yeah, its quite common to mistake founded criticism for hate.

You seem wound up a bit tightly. It's obvious what I mean.

Its also obvious that you're a flame baiting troll.

Welcome to the iggy bin.

**Tetchy**

Could be true, could be a load of hogwash. Time will tell.

May is the time when GW tend to make their redundancies though. It's the final month of their financial year, and if things are going bad (like they have for the last 3 years) they have to demonstrate to the shareholders that they are making savings.

**Balance**

Jazz is for Losers wrote:This is a shame if it's true. Soon all the old school will have died out and we will be left with the new breed of GW staff.

Do they care about writing clear, concise, fun rules? If so, bring'em on!

**Destrado**

Lovely.

**MinMax**

Boy, I hope this is true.

**Frazzled**

I know at least a few GW posters post here officially. Can anyone confirm/deny this rumor? If its false I'd like to nip it in the bud.

**Voodoo Boyz**

This would strike me as very odd of GW to do. I'll wager one space marine's worth of bits off the sprue that this is false!

**Hellfury**

jfrazell wrote:I know at least a few GW posters post here officially. Can anyone confirm/deny this rumor? If its false I'd like to nip it in the bud.

I saw dave taylor browsing the aforementioned thread on warseer (little lurking list on the bottom), but no comments anywhere so far.

**Frazzled**

Interesting that. These things can impact stock price so it should be nipped quickly, if inaccurate.

If accurate that whole "all your codexes will be supported thing" is likely out the window.

**Agamemnon2**

I'll file this under "Important if true".

**syr8766**

Hellfury wrote:
jfrazell wrote:I know at least a few GW posters post here officially. Can anyone confirm/deny this rumor? If its false I'd like to nip it in the bud.

I saw dave taylor browsing the aforementioned thread on warseer (little lurking list on the bottom), but no comments anywhere so far.

If they know anything, and it's true, they're probably not at liberty to say.

Considering this is happening (again if true) right before the launch of 5th ed., his baby...Although Andy Chambers left just before 4th, didn't he? Or am I making things up again.

**Frazzled**

Right, but if they know anything and its false, it should be dispelled to avoid a stock hit.

**Hellfury**

syr8766 wrote:Considering this is happening (again if true) right before the launch of 5th ed., his baby...Although Andy Chambers left just before 4th, didn't he? Or am I making things up again.

Nope, thats exactly what happened.

**Tetchy**

GW have a policy of never commenting on staff who have left. Its sound normal practice. They may deny a false rumour though if one exists.

**Chaplain Pallantide**

Well maybe there is hope for 40k after all...if this rumor is true.

**Necros**

I think they got the wrong month for april fools...

**Platuan4th**

Chaplain Pallantide wrote:Well maybe there is hope for 40k after all...if this rumor is true.

If true, it won't have much effect for another year or two, just like when Chambers left.

**H.B.M.C.**

Maybe he chose to leave because he wanted to spend more time with his so-

Nope. Wait. Sorry. Not even I can go that far...

BYE

**Tetchy**

Looking at that Warlords Games site, it seems that Jervis Johnson did have a major part in the writing of Black Powder. So that part of the original rumour stacks up. The Warhammer Ancient Battles rules were written largely by JJ, so he seemed to work well with them, so a decision to go to another publisher for Black Powder must mean something. And nothing to the good of GW.