John Smedley steps down as CEO from DBG

[stavio]

In an unexpected move, VentureBeat.com is reporting that John Smedley has resigned as the CEO and president of Daybreak Game Company, formerly Sony Online Entertainment. Current COO Russell Shanks will temporarily step into Smedley's place until a replacement is found.

“I can confirm that John Smedley will be taking some time off from the company for the near-term and transitioning to a different role to be determined,” a spokesperson for Daybreak told GamesBeat. “Upon finalization of his plans, further communication will be provided.”

Found this piece over at mmorpg.com, figured some would like to read. Source (http://www.mmorpg.com/discussion2.cfm/thread/437095/page/1) Source #2 (http://venturebeat.com/2015/07/22/daybreak-game-companys-john-smedley-steps-down-as-chief-executive-officer/)

[Rec]

the terrorists won

[wts]

We're coming for you!

[Big_Japan]

"Unexpected"

This is how takeovers work, you fire upper management and hire more peons to run the goy milking machine.

[Swish]

I'm sure the new CEO isn't on the same paycheck deal.

[stavio]

Little bit of a difference in stepping down and being fired. He will still be part of DBG, just no longer the CEO & President. What he will be doing is unknown as of now.

The CEO’s departure comes in the wake of a cyberattack that took many of his company’s game servers offline. But Smedley, who helped pioneer the massively multiplayer online model and free-to-play strategy on home gaming consoles, also isn’t gone for good; he is planning to take on a different role at the publisher in the future.

[Big_Japan]

"Still part of DB" as in still ties his name to company for whatever awful brand recognition that is worth. "Stepping down" as in has no choice. Not that I get why yall give a fuck about this shit publisher

[apio]

If that is their strategy to get rid of Lizard agro, I am pretty sure they're not dumb enough to fall for this. Id DDOS them even more for trying to trick me if I were them

[stavio]

That's for sure, this isn't the first time the Liz has targeted DBG/SoE. I doubt it will be the last.

[Dac321]

The poppies were able to sneak in Daybreak and capture this photo of him in his new role.
http://i1029.photobucket.com/albums/y358/dac321xm/john.png

[stavio]

Lol, that's hilarious. I don't think I would trust him with pepper spray tho.

[Pringles]

Like it matters, DBG games suck, its too late for them.

[Portasaurus]

Guys. Look at the timing of this.

Smedley is clearly taking time off from work so he can play Velious on p99!!

He's taking off a few weeks early so he can shake off his rust on the beta server and get the last few BiS items for his main.

Case closed. Bring in the dancing lobsters.

[MycahDavith]

Like it matters, DBG games suck, its too late for them.

H1Z1 is pretty good IMO.

[Pringles]

Smedley is clearly taking time off from work so he can play Velious on p99!!

[Corpsed]

Guys. Look at the timing of this.

Smedley is clearly taking time off from work so he can play Velious on p99!!

He's taking off a few weeks early so he can shake off his rust on the beta server and get the last few BiS items for his main.

Case closed. Bring in the dancing lobsters.

I heard that Smedley was playing now on p99. He is playing an ogre named Ersuvus if i remember correctly.

[Pokesan]

john smedley the prison rape enthusiast

http://i.imgur.com/Qa4XjXu.png

[Kevris]

john smedley the prison rape enthusiast

http://i.imgur.com/Qa4XjXu.png

How would you feel if a group of people were fucking with your wife and kids?

[Pokesan]

How would you feel if a group of people were fucking with your wife and kids?

sometimes endorsing rape is ok

[Samoht]

john smedley the prison rape enthusiast

http://i.imgur.com/Qa4XjXu.png

What a strange angle to take on this report.

Smedley gets his life interrupted by someone jealous of his success, and you're hating on Smedley for wishing the guy the best in life despite how he has tried to ruin Smedley's credit, steal money from him, and threatened to blow up Smedley's plane?

Where do you even get prison rape out of that? Is your own sexual identity so confused that you have to SJW everything you interpret as being a rape joke?

Smedley is clearly the victim here. Find a different reason to hate on him.

[Kevris]

Oh yeah that's exactly what I said.

You remember that whole gamergate thing? I was personally affected by that as a member of my immediate family was doxxed with calls for her to be raped.

At no time did I say rape was ok, I asked a question: How would you feel if a group of people were fucking with your wife and kids?

[Pokesan]

What a strange angle to take on this report.

Smedley gets his life interrupted by someone jealous of his success, and you're hating on Smedley for wishing the guy the best in life despite how he has tried to ruin Smedley's credit, steal money from him, and threatened to blow up Smedley's plane?

Where do you even get prison rape out of that? Is your own sexual identity so confused that you have to SJW everything you interpret as being a rape joke?

Smedley is clearly the victim here. Find a different reason to hate on him.

What do you think "I hope your prison cellmate like you alot" means, especially in the context of their feud?

[Pokesan]

Oh yeah that's exactly what I said.

You remember that whole gamergate thing? I was personally affected by that as a member of my immediate family was doxxed with calls for her to be raped.

At no time did I say rape was ok, I asked a question: How would you feel if a group of people were fucking with your wife and kids?

This is irrelevant. Stay on topic.

[MycahDavith]

Yeah a bunch of losers with access to credit cards, paying for a DDoS service, to attack someone, and their family...they are so in the right, they are so elite and uber. They deserve to be praised and held up high? So Smedley lashes out in anger, smart or not. And he's the one in the wrong?

Takes a special kind of angry, small person, to think these kids deserve any kind of justice, leniency, forgiveness or praise.

[Kevris]

This is irrelevant. Stay on topic.

It's completely relevant; it's not my fault your too myopic to understand that what someone says in anger is not the same as someone going out and endorsing rape.

Think about his mindset when he said that:

He's been harassed continuously for years by these people.

[Samoht]

What do you think "I hope your prison cellmate like you alot" means, especially in the context of their feud?

Could mean a lot of things. There are a lot of problems that can come up being trapped in a 5x9 with another human, honestly. Seems like Smedley is gloating and sending him best wishes if you ask me.

[Pokesan]

It's irrelevant because what I would do/say [hypothetical] has nothing to do with what Smedley DID do/say [reality]

And you're defending him for endorsing rape.

[Samoht]

what Smedley DID do/say [reality]

And you're defending him for endorsing rape.

The reality is that no endorsement for prison rape was made. Your attempt as SJW has failed.

[Corpsed]

Not seeing anything endorsing raping a 17 year old 'kid'. He is saying he hopes justice is served.

[Samoht]

Vinnie Omari is 22.

[Pokesan]

The reality is that no endorsement for prison rape was made. Your attempt as SJW has failed.

I think you're being very dishonest if you think Smedley genuinely wishes well for the person that tweet was directed at.

[Pokesan]

Yeah a bunch of losers with access to credit cards, paying for a DDoS service, to attack someone, and their family...they are so in the right, they are so elite and uber. They deserve to be praised and held up high? So Smedley lashes out in anger, smart or not. And he's the one in the wrong?

Takes a special kind of angry, small person, to think these kids deserve any kind of justice, leniency, forgiveness or praise.

Which part of this makes it okay to hope a person gets raped in jail?

[Samoht]

I think you're being very dishonest if you think Smedley genuinely wishes well for the person that tweet was directed at.

Don't change the subject. I don't care whether he was being genuine or not. Like I said before, he was probably just gloating. But you're inferring what you want from the quote so you can be insulted. You're just looking for a reason, and this one is a stretch.

SJW 101.

[Kevris]

It's irrelevant because what I would do/say [hypothetical] has nothing to do with what Smedley DID do/say [reality]

And you're defending him for endorsing rape.

No, I am not. I am saying that people tend to say things in anger that are not reality.

And what about the other part that you're glossing over or ignoring?

If I were to say to you: "I hope you like your new dorm roommate," would I be endorsing rape? No, but I am speaking to you in a condescending manner as you are now trapped involuntarily in a less-than-ideal situation (no privacy in a dorm room).

If I say to you: "I hope you like your new microwave," am I stating "All you're going to eat are hotpockets?" No, I am not. I am insulting you in that I believe anything that comes from a microwave is inedible, but I am not stating there is a single outcome (hotpockets).

Had the man come out and said "I hope you get raped in prison," it would be one thing. But you're reading FAR too much into this, especially considering the prison the person Smedley was talking to is in a country with a VASTLY different system of incarceration than found in the United States.

I would very much like one of our Scandinavian friends who play '99 to explain to you that the prison rape thing is not an issue in their countries*.

Rape is bad. Smedley was pissed. Smedley did not say I hope you get raped.

[Pokesan]

Don't change the subject. I don't care whether he was being genuine or not. Like I said before, he was probably just gloating. But you're inferring what you want from the quote so you can be insulted. You're just looking for a reason, and this one is a stretch.

SJW 101.

If you don't care whether he was being genuine why are you here? To argue for its own sake? What would be the meaning of the tweet, if he was just gloating?

Smedley and I are both American. This might not be the case in your country but to say to a criminal that you hope for their cellmate to like them has one and only one meaning - anal sex, likely forceable.

No, I am not. I am saying that people tend to say things in anger that are not reality.

And what about the other part that you're glossing over or ignoring?

If I were to say to you: "I hope you like your new dorm roommate," would I be endorsing rape? No, but I am speaking to you in a condescending manner as you are now trapped involuntarily in a less-than-ideal situation (no privacy in a dorm room).

If I say to you: "I hope you like your new microwave," am I stating "All you're going to eat are hotpockets?" No, I am not. I am insulting you in that I believe anything that comes from a microwave is inedible, but I am not stating there is a single outcome (hotpockets).

Had the man come out and said "I hope you get raped in prison," it would be one thing. But you're reading FAR too much into this, especially considering the prison the person Smedley was talking to is in a country with a VASTLY different system of incarceration than found in the United States.

I would very much like one of our Scandinavian friends who play '99 to explain to you that the prison rape thing is not an issue in their countries*.

Rape is bad. Smedley was pissed. Smedley did not say I hope you get raped.

Dorm rooms and microwaves are not prison cells. Neither has a reputation for rape. American prisons do. Do you know what a euphemism is?

Scandinavian prisons are irrelevant unless you assume Smedley has prior knowledge of their penal system vs ours.

[Samoht]

to say to a criminal that you hope for their cellmate to like them has one and only one meaning - anal sex, likely forceable.

I wish that all human beings could get along in a jolly manner, whether they're confined to a 5x9 or not. Am I endorsing forced penetration for everybody? WUTDO? Quick, find a SJW to twist my words and explain to me how I've offended them!

Dorm rooms and microwaves are not prison cells. Neither has a reputation for rape.

Dorm rooms don't have a reputation for rape? I know this is a tangent, but what world do you live in?

[Kevris]

If you don't care whether he was being genuine why are you here? To argue for its own sake? What would be the meaning of the tweet, if he was just gloating?

Smedley and I are both American. This might not be the case in your country but to say to a criminal that you hope for their cellmate to like them has one and only one meaning - anal sex, likely forceable.



Dorm rooms and microwaves are not prison cells. Neither has a reputation for rape. American prisons do. Do you know what a euphemism is?

Scandinavian prisons are irrelevant unless you assume Smedley has prior knowledge of their penal system vs ours.

And why is my assumption that Smedly is privy to common knowledge (rape-culture in prisons in Norway and Sweden is non-existent) worse than your assumption that Smedly was inferring "I hope you get raped" from his comment about his prison cell mate liking him?

I believe you care about this cause, genuinely care. I believe you are passionate about it and believe that the propagation of rape culture in the US and the world at large is a terrible thing. This is something on which we fully agree.

That said, I firmly believe that what you are doing right now is detrimental to that cause, that message and the people who spread that message. You are making yourself, and by proxy the cause, look like it is championed by people who do not wish to talk about the real culprits/incidents but instead manufacture reasons to become angry from any comment that could have remote possibility of being rape-related.

Stop. Now.

[Portasaurus]

Can we get back on track and theorize about which one of us is actually Smedley, playing p99 and forumquesting in disguise?

[Samoht]

people who do not wish to talk about the real culprits/incidents but instead manufacture reasons to become angry from any comment that could have remote possibility of being rape-related.

I think that's Webster's definition of SJW word for word.

[Pokesan]

I find it unlikely Smed knew about the Scandinavian system at the time he sent the tweet, given his outrage about the sentence handed down.

I don't like rape jokes, particularly prison rape jokes, and I'm wholely convinced that was Smedley's meaning. That's the entirety of it.

Nothing to do with SJWs or whatever kind of activism you're assuming.

[Taryth]

Jokes are funny because they are NOT what you expect or necessarily agree with. Calm down, nobody is support rape by making a rape joke.

Dave Chapelle makes racist jokes all the time. I laugh. Am I now a racist?


Also, comments made in anger do not usually reflect reality. I highly doubt Smed would support rape, or prison rape, if he saw it happen. Nobody would (except sadistic people). It's disgusting and sad. That's the nature of strong emotions, though, they lead people to say and do stupid things. I can't say I wouldn't feel just as upset/outraged as Smed if what happened to him and his family happened to myself.


TL;DR
Get off your high horse. You're not perfect.

[Kevris]

I find it unlikely Smed knew about the Scandinavian system at the time he sent the tweet, given his outrage about the sentence handed down.

I don't like rape jokes, particularly prison rape jokes, and I'm wholely convinced that was Smedley's meaning. That's the entirety of it.

Nothing to do with SJWs or whatever kind of activism you're assuming.

And I find it unlikely that a man who leads a multi-national company with a parent company based outside the US wouldn't have this knowledge. Google it; there have been news articles, documentaries and a TON of other in-depth looks at their methodology over the years questioning why their recidivism rates are so lower than those in the US. Ask the next 10 college-educated people you know, and I would wager than at least 80% of them know this.

I'm not a prison worker; I run an IT department and I know this. Why wouldn't the CEO of a multi-national company?

I think everyone here understands you don't like rape jokes, and that's OK. Guess what: I don't either!

What's NOT ok is reading the god damned tea-leaves to determine what was or wasn't on Smedley's mind after the man himself, his family, his livelihood and everything else about him has been under constant assault for the last few years, then using those magic tea-leaves to label him as a proponent of child rape! That's a leap of logic off the cliff of reason and straight into Alex Jones' backyard wading pool.

[Whirled]

Good luck in your future endeavors fellow EQ'er

[Samoht]

Good luck in your future endeavors fellow EQ'er

HOW DARE YOU.

[Whirled]

HOW DARE YOU.

forget a comma?

[Portasaurus]

I heard that Smedley was playing now on p99. He is playing an ogre named Ersuvus if i remember correctly.

http://33.media.tumblr.com/7ba021dcad5f2801d0c1e3a2f8164163/tumblr_nelia3lQb61tds4gvo1_250.gif

[Wrench]

john smedley the prison rape enthusiast

ugh, your quite the piece of human trash arent ya?

[dafier]

In an unexpected move, VentureBeat.com is reporting that John Smedley has resigned as the CEO and president of Daybreak Game Company, formerly Sony Online Entertainment. Current COO Russell Shanks will temporarily step into Smedley's place until a replacement is found.



Found this piece over at mmorpg.com, figured some would like to read. Source (http://www.mmorpg.com/discussion2.cfm/thread/437095/page/1) Source #2 (http://venturebeat.com/2015/07/22/daybreak-game-companys-john-smedley-steps-down-as-chief-executive-officer/)

Daystupidbreak to John: "Ummm ya, we didn't like you making a deal with those P99 asshats. So, were going to have to have you come in on Saturday and clean toilets. mmmkkay?"

[Ranndom]

Little bit of a difference in stepping down and being fired. He will still be part of DBG, just no longer the CEO & President. What he will be doing is unknown as of now.

Coffee runs :P

[stavio]

If he stays, I bet he will try something along the lines of mobile/facebook games, something dbg doesn't really tap into. If anyone was able to find a way to make that extra buck with a game it sure was Smedly, and those types of games can be very low budget with very high return.

[Rec]

He should leave and go save pantheon and make the real eq next

[jsriolo]

Can I be the first one to agree with Smed and say that I hope Vinnie is loved tenderly in jail? There, I said it. I don't give a shit about any SJW crusades. Especially prison rape - that must be one hell of a SJW niche.

[Pokesan]

Can I be the first one to agree with Smed and say that I hope Vinnie is loved tenderly in jail? There, I said it. I don't give a shit about any SJW crusades. Especially prison rape - that must be one hell of a SJW niche.

careful with the tea leaf readings there bud