Bowing out...

[GilJaysmith]

With the arrival of Mike aka CaptainFishpants and Jerome to handle the new products, it seems like an opportune moment for me to leave you all to their care - and vice versa :)

Thanks to everyone for making me welcome on this site, and for your dedication to the Total War meme. I hope you'll enjoy going a-Viking, playing TW3 (whatever it may be ;-) and indeed everything else that you find wonderful and joyous about life.

HF & GL... see you in the afterlife

Gil Jaysmith
Creative Assembly

[Catiline]

THanks for everything Gil.

[Naagi]

Do we smell bad or something. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/tongue.gif Just because they've taken over new products doesnt mean you cant stop by still. Anyway good luck to you as well, and thanks for all the info youve given.


Naagi http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/joker.gif

[Hosakawa Tito]

Sorry to see you go Gil. Your presence and involvement at the org is much appreciated by most. Please do stop in once and awhile to say hello. Good luck in your future endeavors. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wave.gif

[Mithrandir]

Guess you're not getting the 1000$ we had planned for most active programmer then...



http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif.

thanks for everything

[Hirosito]

yeah thank you a lot, i might have not been involved lately due to various reasons but i can still appreciate the help you have been.

[Sjakihata]

http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wave.gif

See you in Walhalla

[Gregoshi]

Gil, thank you for:

1) all the information you passed along
2) all the help you provided
3) your splendid sense of humour
4) your good sportsmanship
5) your willingness to listen to all ideas
6) your endless patience
7) your incredible self-control in the face of hostile remarks
8) sticking it out and staying with us when it would have been easy to walk away
9) your friendly demeanor
10) encouraging other CA programmer to come here and help us understand the game better
11) your help sorting out the confusion during the patch release
12) sharing your thoughts on subjects outside MTW
13) being a model patron of these forums
14) the other things I know I've forgotten to mention.

Best wishes for the future to you and yours. May we be lucky enough to cross paths with you again.

[Knight_Yellow]

Goodbye Gil and just when i was starting to like u.

Thanx for the scotts by the way.

[Kraxis]

As said... come back and visit us sometime. It is not like your account is getting closed. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

But thanks for every time you have left us in the dust, where all our speculations have been shown to be so false it could hardly be worse. But most of all thanks for the information and great humor in face of even the worst rants.

[Nelson]

We'll miss ya, Gil. You've been a good egg despite the omelet makers we have around here.

[Spino]

So long Gil and thanks for all the fis... err, posts

I've only been a member of the Org since last September and it's been a real treat to see you and the other devs putting in more than token appearances.

It's quite rare to find the same level of participation from other developers on their respective official/unofficial boards and your input in these forums has made my experience with the Total War series that much better. You will be missed...

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[solypsist]

adios
your visits here definitely helped the Org stay on the map

[Tera]

You were the first CA member to really merge with us and treat us with respect and importance, thank you a lot and farewell. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

*bows*

[Sir Chauncy]

I don't understand Why does he have to go Are you being demoted to Slave or Underslave? Could it be that you have had all of your computer privilges revoked? I know if I'm bad my girlfriend takes away my computer rights, have you done something similar?

So long Gil, have a good one without us

*sniff*

[ShadesWolf]

Thanks for all the help Gil over the past couple of months.... http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wave.gif

And we wish you luck on whatever project you move onto next. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/dizzy.gif

Can we also welcome the two new guys........ I hope they understand what they have to live up to http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/argue.gif

[Basileus]

You rock Gil, appreciate all the help info evrything you´ve done..best of luck in the future mate http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

[TenkiSoratoti]

Bye Bye from totalwar, but not bye bye forever http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif

Be seeing u

Get Mohaa installed need to play shoot'em up on lan.

[JeromeGrasdyke]

I just wanted to register a vote of thanks for Gil, whose dedication to the Total War games goes well beyond the call of duty. The time he's put into his presence here on the forums hasn't always gotten the recognition it deserves at CA, mainly because we all tend to be fantastically busy with making great games, so this seems an opportune moment to add my voice to the round of cheers.

Take a bow, my friend... you deserve it.

PS. I'm sure he'll drop by from time to time... I know this guy - a little - and he's sufficiently obsessive not to be able to leave it alone http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif

[Korror]

I want to say goodbye as well,

I'm a newcomer to these forums but even I have read some of your helpful and friendly posts. I am sure all here will miss you.

Korror

[deejayvee]

See ya and thanks, Gil.

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[muffinman14]

You presence here was apprecited.

Good luck.

[Lehesu]

See ya, Gil

[Lord Romulous]

Gil

It has been a fantastic to have you here at the org and your going is a great loss to the whole community.

I know we at the org can be a pain in the ass with our complaints, demands for information and sometimes we dont phrase our questions as polite as we should. I thank you for putting up with us and doing your best to answer our questions sometimes with humour, sometimes with seriousness and always with politeness.

Captain Fishpants and Jerome will have truly gigantic shoes to fill.

Your dedication to the community, to the game MTW and to CA deserve great praise.

If you ever come to Sydney Australia Id be glad to buy you a beer or three

Good Luck with your programming career and future endeavours.

Have Fun.

Best Regards

Lord Romulous

[Saki]

Im lost for words, Bye Gil, *waves*

[Magyar Khan]

Bye Gil, u were sporty and nice. and i hope your FUBs (follow up buddies) will keep us busy as u did.

although i cant oversee why when what but your boss should know that u were teh best thing MTW gave us.

How is Sarah btw?

[Dionysus9]

Bye Gil, thanks again for everything--what Gregoshi said.

I hope this means you will have more time to spar on the battlefield with us

[Ueriah]

Gil,

I'm pretty new around here, but I've been an avid hardcore gamer for 15+ years. Long enough to know that most devs for games aren't always into what they do and to find someone that is, and someone who is willing to share what knowledge, well... that speaks very highly for CA as a company (of which you can bet I'll be buying more products from&#33http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif as well as you. Thanks for all the knowledge you've contributed.

[Shiro]

Thanks for coming around. It means a lot to us.

[gabrielvilleda]

Wow what a suprise. I remember staying up longs nights on the phone with Gil to talk about MTW and STW and some other stuff. It was a splendid time especially when we talked at that gaming convention a while back. Well I hope you take good care of yourself.

[chilling]

Shame really. I don't ever post here but like reading and playing. You'll be missed.

Yeah, right. Who was he again?

[PSYCHO]

I don't get it?
Are you leaving the services of CA or just being re-assigned and directed not to visit anymore?
Why do you go?

Cheers

[HopAlongBunny]

Thank you Gil for your help and support You will be missed; take care http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

[Gaius Julius]

Mr. Jaysmith:
I only recently joined this forum, but I can see from the posts that you command alot of respect from the members of this community.
I have read some of your posts here and on other forums, you come across like someone who really wants to inform, and help people.
I've only been playing M:TW a very short time, but I really enjoy it. Joining this forum has greatly increased that enjoyment.
What I want to say is Thankyou to you, and all the people at CA for creating such wonderful games.
Good Luck, and God Bless. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

[fenir]

Gil,

there are too many things to thank you, and the team ( CA ) for which you have helped , and the game you have given us.

I hope you don't become a stranger, and still drop by to say hello.

All the best for your future

regards


fenir http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/smokin.gif

[Jampe]

100 Bonus Points ™ to that man

I've not been here long but I've read (and even replied http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif ) to many of your informative, thought provoking posts and I know we'll be much worse off without you. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/frown.gif

Good luck for the future and thanks.

[Alrowan]

*snifs* Gil is leaving us......

was the best CA dude to ever grace these pages

[tootee]

Thanks for all the things Gil http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wave.gif http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/pat.gif

[falaffel]

I would like to add my thanks for your contributions GilJay, i think that there are some of us who understand and greatly appriciate the incredible insight that you have given us into the game creation process and decision making among other info. I truly hope that you'll be back some day and my guess is that nobody will be able to fill your shoes here.

Cheers / Falaffel

[Papewaio]

Hi Gil,

Thanks for all your news. You have been a great source of information and quite the model patron. You are welcome here anytime.

Highest Regards,
Papewaio

[Kraxis]

Somehow I feel we will be seeing a lot of him again when we get Rome TW. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif

Until then Gil.

*Repeat of my prior post again*

[Alrowan]

i dont think so kraxis.. he also said somewhere that he wasnt working on rome

[MonkeyMan]

Bye Bye Gil we'll miss you http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wave.gif
Make sure you come back and visit sometimes http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/pat.gif

[Captain Fishpants]

Gil has indeed done a spiffing job, making him an impossible act to follow.

This short hymn of praise does not, however, mean that he gets any quarter or consideration in lunchtime games of, well, anything. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

MikeB ~ CA

[PSYCHO]

Mike forgive me for prying, but why and whence does he go?

[Hold Steady]

Well, whatever it is you are going to do, best of luck with it Thanks for your kind attention to us

gl http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wave.gif

[JeromeGrasdyke]

Quote[/b] (PSYCHO @ Jan. 09 2003,11:19)]Mike forgive me for prying, but why and whence does he go?
The why is easy - you can't have people doing the same thing forever; you get stale and it's just not satisfying. There are new and hopefully-inspiring programming horizons looming for Gil http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif

The whence, well, we won't be able to answer that for quite a while, otherwise the Big Bosses will attempt to disembowl us with glass-fragment-edged teaspoons.

And fyi, nobody gets any quarter during lunchtime games... the virtual carnage is considerable.

[Papewaio]

Quote[/b] (JeromeGrasdyke @ Jan. 09 2003,06:55)]The whence, well, we won't be able to answer that for quite a while, otherwise the Big Bosses will attempt to disembowl us with glass-fragment-edged teaspoons.
Glass-fragment-edged teaspoons http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/shock.gif must have a good union to get sharpened up teaspoons or your bosses must like you otherwise they would be use blunt say for kids/mental hospital patient/Org patrons safety teaspoons to scoop out your entrails.

Welcome to the Cuckoo's Nest Jerome http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/eek.gif

[Divine Wind]

GL in all you do Gil Thx's for everything u contributed to the org. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wave.gif

[maroule]

haven't been here is a while, I also moved on to other games while waiting for the expansion pack, but let me say that this has been my time active invomlvement in a game forum, and Gil's involvement was a good part of the interest. Other's posters knowledge about cavalery charge or the mongol invasion were also big magnets of course

so farewell Gil
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[CBR]

Sad to see you go Gil http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/mecry.gif

CBR

[Jochi Khan]

Bye GIL

Thanx for all your helpful information in posts on .Org

..........Jochi http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wave.gif

[Stormer]

nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo dont leave

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bye m8

[Detrius]

Over the last 18 months of playing STW and most recently MTW i have never posted.This sobering news has promted me into action


Goodbye and GL

[+DOC+]

Good man Gil, all the best.

Your responsiveness and ability to get in touch and understand your customers is a rare thing nowadays in this corporate-driven world.

May you and the few remaining people like you prosper. I, for one, am sad to see you leave.

Take it easy. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

[SmokWawelski]

Farewell Gil, You were one of a kind http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wave.gif

But let’s all turn our eyes into the new direction. We have with us two new members of the CA to listen to our complains, so let’s give them some attention http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif
I am sure that Gil will approve if we leave him to enjoy his vacations on Bora Bora http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wacko.gif

[Brighdaasa]

i haven't been on this forum very long, but i caught up a bit through reading lots of posts, and from what i have seen so far, this looks like a big loss
cudos for putting up with all the flames and complaints and continue to inform us
bye http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wave.gif

ps: you're not a CA member anymore or did you get/had a transfer?

[Shahed]

Thank you for all the explanantions, all the patience and all the effort to keep in touch with us (your beloved Total war fans) http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

Wish you all success & prosperity
GOOD LUCK

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PS: do stop by and say hello or we may miss those articulated, educated and thoughtful posts http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/frown.gif

[FesterShinetop]

Good luck and thanks for everything Gil. But I guess we will be hearing from you again on some other project?

[LordKhaine]

Sorry to see you go http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/frown.gif

[_Martyr_]

Thanks Gil for all the time spent here adding hugely to these forums

CA should give you a bonus for what you could call customer support and PR Really you have to stop by now and again, your input is/was very much appreciated The sheer volume of posts here peaks for itself

Good look man http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

[falaffel]

This deserves a BUMP.

/Falaffel

[solypsist]

well for someone who's bowing out, I sure see his name on the Guild members who are ON listing a whole hell of a lot.

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[Vlad The Impaler]

goodbye http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wave.gif GilJaysmith and thank you for the precious help u provide here

and wellcome to The Org for Mike aka CaptainFishpants and Jerome http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wave.gif