Hello all,
Well, it’s been a great ride, but everything comes to an end, and for me, that time has come. I have had a blast working on the Ghost Recon franchise for the better part of the past five years, in roles from Assistant Designer on GR:IT Xbox on up to Creative Director on GRAW2 360. It’s been great both designing the games and interacting with the community. GR has a great bunch of fans, ones that won’t hesitate to give their opinions (often, and loudly!).

Working at RSE and Ubisoft has been one of the most exciting experiences of my life, and I’ve learned a ton (often from mistakes ), but for various reasons, I’ve decided to move on to something different. I’ll be picking up stakes and moving out to the Pacific Northwest, where I’ve accepted a Design Lead position at Bungie. I’m an Alaskan boy, so the pine trees of Washington are a bit more appealing to me than the oaks in North Carolina (and 70 degree heat index beats 105 in my book ).

I’m still a GR and R6 fan (as I always have been), so don’t be surprised if you see me lurking around on Live (I still gotta get that Ultimate Defender achievement!). Meanwhile, keep an eye out for Jeff “Geridak” Mcgann and Chris “Braybot” Bray, Designers at Red Storm; they will be scouring the forums now for your feedback instead of me.

Thanks,

Good luck my brother, you'll be in my neck of the woods now . Enjoy and teach those boys over at Bungie a thing or two about gaming

Good Luck Serellan

WOW ....

Well i know of at least one person off the top of my head whos going to seriously miss not having you around to harass lol, i suspect there are plenty more i dont know

Good Luck, i hope all goes well for you

p.s. i never got around to sorting out the ultimate defender either so feel free to give me a shout

Sorry to see you go christian. Wish you all the best with the new job. Hopefully they will get you working on a tactical shooter. It'll be hard for you getting use to a company that actually allows you to talk to the community lol

I can say with hand on heart that this is a sad day for Ghost Recon. You have been at the forefront of this franchise for so long. And with you gone i feel Ghost Recon has lost any hope of getting back to its great gameplay. Casual gameplay is here to stay

Goodluck with the new job, hope it all works out for you..

That must have been a tough decission Chris, I would like to thank you for help in bringin us some great games

Just a couple of cheeky ones (you'll miss em):

Roughly how long is left untill the TU is released?
Is there any DLC on its way for GRAW 2?

Many thanks and good luck over at Bungie

OMG No,Good luck in the future mate.
pm brov.

Good luck at Bungie man. Will you ever come back and visit these forums just as a forumer and not as a dev?

Good Luck! and God Speed!

Good luck and congrats, no more GR fanboys complaining would be a good enough reason to leave

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Originally posted by trick502:
Good luck and congrats, no more GR fanboys complaining would be a good enough reason to leave

Have you seen the Bungie forums??

Congratulations, and good luck with whatever you'll be working on. You're leaving behind some big boots to fill.

Best wishes to you and your family in your move and new job.

Hate to see you go Serellan!
You've been a great influence on the game, a good example for contact with fans and clearly a fellow gamer. Best wishes at Bungie, maybe you can teach them a thing or two about life without shields.

Excellent move. Nice to see you moving up.

Good luck Serellan. I hope you enjoy both the new job and being a bit closer to "home".

good luck.

....and thank you for all of your efforts.

btw-the jumping in Halo has got to be fixed!

Now let's start a "Do you want more realism in Halo 3" poll over at the bungie forums. Watch out for fanboys!

He said Bungie and the last time i looked they did have more than one game

In fact if you check out the jobs on their site a position for lead designer was posted in February and it makes no mention of a specific game title so it could be anything

http://kotaku.com/gaming/jumping-ship/ghost-recon-creat...gie-jumps-289664.php

Best comment so far: "Man, people will do anything to play Halo 3 early."