Back To Meet The Devs

1. What is your name and/or nickname?

Justin "Scrap" Quimby

2. How did you come to work at Turbine?

I interned here one summer during college, working on the weenie team.

3. What other jobs have you had?

I've flipped burgers, cleaned movie theatres, mowed lawns, documented 100VG-AnyLAN technology, helped do data entry at the local library, so your usual teenage stuff.

4. Do you work on anything else besides AC (and can you tell us about it)?

Not much that I can talk about right now.

5. If you could add or change one thing in AC, what would that be?

Rocket launchers. We need some rocket launchers. And power armor. That would be sweet.

6. What's the most amusing or embarrassing death you've had or witnessed in AC?

When an admin got gaked on a live server by the white rabbit. *waves at jot*

7. Are you in an allegiance and do your allegiance members know you're at Turbine?

Nope, no allegiance here.

8. Have you played any other MMORPGs and are you looking forward to any upcoming ones?

I've played maybe 15 minutes of UO and EQ combined. As far as upcoming mmorpgs, I'm just excited about seeing the next generation game engines. AC, UO, and EQ were all the first iteration of a genre and a technology. Now were going to see some cool stuff happening.

9. What's the current in-office LAN game?

For me, Counter-Strike, but then the artists just rediscovered Starcraft. If I'm going to play a RTS, I prefer Total Annihilation.

10. Favourites:

Music: No one in particular, but I'm partial to techno and classical baroque
Film: Lock, Stock, & Two Smoking Barrels
Sport: I'm not to fond of watching sports, but I enjoy playing soccer
Computer Game: Pirates for the c64. I spent a lot of time playing that game...

11. What was the first computer game you played?

A feudal land-owner simulation on a TRS-80 with a tape drive. It was the best game ever. One time I actually became a Baron. :)

12. What would you like appreciative fans to send as gifts?

Food is good. Especially anything with raspberries. Mmmm.

13. Did you get your pre-patch Greater Shadow Armour in time?

Not even close.

14. Fasten and then zip or zip and then fasten?

Togas don't have zippers.

15. Because of the lead- and asbestos-lined walls at Turbine's offices, you all survive the apocalypse - who'd get voted Supreme Leader?

Well, you are assuming that the post-apocalyptic Turbine staff doesn't turn into a pack of wild animals, much akin to Road Warrior. In that case, probably Scott Herrington, since he might be able to pull off being "The Humungus".