Safehouse Article:: An Interview with Leon Pryor

[SafehouseStaff]

Article Name: An Interview with Leon Pryor (www.thesafehouse.org/articles/interviews/article_5.php)
Author: Nocte
Description: A Safehouse Exclusive Interview with Leon Pryor, Game Producer for Studio ZR/Microsoft Game Studios

[Lenilya]

Seems like an OK guy. the FFXI Perspective is nice, as no one I spoke to at the fanguard seemed to have the slightest clue about the game, even when so many ideas would be welcome in the context of VSoH.

[Eelyen]

Leon Pryor: Another term for Program Manager (which is a Microsoft title) is a Producer. I am the primary point of contact between Sigil and Microsoft. To borrow a military term—I am “running point” on the project for Microsoft. Basically I make sure Microsoft and Sigil communicate effectively, I provide Sigil with useful Microsoft technologies, I coordinate feedback, and I work with our local test team.

I mean absolutely no offense with this, but the first thought that came to mind was the movie Office Space. And that dude, with the glasses, in the interview with the bobs going....

"I have people skills!!! Whats wrong with you people?!!"

Other then that, good interview, thanks :)

[L-Train]

I'm sorry I missed you at fanguard Lenilya, I would have loved to discuss FFXI. There are actually a couple of Sigil employees that play the game so rest assured it's something we are all looking at.

And my people skills are 7331!

-Thx!
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Leon Pryor
L-Train
Microsoft Game Studios

[Fricka]

And my people skills are 7331!

LOL

Hiya Leon! I gotta vouch for the guy, he's got a fencer nephew and he himself does martial arts :)

Regarding FF XI, there were a few non Sigil employee FFXI players in attendance too but I don't remember a discussion starting up about the game in particular.