We’re sorry to report this evening the passing of an MMORPG genre veteran, John Tessin, who worked for SOE for 13 years, most extensively on EverQuest II.
John’s daughter told friends and family that he’d been suffering from cancer but that his death was nevertheless sudden. She asked for a small donation through GoFundMe to handle burial expenses not being covered by veteran’s benefits; as I write this, that fundraiser has already exceeded its ask thanks to the generosity of developers and gamers.
Big hugs go out to John’s family and colleagues from all of us at MOP.
A wonderful member of the SOE team, John Tessin died suddenly yesterday. He worked on Egerauest 2 and other games for many years.
— John Smedley (@j_smedley) May 17, 2017
John was a great guy. EQ2 players: He pioneered great tools that let a small army fill the orig game with dialogues & vo. Huge loss. https://t.co/ksFC3anlsc
— Scott Hartsman (@hartsman) May 17, 2017
Please help support his family for his burial expenses. https://t.co/wcejVlPfJN
— John Smedley (@j_smedley) May 17, 2017
Sad news of the loss of John Tessin, a key contributor at SOE. https://t.co/affgqAGpAf
— Raph Koster (@raphkoster) May 17, 2017
