[...] great job of chronicling Freeman’s terrible treatment at the hands of fans in this article. Raph Koster, Former lead developer of Star Wars Galaxies, talked about Freeman on his blog this morning, after [...]

[...] great job of chronicling Freeman’s terrible treatment at the hands of fans in this article. Raph Koster, Former lead developer of Star Wars Galaxies, talked about Freeman on his blog this morning, after [...]

There is a fountain memorial to Jeff that will last forever.
We sure hope he likes it and, possibly, stops by occasionally
to see the galaxy he worked so hard to create…
restored to it’s once great glory.

Thanks, Jeff and know that there will always be a table named and
reserved for you in my cantina. Stop by any time, Sir.

I think I read everything that Jeff ever posted on MUD-Dev. I often skipped some posts, due to the overwhelming traffic, but never Jeff’s. I knew that everything he wrote would be witty, succinct, well-written, and insightful. He didn’t disappoint.

I never met Jeff in person, but always wanted to. When I heard that Spacetime was laying off people, I even thought about contacting him to see if he’d have any interest in working at Edge of Reality. I didn’t. Damn.

I respected you a lot, Jeff. The gaming world will miss you and your insights. My prayers are with your family.

***

Raph, if there is any sort of memorial fund or anything else set up for his family, can you please send me the details? Thanks.

I had a met Jeff back when SWG was first entering development. Met him at the Water Tank in NW Austin. Eventually the conversation turned to video games, and I remember, heh he asked me if I’d heard of the Star Wars mmorpg that was under development told him yes and he handed me his business card. I nearly fell out of my chair. Over the years I had many opportunities with chat with him at the bar over many beers.

I can honestly say that I have never met someone as funny and brilliant minded as Jeff. His ideas and ways of thinking when related to game development inspired me. I cant think of how many hours we spent going over ideas and ways of looking in different directions when it came to game development. He was the reason I switched majors in college to game development.

As I continue with school and eventually enter game development as a career, I will be thinking of Jeff often. I hope that in some minor way I can pay tribute to his life through my work.

I just read about his passing tonight. And I dont think I can properly describe how much this has hurt me. He was a damn good friend, and I am honored to have been lucky enough to have known him. His ideas were remarkable, I just wish he would have stayed around to implement and see them come to fruition.

The game development community has lost a brilliant mind, and I many of us have lost an incredible and unique friend. I’m still in shock about this news, will be for some time to come.

My thoughts are with his family, I hope they are able to carry this burden and heal, in due time.

Thank you again for your words Raph.

I am another of the Arbiters folks who joined a guild with Dundee in EQ.

It’s hard to know what to say. He was such a force of personality. I can’t believe he’s gone.

[...] The news is all over game sites now that Jeff Freeman, AKA “Dundee”, is dead. Raph Koster has a tribute up. [...]

[...] Difficult Second Album In reading on of several posts lamenting the passing of Jeff Freeman, a PC game designer, I came across a post on his blog that [...]

Now I will think of Jeff every time I bring out my pets, and probably I should pay him a thought more often should I know what he was involved with in SWG, a game that has slowly shaped up to a great game, old paint on it but great to play.

May you be with the Force Jeff

/Zimoon @ Gorath