Signing Off

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  1. DTG Protagonist

    DTG Protagonist Has left the building

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    Hello folks, just a quick note to say that as of last Friday I am no longer part of Dovetail Games.

    I wanted to say that I thouroughly enjoyed working with you on trying to make train sims be all they can be. For as much as things haven't always gone to plan, knowing the passion you have for the game and the subject matter has provided ample fuel to push the company for more. It might not seem like your feedback has made a difference but it genuinely does.

    There are a lot of exciting new things coming your way (and no, I won't give hints) which will hopefully continue to push TSW ever closer to the kind of experience you'll love.

    Thank you for the support you've shown during my time with the company.
     
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  2. TrainGeek08

    TrainGeek08 Well-Known Member

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    That's sad to hear Sam, I'm sure you'll be missed by the team and the community as well :(

    All the best for any future endeavours if you have any :)
     
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  3. OldVern

    OldVern Well-Known Member

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    Best wishes for the future.
     
  4. stujoy

    stujoy Well-Known Member

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    Thank you Sam for everything you have done for TSW and for us as a community (and for keeping me in check on the forum).

    All the best for the future.
     
  5. Nick Y

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    Sam, you will be missed. You were the one who asked difficult questions and put people in their place on live streams.
    You were a large part of this forum and discussions and you were also the voice of reason on many occasions.

    Wishing you all the best for your future endeavours whatever they may be.

    Those 4 up challenges won't be the same without you.
     
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  6. brickmaster#7638

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    Long live the Colonel!
     
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  7. apophis55

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    All the best, you will be truly missed
     
  8. ARuscoe

    ARuscoe Well-Known Member

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    Sam,

    Having been around these forums for years and seen the development of DTG as a company and their live streams a few years back being the pinnacle of their output in terms of quality of information I would like to thank you for all that you have done for the TSC and TSW communities in your time in the company and I am sure that many people both within DTG and the community at large will hold your time here as a high point

    You asked the right questions at the right times and tried to ensure the balance between keeping the company's information a secret and allowing us, the users and buyers of that content up to date and our expectations in check

    I hope you comprehend the regard which many of the community hold you in, and also that you enabled much of what has been good in TSW to this point.

    Good luck and best wishes in whatever you're moving onto.
     
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  9. Bradley

    Bradley Well-Known Member

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    Thank you Sam, all the best for the future!
     
  10. Craigyboy81

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    All the best Sam
     
  11. coursetim

    coursetim Well-Known Member

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    Thankyou for everything you've done Sam! You've been fantastic honestly and were great for the community!

    You will definitely be missed, but all the best for the future :)
     
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  12. gibsonaj67

    gibsonaj67 Active Member

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    Sam really sad you have gone. Live stream haven't been the same since you stop presenting them. I miss your knowledge, fun facts and light hearted humour that you brought to the live streams and the Roadmaps with Adam. Good luck with your future endeavours. Your be truly missed.
     
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  13. antony.henley

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    All the Best Sam for your future endeavours and thank you for work in striving to make TSW a great product. you will be missed.

    Hentis
     
  14. lovetrains 3628

    lovetrains 3628 Active Member

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    you will be missed good luck for your future
     
  15. SubwayRailfanner

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    Thank you Sam for everything! You will be missed!
     
  16. Tigert1966

    Tigert1966 Well-Known Member

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    Best Wishes for the future Sam.

    I really appreciate what you have done for the community here.

    Hopefully we’ll still see the occasional Train related videos on your own channel.
     
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  17. mark.bolter

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    What can I say Sam really gutted your leaving,you’ve been absolutely amazing to live streams and input for the community….you’ll be sadly missed but I’m glad I had the pleasure to laugh along with your failures whilst driving trains
     
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  18. hells.high.lord666

    hells.high.lord666 Well-Known Member

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    Best wishes for the future Sam.
     
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    Wishing you all the best for the future Sam! You’ll be dearly missed. We’ll keep the trains “flying” in your honour! ;)
     
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  20. CK95

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    Goodbye & Good luck, Sam! You made a huge difference to the community & the way DTG interacts with it. This is a huge loss & you will be missed.

    See you over on YT, Colonel.
     
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  21. Rudolf

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    We will miss you. You have done a lot of good things and often with a good laugh.

    Thank you.
     
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  22. DTG JD

    DTG JD Director of Community and Marketing Staff Member

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    Sam, you were one of the first people I had the pleasure of meeting at DTG when I first started and had no clue what was what, and you've always been a brilliant source of creativity, advice, and support (with a smidge of chaos).

    Thank you, and all the best for the future.
     
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  23. Mattty May

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    All the best for the future, Sam! Thank you for helping make TSW better.
     
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  24. seancrabtree2003

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    Sam you were one of a kind and hard shoes to fill. I for one have missed ur streams an hope u continue ur personal one with ur wonderfully sense of humor and for ever being the truth of the people. Good luck and until we meet on the path again.
     
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    Best wishes for future... Jérémie
     
  26. CrAzZyKiLLa

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    Noooo, who is going to ask the hard questions now! Good luck for the future Sam, I always enjoyed the awsome banter, which I will continue to follow and support on youtube.
     
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  27. Luke8899

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    All the best, hope your next project is something great, and provides an equivalent to blasting TGVs into space during a live product demo :D.
     
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  28. Matin_TSP

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    Thank you so much for everything! You had a hard time - i wish you all the best for the future. Always enjoyed your Roadmap streams, enjoyed the one personal chat we had once, and I keep looking out for new videos, Colonel!
     
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    I wish you all the Best, thank you for spending Time with us.
     
  30. Calidore266

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    Very sorry to see you go. Your 4up challenges were one of my intros to DTG and TSW, and your unique and humorous style always kept my attention even during the boring bits of the roadmaps.

    The road goes ever on. Best wishes to you for success in whatever you do.
     
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  31. rpb1966

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    This is sooooo sad, you will be sadly missed Sam, all the best, and good luck to you in your new adventures, where ever that may be.
     
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  32. sophieclarke1983

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    Good luck Sam thanks for all you did for us x
     
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  33. cloudyskies21

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    All the best for the future Sam, your passion and enthusiasm for making TSW a better game was much appreciated - and you were the highlight for any roadmap/preview stream which meant it was always interesting to watch.
     
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  34. mickelmickle

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    All the very best for you Sam.
     
  35. AtherianKing

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    Truly sad to see you go Sam, wishing you all the best for any further endeavours you may decide to undertake.

    You definitely had a natural gift and enthusiasm for presenting the streams and asking the questions the community wanted to hear.

    Hoping the door stays open if you decide to return, best of luck.
     
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  36. Michael Newbury

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    You are going to be missed, best of luck in your future hoping that maybe time to time you may poke your head into streams.
     
  37. tehangrybird345

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    Thank you for being with DTG and the community, hope things go well down the road
     
  38. LodeStar

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    That is sad news! Thanks for everything you have done for TSW and DTG, Sam!! Good luck for the foreseable future!!
     
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    Thank you Sam, for everything you did to bring this game to where it is today, without you I'm sure many of us wouldn't be playing anywhere near as much as we do, we salute you colonel and wish you all tge luck in tge world for your future endeavours
     
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    Farewell and good luck for your future ! You were a unique character here and it was always a pleasure to see you on live videos we’ll miss you a lot and I wish you the best
    Au revoir.
     
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    All the best for the future, Sam!!
     
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    Best wishes Sam, we've been missing your presence for a while, so this isn't much of a surprise, but sad confirmation that you won't be back again.

    I want to highlight what ARuscoe said above, your time at the forefront of things was a high watermark for the quality and quantity of interaction between us and DTG. I know you did things differently, but it was always a good differently, it was better.
     
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  43. Calidore266

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    Well said. Looking at Sam's time in DTG, not a kernel of failure to be found.
     
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  44. chieflongshin

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    A massive loss for DTG. Sam , I wish you all the best in whatever new ventures you pursue. I'm indebted to you being a source of light during covid with the streams yourself and Matt did.

    I hope you continue to lurk here under a differently name.
     
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  45. graham.haddon

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    All the best for the future Sam, you will be missed. Your roadmap streams aswell as any livestream you were part of were always informative and entertaining. We will see you around all being well.
     
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    Best wishes to you Sam and best of luck for the future.
     
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    Sam, you will be sorely missed by the community. You always asked the tough questions we wanted asking.

    TSW will be all the poorer without you, good luck in your next venture.
     
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    Thank you very much for all you have done, you have been a good voice for the community on many occasions. Even being part of the company, I have often thought that you are the closest thing to being "one of us" that we will ever have in there.

    Best of luck wherever you go and with all the projects you undertake.
     
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  49. Gilly

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    Echo all of the above, you will be sadly missed about these parts- mainly your sardonic wit!
    All the best in whatever you do and continue to do under your alias- I won't cross the streams!
    Thanks for the streams, you kept many of us sane during the lockdown.
    Take care and once again many thanks.
     
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  50. chieflongshin

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    I'm reading this again and wondering whether Sam Is part of a restructure or left to pursue other interest following recent events in his life .
    Regardless I hope he is ok.
    The wording seems corporate
     
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