Mass Effect Andromeda’s Lead Writer Leaves Bioware and Joins Bungie

It looks like Bioware has another writer departing from the studio. Chris Schlerf the lead writer on Mass Effect Andromeda,  has announced his departure over a series of tweets. Schlerf joined Bioware just under five months ago to work on Andromeda, but now he’ll be moving on to work with the team at Bungie. He’s previously worked in the Seattle area at 343 Industries on Halo 4.

On Twitter Schlerf talked about the experience of working on Andromeda saying that it was, “one of the best experiences of my career” and that the game will “blow people away.” You can see everything that Schlerf wanted to say in the series of tweets below.

To confirm what some folks asked about a few months back, I am no longer working on ME:A at BioWare Montreal.

— schlerf (@schlerf) February 16, 2016

Sincerely one of the best experiences of my career-I'm incredibly grateful to have worked w/ such talented & truly wonderful human beings.

— schlerf (@schlerf) February 16, 2016

Think MEA is really gonna blow people away; couldn't be prouder to be part of it, & excited like a lil kid to play the final when it's out.

— schlerf (@schlerf) February 16, 2016

All that said, very happy to be back in Seattle, working with this scrappy little company called Bungie that some of you may have heard of.

— schlerf (@schlerf) February 16, 2016

Think we might have some interesting stories to tell…

— schlerf (@schlerf) February 16, 2016

Last month another writer from Bioware, David Gaider who worked on the Dragon Age series, also announced his departure from the studio. Gaider recently joined Beamdog, the development team responsible for updated versions of the Baldur’s Gate games.

Mass Effect Andromeda is scheduled to release sometime during holiday 2016. The game will supposedly be separate from the original story, with its own characters and story. What do you think Chris Schlerf’s departure from the company means for Andromeda?

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