So there has been this rumor spreading around that the beloved Scott Hartsman, EverQuest 2’s Senior Producer, has left SOE to embark out on his own with a startup company.

This rumor was started on the EQ2 Flames forums, and though people reposted the news/speculation, there is nothing more to indicate its truth or falsehood. Typically, Scott has been very prompt at squelching out the fires of rumor-hood and I haven’t seen this at all. He’s been around as the Senior Producer of the game since the day it launched. John Blakely, the pre-launch Senior Producer, swapped EverQuest 2 over to Scott’s hands upon launch and it’s been there ever since. We’ve seen a lot of Scott’s handy-work and it just seems far too uncharacteristic of him based on the past 3-4 years to up and leave without leaving a word, or even to NOT mention something to the contrary of the rumor.

Quite honestly, I’m wondering if there is really any truth to the rumor at all. Nothing on the his blog site, and he’s made quite recent posts on the official EverQuest 2 forums as well.

I guess we’ll all just have to wait, watch, and see.