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Scott Zier

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Scott Zier (/ZEER/), is an American designer, creative director, and producer of several online video games. Zier is most known for his work as Lead Designer[1] and Creative Director[2] at Hi-Rez Studios, where over 15 years he developed titles such as Smite, Tribes Ascend, and Rogue Company. As of 2021, these games have been played by over 100 million people[3] worldwide on PC, XBox, and Playstation.

Early Life and Education[edit]

Zier studied computer science and art, graduating from Mercer University in 2003.

Career[edit]

Following college, Zier worked on several game-mod projects, most notably Galactic Conquest for Battlefield 1942[4]. This mod project helped Zier get noticed by new startup Hi-Rez Studios. During his time at Hi-Rez, Zier grew from a game designer to creative director to eventually becoming VP of Product Management. Hi-Rez Studios also grew during this time, from a small team to over 450 employees world-wide.[5]

Other[edit]

A notable Star Wars fan, Zier is also credited with winning Best Comedy in the 2004 Star Wars Fan-Film Awards.[6]

Scott Zier
Born
🎓 Alma materMercer University
💼 Occupation
📆 Years active  2006-present
Known forHi-Rez Studios, Smite (video game), Tribes Ascend, Rogue Company

Credited Games[edit]

Release Game Notes
2006 Galactic Conquest Mod Zier worked with a team of other mod creators on a popular Star Wars themed mod for Battlefield 1942.
2010 Global Agenda Zier's first project at Hi-Rez Studios, he is credited as Lead Designer.
2010 Pocket World at War A personal project, developed and released on iOS.
2012 Tribes Ascend Fourth game in the popular Tribes FPS series. Zier is credited as Lead Designer.
2014 Smite Zier is credited as Lead Designer and Creative Director from Beta through Season 3.
2016 Paladins Zier served as studio Design Director during Alpha and Beta.
2017 Hand of the Gods Zier is credited as Executive Producer.
2020 Rogue Company Zier is credited as Executive Producer and Creative Director.

References[edit]

  1. SMITE Ragnarok Force X Thor & Japanese Pantheon - Behind the Scenes, retrieved 2022-07-22
  2. Bentley, James (2020-05-10). "Exclusive interview with Hi-Rez Studios talking all things Rogue Company". TheXboxHub. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
  3. "Stew Chisam On Leadership". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
  4. "Galactic Conquest Interview". BF-Games.net. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
  5. "Stew Chisam On Leadership". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
  6. "The Official Star Wars Fan Film Awards". Star Wars Fanpedia. Retrieved 2022-07-22.


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