The guy holding the reigns of the massive codepile that comprises EverQuest is a gentleman by the name of Scott Hartsman, EQ's Technical Director. Mobhunter had a chance to sit down (that is, exchange e-mails) with Scott, who was kind enough to answer a few questions for us on some of the shenanigans that go on behind the doors of Verant. Learn what exactly a technical director does to earn his keep, plus find out the size of the fabled EQ Live team, details on the game engine, tidbits on the new user interface and Bazaar code, what happens during downtime and patching, and more. The interview can be found here: