User:Extremestan

Stan Patton, sometimes known as extremestan, has been a member of MTG Salvation since January 2, 2005.

Life
Stan lives in Eugene,  Oregon with his wife Kerry and his  Australian Shepherd dog Kirby. He enjoys watching movies, playing games of all sorts, and partying with friends.

Profession
Stan has been a professional game developer for over 7 years. His work can be found in games like NFL Street 3 (PS2),  Tomb Raider Legend (PSP),  Tomb Raider Anniversary (Wii, PS2, PSP),  Tomb Raider Underworld (Wii, PS2),  Tony Hawk: Ride (Wii),  Tony Hawk: Shred (Wii, X360), Playdom's ESPNU College Town (Facebook), and Zynga's  FrontierVille (Facebook).

On January 4, 2011, Stan's first commercial game (published by Buzz Monkey), Block Rogue, came out for iPhone and iPad. It arrived on Android later that year.

On March 29, 2012, Stan's second commercial game (developed at Buzz Monkey and published by Chillingo), Rinth Island, came out for iPhone and iPad.

In June of 2012, Buzz Monkey Software (Stan's then employer) was acquired by Zynga, for which Stan now works. His current title is Product Manager, and his role is to develop balanced, player-pleasing content that sustains long-term game health.

Hobby
Stan has been building video games as a hobby since the age of seven, initially working on the Commodore VIC-20, then on the PC using  QuickBASIC and  Klik & Play, and finally into college where he learned C++ and 3D programming. He has hundreds of hobby projects under his belt, including the in-progress GemRogue.

MTG Salvation
Stan's MTG Salvation activity was limited almost exclusively to the debate subforums. There he was one of the most prominent participants for several years, advocating both progressivism and Christianity.

Stan was voted MTG Salvation's Best Debater of 2008.

Good Gamery
Stan is the head administrator at the Magic humor site Good Gamery.

Competition
Stan's favorite formats are Block and Standard, and tournament successes over the past 8 years have earned him a Total DCI rating of 1895 as of November 1, 2010. Notable finishes include:
 * 9th place (5-0-2 Swiss) at 2008 Oregon States
 * 10th place (5-1-1 Swiss) at 2008 Oregon PTQ Berlin
 * 18th place (5-2-1 Swiss) at 2006 Oregon Regionals
 * 11th place (6-2-0 Swiss) at 2005 Oregon Regionals
 * 3rd place (5-0-2 Swiss) at 2003 Oregon PTQ New Orleans (StarCity Games article)
 * Numerous FNM wins