Maybe DM is going to transfer? hahah! oh well its his choice if he goes with E or T11
Daniel never worked for T11. He was a contributing artist. A bit like someone who gets their effect up on the wire - albeit with fewer perks. JB and Daniel discussed the idea of a deck of DM playing cards a few years ago, and as of late last year - it came to fruition, however Daniel no longer contributes in any way to them.
While I'm sure he's just on contract rather than on payroll, it looks like Daniel's working with E for the immediate future.
He's a permanent member of staff.
http://www.ellusionist.com/about-usFinally, - absolutely, we use different companies playing cards when we want to. We had a couple of decks of Stranger&Stranger's when we were in San Francisco that were kindly supplied by the Bucks for us to check out. We also used Robocycles and Zenneth's Bee Coteries - in fact I think in Revelations 4 you can actually see the Coteries being used for 'Slingshot' - and I'm pretty sure there's a photo on our Facebook page that shows the Robocycles being used on our Colossal Close Up Mat. However, all other decks we've used in the last few weeks have been ours.
Heck, when we have an endless supply of our own cards - why would be bother using anyone elses? It's a matter of convenience, as well as preference. Why eat mince when you make Steak, right?
-J.