tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6711156850879162685.post1317400028370414827..comments2024-01-02T23:18:18.412-08:00Comments on Yeebo Fernbottom's MMO Blog: Developer Appreciation Week: props to Turbine, as well as some honorable mentionsYeebohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08028940396189544294noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6711156850879162685.post-9674478137146991102011-03-24T07:22:08.909-07:002011-03-24T07:22:08.909-07:00@Sente: I do remember some well received revamps ...@Sente: I do remember some well received revamps over the years. If I recall correctly the hollows got a much needed rework at some point. The launch version was seemingly designed as a death trap for lowbies, it was much better the last time I was there. <br /><br />@Scarybooster: Mythic seems to got back and forth a lot. Back in the DAoC days when Sonyia worked there they were much better about communication with players than was common for the time, especially surprising since they had no official forums back then.Yeebohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08028940396189544294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6711156850879162685.post-53131895745978579462011-03-23T12:40:46.339-07:002011-03-23T12:40:46.339-07:00I believe MMOs should have a proactive approxh to ...I believe MMOs should have a proactive approxh to their fans. They are living games so they need faces to those games. People that play MMOs are fanatics and they want the attention of daddy dev. Mythic did a great thing with communicating with blogs until they became less popular. I hope future studios do what they did and interact more with the community. Not just on forums, but Twitter and blogs.Scaryboosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17791243265440602798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6711156850879162685.post-59990115780233194422011-03-23T11:19:05.242-07:002011-03-23T11:19:05.242-07:00Improving an existing game is a relatively low ris...Improving an existing game is a relatively low risk effort compared to do an entirely new game, especially with all the different games to choose from. I think <br /><br />Of course, improvements can be done by adding stuff as well as revamping stuff. Revamping is definitely a bit more gutsy/risky in comparison, but it can also pay back to give an overall better impression of the game.<br /><br />I wish that Paragon Studios would look at revamping some older parts of their game - the revamps they have done in the past have been quite good. But probably not considered to give a good return on investment to do.Sentehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07570997712400769232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6711156850879162685.post-17601199006198365582011-03-23T10:41:16.924-07:002011-03-23T10:41:16.924-07:00@Blue Kae: thanks :-)
@Mmogamerchick: I suspect t...@Blue Kae: thanks :-)<br /><br />@Mmogamerchick: I suspect that you are absolutely correct. As the market heats up, developers of existing games will need to take bigger risks to stand out or inevitably fade into obscurity. "Fantasy MMO" is a particularly crowded sub-genre.Yeebohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08028940396189544294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6711156850879162685.post-46527542309279082742011-03-23T08:52:56.532-07:002011-03-23T08:52:56.532-07:00Ugh, why can't I spell paid? I'm literate,...Ugh, why can't I spell paid? I'm literate, I swear.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6711156850879162685.post-16919294193251226352011-03-23T08:52:28.909-07:002011-03-23T08:52:28.909-07:00Reading this post made me ponder the trend of MMO ...Reading this post made me ponder the trend of MMO developers becoming more gutsy and taking more risks. In this competitive market, I guess it's becoming more necessary. I'm happy for Turbine and Blizzard that their decisions payed off :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6711156850879162685.post-48692491867741041882011-03-22T18:39:46.867-07:002011-03-22T18:39:46.867-07:00gonads of stone This is awesome!<i>gonads of stone</i> This is awesome!Blue Kaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03837719824734379806noreply@blogger.com