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NCsoft 'worried' MMO mass market "equals conservative design"
More is better, yes? Well, no, NCsoft's Jeremy Gaffney of Carbine Studios 'worries' that a MMO mass market will actually scare studios into conformity.
He said the "great thing" about early day MMOs like Asheron's Call and Ultima Online was that they "experimented" and "weren't afraid" of their differences.
He said the "great thing" about early day MMOs like Asheron's Call and Ultima Online was that they "experimented" and "weren't afraid" of their differences.
ArenaNet: An "active player base" will keep Guild Wars running
Posted: 02.08.2011 by Technet2k
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Despite launching Guild Wars 2, developer ArenaNet will keep the doors open for the original free-to-play Guild Wars as long as there's "an active player base."
They can see a lot of gamers "keeping both" as neither require "active cost to maintain" player accounts. Guild Wars is a "very cost effective" game to support.
They can see a lot of gamers "keeping both" as neither require "active cost to maintain" player accounts. Guild Wars is a "very cost effective" game to support.
NCSoft "focus is really triple-A MMO"
Posted: 01.03.2011 by Technet2k
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Publisher NCSoft looked into the casual and free-to-play MMO scene but they decided it wasn't for them, and they 'completely refocused' on big projects.
Titles like "Aion, Lineage II, Guild Wars" are what NCSoft are keen on. Fewer releases but "with higher quality" is their strategy, "targeting" promising MMOs.
Titles like "Aion, Lineage II, Guild Wars" are what NCSoft are keen on. Fewer releases but "with higher quality" is their strategy, "targeting" promising MMOs.
NCSoft: Mesmer, Assassin fans "will be happy" in Guild Wars 2
Posted: 24.02.2011 by Technet2k
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ArenaNet's Guild Wars 2 has three more professions to reveal and publisher NCSoft has teased that Mesmer and Assassin players "will be happy."
They wouldn't divulge how exactly but there's something for them it seems, for people who "enjoy that play-style" there will be a profession "they like as well."
They wouldn't divulge how exactly but there's something for them it seems, for people who "enjoy that play-style" there will be a profession "they like as well."
No decisions on Guild Wars 2 DLC
Posted: 22.10.2010 by Technet2k
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ArenaNet has clarified that they have made no decision regarding Guild Wars 2 and any post-launch DLC, like the original's "bonus mission packs".
The studio is "open to whatever" fans want in terms of more content. It could arrive as DLC or as future expansions - all of it is "yet to be determined".
The studio is "open to whatever" fans want in terms of more content. It could arrive as DLC or as future expansions - all of it is "yet to be determined".
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Posted: 05.08.2011 by Technet2k
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