Lord British Interview

by Maarten Goldstein, Feb 10, 2003 7:57am PST

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GameSpy has posted an interview with Richard Garriott, designer of the Ultima franchise. He talks about his departure from Origin, his employment at NC Soft, the failure of Lineage in the U.S., and projects he's working on.

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By: xphil x Show Full Post

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Fuck NC.

They had virtually no competition in Korean mmorpg scene and they owe their 'success' to pure luck and dirty scheme to encourage real life item/character trading. You know what? Now here in Korea playing Lineage has turned into a full time job with real life trading in massive volume. Dirty, dirty money is what NC's ripping off from their customers.

And Richard "show me the money" Garriot doesn't seem to realize that kinda luck will eventually expire. NC introduced Everquest into Korea, which is kinda being played by less than 1,000 people. People are already complaining about Lineage 2 being a hardware hog while staying in the path of mindless hack 'n slash.

Feb 10, 2003 9:49am PST

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Why o why did he claim Ultima IX was going to be the best, most polished, most Ultima of Ultimas and then rip out half the code and reduce it to a Mario - find the runes - game?

Feb 10, 2003 8:15am PST

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    Thank you, Maarten, I was hoping I wouldn't be the only one who would straighten people up over this issu... : Omaha
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What we need is a new Wasteland game. 3D engine but with all the great stuff that was wasteland UQTU

Feb 10, 2003 10:21am PST

What we need is a new Wasteland game. 3D engine but with all the great stuff that was wasteland UQTU : Arjun Thakur

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The guy made (is still making) tons of cash for them through Ultima Online. They should have given him creative leeway given that his past games (prior to Ultima VIII) had all been smash hits and hailed as the best of the genre each step of the way. Unfortunately, like the rest of life, it's all about the money rather then the reputation / quality factor. :(

Feb 10, 2003 8:57am PST

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By: [7]kami x Show Full Post

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Nice interview. Good read.

Feb 10, 2003 8:17am PST

Nice interview. Good read. : [7]kami

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THERE'S NO PAGE 3!!!!

Feb 10, 2003 8:08am PST

THERE'S NO PAGE 3!!!! : freakord

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I am Lord English. Behold my terrifying wrath.

Feb 10, 2003 8:06am PST

I am Lord English. Behold my terrifying wrath. : Cpt. Baseballbat

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