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    Kat Bailey posted a new article, Episodic content would alleviate 'mistakes' of MMOs, Ultima creator says.

    Having been involved in role-playing games for so many years, starting with the Ultima games, Richard Garriott is quite qualified to discuss what is wrong with the genre. And one of the biggest mistakes being made by MMOs today is spending so much time and money on the game without knowing if the audience will accept it.
    Mar 13, 2013 9:00am PDT
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    Kat Bailey posted a new article, Episodic content would alleviate 'mistakes' of MMOs, Ultima creator says.

    Having been involved in role-playing games for so many years, starting with the Ultima games, Richard Garriott is quite qualified to discuss what is wrong with the genre. And one of the biggest mistakes being made by MMOs today is spending so much time and money on the game without knowing if the audience will accept it. : ShacknewsThis person is cool!

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      The biggest problem with this approach is that players will run out of content too quickly and then leave... : Zatric
      • Content have to be created very quickly, like on a monthly basis. : one random winner
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        That's a problem for WoW clones, less so for sandbox MMOs like Ultima Online or Eve Online, where "conten... : not a crook
        • Ahh, that is true. : Zatric
        • yeah its pretty crazy how mmos are now thought of as this linear treadmill type game even though i think ... : thewindcriesmary
        • Which is exactly what it needs to be, and I think that style of gaming is going to come back soon. : HL3dsx
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      episodic fixes things? like waiting for episode 3? WHOOPS! no, for MMOs, you gotta have the treadmi... : DownforceThis person is cool!
      • IMO it works pretty well for The Secret World, and is one of the reason I still pay a monthly subscriptio... : squeakychimp
      • so when we are talking about mmos, xpacs or any new content these days is usually not paid for. This is b... : thewindcriesmary
    • Episodic content means that a company needs to have an impressive ability to manage a project in phases. ... : Rice-RocketeerThis person is cool!
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      are we back on the episodic thing? unless it's an aventure game it's probably not going to work. still wa... : cptstern
      • I think you're envisioning this differently than Garriott might be. Asheron's call has essentially releas... : XanthosThis person is cool!
    • I figured out why I'm not excited about Richard Garriott making a new Ultima game. I've been a fan of th... : GwyndionThis person is cool!
    • Asheron's Call was and still is the best MMO of all time because of this precisely. It had regular, in... : ClenchThis person is cool!