"I'll be the first to say it... this games graphics look like they are from 1998"

I'll be the first to say your retarded than. the graphics look the same as Age of Conan , Vanguard or any other MMORPG bein made now.

they look alot like Oblivion actually.

Reminds me of the same boasts made by Realms of Torment (later Mourning).

I find it interesting that they talk about all their AAA MMOG experience, but even at the corporate site, there's no list of employees showing it off. (Just some registry cleaner software they wrote. heh.)


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How was this interview conducted? I saw a couple places where he'd answer a question and then the next question forced him to duplicate the previous answer. Was it a list of questions sent by email, and he just didn't read ahead (or go back and fix things) or was there some other delay in communication. (It actually sounds like an unmoderatred IRC interview. heh.)

Wow. Just what PC gaming needs, another MMORPG. Open note to developers - please stop now until you can figure out a way to make a MMORPG actually enjoyable. None presently in existence meet that criteria.

david craddock, who are you?

"This system is going to be so rich, that even walking out of your starting area could be a fatal move."

EQ had that "richness", in fact sometimes you couldn't escape that "richness" and had to kill rats the rest of your life.

I guess my first reaction is Small Studio = Bandwidth and Latency Issues.

The game can be the best ever, but to cater to the hardcore PVP audience means a small demographic, smaller residuals and a smaller budget for ye olde fat pipe. We shall see, I could dig a UO style PVP game.

How is story not important even in a MMOG? I don't think anyone would have played SW:G if it was not for the Starwars setting and story. I reckon even WoW was helped and supported by the Warcraft story and people recognizing the world. Even if a game is only focused on PVP a little backstory to differentiate the game from others can't hurt.

first reaction:

lol@name
Frozen Thrones of Reign of Chaos

http://www.shacknews.com/screens.x/thrones_of_chaos/Thrones+of+Chaos/1/thumbs/081406_toc_3.jpg reminds of me of Morrowind.

Ill be the first to say it... this games graphics look like they are from 1998

Two things make graphics irrelevant: gameplay and, particularly in the case of online games, community. They are the reason games with decidedly dated graphics, from Operation Flashpoint to Everquest (the first one), are played by thousands of people to this day.

Of course, it seems like the combination is damn-near impossible to achieve, as the dearth of quality titles out there would suggest, but that's as straight a line to success as you're going to get.

On a different note: it's interesting that grinding just goes without saying now, doesn't it? I mean, levelling up combat skills will require countless battles, improving your crafting abilities will require obtaining materials from somewhere, alot of it and repeatedly. Indeed, if they'd solved the answer to the grind, that would be the main selling point of the game, no? :)

finishing moves sounds interesting

LOL..... Thrones of Chaos

I just came back from doing business on the throne.