tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-826986957606858027.post8959670337810855632..comments2023-06-19T10:45:56.724-04:00Comments on Player Versus Developer: Interview on Turbine's MMO's and FutureGreen Armadillohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15564045048380177626noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-826986957606858027.post-72364030387151918282014-03-11T11:42:59.165-04:002014-03-11T11:42:59.165-04:00Well, yes, I guess they are not going to hedge on ...Well, yes, I guess they are not going to hedge on their LOTRO goals. But those goals were modest enough that I was wondering what else they might be working on. In hindsight they now seem like a signal that belts were going to be tightened.<br /><br />As for when we see more, I think Blizz has delivered more since BlizzCon, SOE has been letting it all hang out (for better or worse) of late, at least when it comes to Landmark, and CCP Dev Blogs about EVE Online set a pretty high bar for comparison. <br /><br />But for Turbine that was a lot more meat than they tend to give us, something which I think hurts them more than they know. When they ration things out in such tiny portions, or in non-specific terms, it just leads to wild speculation. The contract renewal with Tolkien Enterprises is a good example. If they had just come out and said they had renewed there would have been less "LOTRO is doomed" feeling running about. And even when the did announce it, they phrased it awkwardly enough that they had to clarify. Wilhelm Arcturushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07033496821708933394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-826986957606858027.post-53577524247621783902014-03-09T18:35:58.002-04:002014-03-09T18:35:58.002-04:00My immediate impression was similar to Wilhelm'...My immediate impression was similar to Wilhelm's. Someone at Turbine actively wanted to talk about Asheron's Call and where that was concerned there was indeed some solid information. Everything else was stonewalled. By far the most significant response, in my opinion, was the flat "No" to the question about whether there were any future AC projects in hand. That completely scotches the speculation about an AC3.<br /><br />Other than that, reading between the lines, I thought it was an uninformative yet oddly depressing read for anyone interested in Turbine's games. Bhagpusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499162165023939880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-826986957606858027.post-86370066328890282472014-03-09T18:33:38.526-04:002014-03-09T18:33:38.526-04:00To my knowledge, we have not gotten a "yes&qu...To my knowledge, we have not gotten a "yes" to whether the pre-layoff roadmaps remain valid before today. This is also the first official comment I'm aware of dis-confirming a future Asheron's Call title. It's not a ton of meat, but how often do we see more from someone who isn't trying to hype a Kickstarter? Green Armadillohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15564045048380177626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-826986957606858027.post-39646713842826299852014-03-09T16:20:12.206-04:002014-03-09T16:20:12.206-04:00Well, some of the answers were monosyllabic or emp...Well, some of the answers were monosyllabic or empty fluff. Basically Turbine talked about what they wanted to talk about. If you were interested in a little insight into the changes for Asheron's Call, there was something. Outside of that, there wasn't much.Wilhelm Arcturushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07033496821708933394noreply@blogger.com