Comments on: Hanbitsoft Savages Flagship. Like, Really.

By: Al3xand3r

Al3xand3r — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:26:52 +0000

Well, [indeed], if they were good enough to actually make it, and have it end up shoddy due to a premature release (usually caused by publishers) then they were certainly the most fit to maintain and keep updating the game also…

By: Steelfist

Steelfist — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:21:51 +0000

Some people at Flagship made Half Life.

Hellgate is set in London, Hanbitsoft is a korean company.

So yeah, I think Flagship would be a better choice for Hellgate

By: example

example — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:21:19 +0000

why did hellgate go bankrupt, if they had a million subscribers, worldwide?

i don’t know what happened, but i have a suspicion that the particulars hanbitsoft’s agreement with FSS are one of the main causes

By: rocketman71

rocketman71 — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:40:07 +0000

Well, the game’s crafting system does leave something to be desired.

Well, the complete game does leave almost everything to be desired.

By: amishmonster

amishmonster — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 04:32:35 +0000

I find it hard to take Hanbitsoft seriously when they say that the Flagship founders are “only looking for personal gain.” Roper, Schaefer, and co. paid for a month of their ex-employees salaries out of their own pockets – that’s the opposite of selfish. It sounds like Hanbitsoft made Flagship an offer that was less than desirable, and now they’re crying foul that their lowballing backfired.

As for what Hellgate would be like in their hands, who knows, but there is plenty of room for improvement.

By: NuZZ

NuZZ — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:04:30 +0000

/me pats shulgoth

By: Nick Halme

Nick Halme — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:06:36 +0000

Steve, that was fantastic lol

By: GeorgeR

GeorgeR — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 19:57:20 +0000

Lots of things in hellgate left more to be desired.

And man, I was/am a founder, so I had the hope the sad foolish hope they would turn things around.

Nope.

By: Phil H

Phil H — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:51:42 +0000

Well, the game’s crafting system does leave something to be desired.

By: steve

steve — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:45:30 +0000

Why did you have to bring metallurgy into this? Is nothing sacred?

By: Radiant

Radiant — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:33:48 +0000

And hyperbole aside if you read what Hanbitsoft’s Kim Ki-Young says he’s actually right.

By: Radiant

Radiant — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:28:35 +0000

Honestly speaking Hellgate would be in better hands with Hanbitsoft.
Here’s a game based on a very mature Korean model being completely mishandled by a company [Flagship] that has [self admittedly] very little experience in developing and maintaining this type of game model.
What makes people think that Hellgate subscribers and fans wouldn’t be better served by a Korean company?