Comments on: NCSoft Austin In Trouble? http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/08/13/ncsoft-austin-in-trouble/ Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:50:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Macguffin http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/08/13/ncsoft-austin-in-trouble/#comment-78427 Macguffin Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:07:11 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=2294#comment-78427 Yeah - same thing hit Lum the Mad: http://brokentoys.org/2008/08/13/transitions/ Yeah – same thing hit Lum the Mad: http://brokentoys.org/2008/08/13/transitions/

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]]> By: papergoose http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/08/13/ncsoft-austin-in-trouble/#comment-78251 papergoose Thu, 14 Aug 2008 23:47:57 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=2294#comment-78251 I'm in Austin. I have a friend who worked on TabRasa. He was layed off, currently working on a new project. He implied, a few weeks ago, that yeah, these rumors are true. I’m in Austin. I have a friend who worked on TabRasa. He was layed off, currently working on a new project. He implied, a few weeks ago, that yeah, these rumors are true.

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]]> By: michael http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/08/13/ncsoft-austin-in-trouble/#comment-78212 michael Thu, 14 Aug 2008 22:01:27 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=2294#comment-78212 http://www.thejonjones.com/ "As of today, I’m no longer with NCsoft. I can’t go into any details on that. However, I am looking for a position as an Outsourced Art Production Manager." So, it seems there's something to the rumours then, eh? http://www.thejonjones.com/

“As of today, I’m no longer with NCsoft. I can’t go into any details on that. However, I am looking for a position as an Outsourced Art Production Manager.”

So, it seems there’s something to the rumours then, eh?

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]]> By: Harlequin http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/08/13/ncsoft-austin-in-trouble/#comment-78200 Harlequin Thu, 14 Aug 2008 20:43:37 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=2294#comment-78200 Alex hit it right on the head. Everyone wants to be the next WoW. They claim they don't want to, but that's just a bald-faced lie to try and sell their product. What gaming company wouldn't aspire to have that kind of revenue? Alex hit it right on the head. Everyone wants to be the next WoW. They claim they don’t want to, but that’s just a bald-faced lie to try and sell their product.

What gaming company wouldn’t aspire to have that kind of revenue?

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]]> By: Alex http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/08/13/ncsoft-austin-in-trouble/#comment-77992 Alex Thu, 14 Aug 2008 10:35:17 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=2294#comment-77992 <blockquote>Starting an MMO is almost always a surefire death sentence for the company, yet so many companies keep trying and keep dying. What is wrong with people?</blockquote> There's gold in them hills!! It's the whole wild west frontier mentality all over again - the chances to get a hit are minute, most of the people who try get killed but when you hit.. you HIT!

Starting an MMO is almost always a surefire death sentence for the company, yet so many companies keep trying and keep dying. What is wrong with people?

There’s gold in them hills!!

It’s the whole wild west frontier mentality all over again – the chances to get a hit are minute, most of the people who try get killed but when you hit.. you HIT!

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]]> By: Dreamhacker http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/08/13/ncsoft-austin-in-trouble/#comment-77991 Dreamhacker Thu, 14 Aug 2008 10:28:02 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=2294#comment-77991 Starting an MMO is almost always a surefire death sentence for the company, yet so many companies keep trying and keep dying. What is wrong with people? Starting an MMO is almost always a surefire death sentence for the company, yet so many companies keep trying and keep dying. What is wrong with people?

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]]> By: GeorgeR http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/08/13/ncsoft-austin-in-trouble/#comment-77896 GeorgeR Wed, 13 Aug 2008 23:52:05 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=2294#comment-77896 I liked a number of elements and potential that Tabula Rasa had, and I actually wanted a non-fantasy MMO to do well, but yeah, the interface was garbage, and leveling was weird. Sad to hear. I liked a number of elements and potential that Tabula Rasa had, and I actually wanted a non-fantasy MMO to do well, but yeah, the interface was garbage, and leveling was weird. Sad to hear.

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]]> By: Brother None http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/08/13/ncsoft-austin-in-trouble/#comment-77859 Brother None Wed, 13 Aug 2008 21:19:47 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=2294#comment-77859 <blockquote>Won’t this make Garriott’s Operation Imortality publicity stunt even more pointless now?</blockquote> Probably a lost cause, but I believe NCSoft demoted Garriott from having anything to do with development to being purely a public face not long after Tabula Rasa. So interviews and publicity stunts is pretty much his job now.

Won’t this make Garriott’s Operation Imortality publicity stunt even more pointless now?

Probably a lost cause, but I believe NCSoft demoted Garriott from having anything to do with development to being purely a public face not long after Tabula Rasa. So interviews and publicity stunts is pretty much his job now.

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]]> By: UncleLou http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/08/13/ncsoft-austin-in-trouble/#comment-77844 UncleLou Wed, 13 Aug 2008 20:20:13 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=2294#comment-77844 I installed the 7-days trial today based on this thread - seems nice enough, but it stutters, chugs, wobbles, drops frames and has such horrible mouselag that that trial ends on day one, I am afraid. Looking into the forum, it seems these problems are common, and haven't been addressed in the last 14 months. That's on a reasonably modern PC that runs, for example, Age of Conan at the max settings at the native resolution with AA enabled... I installed the 7-days trial today based on this thread – seems nice enough, but it stutters, chugs, wobbles, drops frames and has such horrible mouselag that that trial ends on day one, I am afraid. Looking into the forum, it seems these problems are common, and haven’t been addressed in the last 14 months.

That’s on a reasonably modern PC that runs, for example, Age of Conan at the max settings at the native resolution with AA enabled…

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]]> By: danarchist http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/08/13/ncsoft-austin-in-trouble/#comment-77824 danarchist Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:01:55 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=2294#comment-77824 "Charging a subscription and then asking players to buy $30 expansions is a ripoff. GW’s pricing model is perfect. My hope is that GW2 — with its persistent elements and other “traditional” MMORPG trappings — convinces consumers to abandon subscription gaming altogether." I doubt that's going to happen anytime soon. I have discovered since starting mmo's that i spend ALLOT less money when im playing one. Not only do I not end up buying 5 games a month that I only enjoy 1 of, I have allot less bloody freetime to go to movies, date, bathe, etc. It is really allot like I imagine crack addiction is. After you cease to get the rush you must keep going to maintain your current happy level. Subscription mmo's will die right after crack does im sure.... “Charging a subscription and then asking players to buy $30 expansions is a ripoff. GW’s pricing model is perfect. My hope is that GW2 — with its persistent elements and other “traditional” MMORPG trappings — convinces consumers to abandon subscription gaming altogether.”

I doubt that’s going to happen anytime soon. I have discovered since starting mmo’s that i spend ALLOT less money when im playing one. Not only do I not end up buying 5 games a month that I only enjoy 1 of, I have allot less bloody freetime to go to movies, date, bathe, etc. It is really allot like I imagine crack addiction is. After you cease to get the rush you must keep going to maintain your current happy level.
Subscription mmo’s will die right after crack does im sure….

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]]> By: RichPowers http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/08/13/ncsoft-austin-in-trouble/#comment-77815 RichPowers Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:02:07 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=2294#comment-77815 Guild Wars is the only MMO I've remotely enjoyed. Completing quests with pick up groups is entirely feasible; the PvP is fun, especially for FPS junkies like myself; and the game runs magnificently. Ditto on Anet mastering episodic gaming. Not only were GW's standalones released surprising regularity, but had tons of new content as well. Charging a subscription and then asking players to buy $30 expansions is a ripoff. GW's pricing model is perfect. My hope is that GW2 -- with its persistent elements and other "traditional" MMORPG trappings -- convinces consumers to abandon subscription gaming altogether. Guild Wars is the only MMO I’ve remotely enjoyed. Completing quests with pick up groups is entirely feasible; the PvP is fun, especially for FPS junkies like myself; and the game runs magnificently.

Ditto on Anet mastering episodic gaming. Not only were GW’s standalones released surprising regularity, but had tons of new content as well.

Charging a subscription and then asking players to buy $30 expansions is a ripoff. GW’s pricing model is perfect. My hope is that GW2 — with its persistent elements and other “traditional” MMORPG trappings — convinces consumers to abandon subscription gaming altogether.

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]]> By: Optimaximal http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/08/13/ncsoft-austin-in-trouble/#comment-77803 Optimaximal Wed, 13 Aug 2008 17:12:44 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=2294#comment-77803 Won't this make Garriott's Operation Imortality publicity stunt even more pointless now? Won’t this make Garriott’s Operation Imortality publicity stunt even more pointless now?

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