Tearofsoul
Ancient MMO noob
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These kind of interviews really don't give you too much info about their MMO. Topics are way too board and general.
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Riot Games MMO
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Guest, did you like the last podcast notification?? Well here's the second one, and for the third podcast! Yep. This Thursday 8-8-24 at 7pm Central
Go here to check out his podcast thread for info on topics and links!Go into the FoH discord and find the Happy Time Fun Hour channel and give it a listen!
Tearofsoul
Ancient MMO noob
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Daidraco
Golden Baronet of the Realm
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I have no idea about any of it, but all I could gather from that is that someone up top said "Motherfucker, its been 9 years!"
Dandai
<WoW Guild Officer>
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jayrebb
Naxxramas 1.0 Raider
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Giving a public statement on Twitter completely debased him. It was just a matter of time, loss of family or not. The target was on him.
Animosity
Silver Baronet of the Realm
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Animosity
Silver Baronet of the Realm
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I dont think it was the game, I think it was he needed to be back with his family. His release said hes doing 100% remote work so he can be with his family in Texas.
GuardianX
Perpetually Pessimistic
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Did you all really like this dude? Wasn't he the main reason why WoW class design from expansion to expansion was bi-polar?
Correct me if I'm wrong, I remember this guy being the cornerstone for the whole "redesign classes every expansion to re-engage disenfranchised players" mantra that blizzard had going on since BC onward. That system was one of the worst and dumbest decisions ever for a company to undertake, every expansion you basically were put into a position of playing a class you liked over playing a GOOD class.
Wish he left because he was fired, if I'm recalling the above correctly, rather than family stuff though.
On the MMO studio front, that's good to hear, hopefully it doesn't go belly up like every MMO studio ever though.
Correct me if I'm wrong, I remember this guy being the cornerstone for the whole "redesign classes every expansion to re-engage disenfranchised players" mantra that blizzard had going on since BC onward. That system was one of the worst and dumbest decisions ever for a company to undertake, every expansion you basically were put into a position of playing a class you liked over playing a GOOD class.
Wish he left because he was fired, if I'm recalling the above correctly, rather than family stuff though.
On the MMO studio front, that's good to hear, hopefully it doesn't go belly up like every MMO studio ever though.
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Dandai
<WoW Guild Officer>
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What I remember from his WoW days was someone who was sincere and at least made efforts to be transparent and communicate intent behind designs. He doesn’t strike me as an authoritarian type, but it’s hard to say for sure unless we hear from someone that worked with/under him.
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Avatar of Nyx
Molten Core Raider
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Riot's League of Legends MMO Is Being 'Reset,' Likely Going Dark for 'Several Years' - IGN
Riot Games’ highly anticipated MMO project has been “reset” and likely won’t appear for “several years.”
"Riot co-founder Marc Merrill updated players with a thread on X/Twitter, letting them know that the team made the decision to go back to the drawing board “some time ago.” He explains that the “initial vision just wasn’t different enough from what you can play today,” so while the currently unnamed MMORPG is absolutely still in development, major changes behind the scenes will keep it under wraps for quite a while longer."
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