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Ex-Blizzard lead men, Strain and O'Brian, Profiled

Posted by Hemos on from the talking-wtih-the-men dept.

obchrisj writes "Wondering how Guild Wars came to be? FileFront profiles the conceptualizing, trials, and tribulations of ArenaNet's MMORPG, slated to be released sometime early this year, in an article titled, "F! True Game Story: Guild Wars". In case you're not in the know, Guild Wars was started by well-known ex-Blizzard employees, Jeff Strain and Mike O'Brian."

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  1. Well Known... by Kjuib · · Score: 3, Funny

    If they are so well known how come I have never heard of them? The only Blizzard Employees I would say are well known are: Kerrigan, Thrall.

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  2. Emotionally crippling? by Sheepdot · · Score: 2, Funny

    /"We took a game that only had 100 or 200 players at one time and had over 200,000 people play over a 24 hour period," he said. "Watching thousands and thousands of people play the game and join the world was emotionally crippling."/

    Having 200,000 people play wasn't just emotionally crippling. I imagine it would be "server" crippling too.

  3. Re:This is not competition for MMORPGs. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Massively Multiplayer - CHECK.
    Online - CHECK.
    Role Playing Game - CHECK.

    What were you saying, now? I couldn't read your comment with the word "FANBOY" flashing so violently across my field of vision.

  4. Re:I miss "Tagu" by TychoCelchuuu · · Score: 2, Funny

    You obviously don't miss "tagu" enough to realize it was actually "dabu."

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  5. Re:Wake me.... by Rudeboy777 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Guild Wars is being developed on and will initially be released for the PC

    Now is that PC 2000 or PC XP?

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