Imperator MMOG On Hold

Gamasutra has the word that Mythic Studios' Roman/Sci-Fi title Imperator has been put on indefinite hiatus. From the article: "All Imperator staff will be moved onto existing projects, such as a new Dark Age of Camelot expansion titled Darkness Rising, as well as the just-announced Warhammer-licensed online game, being created following the cancellation of a similar project at developer Climax. However, none of the developers that were formerly on Mythic's Imperator project will be laid off."

Comments

Romans

[chamblah]

I can understand why they are putting this game on the shelf.

Romans in space just didn't seem very appealing at all.

Re:Romans

[KDR_11k]

In corporate logic that's "We've determined that generic fantasy and generic futuristic games sell more than original ideas!".

Re:Romans

[Haeleth]

Romans in space just didn't seem very appealing at all.

It worked for Star Trek...

Not Good Enough?

[Drakai]

Ouch!

Ironically, when I first read the concept I thought 'this will never work'. But as I read more I found myself warming to the idea. And now it's gone :P

And the idea of a game maker declining to produce a game because it failed to meet a arbitrary standard? Interesting but frankly it sounds like a smokescreen. I think a more honest appraisal would be 'Not good enough to take customers from other MMO's which is a must to cover the operational cost of maintaining a MMO.'

I think that is the unfortunate effect of these online games is that only a Game of the Year game can be banked on. Where as single player games can be sold one shot style with a slightly lowered price for reduced (intentional or otherwise) quality games.

karma be damned, mythic sucks.

[sinner0423]

5 comments... just about the same amount of people who give a shit about whatever Mythic is going to develop in the future.

DAoC was a total nightmare - a monthly fee on top of paying for expansions every 3 months, and terribly unbalanced realms left users with empty wallets and a sour taste in their mouth.

Signed,

Alb/Igraine/happily seperated from that miserable game for a few years now.

Re:karma be damned, mythic sucks.

[KDR_11k]

Knowing todays gamers they'll call Warhammer a Warcraft ripoff and WH40k a Starcraft ripoff...

2v1 RvR combat blew

[Rhys]

I played early on in DAoC's release and you're right the 2v1 RvR definatly happened. 2 winners (albion and midgard) versus 1 loser (hibernia). I seem to recall discussions around that time that there was no class the hibernians had that wasn't surpassed by a class in one (or often both) of the other two realms.

And it didn't so much work out that either of the other pairs teamed up with hibernia to take the other down. They stayed pretty even and played beat-hibernia-to-death.

For god sakes, they had people running around in our "non-PvP" area because they'd killed their way into it.

Re:2v1 RvR combat blew

[blackicye]

I'm going to have to concur with parent.

DAOC was an unbalanced, incomplete mess at launch and up to a year after launch, with Hibernians being the victims.

Dungeons in Hibernia were itemized the last of the three realms, and classes were not balanced, even up to 6 months after launch.

I never saw two realms cooperating against the dominant realm, ever. Actually I never saw anything except Albion and Midguard picking on the easiest target, Hibernia.

I played on Hibernia Igraine for about 2 1/2 years. 50 Ranger, 50 Druid, 50 Druid (Buffbot), 50 Warden on 3 accounts.

Mythic's Problem

[Anonymous Coward]

Mythic's main problem is their suckage.

The market has spoken.