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."

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Re:karma be damned, mythic sucks.

[Salus Victus]

What the heck -- let's make it six comments.

I can see you hated DAoC. In the interest of keeping the facts straight, though, there are currently 5 expansions, and the game was released three and a half years ago. That's about 9 months between expansions.

Love it or hate it, DAoC made some strides forward in the genre:
= 3-faction RvR (2-on-1 teaming against the leader)
= positional & situational combat moves
= stealth system that relied on distance
= clever magic lines, such as Bladeturn and the Theurist "one target" pets
= PvP where ability to hit an opponent was independant of level (level 20 could hit a level 50 -- although they barely did any damage)
= massive scale PvP: 150 vs. 150 was not uncommon during the first year
= a stable release. They raised the bar for Acceptable Release Day Performance.

You can focus on the negatives, of course. If that's your karma, then it's your karma. I just want to get the record straight for anyone else taking the time to read comments here.

As far as Imperator: I thought the same thing ... wierd concept. But then again, Warhammer has Elves in Space, so ... meh. A game is fun or not based on gameplay, not on realism.

Given that Warhammer has a huge existing fanbase, and everyone looks at Imperator and says, "Romans in Space? Wierd." ... it makes sense that they would shift their development efforts away from Imperator and onto Warhammer. Mythic produces a polished product, and having Mythic acquire the Warhammer Online rights is a great move for everyone.