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RPG Devs Should Beware MMOGs

Posted by Zonk on from the going-to-eat-your-lunch dept.

CVG is reporting on comments made by Obsidian CEO Feargus Urquhart. In an interview with the site, he points out that traditional PC RPG developers are in danger of permanently losing out to the developers of Massively Multiplayer Online Games. "He believes it's key that developers of non-MMO RPGs look closely at what the genre offers over MMORPGs to ensure the RPG genre doesn't lose out to the increasingly popular massively multiplayer online world. 'I think those of us that make non-MMO RPGs need to look at what a single-player/small multiplayer RPG can do that MMOs can't and spend our time and effort on those things', Urquhart said. "

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  1. Re:And both should watch out for games which are b by DerCed · · Score: 2, Funny

    I predict a huge success for the game which fuses the concepts of World of Warcraft and Second Life.

  2. Re:Coming from OBSIDIAN!? by lawpoop · · Score: 4, Funny

    I think it's key for Obsidian to develop games that don't have 50 bugs around every corner. If you don't want to deal with killing spiders, scorpions, and the occasional rat for the first few levels your character, try a sci-fi themed game.
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  3. Re:Not the same market! by kv9 · · Score: 3, Funny

    CVG is reporting on comments made by Obsidian CEO Feargus Urquhart .

    with a name like that, I'd fucking beware by default.

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  4. Re:Not the same market! by Petrushka · · Score: 2, Funny

    I live in New Zealand. ALL of my money is thrown northward ...