Howdy, Stranger!
It looks like you're new here. If you want to get involved, click one of these buttons!
Quick Links
do you think Turbine will ever make another mmo?
poppets
Member Posts: 93
D&DO sucks.. LOTRO is a lagggy fest for me for some strange reason even on cable and high-end pc..
They should of made a TRUE sequel to AC1... but no...
Comments
I dont know if DDO sucks, never tried it, but Lotro is NOT a lag fest, dont generalize if the problem is on your pc, check the forums, its not a common sight to read those complaints.
But answering to your question, maybe they will, in the future, but right now they have a very stable market with Lotro and the game is advancing in a very positive way, so i expect them to keep evolving and investing time in this game before start to think in other projects. Maybe in 3 or 4 years
They can't live on LotRO forever and honestly it hasn't done all that well.
They could be making Asheron's Call 3 but they won't tell.
DDO is on it's demise but was really no surprise.
i bet they will make another one im sure they are throwing ideas around right now if they havent finalized what they want to work on next. but i wouldnt hold your breath on a release date or anything like that for awhile but i would be suprised if they didnt make another mmo. i think turbine is a pretty good company
They allready are making a new MMO.
----------
"Anyone posting on this forum is not an average user, and there for any opinions about the game are going to be overly critical compared to an average users opinions." - Me
"No, your wrong.." - Random user #123
"Hello person posting on a site specifically for MMO's in a thread on a sub forum specifically for a particular game talking about meta features and making comparisons to other titles in the genre, and their meta features.
How are you?" -Me
Buy a computer build in 1995+ please.
----------
"Anyone posting on this forum is not an average user, and there for any opinions about the game are going to be overly critical compared to an average users opinions." - Me
"No, your wrong.." - Random user #123
"Hello person posting on a site specifically for MMO's in a thread on a sub forum specifically for a particular game talking about meta features and making comparisons to other titles in the genre, and their meta features.
How are you?" -Me
This is incorrect.
----------
"Anyone posting on this forum is not an average user, and there for any opinions about the game are going to be overly critical compared to an average users opinions." - Me
"No, your wrong.." - Random user #123
"Hello person posting on a site specifically for MMO's in a thread on a sub forum specifically for a particular game talking about meta features and making comparisons to other titles in the genre, and their meta features.
How are you?" -Me
This is incorrect.
It is correct.
This is incorrect.
It is correct.
It is correct that they cant live on Lotro forever, but it is incorrect that it hasnt done well. Lotro has done very well, to state otherwise jus proves you are measuring all MMO's to WoW, which is being plain ignorant.
As Mrbloodworth said, Turbone already have a new unannounced MMO in development....
After the fantastic job they did converting lord of the rings from book to game world I would love to see them attempt to create a harry potter online, sadly this may never happen
This is incorrect.
It is correct.
It is correct that they cant live on Lotro forever, but it is incorrect that it hasnt done well. Lotro has done very well, to state otherwise jus proves you are measuring all MMO's to WoW, which is being plain ignorant.
As Mrbloodworth said, Turbone already have a new unannounced MMO in development....
If it had done very well then they would have released sub numbers which they haven't so I'm right as usual.
This is incorrect.
It is correct.
It is correct that they cant live on Lotro forever, but it is incorrect that it hasnt done well. Lotro has done very well, to state otherwise jus proves you are measuring all MMO's to WoW, which is being plain ignorant.
As Mrbloodworth said, Turbone already have a new unannounced MMO in development....
If it had done very well then they would have released sub numbers which they haven't so I'm right as usual.
They do not need to, and its not part of how the game is grown. You are wrong, live with it.
----------
"Anyone posting on this forum is not an average user, and there for any opinions about the game are going to be overly critical compared to an average users opinions." - Me
"No, your wrong.." - Random user #123
"Hello person posting on a site specifically for MMO's in a thread on a sub forum specifically for a particular game talking about meta features and making comparisons to other titles in the genre, and their meta features.
How are you?" -Me
Hehe I respect your opinion, but a Harry Potter MMO would be awful. Harry Potter would be another casual MMO. I hope Turbine goes back to their roots and create a more "hardcore" game this time.
Turbine is privately held and they have never released numbers for any of their games. They also said why release numbers unless your first. Doing so is pointless unless you are first.
In America I have bad teeth. If I lived in England my teeth would be perfect.
This is incorrect.
It is correct.
It is correct that they cant live on Lotro forever, but it is incorrect that it hasnt done well. Lotro has done very well, to state otherwise jus proves you are measuring all MMO's to WoW, which is being plain ignorant.
As Mrbloodworth said, Turbone already have a new unannounced MMO in development....
If it had done very well then they would have released sub numbers which they haven't so I'm right as usual.
Your reasoning seems waterproof, so I concur
To the guy having lag problems with LotRO - seriously, hit the tech support forums and/or get a better PC. I know people who are playing LotRO quite happily on laptops...its requirements aren't that high.
I am sure Turbine will continue making games, but they have a LONG way to go with the LoTRO franchise still. (Probably another 2-3 years of content upgrades punctuated by "big" expansions; Not to mention the potential for another whole line of expansions driven by the new Hobbit movies.)
DDO was a failure for a great many reasons, personally I hope they eventually remake it in one of the more popular "historic" D&D worlds like Greyhawk, Dragonlance or FR. AC I couldn't care less about, we don't need more "generic" fantasy mmos.
I hope their new project is horror/sci-fi or something similarly odd.
I dunno about well, everybody expected it to have a few million players by now when it released.
Not bad either since it is around still and making money so I say it have done OK but it is set in a very popular world so it could have been a lot better.
It is a kinda neat game but it never got me into the same feelings I got when I read the book. But maybe it is because you never get the same quest feeling in the books as in the game, the book is one long story with some side storys while the game is more of many small stories, the epic feeling is not there for me.
Of course it is almost impossible to make a game as good as the books.
I know I am in the vast minority but I am a fan of DDO and enjoyed it since release. I will agree that they did screw up not using one of the more estabolished settings such as Dragonlance or Forgetton Realms. Personally, I would love to see what Turbine has up their sleeves next.
Ive said this before but: what if Turbines unanounced game takes the good parts from DDO (Character building, combat and great instaces) with the good parts from LotrO (Amazing world, great quests/story, lots of content)? It could be something really big.. but it depends on the IP and on what Turbine decides to do with PvP.. Its their biggest wekaness with both DDO and LotrO and is the biggest issue with other recent MMOs (that was supposed to be PvP based like AoC and WAR)... I think a good PvP system is the hardest part of making a solid MMO and maybe the most important to become a huge succes.
If WoW = The Beatles
and WAR = Led Zeppelin
Then LotrO = Pink Floyd
I had the impression that WotC wanted to promote their newest campaign setting so they made DDO with Eberron. It's not up to Turbine which D&D franchice they get to choose for their next game.
DDO was technically a very good and solid game with well designed dungeons. It had some shortcomings though. First of all I think it pissed all over the D&D brand when it tried to please the MMO crowd.
I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been -Wayne Gretzky
Turbine opened up a new studio late last year that they said would be a big part of their new titles they would be releasing. From what I remember a few of their press releases from that time made it sound like their next projects would be cross platform MMOGs.
This is incorrect.
It is correct.
It is correct that they cant live on Lotro forever, but it is incorrect that it hasnt done well. Lotro has done very well, to state otherwise jus proves you are measuring all MMO's to WoW, which is being plain ignorant.
As Mrbloodworth said, Turbone already have a new unannounced MMO in development....
If it had done very well then they would have released sub numbers which they haven't so I'm right as usual.
This is an absurd logic leap if I have ever seen one. You're assuming that the reason that they haven't released sub numbers is because they aren't impressive. There are a multitude of reasons why they might not have released them and yes, they might not have released them because they are low. But, to say that it has to be that reason out of hundreds is shortsighted and ignorant.
Agreed, I've also read they are busy making another game already, and they seem to be a company in it for the long haul, even if some of their more recent games haven't drawn enough subs for them to feel comfortable to publish.
"True friends stab you in the front." | Oscar Wilde
"I need to finish" - Christian Wolff: The Accountant
Just trying to live long enough to play a new, released MMORPG, playing New Worlds atm
Fools find no pleasure in understanding but delight in airing their own opinions. Pvbs 18:2, NIV
Don't just play games, inhabit virtual worlds™
"This is the most intelligent, well qualified and articulate response to a post I have ever seen on these forums. It's a shame most people here won't have the attention span to read past the second line." - Anon
As stated above, Turbine is working on an unreleased title. I think LotRO proved they can put together a solid MMO and if you take the features of Asheron's Call, LotRO and DDO, they are also fairly inventive with what they put in their games. (though not always a raving success)
And dont forget AC2. There were some innovative features in that game. If they can put it all together they could develop one heck of a game!
Games played/playing: Asheron's Call, AC2, SWG, GW, LotRO (Beta), DnDO (Beta), WoW
I can agree, aslong as they stay away from the DnD ruleset (which is horrid) and the combat system (I like the twitch thought
).
I'd be just as happy if they stay completely away from PvP actually.
EQ1 was great because it was great, not the pvp. LotRO is an awesoem PvE game and a nonsensically bad PvP one....
Given that my biggest complaint with both AoC and WAR was how bad their PvE sucked, I really want the next "big" game to get the PvE right *first* and foremost before worrying about the PvP side.