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General: Turbine in 2010
Stradden
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MMORPG.com's Garrett Fuller spoke recently with Turbine's Adam Mersky about the future of the well known MMO studio moving forward into the year 2010.
In a brief discussion with Adam Mersky from Turbine Entertainment we got a look at what the studio has planned for 2010. Turbine continues to carry to very consistent MMOs on the market with Dungeons & Dragons Online and Lord of the Rings Online. Obviously Adam could not reveal too many specifics but fans of the games will be happy to know that there is a lot in store for the next twelve months in both franchises. Also, Adam mentioned that Turbine is hoping to reveal possible third title in 2010, but made no promised on the time of the announcement.
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Any MMO player would have to respect Turbine and their stalwart positioning of their products. I enjoyed a year on LOTRO - Nice Article.
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Bringing DDO back from the grave... THAT took some doing! That and SoM makes for some strong achievements in a time of struggle for MMO's...
It already has a third title, Asheron's Call.
"With two IP games under their belts, it makes me wonder if they might launch an original IP game for a change."
They have launched a third title that is an original IP. It was launched before these other two games. It's called Asheron's Call. May have been before your time. :P
Anyway, here's hoping yet again Turbine looks back at its roots and develops an MMO in the vein of AC.
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Chavez y Chavez
yeh makes me wonder when the interviewer started playing MMO's lol
I play all ghame
I was wondering this myself, in fact, turbine has launched two original IP games, its just that the sequel failed were as the original continues to this day!
Cheers!
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I think Turbine is one of the best studios out there. I wish them all the luck in the new year.
I'd like to see them diversify their genre offerings a bit. All of their titles are fantasy, sword and sorcery types. If they make more fantasy MMOs, it seems they're just competing against themselves. Then again, it's hard for me to imagine Turbine creating anything but a fantasy MMO.
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I have two emails in their own folder I keep for reminding myself why Turbine sucks. The first one is telling me that the 500 DDO points I was due upon subscribing as well as 1200 I paid cash for would be credited to my account and that it was a glitch in the system that had allowed two whole months to go by without me getting them. The second email was a month later saying that I would not be getting the points because I canceled my subscription before the first month was out. Over a dozen emails sent asking why I wasn't given the ones I paid for going unanswered and I uninstalled for good.
AMEN!
We need a real AC sequel!!! A Spiritual Successor! Not what they named 'AC2'!
AC 1 free to play. or lifetime subscription like LOTRO.
OR Asheron's call 3. closer to AC1 not AC2 . same character development and open huge world. just remake AC1 , i wish i could win the lotto. i'd invest 80% of it into AC3
DDO will be interesting to watch.
If Hasbro succeed in their court case then Turbine will lose the DDO license (because Atari lose it).
Turbine will be free to approach Hasbro themselves at that point to ask for the license to be issued to them directly - which may happen - but there are no guarantees.
Nothing says irony like spelling ideot wrong.
Turbine is one of the worst development studios around... they started off strong with AC, but lets look at how they are now.
Step 1: Spend a lot of $ on acquiring a well known franchise.
Step 2: Release sub par games on an even worse engine with horrible design, and let the well known brand name of the IP do all the selling.
Step 3: Watch as fans of the IP's who know nothing of game design or quality support you just because of the IP.
Yeah thats sure win right there. Get EPIC Multi-million dollar franchises which equate to blockbuster IP's and release unepic underwhelming titles.
Thats like getting the Star Wars IP and making a mmorpg only it doesnt have Jedi or Bounty hunters and it takes place on one planet where all you do is fight over sand. Underwhelming, but hey ppl will buy anything with the IP...
I agree. Since leaving LOTRO, I've vowed to stay away from Turbine games. LOTRO was a huge let down for me (pre-Moria was great) but it went downhill after that. I often wonder if Turbine didnt have these IPs (LOTR and D&D) if they'd be doing so well. The answer is likely no. Live and learn I suppose
"I play Tera for the gameplay"
I agree. Since leaving LOTRO, I've vowed to stay away from Turbine games. LOTRO was a huge let down for me (pre-Moria was great) but it went downhill after that. I often wonder if Turbine didnt have these IPs (LOTR and D&D) if they'd be doing so well. The answer is likely no. Live and learn I suppose
Neither DDO or LotRO are sub-par. I play both regularly, and find them to be substantially more fun than any other MMOs currently out there (this includes the Big One).
Their model and animation work leaves much to be desired, but I'm not sure how you can call them one of the worst studios around with a straight face given how successful their games are. It's pretty obvious that most people do NOT agree with you on that matter.
I agree. Since leaving LOTRO, I've vowed to stay away from Turbine games. LOTRO was a huge let down for me (pre-Moria was great) but it went downhill after that. I often wonder if Turbine didnt have these IPs (LOTR and D&D) if they'd be doing so well. The answer is likely no. Live and learn I suppose
If they didn't have them they may have been forced to maintain their creativity with coming up with original IPs and they may have kept that independent spirit and ran with systems/mechanics that were in AC instead of going with the flow (the class based progression in LOTRO- DDO mimics the D&D 3.5 so it is what it is).
Granted, if DDO had been made an open world of the major continent in Eberron with all the cities and Turbine to add in normal Dungeons and not the 3 settings dungeon in the current game, I'd probably still be playing it. Should have just taken the Eberron campaign setting book and made that into the game. Whether or not they should have used FR is a different debate. Wither way, take the campaign setting and recreate it.
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I agree. Since leaving LOTRO, I've vowed to stay away from Turbine games. LOTRO was a huge let down for me (pre-Moria was great) but it went downhill after that. I often wonder if Turbine didnt have these IPs (LOTR and D&D) if they'd be doing so well. The answer is likely no. Live and learn I suppose
Neither DDO or LotRO are sub-par. I play both regularly, and find them to be substantially more fun than any other MMOs currently out there (this includes the Big One).
Their model and animation work leaves much to be desired, but I'm not sure how you can call them one of the worst studios around with a straight face given how successful their games are. It's pretty obvious that most people do NOT agree with you on that matter.
Models and toon animations are important for myself so you hit nail on the head for me :-) Middle Earth could have been sooo much more, its a shame really.
DDO I havent tried but from what I've seen it has better character models then LOTRO. Is Turbine moving forward or backwards? lol
It doesnt matter what I say really. Turbine has plenty of fans that will play any MMO they come out with. Are you playing their games because you like the title or the company running them? I'd love to see Turbine come out with an original MMO but I can almost garentee it won't be in our life-time.
Turbine is smart about the IPs they pick and unfortionately they picked Middle Earth....
"I play Tera for the gameplay"
They did. Asheron's Call.
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No reason why they should. Turbine has two game's running good for it. LOTRO apparently has a massive fanbase.
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According to Xfire, DDO and LotrO are the 2 most played PC games based on existing IPs!
It will be interesting to see their next MMO will be even thou it was supposed to be announced this fall.
2009 was the year when Turbine stepped up and became a seriouse contented in the MMO industry and also brought the biggest innovations with both their games. Pretty good from a indy company.
If WoW = The Beatles
and WAR = Led Zeppelin
Then LotrO = Pink Floyd
I agree. Since leaving LOTRO, I've vowed to stay away from Turbine games. LOTRO was a huge let down for me (pre-Moria was great) but it went downhill after that. I often wonder if Turbine didnt have these IPs (LOTR and D&D) if they'd be doing so well. The answer is likely no. Live and learn I suppose
mm!a lot probably dont like how the story goes in lotr but lets face it this game will have epic moment and a lot of them
i sure look forroward to the battle of elm deep,or any other countless battle but since this is a big story some might think
the story isnt going fast enough for their taste.me the fact this game will be dx11 is a huge +.
because as the game is right now its a ressource hog for no good reason ather then having countless memory leak .
i think the futur of this game will be very bright in 2010 since there arent any real competition of dx11 version releease till the end of the 2010.
I personally like Turbine. I never played AC But i have played DDO and Lotro i found DDO to be just not what i was especting and Lotro was very nice it seems they learned from there mistakes on DDO.
I for one would like to see them dabble a little more into PVP then they currently do.
I would play a new turbine game if it comes out.
Tenbwen
I agree. Since leaving LOTRO, I've vowed to stay away from Turbine games. LOTRO was a huge let down for me (pre-Moria was great) but it went downhill after that. I often wonder if Turbine didnt have these IPs (LOTR and D&D) if they'd be doing so well. The answer is likely no. Live and learn I suppose
Neither DDO or LotRO are sub-par. I play both regularly, and find them to be substantially more fun than any other MMOs currently out there (this includes the Big One).
Their model and animation work leaves much to be desired, but I'm not sure how you can call them one of the worst studios around with a straight face given how successful their games are. It's pretty obvious that most people do NOT agree with you on that matter.
Yet if they're so terrible, why is LotRO the highest rated game here on MMORPG.com? It ranks higher even than any of the games that are currently in production -- including the much anticipated Old Republic. It has also remained at the top of the list for a very, very long time now, while the rest of the games on the market have had a habit of launching strong but soon sliding down the ratings.
Yep. Turbine clearly sucks.
I find their mmos to be average games with great ips. I am hoping they can actually make a better mmo. Turbine isn't horrible but they ain't that good either. Always room for improvement though!
Again a topic that failed misrable by not mention there first and longest running IP Asheron's call.
Failed topic mmorpg.com:(
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In between WoW few months AoC few months and some f2p also all very short few weeks.
I agree. Since leaving LOTRO, I've vowed to stay away from Turbine games. LOTRO was a huge let down for me (pre-Moria was great) but it went downhill after that. I often wonder if Turbine didnt have these IPs (LOTR and D&D) if they'd be doing so well. The answer is likely no. Live and learn I suppose
Neither DDO or LotRO are sub-par. I play both regularly, and find them to be substantially more fun than any other MMOs currently out there (this includes the Big One).
Their model and animation work leaves much to be desired, but I'm not sure how you can call them one of the worst studios around with a straight face given how successful their games are. It's pretty obvious that most people do NOT agree with you on that matter.
Yet if they're so terrible, why is LotRO the highest rated game here on MMORPG.com? It ranks higher even than any of the games that are currently in production -- including the much anticipated Old Republic. It has also remained at the top of the list for a very, very long time now, while the rest of the games on the market have had a habit of launching strong but soon sliding down the ratings.
Yep. Turbine clearly sucks.
And yet... do you want me to list the horrible games that have also been on the highest rated spot? Are you saying Darkfall, since it was on some "highest rated spot" on one small website is there fore a wonderfully designed quality game? Again I pointed out that the IP creates rabid fans regardless of the quality of game. You can have a small amount of fans go out of their way to poll their game, but that doesnt really prove anything does it? I do not consider the old republic a highly anticipated game. If you go on onrpg.com just about every new junk korean free to play game is "highly anticipated".
Turbine isnt doing great. DDO was forced to go f2p with an item shop because it was dying. LOTR has a small but loyal fanbase. Guess what, so does Vanguard Saga of Heroes. Are you going to say Vanguard is doing well right now?
Both of turbines current games are PVE centric, which believe it or not, is a small niche in the wider audience of mmorpg gamers. I doubt highly that LoTR and DDO has met their projected numbers and profit, its still not enough to sink the projects. Hell, even Funcom's Anarchy Online is still floating around with such a small player base.
Turbines entire strategy was to get high value IP's but spend less time and money on the actual games itself. Its a business decision that in part is unethical...then again if you have seen how one half the game industry works... its pretty unethical. Nice try though.
Like another user pointed out, if they didnt buy out those IP's (highest bidder FTL ), they might actually have been forced to have talented creative directors designing good games and a marketing team that would try to sell their original work, not just run off the hype of existing IP's.