› ›

Howdy, Stranger!

It looks like you're new here. If you want to get involved, click one of these buttons!

Sign In Register

Quick Links

Turbine At Work On Microtransaction MMO

default-default- Member Posts: 29
in The Rumor Room

Turbine at work on micro-transaction MMO

MMO developer Turbine has confirmed it is working on an as yet unannounced title based on the micro-transactions business model.

Earlier this week, the developer behind Lord of the Rings Online posted a job listing for a micro-transaction and e-commerce manager, prompting fears by fans of its games that the model would be applied to existing MMOs - a theory Turbine has attempted to quash.

"We know the recent job listing has caused a bit of a stir, but please be aware that this posting is for an unannounced future project," said a company representative in the Lord of the Rings Online forum post.

 

 

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/turbine-at-work-on-free-to-play-mmo

Explorer: 80% // Achiever: 53% // Socializer: 33% // Killer: 33%

Comments

  • ThradarThradar Member Posts: 949

     As long as it's not LotRO I could care less.  One less game on my radar.

  • VGTheoryVGTheory Member Posts: 110

    I kinda feel stupid for not knowing what the heck that means...

     

    after googling I realize that I do know what that is, and that I've never heard it called by that name.  Strange.

     

    I don't see a large developer working on something like this.  Then again, I am probably wrong.  If there's profit in it, they will do it.

  • VirgoThreeVirgoThree Member UncommonPosts: 1,198

    Originally posted by grndzro
    <Mod edit>
     
    wow you sound like turbine killed your father and raped your mother.
    Oh well whatever. If the game is good and the model works for it then kudos to them. It's not like they are putting you to gun point to play the game. RMT just seems to be the way of a lot of future MMO's.
  • KhalathwyrKhalathwyr Member UncommonPosts: 3,133
    Originally posted by Thradar


     As long as it's not LotRO I could care less.  One less game on my radar.



     

    Yep. Was hoping they would go back to their roots and create a new IP that had a progression system similiar to AC. With this news, though, I really have no interest in the title now. I just hope they don't use an existing IP that I like if they go the established IP route.

    "Many nights, my friend... Many nights I've put a blade to your throat while you were sleeping. Glad I never killed you, Steve. You're alright..."

    Chavez y Chavez

  • dj_decaydj_decay Member Posts: 93
    Originally posted by grndzro


    Turbine can burn in hell........
    I hope they go bankrupt and all their true talent gets awesome jobs at other companies.....as for thoes responsible for f'ing up DDO and LOTRO......I hope they get hit by a bus.



     

    OK, DDO is debatable, but how could ANYONE have done LOTRO BETTER?  I can't even comprehend a better translation of Tolkien's work into an MMO.  I can't imagine what anyone could have against LOTRO, unless they just don't like Tolkien or they don't like MMOs. 

    When scary things get scared, that's bad...

  • gladosrev2gladosrev2 Member CommonPosts: 203

    With so many bugs currently in LOTRO and the constant answer by Turbine that they don't have enough people to fix them all on time, they are still assigning people to work on another MMO? lol. Instead of perfecting at least one MMO, and such an important one too, they seem to want to make many buggy ones, after all since when do big companies care about their fanbase so long they pay for the sub? For them we are not people, we are 15$ and look all the same :) To be honest LOTRO needs more developers working on it now than ever before... It's a great game just needs a bit of fixing.

    My Guild Wars 2 First Beta Weekend "reviewette" : http://www.mmorpg.com/discussion2.cfm/post/4944570/thread/349125#4944570

Sign In or Register to comment.