What I'd do if I were in Brad McQuaid's shoes - Page 3

Northerner · 06-14-2005, 02:27 PM

Damn, Kendrick was always one of my favorites and not just because I played a Rogue in EQ. I will be curious to see what happened there as well.

Kiely · 06-14-2005, 02:29 PM

You forget, it wasn't the ease or casual appeal of WoW that gathered it 2million subscribers. Alot of those people were going to pick up the game having little idea what was to be expected out of it.
If it was shaped for the "niche" that you suggested and it had 2million players playing, you'd be calling for that direction also ?
Blizzard was always going to sell a fucking huge amount of copies.

FoghornDeadhorn · 06-14-2005, 02:30 PM

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Originally posted by Itzena
Evil.
Funny, but evil.

Flashbacks to WoW pre-beta?

Angrier · 06-14-2005, 02:34 PM

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Originally posted by Lhon
So if I were in Brad's shoes right now, I'd be aggressively tuning Vanguard towards casual gamers. Remove the death penalty, ensure soloing is rewarded, reduce interdependancy, flatten out the leveling curve, in general ratchet down the difficulty to make casuals able to succeed.

Oh you want a WoW clone. How awesome!

Laerazi · 06-14-2005, 02:35 PM

AFAIK, Kendrick was in charge of creating the continent known as Koju (Asian-themed continent). Each Senior game dev was in charge of creating their own continent... perhaps he finished all there was to do and left for another project.

nyx · 06-14-2005, 02:38 PM

Maybe Kendrick is really Neric and got caught spamming these boards. (Notice where Neric is from?)

But seriously, that sucks he's gone.

Lhon · 06-14-2005, 02:39 PM

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Originally posted by Angrier
Oh you want a WoW clone. How awesome!

Nah, I don't really. I don't play WoW. I'm saying if I wanted to make money as a game dev, that's what I'd do.

Samus Aran · 06-14-2005, 02:39 PM

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Originally posted by GrobbeeTrull
I thank you for your post, but am glad to tell you that I'm 100% enthused that you're not in his shoes.

Braen · 06-14-2005, 02:40 PM

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Originally posted by Lhon
Nah, I don't really. I don't play WoW. I'm saying if I wanted to make money as a game dev, that's what I'd do.

Turbine just released an expansion for AC2 and it has less than 20,000 subscribers...

There has to be money at that playerbase level to release a whole expansion, doesn't it?

AND

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Originally posted by GrobbeeTrull
I thank you for your post, but am glad to tell you that I'm 100% enthused that you're not in his shoes.

Urraca · 06-14-2005, 02:40 PM

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Originally posted by Laerazi
AFAIK, Kendrick was in charge of creating the continent known as Koju (Asian-themed continent). Each Senior game dev was in charge of creating their own continent... perhaps he finished all there was to do and left for another project.

Maybe that is why SGO denied that a third content existed for the longest time?? Maybe that's why there is little info on it, maybe it's not even done because one day Kendrick bailed?

Or maybe they just want to gradual release information? So they have new things to announce to create hype.

Skars · 06-14-2005, 02:50 PM

Man that will suck if he has gone. I wonder if we will ever find out why

Kildace · 06-14-2005, 02:52 PM

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Originally posted by Skars
Man that will suck if he has gone. I wonder if we will ever find out why

Not bloody likely.

PS: FU Duppo ^^

Magnum PI · 06-14-2005, 03:00 PM

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Originally posted by Lhon
.

Better.

If I were Brad I would tell you to drop about five million down to be a Class 1 investor like he is and then give me your keen insights.

chu · 06-14-2005, 05:10 PM

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Originally posted by Urraca

Or maybe they just want to gradual release information? So they have new things to announce to create hype.

Yeah, that's it. They're holding back on content so that there's mystery for the people playing in retail.

Camerous · 06-14-2005, 05:19 PM

I see Neric strikes again with his Vanguard Doom and Gloom posts. What a smacktard.

06-14-2005, 02:27 PM	#31 (permalink)
Northerner Shiny Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Calgary Posts: 948 -13 Internets	Damn, Kendrick was always one of my favorites and not just because I played a Rogue in EQ. I will be curious to see what happened there as well. __________________ ...

06-14-2005, 02:29 PM	#32 (permalink)
Kiely He who dares, wins Rodders. Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 1,070 +1 Internets	You forget, it wasn't the ease or casual appeal of WoW that gathered it 2million subscribers. Alot of those people were going to pick up the game having little idea what was to be expected out of it. If it was shaped for the "niche" that you suggested and it had 2million players playing, you'd be calling for that direction also ? Blizzard was always going to sell a fucking huge amount of copies. __________________ Ban deep thought.

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06-14-2005, 02:35 PM	#35 (permalink)
Laerazi Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Earth Posts: 1,247 -2 Internets	AFAIK, Kendrick was in charge of creating the continent known as Koju (Asian-themed continent). Each Senior game dev was in charge of creating their own continent... perhaps he finished all there was to do and left for another project.

06-14-2005, 02:38 PM	#36 (permalink)
nyx Victorian Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 283 +0 Internets	Maybe Kendrick is really Neric and got caught spamming these boards. (Notice where Neric is from?) But seriously, that sucks he's gone.

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Skars Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 352 +0 Internets	Man that will suck if he has gone. I wonder if we will ever find out why

06-14-2005, 05:19 PM	#45 (permalink)
Camerous Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Overthere next to that place Posts: 2,114 -1 Internets	I see Neric strikes again with his Vanguard Doom and Gloom posts. What a smacktard.