Tag Archives: 38 Studios

More MMOs need APIs

Anyone who has been reading Epic Slant lately is probably aware that I’ve dipped into Eve Online quite a bit. I continue to find really neat aspects of the game that just add value for me. One that I discovered … Continue reading

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Digging deep: Problems in MMO development

Scott Hartsman, a noteworthy MMO producer and personal favorite of mine, has put together a rather wonderful article on his blog regarding some of the problems with MMO betas and launches in general. It is worth the read but I … Continue reading

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MMO Antiquities – Crowd Control

I’ve been mulling over a lot of things lately when it comes to game design and features that have disappeared over the years. To be honest I missed one of the glaring ones until I started playing EverQuest again. What … Continue reading

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Ten things I hope to see from 38 Studios

It would come as no surprise to me if you’ve never heard of 38 Studios or Copernicus. The former is a game studio founded by Curt Shilling and the latter is the yet to be named MMO that they are … Continue reading

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I’m not hardcore, I’m microcore

These days when it comes to my “MMO career” I like to think of myself as retired. I did the high end raiding thing for years and followed that up with a few years of leading the high end raiding … Continue reading

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