Tag Archives: 38 Studios

Digging deep: Problems in MMO development

Posted on Wednesday, 22 April 2009 by Ferrel

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

Posted on Monday, 6 April 2009 by Ferrel

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

Posted on Monday, 23 March 2009 by Ferrel

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

Posted on Friday, 20 March 2009 by Ferrel

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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