Jeff Strain: traditional MMO "has had its day"

Vikingod · Aug 15, 2007, 04:40 PM

Source: CVG
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ArenaNet and Guild Wars' head honcho Jeff Strain reckons that the traditional MMO as we know it has reached its peak and that it's now time for developers in the genre to tread new ground.

"You've heard us and ArenaNet saying for a long time that what the industry needs is innovation. We don't need another EverQuest clone", Strain told CVG when we caught up with him recently, adding that he hopes that the traditional MMO has had its day.

He continued, "Not because I think it's an awful game design, but because I think there are games out there that have polished it to the point that it's seen its ultimate expression. I hope that the development teams that are out there making MMOs don't keep trying to make any more a polished version of that same game.

Aug 15, 2007, 04:40 PM	#1
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,197 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	Jeff Strain: traditional MMO "has had its day" Source: CVG _____________ ArenaNet and Guild Wars' head honcho Jeff Strain reckons that the traditional MMO as we know it has reached its peak and that it's now time for developers in the genre to tread new ground. "You've heard us and ArenaNet saying for a long time that what the industry needs is innovation. We don't need another EverQuest clone", Strain told CVG when we caught up with him recently, adding that he hopes that the traditional MMO has had its day. He continued, "Not because I think it's an awful game design, but because I think there are games out there that have polished it to the point that it's seen its ultimate expression. I hope that the development teams that are out there making MMOs don't keep trying to make any more a polished version of that same game.