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Stradden  5/02/07 12:30:54 PM
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Recently, Managing Editor Jon Wood visited the offices of The Chronicles of Spellborn in The Netherlands. Today, we kick off a series of articles from that trip with an introduction to TCoS and some of the innovative features that are promised from this upcoming MMORPG.

Last week, I was invited to visit the offices of The Chronicles of Spellborn in The Hague, The Netherlands. Over the next few weeks, MMORPG.com will be running a series of features on my visit, and The Chronicles of Spellborn itself. I thought, in knowing that, that it might be a good idea to start the series with a kind of "getting to know you" introduction.

I had no idea what to expect when I arrived at the game's offices and met with Marco van Haren, the Marketing and PR manager for the game. What I found, frankly, surprised me.

For many, this will be your first introduction to TCoS. Whenever I have the opportunity to learn something new about a game that I don't know much about, I try to find something special and unique about it. Generally speaking, that's a good place to start. In the case of The Chronicles of Spellborn, it seemed to me as though they were trying to take all of the conventions that we know in MMORPGs and turn them on their ears.

Read the whole article here.

Cheers,
Jon Wood
Managing Editor
MMORPG.com
Markkram  5/02/07 12:58:32 PM
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"They''re dead, Dave."
A great article for introducing TCoS to people out there who have not heard of the game yet, anyone who has been on the TCoS forums will already be familiar with most of these concepts already. But a wonderful read all the same... also seems to be gearing up and getting closer to the release. Cant wait.

Size-Twelve  5/02/07 1:53:32 PM
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See you in Washington

The more I read about, and see this game, the more it reminds me of that old movie "The Neverending Story." That used to be one of my favorite flicks as a kid, but I sort of forgot about it until recently. Spellborn seems to have intentionally/unintentionally captured the feel of that movie in this game.

 
wolfkin  5/02/07 3:07:57 PM
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After the first news of this game a few months ago i was excited.  It looked like a breath of fresh air into the genre, but the game has slipped off the radar so to speak.  and it still concerns me that they don't have a NO publisher yet. BUt I hope that this artical and the upcoming ones can help get some excitement building around this title again.
 
heerobya  5/02/07 4:01:30 PM
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"What man is a man who does not make the world better?"

I am hyped about this game. It does look pretty cool.

We'll see.

I've been disappointed before (Vanguard *cough*)

I have been following this one for a while, and can't wait for beta, as in, can't wait for beta if I get in

 
 
jopy  5/02/07 5:55:14 PM
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i really like this game, it's a break out of the usual mould and the devs seem sincere about breaking the grind. the skill system looks similar to GW, but i've read it's based on chain-ed combos so that's something different. looking forward to it!
 
brostyn  5/02/07 6:07:51 PM
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Cynical? Me? Never.
I pray they don't have raiding.
 
Pietoro  5/02/07 6:21:36 PM
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Originally posted by brostyn
I pray they don't have raiding.


The devs have said on their official forums that there isn't any. It's all solo/small group PvE and PvP content. =)
Lots more info scattered around the web, at WarCry and the like.

I've been watching this game for two years now, it's exciting to see it finally close to release. I love it's new ideas and original setting.

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Samuraisword  5/02/07 6:38:02 PM
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The only thing that worries me is that they have not stated who will be handling publishing for the US market. I pray it isn't SOE.

havocthefirs  5/02/07 7:21:05 PM
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No matter where you go, there you are.
Meh, I like the fact that theres no "epic gear" per say. However, I also hate the fact there will be no looting in PVP. To be honest I'll probably try it, but until a game comes out with full loot PVP like old school UO, I doubt I'l feel any excitement at all.
 
Size-Twelve  5/02/07 7:22:27 PM
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