MMORPG.com's Garrett Fuller spoke recently with Turbine's Adam Mersky about the future of the well known MMO studio moving forward into the year 2010.

In a brief discussion with Adam Mersky from Turbine Entertainment we got a look at what the studio has planned for 2010. Turbine continues to carry to very consistent MMOs on the market with Dungeons & Dragons Online and Lord of the Rings Online. Obviously Adam could not reveal too many specifics but fans of the games will be happy to know that there is a lot in store for the next twelve months in both franchises. Also, Adam mentioned that Turbine is hoping to reveal possible third title in 2010, but made no promised on the time of the announcement.

Read Turbine in 2010.

Any MMO player would have to respect Turbine and their stalwart positioning of their products. I enjoyed a year on LOTRO - Nice Article.

Bringing DDO back from the grave... THAT took some doing!  That and SoM makes for some strong achievements in a time of struggle for MMO's...

It already has a third title, Asheron's Call.

"With two IP games under their belts, it makes me wonder if they might launch an original IP game for a change."

They have launched a third title that is an original IP. It was launched before these other two games. It's called Asheron's Call. May have been before your time. :P

Anyway, here's hoping yet again Turbine looks back at its roots and develops an MMO in the vein of AC.

Originally posted by Khalathwyr

"With two IP games under their belts, it makes me wonder if they might launch an original IP game for a change."

 

They have launched a third title that is an original IP. It was launched before these other two games. It's called Asheron's Call. May have been before your time. :P

Anyway, here's hoping yet again Turbine looks back at its roots and develops an MMO in the vein of AC.

yeh makes me wonder when the interviewer started playing MMO's lol

Originally posted by Khalathwyr

"With two IP games under their belts, it makes me wonder if they might launch an original IP game for a change."

 

They have launched a third title that is an original IP. It was launched before these other two games. It's called Asheron's Call. May have been before your time. :P

Anyway, here's hoping yet again Turbine looks back at its roots and develops an MMO in the vein of AC.

I was wondering this myself, in fact, turbine has launched two original IP games, its just that the sequel failed were as the original continues to this day!

Cheers!

I think Turbine is one of the best studios out there.  I wish them all the luck in the new year.

I'd like to see them diversify their genre offerings a bit. All of their titles are fantasy, sword and sorcery types. If they make more fantasy MMOs, it seems they're just competing against themselves. Then  again, it's hard for me to imagine Turbine creating anything but a fantasy MMO.

 I have two emails in their own folder I keep for reminding myself why Turbine sucks. The first one is telling me that the 500 DDO points I was due upon subscribing as well as 1200 I paid cash for would be credited to my account and that it was a glitch in the system that had allowed two whole months to go by without me getting them. The second email was a month later saying that I would not be getting the points because I canceled my subscription before the first month was out. Over a dozen emails sent asking why I wasn't given the ones I paid for going unanswered and I uninstalled for good. 

Originally posted by Khalathwyr

"With two IP games under their belts, it makes me wonder if they might launch an original IP game for a change."

 

They have launched a third title that is an original IP. It was launched before these other two games. It's called Asheron's Call. May have been before your time. :P

Anyway, here's hoping yet again Turbine looks back at its roots and develops an MMO in the vein of AC.

AMEN!

We need a real AC sequel!!! A Spiritual Successor! Not what they named 'AC2'!

AC 1 free to play. or lifetime subscription like LOTRO.

OR Asheron's call 3. closer to AC1 not AC2  . same character development and open huge world. just remake AC1 , i wish i could win the lotto. i'd invest 80% of it into AC3

DDO will be interesting to watch.

If Hasbro succeed in their court case then Turbine will lose the DDO license (because Atari lose it).

Turbine will be free to approach Hasbro themselves at that point to ask for the license to be issued to them directly - which may happen - but there are no guarantees.

Turbine is one of the worst development studios around... they started off strong with AC, but lets look at how they are now.

Step 1: Spend a lot of $ on acquiring a well known franchise.

Step 2: Release sub par games on an even worse engine with horrible design, and let the well known brand name of the IP do all the selling.
 

Step 3: Watch as fans of the IP's who know nothing of game design or quality support you just because of the IP.


Yeah thats sure win right there. Get EPIC Multi-million dollar franchises which equate to blockbuster IP's and release unepic underwhelming titles.

Thats like getting the Star Wars IP and making a mmorpg only it doesnt have Jedi or Bounty hunters and it takes place on one planet where all you do is fight over sand. Underwhelming, but hey ppl will buy anything with the IP...

Originally posted by Rabenwolf

Turbine is one of the worst development studios around... they started off strong with AC, but lets look at how they are now.

Step 1: Spend a lot of $ on acquiring a well known franchise.

Step 2: Release sub par games on an even worse engine with horrible design, and let the well known brand name of the IP do all the selling.
 

Step 3: Watch as fans of the IP's who know nothing of game design or quality support you just because of the IP.


Yeah thats sure win right there. Get EPIC Multi-million dollar franchises which equate to blockbuster IP's and release unepic underwhelming titles.

Thats like getting the Star Wars IP and making a mmorpg only it doesnt have Jedi or Bounty hunters and it takes place on one planet where all you do is fight over sand. Underwhelming, but hey ppl will buy anything with the IP...

I agree. Since leaving LOTRO, I've vowed to stay away from Turbine games. LOTRO was a huge let down for me (pre-Moria was great) but it went downhill after that. I often wonder if Turbine didnt have these IPs (LOTR and D&D) if they'd be doing so well. The answer is likely no. Live and learn I suppose

Originally posted by Ethian

Originally posted by Rabenwolf

Turbine is one of the worst development studios around... they started off strong with AC, but lets look at how they are now.

Step 1: Spend a lot of $ on acquiring a well known franchise.

Step 2: Release sub par games on an even worse engine with horrible design, and let the well known brand name of the IP do all the selling.
 

Step 3: Watch as fans of the IP's who know nothing of game design or quality support you just because of the IP.


Yeah thats sure win right there. Get EPIC Multi-million dollar franchises which equate to blockbuster IP's and release unepic underwhelming titles.

Thats like getting the Star Wars IP and making a mmorpg only it doesnt have Jedi or Bounty hunters and it takes place on one planet where all you do is fight over sand. Underwhelming, but hey ppl will buy anything with the IP...

 

I agree. Since leaving LOTRO, I've vowed to stay away from Turbine games. LOTRO was a huge let down for me (pre-Moria was great) but it went downhill after that. I often wonder if Turbine didnt have these IPs (LOTR and D&D) if they'd be doing so well. The answer is likely no. Live and learn I suppose

Neither DDO or LotRO are sub-par. I play both regularly, and find them to be substantially more fun than any other MMOs currently out there (this includes the Big One).

Their model and animation work leaves much to be desired, but I'm not sure how you can call them one of the worst studios around with a straight face given how successful their games are. It's pretty obvious that most people do NOT agree with you on that matter.

Originally posted by Ethian

Originally posted by Rabenwolf

Turbine is one of the worst development studios around... they started off strong with AC, but lets look at how they are now.

Step 1: Spend a lot of $ on acquiring a well known franchise.

Step 2: Release sub par games on an even worse engine with horrible design, and let the well known brand name of the IP do all the selling.
 

Step 3: Watch as fans of the IP's who know nothing of game design or quality support you just because of the IP.


Yeah thats sure win right there. Get EPIC Multi-million dollar franchises which equate to blockbuster IP's and release unepic underwhelming titles.

Thats like getting the Star Wars IP and making a mmorpg only it doesnt have Jedi or Bounty hunters and it takes place on one planet where all you do is fight over sand. Underwhelming, but hey ppl will buy anything with the IP...

 

I agree. Since leaving LOTRO, I've vowed to stay away from Turbine games. LOTRO was a huge let down for me (pre-Moria was great) but it went downhill after that. I often wonder if Turbine didnt have these IPs (LOTR and D&D) if they'd be doing so well. The answer is likely no. Live and learn I suppose

If they didn't have them they may have been forced to maintain their creativity with coming up with original IPs and they may have kept that independent spirit and ran with systems/mechanics that were in AC instead of going with the flow (the class based progression in LOTRO- DDO mimics the D&D 3.5 so it is what it is).

Granted, if DDO had been made an open world of the major continent in Eberron with all the cities and Turbine to add in normal Dungeons and not the 3 settings dungeon in the current game, I'd probably still be playing it. Should have just taken the Eberron campaign setting book and made that into the game. Whether or not they should have used FR is a different debate. Wither way, take the campaign setting and recreate it.

Originally posted by dreamscaper

Originally posted by Ethian

Originally posted by Rabenwolf

Turbine is one of the worst development studios around... they started off strong with AC, but lets look at how they are now.

Step 1: Spend a lot of $ on acquiring a well known franchise.

Step 2: Release sub par games on an even worse engine with horrible design, and let the well known brand name of the IP do all the selling.
 

Step 3: Watch as fans of the IP's who know nothing of game design or quality support you just because of the IP.


Yeah thats sure win right there. Get EPIC Multi-million dollar franchises which equate to blockbuster IP's and release unepic underwhelming titles.

Thats like getting the Star Wars IP and making a mmorpg only it doesnt have Jedi or Bounty hunters and it takes place on one planet where all you do is fight over sand. Underwhelming, but hey ppl will buy anything with the IP...

 

I agree. Since leaving LOTRO, I've vowed to stay away from Turbine games. LOTRO was a huge let down for me (pre-Moria was great) but it went downhill after that. I often wonder if Turbine didnt have these IPs (LOTR and D&D) if they'd be doing so well. The answer is likely no. Live and learn I suppose

 

Neither DDO or LotRO are sub-par. I play both regularly, and find them to be substantially more fun than any other MMOs currently out there (this includes the Big One).

Their model and animation work leaves much to be desired, but I'm not sure how you can call them one of the worst studios around with a straight face given how successful their games are. It's pretty obvious that most people do NOT agree with you on that matter.

Models and toon animations are important for myself so you hit nail on the head for me :-) Middle Earth could have been sooo much more, its a shame really.

DDO I havent tried but from what I've seen it has better character models then LOTRO. Is Turbine moving forward or backwards? lol

It doesnt matter what I say really. Turbine has plenty of fans that will play any MMO they come out with. Are you playing their games because you like the title or the company running them? I'd love to see Turbine come out with an original MMO but I can almost garentee it won't be in our life-time.

Turbine is smart about the IPs they pick and unfortionately they picked Middle Earth....

Originally posted by Ethian

 

Turbine has plenty of fans that will play any MMO they come out with. 

Well, you know, "powered by our fans" ; )

 

I'd love to see Turbine come out with an original MMO but I can almost garentee it won't be in our life-time.

They did. Asheron's Call.

Originally posted by Khalathwyr

"With two IP games under their belts, it makes me wonder if they might launch an original IP game for a change."

 

They have launched a third title that is an original IP. It was launched before these other two games. It's called Asheron's Call. May have been before your time. :P

Anyway, here's hoping yet again Turbine looks back at its roots and develops an MMO in the vein of AC.

No reason why they should. Turbine has two game's running good for it. LOTRO apparently has a massive fanbase. 

According to Xfire, DDO and LotrO are the 2 most played PC games based on existing IPs!

It will be interesting to see their next MMO will be even thou it was supposed to be announced this fall.

2009 was the year when Turbine stepped up and became a seriouse contented in the MMO industry and also brought the biggest innovations with both their games. Pretty good from a indy company.