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Tabula Rasa Forum » General Discussion raquo; So...what is Richard Garriott up to these days?
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halobump
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Joined: 4/23/05
The the Leader, the Pariah, the Victor, the Messiah - this is War. |
So...what is Richard Garriott up to these days? Personally, I find him a bit of a hero in my opinion, being the creator of Ultima and the voice of Lord British.
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1/18/10 9:20:34 AM#2
I read a news article somewhere saying he was going to create another MMO. If I find the link I'll post it.
Ahh found it, a little dated http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/88422-Richard-Garriott-Wants-To-Do-A-New-Game |
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1/18/10 9:22:07 AM#3
Well, after exhausting all the inspiration that space has to offer he's teamed up with Mario in Super Mario Galaxy 2. Writer / Musician / Game Designer Now Playing: Skyrim, Wurm Online, Tropico 4 |
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1/18/10 9:24:36 AM#4
Isn't he ruining er I mean helping CO? |
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halobump
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The the Leader, the Pariah, the Victor, the Messiah - this is War. |
Originally posted by bloodaxes
Not a fan I presume? I do wonder if anyone will try something simlair to TR again. I mean, yes it was a flop unfortunately. But it's good that something new was tried to give a new experience to gamers. We all know how 2009 was pretty much a snore for MMO players, and I've always had a thing for games that try and experiment with the traditional MMO model.
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1/18/10 9:28:20 AM#6
Originally posted by Halo-Bump Not a fan I presume? Nah I don't care about him but his past 2 mmos failed or nearly failed so uhm something wrong with his point of view in games. |
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halobump
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The the Leader, the Pariah, the Victor, the Messiah - this is War. |
He comes up with the ideas though. Perhaps it's one of those cases where he should be involved in some of the process, but the marketing and fesability should be left to more experienced people?
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Yamota
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1/18/10 9:37:56 AM#8
Originally posted by Halo-Bump After the Tabula Rasa debacle and the fact that he hasnt produced anything wortwhile in the last 10 years you still see him as a hero? He used to be a visionary, once long time ago, but has now dissapeared into obscurity. The fact that Tabula Rasa is so completely different than UO and a linear, themepark, simplistic type of game just shows how he has "forgot" what made UO great. |
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halobump
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Joined: 4/23/05
The the Leader, the Pariah, the Victor, the Messiah - this is War. |
You make a very good point Yamota. Things like GW2 or WoW or EVE.
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1/18/10 9:58:38 AM#10
Originally posted by bloodaxes
His ideas for gameplay are terrific. He's just not very good at managing a team. TR failed because it spent tons of cash on reinventing the game mid development rather than developing different modes of gameplay. Many of his ideas were the shiny bits of an otherwise dull game. Control Points were a good idea, tactical mob ai(where different groups of mobs complemented each other in different ways and require changing tactics to take them down)was good, the "eloh" stuff was cool; the constant flow of the warfront was largely his vision and paved the way for dynamic content. Unfortunately, the game dumped years of development and shipped with only one mode of gameplay: shooting stuff. After an overly long beta, to make matters worse... |
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1/20/10 7:41:06 PM#11
After trying 6 different MMO's after TR, I prefer TR. I wish RG gets it back and relaunch TR. |
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1/21/10 4:25:58 AM#12
It's passed on! This gameis no more! It has ceased to be! It's expired and gone to meet its maker! It''s a stiff! Bereft of life, It It's gone, get over it -=A=- [apologies to M.Python] |
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1/26/10 11:43:47 AM#13
Originally posted by abhaigh
Funny note, Hellgate was in the same boat. I say was because it seems to have a relaunch coming our way lol. So, there is always a chance. |
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1/26/10 11:48:41 AM#14
Originally posted by GrayGhost79
Funny note, Hellgate was in the same boat. I say was because it seems to have a relaunch coming our way lol. So, there is always a chance.
HellGate didn't fully die and disappear from the MMO market it just disappeared from the US/EU market its being doing just fine in Asian markets though. Tabula Rasa on the other hand is gone completely..and good riddence..the original game they were building sounded awsome..what we got was ... predicable EQ1 style mob camping boringness with some guns involved. |
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1/27/10 8:27:09 PM#15
Originally posted by banthis
HellGate didn't fully die and disappear from the MMO market it just disappeared from the US/EU market its being doing just fine in Asian markets though. Tabula Rasa on the other hand is gone completely..and good riddence..the original game they were building sounded awsome..what we got was ... predicable EQ1 style mob camping boringness with some guns involved.
TR could have been soooooo much more then what we got. The early game seemed like the best MMO ever and then you hit midgame and the entire facade fell away. Another year or so of beta and developement and it might have been a hit, instead it ended up the steaming pile of $^&* that it truly was. Rg could relaunch it now to the same failure it was when it was shut down. It needs a ton of work to ever get a rerelease worth trying. |
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1/27/10 8:35:21 PM#16
Originally posted by abhaigh
No its not! Its just resting! ^^ TR had some entertaining elements to it. The base defense against the Bane happened to be one of my favorites. But it had too many things against it. RG just doesn't manage people nearly as well as he does designs. I'd like to see it come back and be done right this time. But that would take quite a bit of money and talent, things NCsoft is not likely to provide a western game at this point. |
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1/27/10 8:50:18 PM#17
TR is really dead, the IP is locked with NCSoft and RG is already on a law suit that can potentially fund his new MMO. I don't think NCSoft plans to do anything with it, especially since they have new, upcoming stuff, like working on Aion "2.0" (and if they don't ever make at least a bit of real they are in for some vaporware reputation), Blade & Soul, Guild Wars 2 and probably more unannounced titles. IF he somehow gets that money from NCSoft then I can believe he will work on a new MMO, but still it won't be TR unless he starts yet another law suit to clean up any attachments of the IP with NCSoft, because after all it was "Richard Garriot's Tabula Rasa". Anyway, what he will do probably depends on the lawsuit which I have no idea of the current status. |
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1/27/10 9:06:05 PM#18
Originally posted by Robsolf
His ideas for gameplay are terrific. He's just not very good at managing a team. TR failed because it spent tons of cash on reinventing the game mid development rather than developing different modes of gameplay. Many of his ideas were the shiny bits of an otherwise dull game. Control Points were a good idea, tactical mob ai(where different groups of mobs complemented each other in different ways and require changing tactics to take them down)was good, the "eloh" stuff was cool; the constant flow of the warfront was largely his vision and paved the way for dynamic content. Unfortunately, the game dumped years of development and shipped with only one mode of gameplay: shooting stuff. After an overly long beta, to make matters worse... yep richard is a good brainiac ,he cooks up good idea ,but dont leave him close to the making because thats where everything is lost say whats need i the game then go away for a month come back check thing out you just cant cc richard in a room full of devit just wont work just meeting once i a while to have a reality check is enough for a guy like him. |
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1/28/10 6:24:51 PM#19
Originally posted by Wraithone
No its not! Its just resting! ^^ TR had some entertaining elements to it. The base defense against the Bane happened to be one of my favorites. But it had too many things against it. RG just doesn't manage people nearly as well as he does designs. I'd like to see it come back and be done right this time. But that would take quite a bit of money and talent, things NCsoft is not likely to provide a western game at this point.
The base defending was fun, too bad the war that was supposed to be for survival in the game felt like a weak backstory. Early levels I felt like the Bane(what a weak name for an enemy) was a threat, higher levels they became more like obstacles to quest completion instead of the main enemy they were supposed to be. I never felt like the war in the game was well run or even the main element it should have been. |
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2/10/10 6:10:56 AM#20
So I've heard Earthrise is gonna be similar to TR but w/o the crap |
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