Massive Multiplayer Online Games: Anyone doing this biz model? - GoFuckYourself.com

$5 submissions · 11-27-2004, 01:18 AM

Anyone in this biz? I'd love to hear your thoughts and possible partnership possibilities.

ytcracker · 11-27-2004, 01:19 AM

www.aofoe.com

believe me when im done you will faint

JSA Matt · 11-27-2004, 01:19 AM

it's a tough market to get into and even tougher to profit from it

Chris · 11-27-2004, 01:21 AM

my brother did some character sketches and gets monthly checks from the comapny for two days of work

$5 submissions · 11-27-2004, 02:28 AM

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Originally posted by JSA Matt
it's a tough market to get into and even tougher to profit from it

Good points. I've been talking with a consultant from Korea re the technical end. He said the technical end is less of a worry because of outsourced IT. It is the marketing/distribution. That's the huge problem. Even free distributions are still problematic.

Elli · 11-27-2004, 04:04 AM

The logistics are staggering. I know a guy who gets royalties from doing an expansion pack for Neverwinter Nights, but I don't think he's in the biz anymore.

xclusive · 11-27-2004, 04:09 AM

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Originally posted by ytcracker
www.aofoe.com

believe me when im done you will faint

Looks like an interesting concept what is the timeframe for completion?

CamChicks · 11-27-2004, 05:11 AM

The budgets to develop these games are usually reported in the multi-millions of dollars range

and even then less than half make it to market (after years of development), including major titles backed by solid companies, and despite huge established communities of eager fans.

Most recently cancelled: 'Ultima X' ... 'Warhammer Online' ... even 'Middle Earth Online' is looking like vaporware. The genre is clearly a massive gamble; tho IMO developers are now playing it too safe, resulting in mediocre clone after mediocre clone. The developers I'm rooting for are http://www.darkfallonline.com/ , because they've really got the right ideas re: how to take mmorpgs in a better direction (away from the everquest model) but I'm not convinced they have the funding to finish this.

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Elli Reach for those stars! Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 17,991	The logistics are staggering. I know a guy who gets royalties from doing an expansion pack for Neverwinter Nights, but I don't think he's in the biz anymore. __________________ email: [email protected]

11-27-2004, 05:11 AM	#8
CamChicks Confirmed User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: godless northwest Posts: 1,552	The budgets to develop these games are usually reported in the multi-millions of dollars range and even then less than half make it to market (after years of development), including major titles backed by solid companies, and despite huge established communities of eager fans. Most recently cancelled: 'Ultima X' ... 'Warhammer Online' ... even 'Middle Earth Online' is looking like vaporware. The genre is clearly a massive gamble; tho IMO developers are now playing it too safe, resulting in mediocre clone after mediocre clone. The developers I'm rooting for are http://www.darkfallonline.com/ , because they've really got the right ideas re: how to take mmorpgs in a better direction (away from the everquest model) but I'm not convinced they have the funding to finish this. __________________ camchicks.com

11-27-2004, 01:19 AM	#3
JSA Matt So Fucking Banned Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 5,464	it's a tough market to get into and even tougher to profit from it