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John Smedley on MMOs

[Feb 12, 2005, 12:37 am ET] - Share - Viewing Comments

Sony Online Entertainment sends along a letter from SOE president John Smedley discussing the impact of Blizzard's World of Warcraft on the MMORPG scene as well as some ruminations on the future of the genre. Here's a bit:

Where are we going? What are we going to be doing to revolutionize this business? Well let me throw out just a few of the things we're thinking about here at SOE.

What if you could have families in MMO's? Virtual Children... What if your characters could have children and pass on the family name.....

What if players could build fantastic dungeons that become part of the worlds we create with tools we give them? How would that work exactly?

Can MMORPGs have skill-based combat?

What if?

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Re: Skill-based combat?

Feb 12, 2005, 10:17

Supafresh

Press Attack and go eat a sandwich combat

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Comment [quote="Supafresh"Feb 12, 2005, 10:17]Press Attack and go eat a sandwich combat [/quote]

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