Comments on: What I want Turbine To Do With Its Money

By: ABH

ABH — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 13:50:08 +0000

I’d like it if Turbine brought Asheron’s Call 2 back, since I enjoyed it, and if they created a “Turbine Pass” (ala Sony’s Station Access) subscription system. For a slight discount I could enjoy all their MMOs.

They have enough ponies in the stable to do that now.

By: tinman_au

tinman_au — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 06:24:02 +0000

LotRO needs something more than an ad campaign really, it’s a great game, but it’s just missing something…some “soul”? DDO and Asherons Call both have “it” (and I agree entirely with your comment on DDO, dial it down a notch and relaunch and I think it’d do pretty well), but somehow lotro missed the mark slightly….maybe it’s too “theme park/on rails” feeling? Hard to put your finger on really.

By: Tuebit

Tuebit — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 01:48:34 +0000

Invest in enhancements to realize entirely new modes of gameplay in addition to the plebeian new zone, new classes and level cap expansion.

The’ve got the license until when, 2017? or something? They’re going to have to do MUCH MUCH more if they want to keep me p[l]aying that long.

By: wilhelm2451

wilhelm2451 — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 01:25:41 +0000

Outdoors, Forgotten Realms.

By: coppertopper

coppertopper — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 00:48:19 +0000

Yes, playing a level 5 Loremaster was the most frustrating experience I’ve had leveling in an MMO in years. So I whole heartedly agree that 1-10 should be a cakewalk and those race specific starting quests revamped exp-wise, although I think that immersion-wise they were well done.

I also 2nd Scotts comments, especially paragraph 1 about needing updated animations and character models. The walking/running animations should be a constant embarrassment to the devs/artists. There is an annoying disconnect in immersion due to the amazing environment contrasting with the Simpsons-like character artwork and animation. WoWs toons fit in perfectly due to harmonious blending of character artwork and environment artwork. LOTRO characters seem to start a couple inches off the ground and the jerky animation is reminiscent of claymation.

By: Scott

Scott — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 19:23:02 +0000

I’d be happy if they put that money into hiring new artists, first and foremost. Work on those character models, animations, more than two or three robes that simply get recolored for the next upgrade and for Gandalf’s sake, STOP going to budget Renaissance Faires for clothing inspiration!

Additional programmers to further enhance and optimize their engine next. Also get the engine and its games Mac-native versions! Retroactively fit the new middleware they’ve licensed into the existing games — actual physics rather than the generic arc system that practically every MMO uses? Sign me up!

Third, work on a cross-platform MMOG (doesn’t have to be an RPG, *definitely* does not have to be a DikuRPG, and doesn’t have to be a monthly sub model either) that is NOT fantasy! They’ve done nothing but fantasy since the studio’s creation; even SOE has non-fantasy titles in their stable.

But screw Harry Potter. First words out of the gamer public’s mouths if they announce a Potter game? “Great, now Turbine is making a Wizard101 clone? Can’t they think of anything original?” Doesn’t that sound familiar to what we heard at LOTRO’s launch?