Comments on: Lord of the Rings Online: Attack of the Clones http://www.independentcreator.com/2006-08-08/lord-of-the-rings-online-attack-of-the-clones/ Diary of an Indie Game Developer Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:18:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Erik http://www.independentcreator.com/2006-08-08/lord-of-the-rings-online-attack-of-the-clones/#comment-6 Erik Thu, 10 Aug 2006 02:27:01 +0000 http://www.independentcreator.com/2006-08-08/lord-of-the-rings-online-attack-of-the-clones/#comment-6 (sheds a tear for every great game idea that will never be made) (sheds a tear for every great game idea that will never be made)

]]> By: Erik http://www.independentcreator.com/2006-08-08/lord-of-the-rings-online-attack-of-the-clones/#comment-5 Erik Thu, 10 Aug 2006 02:26:02 +0000 http://www.independentcreator.com/2006-08-08/lord-of-the-rings-online-attack-of-the-clones/#comment-5 Yeah, it seems like MMOs are at a disadvantage in terms of preview footage. Their mechanic makes it difficult for them to look as sexy as a single-player game. Non-MMO people look at that and say, "Huh... looks pretty dull." MMO people look at it and say, "Huh... looks like the MMO I already play but with different textures." Now... the pet-based horror MMO design I put together... that puppy'd look plenty different in previews... Yeah, it seems like MMOs are at a disadvantage in terms of preview footage. Their mechanic makes it difficult for them to look as sexy as a single-player game.

Non-MMO people look at that and say, “Huh… looks pretty dull.” MMO people look at it and say, “Huh… looks like the MMO I already play but with different textures.”

Now… the pet-based horror MMO design I put together… that puppy’d look plenty different in previews…

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