In case anyone is curious what Tim *Draconi* Cotton is up to these days
Yes I do miss the Master of Disaster!
The link to the podcast since this event is over.
Thank you so much for sharing this!
He was involved in Legends of Aria? Man...what happened to that game? So much potential and then it just got abandoned. (Oh, I think I sort of got an answer at 46:30, although I don't think it failed because of a small team. The reason it died IMO was the poor decision making after the soft launch. Everything SEEMED solid/in place. But you can't change the rules, like how combat works, horses, guard zones, and the big one...literally strip people away from their houses, and expect them to stay. They broke the players trust, and thus were abandoned. At least IMO. If they would of just created a Trammel-like server, it might of survived (I think this because literally 3 of my friends quit due to the PKers.) All it really needed was bug fixes, more content, better design choices, etc, and it would of been great. If anyone has any info as to what really happened I'd love to hear the real story please.)
Spoiler:
What does it take? Love. Minecraft was made by 1 man. Stardew Valley was made by 1 man. Those aren't MMORPGs. But love and passion make a difference. When the goal of your game is to harm others in a nonconsensual way, you've already lost before you've begun.
Oh wait he said "money" Got my answer. Stupid money. Ruins everything. They ran out of money I guess. But then there's 100s of free fan made games/mods out there...so maybe it does go back to love. (But you can't eat love. I get it.)
Inexperienced team? Bit off more than they could chew? Possibly. But they were close. So close. Sad to see it fail.
He also mentioned Meridian 59...no wonder he is a legend
Love it when people acknowledge that game! One of the best MMORPGs ever in my opinion. (Had to be there.)
Very interesting podcast overall. Don't know if I want to stick around for the future ... I already get irritated at how many streaming services there are (And NONE of them do it correctly IMO) and how many game launcher apps there are (Steam, Epic, Origin, Ubisoft Connect, Battlenet, GoG, Humble Vault, XBox xX GaXme x PaXssX, etc etc,) and now there's going to be 100 metaverses?! Or people trying to standardize it? When they can't even get streaming apps to be perfect or user friendly? Haha. No wonder people are trying to make a mad dash for space! They want off this planet!
... or money. Money is probably why. *sigh*
If they ever do get this 'identity' stuff figured out can I please link my movies and games to my REAL LIFE person so I don't have to buy them multiple times on multiple platforms and can watch them in any metaverse I want no matter which company owns said metaverse? No? Why? Because of money? Gotcha.
Interested to see his new project. I liked Sims and Black & White. I wish him all the luck in the world! Just remember one thing: Please add dancing to the game! (That is one thing Aria did get right!
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Oh yeah back on topic: Boom boom!
I'd give anything for another blow up a city event.
Me too...