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First off , I would like to thank all of the Team UO workers 2007 was a great year for UO , sure its not 100% fixed , we lost a few really good Dev members and players , the last few months have been slow , but we now reach another major milestone for UO ,it appears EA Mythic now holds our fate in there hands , due they sink us or rise UO from the ashes , I'm thinking UO has a good future.
My challenge is to have Mark Jacobs himself answer these 6 things for us about the future of UO:
1. Is there room for 3 MMO's in the EA Mythic stable.
2. Do you plan on any type of role in UO ?
3. Would you ever consider a MAJOR marketing campaign for UO?
4. Alot of players , that have quit UO , stated they like UO better in the non items based days ( Pre Age of Shadows) , What do you think about item based games?
5. Can we expect the same product quality as stated in your post below for UO>
6. What is a day in your life like ?
This is quoted from another site from Mark Jacobs:
Source:
http://www.warhammeralliance.com/forums/showthread.php?p=662086#662086
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Folks,
Keep this in mind when you look at WAR's development, especially in regard to EA. Since EA bought us, we've extended the development time of WAR in order to make it a better game. As the guys from Blizzard just said at D.I.C.E., it's their willingness to miss ship dates + commitment to quality that has allowed them to make hit after hit. When we have told EA that we have needed to delay the game, they didn't blithely say "Gee, okay, take your time, we don't mind!" but rather "Okay, show us why you need more time and why this game is going to succeed." Since we have been able to do that, they then gave us the time we needed. Our CEO has publicly stated that EA needs to raise the quality bar of our games and we at the EA Games Label, are working hard to do that. The president of the Games Label, Frank Gibeau, is a huge MMO fan and has been very supportive of us. With our beta signups, surging interest in Asia and reactions from our beta testers, EA knows that we are well on our way to making a great and successful game and they are giving us the time and resources to do just that.
I won't say "It will be done when it's done" but creating something great on a large scale takes time and as Blizzard and BioWare have proven, if you take the time, invest the resources and have the talent then good things will happen in the end. And believe me, nobody wants to see WAR take the stage more than I do but, as I've said before, I'd rather have you pissed at us now than pissed at us when we release.
Mark
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My challenge is to have Mark Jacobs himself answer these 6 things for us about the future of UO:
1. Is there room for 3 MMO's in the EA Mythic stable.
2. Do you plan on any type of role in UO ?
3. Would you ever consider a MAJOR marketing campaign for UO?
4. Alot of players , that have quit UO , stated they like UO better in the non items based days ( Pre Age of Shadows) , What do you think about item based games?
5. Can we expect the same product quality as stated in your post below for UO>
6. What is a day in your life like ?
This is quoted from another site from Mark Jacobs:
Source:
http://www.warhammeralliance.com/forums/showthread.php?p=662086#662086
<blockquote><hr>
Folks,
Keep this in mind when you look at WAR's development, especially in regard to EA. Since EA bought us, we've extended the development time of WAR in order to make it a better game. As the guys from Blizzard just said at D.I.C.E., it's their willingness to miss ship dates + commitment to quality that has allowed them to make hit after hit. When we have told EA that we have needed to delay the game, they didn't blithely say "Gee, okay, take your time, we don't mind!" but rather "Okay, show us why you need more time and why this game is going to succeed." Since we have been able to do that, they then gave us the time we needed. Our CEO has publicly stated that EA needs to raise the quality bar of our games and we at the EA Games Label, are working hard to do that. The president of the Games Label, Frank Gibeau, is a huge MMO fan and has been very supportive of us. With our beta signups, surging interest in Asia and reactions from our beta testers, EA knows that we are well on our way to making a great and successful game and they are giving us the time and resources to do just that.
I won't say "It will be done when it's done" but creating something great on a large scale takes time and as Blizzard and BioWare have proven, if you take the time, invest the resources and have the talent then good things will happen in the end. And believe me, nobody wants to see WAR take the stage more than I do but, as I've said before, I'd rather have you pissed at us now than pissed at us when we release.
Mark
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