[MUD-Dev] The Future of MMOGs... what's next?

[Amanda Walker]

On 6/13/02 7:31 PM, Talanithus HTML <talanithus at mindspring.com> wrote:
> From: "Koster, Raph" <rkoster at soe.sony.com>

>> This was the topic of a panel at GDC this year. My answers were:

>>   - no, the next batch of games will not be revolutionary
>>   - yes, the next revolution will likely be user content
>>   - and it's probably five years away, really

>> (Gordon Walton replied with, "stop depressing me and everyone
>> here!")

> LOL.  Well I'm glad I am not alone in my hopes for the future of
> the industry, though I really am not looking forward to waiting 5
> years, so here is to hoping you are wrong, Raph!

Well ... *cough* ... not all of the next batch of games were
discussed publicly at the GDC ;-).

User content does remain a very large design and implementation
challenge, though, even if some of us think it's more feasible than
others.

Amanda Walker

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