Curt Schilling was awesome enough to answer a couple of questions that I directed at him regarding the MMO he’s working on. Full blog entry is here. Here are his responses to the questions I asked.
Q: What is your take on instancing?
A I think it has it’s places. I am for and against it, but I think that falls to the design team more than my personal opinion in most cases.
Q: Given that you are an Everquest 2 player, what elements of gameplay/design do you really enjoy from EQ2 that you may or may not incorporate into your game?
A EQ and EQ2 were my favorites for much the same reason. I love grouping and the social interaction both games and both worlds offered. Having said that I fast became a fan of solo play because WOW was the first game that would allow me to get ‘work’ done, in game, in bits and pieces if that’s what my schedule permitted.
Q: What is your opinion on NDAs? Do you think your game will have one?
A Yes
Q: What do you feel about “Station-Exchange” type elements of games? Do you have any intention in facilitating sales of gear, currency and characters for RL cash?
A While there has been a ton of in depth discussions on this, nothing that’s been done or worked on is near a state where it could be discussed. And I would again add that while I have feelings and thoughts on this stuff, those feelings and thoughts may not be the majority opinion, which matters a hell of a lot more than what I think.
Tami Baribeau is the Associate Producer for Metaplace, Inc, currently working on Island Life. She is also the Lead Editor of feminist gaming blog The Border House, and the National Facebook Games Examiner for Examiner.com. She can be reached on Twitter or by email.
