Massively.com Interviews Means!

[-Klod-]

EVEaaaaaaaaaaaaNTS !

yeah

"Anarchy Online has influenced the development of pretty much all MMO products that have been made since and likely many more that are still to come."

Indeed.

[omegahealer]

yeah, the most influence they have on other MMO is 'make sure we don't launch like AO back then'

[Ekarona]

yeah, the most influence they has on other MMO is 'make sure we don't launch like AO back then'

Didn't AO somewhat pioneer in instancing? Dunno, maybe some other things too ;D

[omegahealer]

i've had a little list of those things written down a few years ago, when i managed to convince a teacher to be able to discuss my favourite game in class for grades
(was an awesome teacher, i passed my english exam by talking about Prophet without honour).

Maybe i should look it back up

[shadowgod]

Didn't AO somewhat pioneer in instancing? Dunno, maybe some other things too ;D

instancing, and random mish generating are the main two i'm aware of. cant remember the other stuff.

[Nanowolf]

*rawr*

Cool interview! Engine Beta this year? Sounds really cool!
Seems like things are going very well.

*rawr*

[NoGoal]

instancing, and random mish generating are the main two i'm aware of. cant remember the other stuff.

I don't know if AO was the pioneer but, on wow latest patch notes:

User Interface
* Chat Frame
o Players can now right-click on any chat type (Whisper, Trade, General, Party, Raid, etc.) and choose to move conversation types into separate windows. This will move that chat type to a separate tab in the Chat frame which can be undocked and moved anywhere on the screen.

:P

[NoGoal]

Oh, something else coming with their next expansion:

# Many of the yellow System Messages that would display in the chat frame when leveling up have been removed.
# New text animations now alert players as they level up, also providing information on when new talents, spells and abilities are available.

Which AO added with Lost Eden. I bet we can find many other small things like that.

[ElBoogy]

the thing is, that Aos Chatsystem although it may be old, is still better than most of the other MMOs, so the others should look more into it hehe.

Wasn´t AO the first MMO that allowed Flying? i´m pretty sure i´ve read this either in this interview or in the AO story on the page last week.

[Ekarona]

What WoW didn't have those?

[Boltgun]

the thing is, that Aos Chatsystem although it may be old, is still better than most of the other MMOs, so the others should look more into it hehe.

Wasn´t AO the first MMO that allowed Flying? i´m pretty sure i´ve read this either in this interview or in the AO story on the page last week.

I really like the AO chatsystem for including html stuff. We have quite a lot of freedom, plus you can click channels and names. One of the few non dated things in ao that kept improving.

That said, ingame color picker for the channels plz?

But I believe the interface really need a larger central text (like the pvp countdown) but important stuff like 'can't use this nano' or 'Target resisted', also flying numbers and text in a more visible fashion (and no teamates damage!), and flashes on available skills on the toolbar. I think we're spending too much time staring on our system spam window.

Edit: Wow chat was really barebones, they just looked at what interface mods were used the most and took them to bundle it in their default one. There was barely any info at first.

[Mastablasta]

AO had a lot of firsts, it was the 3rd MMO ever, after all.

[Ekarona]

AO had a lot of firsts, it was the 3rd MMO ever, after all.

Not realy, there were lot of MMORPGs before AO. Maybe fourth 3D one, if even that...

[NoGoal]

Maybe not the 3rd but AO is one of the first MMORPG of the current generation. UO, T4C, etc are also MMORPG but quite different.

You know like Articfox was the real first FPS but it's not what started the genre of the current FPS.

[Ekarona]

Maybe not the 3rd but AO is one of the first MMORPG of the current generation. UO, T4C, etc are also MMORPG but quite different.

You know like Articfox was the real first FPS but it's not what started the genre of the current FPS.

First of second gen, after UO, EQ and AC. Atleast by some people...

[Mastablasta]

Not realy, there were lot of MMORPGs before AO. Maybe fourth 3D one, if even that...

Oh yes, let's count MUDs and other things like that. Or let's not, because they're not really the same thing.
AO would be the 3rd 3D graphical MMO and at the time also the prettiest game of the few that existed.

[KennyPowers]

Wow, new engine beta this year! Cool!

If they say this year, well if history tells us anything at all, add on a couple years.

[Vhax]

Wow, new engine beta this year! Cool!

Of course beta doesn't imply public beta.

[MassDebater]

Unfortunately only brown nosers on forum will get invite to test engine. Meanwhile 100s of people waiting eagerly to try it will miss out.

[Flipyap]

Do you really think that all of the people out there, eagerly awaiting the new engine, would benefit from trying an unfinished product, which could crash at any time? Closed betas exist for a reason you know...