Richard Garriott Quits NCSoft 149
unc0nn3ct3d writes "In a shocking update on the seemingly endless troubles plaguing NCSoft, Richard Garriott — the king of online games, creator of The Ultima Series (and consequentially Ultima Online), as well as the recently troubled Tabula Rasa — has announced that he would be stepping down from his position at NCSoft. Apparently motivated by his recent trip into space, perhaps he has found a higher purpose while orbiting so high above the earth."
Re:Does this surprise anyone? (Score:4, Informative)
TR is, IMHO, the best MMO available today. It's also pretty cheap compared to WoW.
I have played both pretty heavily, and my all time fave is TR.
I've been a fan of Garriott since the beginning (Akalabeth) and he has rarely disappointed (well, ultima underworld kinda sucked). TR doesn't seem to have much of his penchant for dramatic story telling (unlike Ultima, Wing Commander, and UO), so his departure may not change much.
I hope he goes off to do something fun.
If TR ends after this, it will be a shame. It's my favorite MMO, and probably the last one I'll play for the foreseeable future (since most of the rest are just... meh)
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Re:The King is Dead... (Score:2, Informative)
Despite being raised in the US and sounding American, Richard Garriot was born in Cambridge, England. He also did not give himself that name, it was given to him by others who thought he had British mannerisms.
Re:"General" British? Did I miss something? (Score:1, Informative)
That's his name in Tabula Rasa.
Re:Huh? King? (Score:3, Informative)
If you were gaming in the 80s you are either -
A) trolling hard
B)living in an ignorant state of denial
C)lying
about the "washed up has-been" crap.
Re:Centuries ago, Internet time (Score:5, Informative)
"Whoa, Paul McCartney used to be in a band?"
Re:It is doomed (Score:2, Informative)
functional PvP
PVP, or rather, RVR(realm vs realm) was worlds better than anything that had come before it in terms of PVP. In fact, it made PVP more accessible to a larger part of the audience, which made for more varied encounters, which were more fun. Instead of Joe the Newbie, saying oh, what is this PVP stuff, I think I will go che.....
Dead!