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."
Breaking News... (Score:1, Insightful)
As they say, and nothing of value was lost.
Re:Centuries ago, Internet time (Score:3, Insightful)
Beat me to it. "Who, what, when?" was going to be my title. An article about a guy who was remotely involved in this game-generation's Daikatana becoming un-involved? Yaaawn.
I'll save further comment for when kdawson dupes this article on Friday.
Re:Does this surprise anyone? (Score:3, Insightful)
Ultima Underworld (which was a truly pioneering game) wasn't really done by Garriott, but by Warren Spector who later worked on Wing Commander, Thief, Deus Ex, etc.
Re:Does this surprise anyone? (Score:4, Insightful)
Guild Wars is even cheaper (pay for the software, no recurring fees). I've been playing it for about 3-ish years off and on and still enjoy it.
Re:Overview Effect (Score:2, Insightful)
This actually is a phenomenon known as the overview effect [dailygalaxy.com]. Space travelers often report a transcendental sense of connectedness.
For those of us in the cheap seats, LSD can do this too.
King of online games? I think not. (Score:4, Insightful)
Re:It is doomed (Score:2, Insightful)
WAR is supposed to be about the open RvR but of course since players are too impatient that doesn't happen in the lower tiers like it did in beta when levelling didn't matter as much as fun...