Dev Discusses Upcoming Spy-MMO, The Agency 75
Kheldon writes "The MMO Gamer recently sat down with Lorien Gremore, lead producer on SOE's upcoming spy-shooter MMO, The Agency. They discussed various aspects of its development, such as the 'stickiness' of session-based games, striking a balance between FPS and MMO players, and whether or not The Agency even falls under the definition of a traditional MMO at all. 'You might be in Prague, and experiencing play with a lot of different other players; you might have come in at your field office and gone out into the city, encountering many other players doing missions that you are also doing,' Gremore said. She added that the game's areas are large enough to have 'lots of different people in them, collecting intel, engaging in public combat, all of those types of things. These areas are big enough that there’s shops, there’s secret spaces, photos to be taken of suspicious objects, things like that. They’re all out there in the world. We’re really trying to create a balance, where you’re encountering a lot of social situations, chances to get into groups with other people, just by merit of the fact that you guys are doing the same sorts of things in the same sorts of places.'"
Oh, the boring grind awaits.. (Score:5, Funny)
For your next mission, I want you to collect 12 pictures of supermarkets, 14 mysterious hats and a lost 'spys briefcase'..
Intel gathering MMO? Really?
Ingame news (Score:5, Funny)
"John Ubuli, Fictiana's prime minister, was assassinated tonight. Apparently 12502 assassins entered the embassy simultaneously screaming 'LEEEEROY JEEenkins!'"
Re:Ingame news (Score:5, Funny)
"John Ubuli, Fictiana's prime minister, was assassinated tonight. Apparently 12502 assassins entered the embassy simultaneously screaming 'LEEEEROY JEEenkins!'"
Looting was cut short when the intruders realized the zone wasn't instanced and the pm was on a 5min respawn timer.
Re:Looks full of fail (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Ingame news (Score:5, Funny)
The leader didn't seem phased; He had all of the loot. Suckers.
Re:Seems like a structural issue waiting to happen (Score:5, Funny)
So basically it's like meeting an American in Europe?
Re:Seems like a structural issue waiting to happen (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Spy MMO? (Score:5, Funny)
You thought grinding xp by combat was bad, wait until you see stealth grinding.
Follow 20 different sewer rats for 1min each without being seen.
First in-game screenshot... (Score:4, Funny)
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/96/Spy_vs_spy.gif [wikimedia.org]
Re:Oh, the boring grind awaits.. (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Oh, the boring grind awaits.. (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Ingame news (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Seems like a structural issue waiting to happen (Score:3, Funny)
Re:First in-game screenshot... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Seems like a structural issue waiting to happen (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Looks full of fail (Score:1, Funny)
That's Ms. mÖnn¥pénn¥ you insensitive clod!