Jim Moreno delves into the dim forest of Mirkwood for a hands-on look at the upcoming Lord of the Rings Online expansion.
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We would like to thank Turbine and Codemasters for taking time out of their busy schedule to chat with us. Here is the transcript from the developer chat if you missed it:
WarCry: Vetaro: Does it feel discouraging when players tend to only focus on bad things about new content a while after it went live? Critics always scream louder than happy players...
Orion: Not at all. In fact, criticism is excellent it lets us know where we need to improve. The only frustration that arises in when you cannot answer someone as honestly as you would like, due to the rules and regulations in place. Every time that we see something negative we look at the complaints objectively, go back into the game and see what the core of the issue is and see if we can find out what the loud voices are truly trying to say.
Orion: More often than not the screams can be addressed with something fairly minor. Sometimes, the negative highlights deep-seeded issues and we can make people feel better. I learned a long time ago that you need to have a thich skin in this industry. Keep on smiling and never let them see you sweat.
Also a German translation has been made available at http://www.buffed.de/forum/index.php?showforum=44
We had the chance to host a chat with some of the developers for Lord of the Rings Online!
Check out what the devs had to say to questions from players:
WarCry: MataTahu: Question for Fantus and the rest of the World Team: Any chance you could dangle a bite in front of us, of what areas of the map are due to be released "soon"? Soon meaning in the forseeable but indefinite future, of course!
Fantus: We are working hard on Mirkwood at the moment, as well as several instances. As far as when you will get them? Soon.
Fantus: We plan on going to new areas after that, but that is a bit too far in advance to fill you in on, just yet.
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